The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09
REVEAL
EVIDENCE
IN MURDER
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that his client was only too anxious to
| come on here and tell what he knows
of Whitmore. He may be at the hear
ing late this afternoon. and if not there
is a possibility of his being one of the
States witnesses at the inquest tonight.
The inquest will be held i'll the Harri-
son council chambers on the second
floor of the Town Hall. 1t was first
thought this morning that the Police
Court would be used, but when it was
suggested that a large crowd would
turn out to attend the inquest it was
determined to hold the inquest up
stairs. Eight men have been selected
from which to draw a jury of six. The
foreman of the jury will be Arthur
Fitzpatrick, of Harrison. The others
drawn are: John Breitenbucher, Will
lam Burgesser, William Curtis. William
H. Witt, Smith Wicker, William Wilkie
and Aurtlur Donovan.
Coroner Chauncey V. Bunnell will
question the witnesses who are to APP
pear, as will also the acting county
prosecutor. 1t is expected that Thomp-
son and Kirkman, the boatmen who
have languished in Jail ever since the
body of the woman was discovered, will
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questions and then paid their fees as
witnesses and discharged.
1t is certain that Whitmore and his
former pal, Billy Bartlett, will be
called as witnesses, as will also Frank
Englert, of 61s Warren street, Har-
rison, who identified the woman and
then was put in Jail for it. His dis
charge is expected tonight after the
inquest.
AT the examination late his after
noon Chief Rodgers will be one of tho
principal local witnesses for the state,
as will his private man, Policeman An
drew Walsh. Acting Prosecutor Wick
ers will present the case for the State,
with his assistant, Mr.. Clark. who will
act in the capacity of official steno.
grapher.
Alexander Simpson, who has been en-
ployed by Whitmore, has already let it
be known that his. client will not answer
any questions.
II has done too much talking al
ready" was the way the little Jersey
City lawyer explained himself today.
81 have instructed him not to tell tho
prosecutor what time it is if Mr.. Wick
ers should ask him. AS for the in
quest tonight, L cannot stop the police
or prosecutor from dragging my client
there, but | can prevent him from an
swering any questions, and have al
ready advised him on this point"
When the county physician takes the
witness chair tonight at the inquest
and tells the real cause of the woman's
death more light will be thrown on the
affair, and the mystery as to what
caused the woman's end. which has
been unknown for two weeks, will be
cleared up.
The Harrison police are at a loss
to understand what kind of a man they
have in their prisoner, Whitmore. Until
he received consolation from his law
yer. Alexander Simpson, of Jersey City.
he was the most abject person magma
BILE. He was anxious to talk about the
affair. and every time he did make a
he only added suspicion to
by his many contradictory
stories. Now he has changed. and from
a prisoner in fear and trembling he
has taken ON a cheerfulness that is re-
markable.
All day yesterday he stood near his
cell door in the basement of the Harri-
son Town Hall testing with his former
pal, Billy Bartlett, the Bowery habi-
tue, who is being detained as a witness
In the case, Bartlett asked his keeper !