The evening world., 1908-10-28
WH|TMORE JURY
|NSPECTS SWAMP,
SCENE OF MURDER
Views, Under Close Guard,
Spot Where Prisoners
! Wife Was Slain.

The twelve Jurors who are trying
Theodore S. whitmore for the murder
of his wife spent the night In Meyers
Hotel. Hoboken, in charge OF four court
officers, and this morning left the hotel
on IA special trolley car for Lamp Black
swamp, Harrison. the scene OF the
crime.
When the jury entered the court
house nothing was said to Indicate what
they had learned ii anything, on their
visit 80 the scene of the murder.
Gystave L, Roedor, n reporter, testi-
fled that early ON the morning OF Jan.
2 he and others went to the Harrison
Morgue with Whitmore, who said the
body was not that of his wife. Certain
scars were not on the body, the pris-
oner claimed. Afterward, Whitmore
weakened and declared he was not GER
tain in his denial but he refused TO
again look at the body.
on redirect examination the witness
said Wh.tmore had told him that he had
seen his wife after he had read the
published stories OF the finding OF the
body of a woman in the swamp. but he
didn't know where she was at that
time. He had asked a newsboy named
Judy" to look for her, he said
Joseph c. VI. Lorens. OF the Ger!nania
Savings Bank. Brooklyn, testified that
on Dee &c Whitmore called at the bank
and said he wanted a new book; that
the Old one had been burned accident
allv. Witness said Whitmore had Two
accounts in the bank one in the name
OF Theodore Smith whitm9re and the
other in that OF Lena c. Whitmore. He
was told to bring his wife to the bank.
because of the joint account. Whnmore
returned later, with a book which had
the edges score ned:
one Hundred and Fiftieth street. Bronx,
sister OF the murdered man. was the
next witness.
Saw Whitmore Dec. 20.
Mrs Schmitter identified a letter to
her which was signed Theodore and
Lena" It was dated Dec. 20. 1907. and
expressed regret that her sister and
brother-in-law had not sent cnris. n,ss
to visit her in two or three weeks. The
letter was in the handwriting Of her
brother-in-law.
whose testimony was expected TO prove
important, was then called TO the stand
She said she was. eighteen years old
iyn. She was married. she said, and
lived in the house with the WAitnores
last fall and winter,
ION Christmas afternoon" said Mrs
Carroll, Mrs. Whitmore came to my
room about o'clock. She appeared to
be all right l was in my room at half
mast I that evening when / heard some
body can my %rd name I'M said say W W yon taEe
care OF my dog. Daisy? We are going
out and / don't know what time we VIII
be back? Ny husband and ! went to
o'clock. Gas was burning in the Whit
more rooms in the basement. and on
the first and second floors There was
member just what time l got up, but
/ saw Whitmore, and he spoke 10 me.
Il remember that Mrs. Whitmore wore
a black skirt and white kimono when
Under cross examination Mrs. Carroll
denied having been frequenter of
Chinatown.
on redirect examination by Attorney,
General McCarter. Mrs. Carroll testified
that on Jan. II last Elias Whitmore
brother OF the defendant, called at the
Adams street house and she Went with
him and Mrs. O'Neil to an othce, the To-
There she signed paper. as did Mrs.
q Nell. She did not know its contents
The paper is in the hands of the
defense 1t is said TO be typewritten
was al home from o'clock in the eve
ming until midnight on Christmas Day.
Frederick w. Elliott was then called,
but he did not respond. Mr.. McCarter
said Elliott was most important
witness. He had been at the county
taii Thursday. Mr.. McCarter moved
that the court admit the evidence given
by Elliott at the first trial.
Alexander Ross. a detective OF the
Prosecutors office, said Elliott had been
in to see Whitmore' Under cross-ex-
that Elliott had not been paid for his
testimony al the first trial
The prosecutor read Elliotts testi-
mony regarding letters the witness had
said he wrote at Whitmore's dictation
and signed Lena" after the date OF
the murder. He also read what Elliott
had said as to Chinatown visit on
pee 20 with Whitmore, Cassie Mckay.
George Dickinson and another woman.
The state then rested its case.
simpson, sim 0Rs" sad he would produce a wit
ness who saw Mrs Whitmore going to
sS6rts aee sn Rsrs 4f. witness Sy saR
the woman bend over and put some
thing in her stocking. The man with
her afterward returned alone, carrying
a bundle, and was going IN the direction
Of Centre street bridge, near which
some Of the dead Eoman's clothing was
subsequently found.
Mr., simpson said that he would show.
that about O'Clock on the morning OF
Dec. % a man had been seen in New
ark who had scratches on his face and
who displayed roll OF money and
hoasted that II was easy TO get money
around there.
Simpson called as his first witness John
II Manley, a lawy err, who took the de-
position of Lottie Carroll.