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

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NEW YORK, oct. ga year and a
half ago, a. friendless girl was muir
dered in a forsaken patch OF woodland,
near IsEp, l. l.; a week ago her
bleached and fharred skeleton was
found with nothing to indicate Its
identity. but her5jewelry and a bill OF
sale from a German s7op; three days
later, through the police OF Hamburg,
Germany, her identity WIS established
+! as Anna Luther, though the cables
first carried the name as Latter; Mon
Iday night her husband, Frederick Geb'
nardt, who had married her under the
name of Otto Mueiier, was caught In
Astoria, L. l., by photographers
/ flash light, snd last nfght'he confessed
over his signature That he is the muir
derer.
The confession follows:
The Confession.
about December, 1907, / first met
Anna Luther. We were married In
February, 1908, and went to Europe
to live. We returned April 6. 1908,
Sac went to Henry Wertupp's in New.
ark. N. j., to speGrl a day or two. On
the pretense that l was going to rent
an apartment for us to live In | re-
turned to my home and wife in Asto'
ria.
81 met Anna again on April 8, in
Newark, and We went to an address
lin Thirty-fcurth street, New York and
then to Jamaica, l.. /. We stayed IN
/. jamaica until next day.
april we went to Bay Shore. and
we walked about, and I showed her
some property. got into an argyll
ment with her about some money mat
ters. and / turned away and wanted to
90 back. She followed me UP, scream.
ing, and I shot her in the head, DID
not look at her, and do not remember
whether I shot her more than once.
Immediately after went to the Is
LID 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 ste he that didn't Kill
Anna Luther for her money, as The
newspapers have stated. MY origi2ey
reason for marrying Anna was that
didn't care to live with my first vile
any longer, hut as she-my first wife
nad given me a child, 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.
"Tnfs is the reason shot Anna
Luther. and T told her in Bay Shore
that I was married. and had vile
and child, and must leave her.
"She screamed snd ran after mo
and kissed me, and wanted me back
and shot her. y
This confession is made on my own
free will without any nope or recon-
pense, being offeredr me-"
From the time of his arrest Monday
night until he broke down, under the
questions OF the detectives. Gebhardt,
although he admitted that he comuf'
ted bigamy when he married Anna
Luther denied all knowledge OF her
in the United States.
'fHow about this letter." asked Cor
oner Savage, and he began to read
note mailed to the German consul, anu
signed Otto Mueller.
The Fake Letter.
"L am the husband" 1t ran, WIN
ont doubt. of the woman. Anna Mue!'
Her. After we arrived in New York
| from Germany in April of last year
! we stayed in, New York ten days. 'H1Hn
I'VE went to Florida for the health Oh
nv wife. and settled there for the
time being. it,,
an Jamaica. where formerly lived
wifi, nv wife. she had received WIS.,
Tor whom sine represented to me to Dc
la Mr.. Bradley, of Denver. From BLOT
ida. went to Denver, and. TINS MI.
Bradley called again. In Septemol
1908. my wife disappeared, after re-
lDrnachad her for seeing Rradfey' Wnth
I harpened to be away Tor ruWo dt fS!.
9vThis man, Bradley, Is about teet
high. with light hair. smooth lace. ai'I1
cTaims to he a real estate dealer. l.
lWnalIer. Will at o1ce go to Germany
To see nv parent%tu-law, snd VIII
49,, Ia 81 vnl1r serVlce,
The same ineXpiicable Impulse
which had nrnmpte,l Geblsrdt to write
Itbfs fatal letter, had enabled him 70
Epiyo to Bradley, who does not exist
0nhsIde his imagination. his own Gs'
sc,Intion, AS he saw the letter again.
This law dropped, he grew white ann
hepan to Fhiver. End before the read
ing was COMPLETED. exclaimed:
Mueller Breaks Down.
Hoh. what's the rse. anyway? YOU
have me and might as we'll OWN
KILLED her"
l,ofnJ was even more shoclCingly brn'
lta1 the police say, than 1t appears 10
! tha formal language OF the police OIL
cars whose version Gehhardt signed
az had to get rid OF her" he said,
"but I didn't mean to kill her.
Thought first could get her to give
me gome money for land I didn't cEwH'
So 7 took her down to Long Island,
near some lots did own. to let her
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, and
wanted TO 20 back to my wife.
"She began to cry. and plead and
scream and run about. She told me
she Lowell me and kissed me. AS she
nut ND her face to kiss me again
shot ner in fine head
aNot "Worth While"
Gebhardt told the police he never
i su4 ,,y,,y4I i, yrsfiiaH IN on ftank