The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
Tells All He Knows Of
WhitmOre TO Police and
Appears Voluntarily.
ARRANGEMENT TOMORROW
Postponed Late Yesterday So AS
to Hear Coroner's Jury Verdict
First Wflitmore's Father
Said to Be Heir to Millions
in Holland.

Deciding at the last moment to syse
tematize their methods in regard to the
formal proceedings in connection with
the murder of Mrs Lena Whitmore, SO
as to place the horse before the cart, az
1t were, the Hudson County authorities
late yesterday postponed the arraign-
ment of Theodore s. Whitmore, hus-
band of the VICTIM who is charged with
having committed the crime, until 10
clock tomorrow morning in the Har-
rison Police Court. 1t had previously
been planned to have the arraignment
before the inquest, thus placing the cart
before the horse. New evidence may be
produced tomorrow against Whitmore.
Frederick w. Elliot, of Newton, Mass.
who was with him after the crime. has
agreed to reveal ALL He may be the
star witness against the prisoner.
\ feature was brought to light today
which, though not having any bearing
on the crime, is interesting. 1t was
the fact that Whitmore's father. who
is still living. is said to be heir to sew
eral million dollars worth of property
in Holland.
The inquest was held as scheduled in
the Council chamber Of the Town Hall
last night, and resulted in nothing, SO
far as placing TIE blame for the crime
or solving the mystery was concerned.
The official report of the Hudson County
physician, so long delayed, showed that
Mrs. Whitmore had been hit on the
head with some weapon and while in
sensible had been thrown into the
swampy pond. Death was actually
caused by drowning. The examination
of the stomach showed that the woman
had not been given Knockout drops and
had not been drinking liquor.
Whitmore was not called. Those who
were called were Irving w. Crane, OF
this city, who discovered the body;
John Thumm, Harrison salonkeeper;
Albert Thompson and Frederick Kirk
man, the boatmen who were on the Idle
Hour; William Salter, of Schenectady,
n. Y, brother of Mrs. Whitmore; Mar
tin Schmitter, of New York, brother-in-
law of the victim; Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
O'Neill who lived in the same house
with the Whitmores, at 236 Adams
street. Brooklyn; Peter Coogan, of this
city night watchman of the Marine
Engine Works, Harrison, who saw a
couple go into the swamp section
Christmas night and the man return
later alone with a bundle; William
c. Bartlett, fellow-prisoner with Whit
more; Frank Englert, of Harrison, who
knew the Whitmores when he worked
in Brooklyn last year, and Policeman
Andrew Walsh, of Harrison.
The official verdict was as follows;
I'VE find that a woman who was
found dead a Harrison, N. j., december
26, 1907, came to her death from violence
at the hands of persons or a person un-
known to this jury, but from the evi-
dence submitted to us we believe the
deceased was Lena Whitmore."
What didn't come out at the inquest
was the fact that wedding ring was
found near the spot where the woman's
body was discovered. The police have
this ring, which was given to them by
Frederick Miller, the man who found
the woman's seal stole the day after
her body was found.
While Millers connection with the
affair was as important as that OF
either Crane Thompson or kirkman,
and more important than that Of En-
glert, who is held prisoner because no
volunteered the information that he
knew the dead woman, yet Miller was
not even requested to be present at the
inquest. In fact, the presence OF any
of the witnesses was due more to news
paper publicity than to any vigilance
on the part OF the authorities Not
until afternoon yesterday was any at
tempt made to subpoena any one.
When Acting Prosecutor Viekers, OF
CONTINUED ON Eighth PaEc)