The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-29
IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
Whitmore, Charged with Uxorcide,
Takes the Witness Stand.

New York. Oct. 29.-Some of the
testimony given yesterday by Mrs.
Louie carroll in the trial at Jersey
city or theodore S. Whitmore of
Brooklyn, for the murder of his wife
and which. if sustained, might break
down Whitmore's alibi, was fatty
denied by witness for the defense
today. Elias Whitmore, a brother of
the defendant was questioned on the
witness stand, regarding the state
ment made by Mrs. Carroll yesterday
that Whitmore and his wife left the
house together last Christmas night.
He declares that he had seen Mrs.
carroll sign an affidavit in which she
SAID Wh1tmore was at his home from
D O'Clock in the evening until mid
night that night. In the affidavit
Mrs. Carroll said only that she had
heard Whitmore moving around in
his rooms during those hours. But
Elias testified that Mrs. Carroll had
told him that she saw Theodore dur
ing the evening
Further efforts were made by the
defense today to fix the crime on an
other man. Yesterday Theodore Volz,
witness for the defense, ldentlfed
William c. Bartlett, one of the prin-
clpal witnesses of the prosecution, as
a man whom he saw in Newark on
December %, not far from the swamp
where Mrs. Whitmore's body was
found. Volz said the man exhibited
two five dollar bills, some loose
change and two rings, remarking as
he did so, money comes easy in
Harrison" Today Andrew Keller, a
brewery wagon driver, corroborated
the testimony given yesterday by
Volz. He also identified Bartlett as
the man.
The defendant was the next wit
ness. He appeared to be wholly at
ease when he began his story. Whit
more said he and his wife had not
been on good terms for some time
and that he seldom saw her except
when she needed money. He did not
see her at all on December %. or De-
cember %, but on Christmas night
was told she was on the street near
home.
Il went out and spoke to her." said
he. ''Then L took hold of her and
she dropped her pocketbook. pick
ed it up and went back to the house:
Later O'Neil, one of the tenants. told
me my wife was crying out in the
street over the loss of her pocketbook
and L sent it out to her."
Whitmore testified that he met his
wife Christmas morning and asked her
to go home with him; that she did so
and remained until between and 8
D. m. and that she expressed a wish
to visit her family at Schenectady and
that he gave her SIS to pay her ex-
penses, the understanding being that
ne was 10 follow ana DrlnS ner nome.
Later, he said, he went out on an
errand and when he returned his wife
was gone. He made some search for
her, but did not find her. He was at
home until about II O'Clock Christmas
night, when he went to Manhattan to
see if his work was being covered
Whitmore admitted writing a letter to
| a relative of his wife's that was signed
Theodore and Lena" He often
signed letters with the two names he
declared. H&
On cross examination Whitmore
said he signed the name LENA" to
the telegram to Mrs. Schmitter, Mrs
Whitmore sister, re garding the ship
ment of the 1atter's trunk, because
had he signed his own name Mrs
Schmitter wou1dy not have received
the trunk. He also SAID Fred Elliott
/ the missing witness could be found at
] a certain address in Albany.