The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-27

Then Simpson again worried Segal by
forcing aim to admit that it was De-
cember 90 or "a that he was looking at
his wife's picture.
Segal came back and said that he
thought the ping-pong photos of his
wife were referred to. Then Mr.. Simp-
son wanted to know if it wasn't on
January 2 that Whitmore had said he
I was tired and went to,Jersey.
Segal replied mo"
Elliott Takes the stand.
Frederick William Elliott. of Boston,
| the youth charged with the LENA"
telegram and letters to Mrs. Schmitters,
| sister of the slain woman, ollowed
Coogan on the stand. He said that he
first met Whitmore March 20, 1905.
They were both then employed by the
Interqsorough Railway Company. He
lived with Whitmore at the Adams
street house. He went away on De-
| cember u, 1905, and did not return until
December rs, 1907. He said he left Bos-
ton at 1870 o'clock Christmas night,
and arrived In New York at $50 a. m.
on December 26.
Elliott then told about riding on the
shuttle train between the Grand Cen
trail depot and Third avenue to talk
with the motorman, whom he knew.
Then he got shaved and started for
| Adams street to the Whitmore house.
He arrived there at 1890 a. m.
He rang the doorbell and 1t was
answered by Dennis O'Neil, a struc-
tural iron worker. O'Neil told him On
his inquiry as to Whitmore that Whit
more was not there. He went away,
and returned an hour later, and q
woman, whom he discovered was Mrs.
J O'NeiI, opened the door. He asked
for Whitmore again n he heard
, Whitmore calling out:
Hello, Fred, come on in"
He went back into the kitchen and
met Whitmore, Mrs. O'Neil, O'Neii and
Mcdonald, the Park Row waiter. He
remained there until the Saturday fol-
lowing.
Elliott said that during that time he
tool trips around town and China
town and once to the home of Lillian
Heidel on Lawrence street to get some
clothing belonging to Whitmore's wife,
Elliott testified that he did not see
Mrs. Whftmore at any time while he
was there. When he got to Mrs.
HeidePs house there was no response
to the ring, and Whitmore, who ac-
companied him, said that he guessed
that she was out.
WhItmOre and Women in Chinatown.
He then told about Whitmore find
ing a bank book in a hat box be-
longing to his wife. This is the bank
book which WhitmOre Is alleged to
have set fire to in a saloon in Brook
Ign. with the alleged intention of GO
ing to the bank and getting "A new
book.
A visit to Mr., Schmitters's home was
next described by the witness. He
said that he left Whitmore about six
houses away and waited for him. He
had gone there, he said, to find out If
I Mrs. Whitmore was there and to see
about some of her things.
When Whitmore returned he asked
Whitmore where he was going then.
Whitmore responded that he was going
to see a girl. Whitmore then said he
had a date" They went to 553 Tenth
avenue n there met George Dickin-
j, son.
''Tessie McKane was there with Geor-
gle" said Elliott, land another girl
named Stella. We then went through
! Chinatown and did up the joints in
good shape.
"Whitmore then proposed that we
all go to the Adams street house. But
Miss McKane objected, saying, Lena
might be there Whitmore said, Come
on and we all vent.
/, I'VE spent the time there eating and
drinking and having a good time.
, When l walked up in the morning
Whitmore told me that | had been
drunk as a fool and that the McKane
girl had gone home.
Letters sent 10 Mrs. Schmitters.
''Whitmore slept in his own room
and at dinner time George Dickinson
was there
Elliott was shown a letter in his owr
handwriting, which he admitted he had
written to Mrs. Schmitters, and when
he said that IT was at Whitmore's aug
gestiOD.
This letter follows:
; Dear S~ister-Please take care Of
anything sent you from me. Every
thing is turning out all right, and
will be up some time soon, but l TX
peet to go to Schenectady first.
(Signed) LENA"
The other letter admitted in evidence
and in Elliott's handwriting was as fol
lows:
Dear Sister Bessie-Please take cart
of these things for me. He is trying t.