The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-27
Il ts2d to Have Business with
r! Chap and He's White.
In Deep, but Foxy"
PAID "HUSH MONEY" TO NEW
YORK POLICE, HE DECLARES
Bull" Caught Him and He Gave
Up S30O-Detective Bureau
Head Says Man Lies.

Tint Theodore s. WhitmOre, now In
the rIudsou county Jail awaiting trial
n. tho slayer of his wife, Lena, WIS n
close friend Of "Humpty- Williams,
lender Of gang of expert burglars,
WINS tI,c statement made to THE EVE
MING STAR today by "Humpty" HIM
SELF
'IJunpty" declared that Whitmore
had the support of the gang, which was
working for Whitmore's acquittal at
the next trial; that he, Williams, had
been present when Whitnlore and his
wife auarreled: that Whitmore had
told him he felt like leaving his wife,
but that Williams replied that he was
soft" on her and wouldn't have the
nerve to desert her. JIe also declared
that "Gold Tooth Billy Bartlett, held
as a witness in the Hudson county Jail
would not dare to appear as witness
for the State, as Bartlett knew that the
gang would "io him up when he came
out.
"Humpty' also declared that he paid
"hush money at times to New York
central office detectives and cited a
specific instance when he paid $500 to
one of them to "keep quiet about things
he knew"
"Those New York bulls are great on
holding you up for the COIN" declared
''Humpty." THAT fellow got the goods
on me though and l had to come
across"
McCaHerty Says Man Lies.
Denial of "Humpty's' statement was
made at police headquarters in New
York. Inspector McCafferty, head of
the detective force, declared that there
was no detective by the name Hump
ty' mentioned in the department, and
added:
"Ths man Williams is thief and a
crook. We have followed him ali over
the country, because he gave us lot
of trouble, and we determined to break
his neck the first chance we had. We
would be trailing him yet, if he hadn't
made a slip in Newark.
"Now naturally, a crook of his calibre
gets sore, and that is just his condition
now He is good and sore and he
wants to make it just as unpleasant
for us as he can. Therefore he gives
this cock-and- bull story about paying
$500 hush money to New York de-
tective.
Tell him to give the right name of
the detective to whom he paid hush
money and he will fall down. He can't
do it, because he never paid a cent in
his life to the police department, and
he knows NJ
do I know Teddy Whitmore? Well
I guess I do" was "Humptys' an
swer to the interviewer's query
II used to have business with that
chap once upon time, and knew his
wife, too, before she got hers in the
Lampblack swamp at Harrison.
why. l was in Teddy Whtmore's
place as many times as I've got fin
gers and toes. and then some more
He was a good friend to a fellow, If he
took a liking to him. He knew how to
keep quiet, too, and would never peach
on pal
"Teddy's in pretty deep now, 1 guess,
but he's foxy, and he'll pull through
all right. You mark what 1 say; he'll
pull through. The gangs working
strong for him, and something's going
to drop at this next trial he gets.
"Teddy whitmore's a white fellow,
all right, but / don't put l-.uch store in
his pal. Bartlett. He is one of the
gents II1dl sips ii DdS Oii SOU ~ ShS
dark"
Tells of Whitmore's Quarrcls.
what do you know of the Whitmore
murder? DO you think the police have
got the right man." "Humpty' was
asked
"Well. I've been at the game for over
twenty years, and I've got my first
time yet to peach. On the Lowell, now,
are you trying to make States wit
ness of me? Ring off, there's nothing
doing. I don't know anything about
Whitmore."
"Humpty" was asked if he had been
in Whitmores home, at 2S6 Adams
street, Brooklyn, shortly before Mrs.
Whitmore was slain.
II was there last fall some time," he
replied. II don't remember exactly
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