The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-26
HIS WIFE
AS She RAISED
FACE FOR KISS
Mueller Makes "A
Confession of
His Crime

1
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-A year and a
half ago, a frfendless girl was muir
dered in forsaken patch of woodland,
near IsHp, l. l.; a week ago her
bleached and eharred skeleton was
found, with nothing to indicate Its
Identity. but her jewelry and a bill OF
sale from a German s1op; three days
| later, through the police OF Hamburg,
Germany, her identity MES established
as Anna Luther, though the cables
first carried the name as Latter; Mon
day night her,husband. Frederick Geb-
nartit, who had married her under the
name of Otto Mueller, was caught In
Astoria, L. l., by a pnotographer's
flash light. and last nfght@he confessed
over his signature that he Is the muir
derer.
The confession follows:
The Confession.
"About December 1907. 1 first met
Anna Luther. We were married In
February, 1908, and went 10 Europe
to live. We returned April 6, 1908.
sac went to Henry Wertupp's in New
ark. N, J., to spend day or two. On
the Dretense that was going to rent
an apartment for us to live in l re-
turned to my home and Vile in Asto-
ria. =,
81 met Anna again on April 8, in
Newark, and We went to an address
in Thirty-fourth street, New York and
then to Jamaica, IL. I. We stayed IN
Jamaica until next day.
"Aprfl 9 we went to Bay Shore. and
we walked about, and showed her
some property. got into an argu-
ment with her about some money mat
ters. and 1 turned away and wanted to
90 back. She followed me UP, scream
ing. and [ shot her in the head. l did
moi look at her, and do not remember
whether I shot her more than once.
Immediately after went to the Is
Lip depot, and took a train for home
1t was nearly dark. On the way home
on the train threw the revolver out
OF the car window
"I want to state that didn't Kill
Anna Luther for her money. as the
newspapers have stated My orlsl4ey
reason for marrying Anna was that /
didn't care to live with my first vile
any longer, but as she-my first wife
aad given me a chilli, my desire to
again see my child caused me to want
to get rid of Anna Luther, and return
to my first wife and child
"Tnis Is the reason l shot Anna
Luther, and I told her in Bay Shore
that I was married and had wife
and child. and must leave her.
"She screamed snd ran after mo
and kissed me, and wanted me back.
and shot her. v
"Thfs confession is made on my own
free will without any nope OF recon-
pense, being offeredI me"
From the time of his arrest Monday
night until he broke down, under the
questions of tne detectives. Gebhardt'
although he admitted that he comDf-
ted bfgamy when he married Anna
Luther denied all knowledge OF her
in the United States.
'sHow about this letter?" asked Cor
oner Savage, and he began to read d
note mailed to the German consul, and
signed Otto Mueller.
The Fake Letter.
"I am the husband" it ran. VIII
ont doubt, of the woman. Anna Muei-
lIer. After we arrived, in New YORK
from Germany in April OF last year
! we stayed III New York ten uay5' I-l':it ~
we went to Florida for the health OF
nv wife and settled there for the
time being. ,,,.aJ
| "Tr Jamaica, where formerly ilVeu
with INV wife. she had received a visE-
tnr whom sine represented to me to De
n Mr Bradley, Of Denver. From tlor-
| lin went to Denver, and thfs UT.
BRADLEY called again. In Septempl'
ZOOS NV wife disappeared, after J re-
rrnn chad her for seeing Rradley, wheh
harpened to be Fway for two dfiys
6SThis man. Bradley, IS about leeS
high. with light hair. smooth tace' allsp
claims to he real estate deaIer' l..
Mueller, Will at once go to Germany Ii,
| TO see nv parent--fn-l law, an" VIII
then he at your service.
which hpd nrnmpteL Gebl@rdt to write
+bis fatal letter, had enabled him 10
eivn 10 Bradley, who does not exist
0uh.fde his imagination. his own rie-
sc,Iptiou, AS he saw the letter again.
ihIs law dropDed, he grew white ana
heaan TO sfniver end before the read
ing was completed, exclaimed:
Mueller Breaks Down.
"Oh. what's the use. anyway? YOU
have me and / might as we'll own
killed her" 80
Given verbally, his confession: as re-
Hated wns even more shOckinEly nrn'
tai the police say, than tt apPeai's aa "a
tha formal language or the ponce OH
cers whose version Gehhardt signed
T had TO get rid OF her." he said.
.h,t 7 didn't mean to kill her. l
t1ought first I could get her to give
me come money for land I didn't cSwn'
So I took her down to Long Island,
near some lots did own, to let her
see see the land. She wouldn't come to
terms. and I told her then that was
already married. and, had a child !
loved. that I was tired of her. end
wanted 10 go back to my wife.
'tShn began to cry, and plead and
scream and run about She told me
she loved me and kissed me. AS she
mt IND her face to kiss me again, /
shot iler in tEle head
"Not "Worth While"
Gebhardt told the noliee ne never % e..