Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-28

Jersey City, N. j., May 2S.--When
the prosecution rested In the trial OF
Theodore s. Whitmore, Manhattan III
road motorman, for the murder Of his
wife on last Christmas night in the
Lampblack swamp Harrison, N. J.,
there was an even division among ths
lawyers who listened to the case in the
court Of oyer and termlner as to the
weight of the evidence. There wera
lawyers who thought the case against
Whltmore was weak, while others
thought the circumstantlal evidence ads
duced pointed strongly to the guilt Of
the prisoner.
The damaging evidence against Whltx
more was chiefly given by Georgia
Dickinson Of Manhattan, William Barts
lett, chum Of Whitmore's; Frederick
Elliott OF Auburndale Mass, anotheE
chum of the accused man, and Henry
Siegel, conductor Of the train Whitt
more operated on the Third avenue
a." Harry Hendrlckson also testit
fed He said he had been oyerfrlend@'
ly with Mrs Whitmore. Contrary tQ
expectations the Dickinson woman waa
not the star witness. she was badf
" frightened.
Tells Of Meeting Whltmore.
The witness admitted Wbitmore met
her on the morning of Dec, 26 after 1
a. M. with the witness Elliott and that
they went to Whitmore's house. She
had objected, she said, to going there
because she feared to meet Mrs Whit
more. Elliott, she SAID assured hen
Mrs Whitmore had gone to Detroltg
and then she consented to 60. She said
her right name was Charlotte McDonF
aid. When Whitmore met her on tho
morning after the murder he gave het
a bracelet which was shown to her oil
the stand, and she identified 1t as the
one the prisoner had given her.
Siegel, the conductor, said that he
had met Mrs. Whitmore and had sew
eral talks with Wlltmore about hiA
troubles with his wife. When the witt
ness had advised WLitmore to gel q
divorce he replied, "she will not tala
one" He had once told the witnesa
that he had been to New Jersey all
night and felt too tired to run his traihs
That was a point against Whitmore's
denial that he had ever been In NeW
Jersey. The witness told about seeing
the picture of the murdered woman in
a newspaper and of showing it I'd
Whitmore, saying, "That face is famil{
lar" Whitmore turned on his heel and
walked away without making any res
ply. Several times the witness had
heard whitInore talking to himself and
saying, "That woman will never trouE
Bile me any more" The prisoner reg
NAMED calm through this recital
Says Whltmors Dictated Letters.
Elliott testified that he had written
the letters to Mrs Whitmore's sister,
Mrs schmitter Of East One Hundred
and Seventieth street, the Bronx, at
the dictatlon of Whitmore. These LETT,
ters we're written on Dec. %. The letf
ters were signed Lena" and addressed
Dear Sister" and in them Whitlnor9.
had Elliott say his wife was well and
would be up to see Mrs. SchmitteF
soon.
Mrs. Whitmore had been dead two
days then. On the following day WITT
ness and Whltmore went to Mrs.
"Piehlers," 1856 Lawrence street.
Brooklyn, to get handbook and otheT
things Mrs. whitmore had left there
the night before Whitmore tried tdl
get another book at the bank, telling
the cashier the book had been burneds1
He was told to get what was left of
the book. Going to saloon, he burned
the book partly in the cigar lightegl
Mrs. "Piehler," or Heidel, as she calls
herself, corroborated the testimony Of
Elliott as to the delivery Of the bookg
The defense win attempt to prove am
alibi.
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