Show iHU HUS AND BElD I ro fO T THE MURDER Womans Woman's Body in Pond Has Been Identified I fled fied Quarreled and LeftHer LeftHer Left Her Home NEWARK NE X N. J J. Jan Ian 1 J. Following a searching examination during durin which ninny many incidents of his life were laid bare Theodore S. S hit more tho time husband hus bus band was held by the New Neis Jersey police police po po- po lice a as a suspect t in iu the death of if Lena n h who was beaten insensible le stripped of r her clothing a and 1111 drowned in a pond poud on the meadows in Harrison on the morning mornin of December cr 26 G. G e hilmor who had been 11 detained in New Xe York was wis taken to Harrison last ni night ht and having definitely den deli mutely identified his bis wife's body ody was was rigorously questioned d b by the Iho ties tics The Tho nature of his testimony determined determined de de- de the tho police to keep him within tk t jurisdiction of tho the local loal courts Tho murdered woman was na lichen Helen Whitmore who with her husband Theodore Theo Thee d dore doro ro S. S Whitmore conducted a furnished fur fur- maimed room house at It Adams Adam street Brooklyn The identification was mado by tho the womans woman's sister Mrs Susan of tho the Bronx Mrs Irs furnished t to tho the po police police po- po lice what hat is believed to be bo the tho most important im mm- mm information Sho She told of a aBenes cones Benes of letters and tele telegrams rams received cd by herself and her hor in in Schenectady Schenectady Schenectady tady purporting to como come from Mrs Mra rs Whitmore but sonic sonio of which must ha have been n written after her hr death dath A trunk belonging n to Mrs Mra Whitmore had also been sent mysteriously to her home Mrs said Mrs Whitmore left her home on Christmas day with tho the intention according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to her husband of making makin n n. visit to her sister fistor Mrs Bessie Bossie Hughes whose homo home is in Schenectady At Ato 2 o o'clock clock the tho next morning mornin she sho was seen scon in the company of a man on the tho Hack Hack- enack meadows That afternoon her hor found submerged ed edin nude body was partly in a pool of water near where sho had been seen Tho The next day Mrs Whitmore's Whitmore's Whit Whit- il mores more's trunk was delivered at her sisters sisters sister's sis eta ter's home homo in the Bronx is a Brooklyn elevated elo motorman wile who ordinarily works nights Ho did not riot go o to work Christmas night Ho lie explained today that ho was taken ill with tho time grip ip after his wife left their homo home and that ho he had not been able to work since He had frequently quarreled with his wife ho bo said and was not riot surprised w when w en sho failed to return home They had halt quarreled lie hp said bo- bo cause sho she had accepted attentions from from two other men Toda Today Whitmore placed an advertisement in a Brooklyn n paper offering his furnished room business s for sale Thursday night Whitmore visited tho the mor morgue ue at Harrison and though ho bo admitted ad ad- ami- ami a familiar appearance ho would not say that tho body Lody was that of his wife WI was examined at I police headquarters in Brooklyn an and finally expressed tho the opinion that the tho Harrison identification was correct Ho He wits was certain however that he be had received re ye- two messages from Iron his wife after she left him lIe He was detained on suspicion suspicion sus sue pick pick-mn and last night was a again ain taken to Harrison where he be mado made his identification identification positive c Mrs Urs Margaret Mararet 0 ONeill O'Neill a neighbor bor of tho the Whit mores went to Harrison and identified tho the body Mrs o ONeill O'Neill said that the tho were at her home Christmas day and left together to to- gether ethor at after having had a quarrel quarrel rd rel in her presence Mrs 1 fainted after recognizing recognizing her sisters sister's body When she had regained her senses she eho said Ever sinco poor Lena married her life Hie has Las berm miserable On Monday of last week Lena Lenn left her home in Brooklyn Brooklyn Brook Brook- lyn n and came to mv my house Her face faco as 1 was bruised and cut That night her husband appeared and begged ed her to return home with him Sho She finally nally consented con con- seated but ut first she sho left heft with mo rue her watch her rin ring and 12 in money |