Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-05-26
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Special By United Press Wirei
Jersey City, May 26:-Georgia
Dickinson, the woman for whom 1t Is
alleged Theodore Whitmore slew his
wife, refused to return the greeting
of the prisoner when he entered
court for the murder trial today. The
prosecution endeavored to show that
Whitmore was in the neigEborhood
of the Lampblack swamp the night
of the murder.
Walter Mcdonald, a waiter in a
restaurant where Whitmore had been
early In the morning to get breakfast
was the first witness. He said that
Whitmore declared he felt badly the
morning of the murder.
Prosecutor vickers' Address.
Assistant Prosecutor Vickers opened
the case for the people with a simple
speech. He told the jurors that the
state would show that on Christmas
day and the preceding day Whitmore
had quarreled with his wife violently
in their home in Brooklyn. Vickers
told Of the finding of the body In the
swamp. He promised that connec-
ton between the quarrels in Brooklyn
and the finding Of the body would be
shown. Whitmore had asked his wife
for money on Christmas morning and
had knocked her down in front Of the
house to take her pocketbook from her.
The state would show, Vickers went
on, that Whitmore had been seen in
the Pennsylvania station, Jersey City,
at midnight of Christmas. One motive
for the murder, the assistant prosecu-
tor asserted, was insane jealousy of O
man known as Harry" Besides
WhitmoIe had become infatuated with
a woman, whom he had taken to the
Adams street house on the day the
body was found aud to whom he ha6
given bracelet that had been worn
by Mrs. Whitmore at o'clock thai
morning. The story Of the finding on
Jan. 10 Of the woman's rings and pins
In q barroom, where Whitmore had
left them, and of the alleged forged
letters and kilograms sent to relatives
and friends of Mrs. Whitmore, was
rehearsed Vickers mentioned the de
malls OF Whitmore that he ever hat
been In New Jersey, except to pass
through on his way to Washington
several times. The state would prove
the defendant knew every nook and
corner of New Jersey, asserted the as
sistant prosecutor
Defendant's Friend on Stand.
William Bartlett, better known to his
associates as "Gold Tooth Billy" took
the witness stand. He was supposed
to be Whitmore's confdant, and great
things were expected of his testimony
Instead of giving any sensational tes
timony Bartlett testified to few un
important things. He said he had iden
tilted the body at Harrison and had
known Mrs. Whitmore for years.
Bernard Walsh, an undertaken, al
whose establishment the body was
kept, was the next witness after Bart
lett He testified that when Whitmort
was brought to his place late in tht
night of Jan. 2 he seemed nervous, bu
showed no signs Of emotion. Mr. Walsh
testified that WhitmOre was brough
over the next night, when he identified
the body and was at once arrested.
Cross examined by Mr.. Simpson, Mr.
Walsh said that before Whitmore iden
titled the body the face was drawn an(
sunken. The only light was that of
lantern. On the second visit, he said
Whitmore identified the body by {
mole on the back of the right ear ant
the fact that one ankle was large
than the other.
Mrs. Bessie Schmitters of New York
a sister of Mrs. Whitmore, testified
that she, with her husband, had Wis
tied the morgue and had identified th
body as that of her sister She salt
she had no difficulty in recognizing th
body.