The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-20

afternoon az % clock T-ar meas lIf =
work b~--Alas@ one - tie jurors selected
on Nonaav VA excused frnn service on
Aycount 81 ~ E-A''L at ,a1segs-u'iv
GH had 20 10 -raTIne,i and acrepf@i
YESTERDAY Altog--.s ssv-n'y -pue tA.a--
men U-r~ examined toe d-fsncs sKsr-
cis@d twenty nine p-rsrn p'ory Challenges
ard the People one.
In hls op-nluk Mr. Noes. Assistant
District Attorney. occupissI only hAf an
hour he saii thai much q tie states
evidence necessarily would 10 ctrctIm-
sfant.1l AID U-ra - Z 'hAi fact - Irg~si
the lIry-u~n 20 DO especially alert patent
ana thoughtful n follnwiUg AL evidence
sv@d II sOun@ % " should % rspsllAnt
or even Er'l~-om. lie then related tie
facts made familiar by accounts % ths
crtme-nAmsly that Ruth Whs~.sr,
Rrl Of IS. hv1ng with ner widowed mother
and two slsters ~ III Vest IggA street.
having compl.tS1nA course N stsnography
IN comm-rciAl school. answered a posial
card request for a stsnograDhsr made
TO the school and siSned by WoliSr Ihis
quest for work took her 20 the rear apart
ment on the fourth floor Of the furnished
apartment house. "a Eat Seventy -ufth
street. and she never came hack
Her Ah--nr- from home pronpte 81 Eer
SISTER Pearl to search for her. amt N her
search sUs too went o. thai room occupied
~ Woltsr ard the young woman. Katy
Miller While she uas there. saws Mr.
Mo~s Woltar IN the pr~senc-ot he Miller
woman. grossly lnsu.ted Pearl and 90
frightened her THAI she attempted 70 leave
the room bat found ~. door lock~i She
escaped only ~ her r-ssty wit N asserting
that polio. men acre wallag for her "a
the hallway. whsregppn kAiy Miller
unlocNed the door
Mr. Mos Concluded Nv telling - the
hnding on tHs fire -scA,s outside the
wlndo~ 81 'L- h,H burned and INITIATED
pArts % = young gnHaan's bc>iy ~hich
he said nal h-an positively Identified a.
that q Ruth Wheeler.
The first witness calis.t va, an lr~hi-
tot. Na!tsr n Vr.lS-rng VIII Identified
q drawing q ths rooms "a the aoor q
the house Woiter had occupied Ther 'r-
young attorney a~s,sttnE n the defence
demand~I tNAf the state ..."rf =. rl &
the two counts n the Indictment - So'.lc
Try. hut Mr. Mo-- t~clI n.~l then fp ..'a..r
The attorney Tor th.. 1-f.ur- ..~. moved
20 dismiss t-. M. ctmaU' h.rs.l... ~ "a
Rot ai.@g. that Ruth Wn.-t.r - a hannah
teirg Jgtg' Poster .!-r..r-l -n 'r,u1 80
TIE -e~0ri witness % profess nal
pho'ograplar u l. knU. f"u',s-.
NUMBER - photographs be- had made
of the scene Il tH- ira .yadv rNe-n NJ
ciuded pI,- Ira, II the urayaH" n V..rr
the hoy ~ Ruth Wha-'"-. 80 the safe
aIage- va- PARTY nor-r.-n.1 4 view =
the yard taken from ne window OF t1"
wolter room. With the r - '-~c., Pm ,n'..Iai
and examined h~ ne jurors Mr. Mo@-
called Mrs EmIv Wheeler mother -
Ruth she test, ned that Ruth Wa a.
teen v~ars and sN months Old and dent
bed two photographs - ne vounk g1rl
taken On her Hfrssnth rtr-hdav linen
the wltn@a- wa asked 90 tell ~ hsr at
inierV vrA Ruth. ~h.r1 So about
9 o'ciocE IN the motHIng u March "a
The nrl - yar 20 find en- rl0yrnSnt started
10 leave ha- home without an Ir1bre "a
hut her mother noting hat 10 vs. ~
overcast day. called n-r baCS and handed
her umbrella 20 her
And 10 vol re~ogr 20 'rfs a. ~. in D
br~lla Ruth took with PC m rGa' day
THIS was gnal for fWo and h4F
hour ~ -lrnu~f gn"~a-lug 0rIerttOn ~
MIR scott attorney for NC.'ar His
form 81 objection - not farl.uar . q NaR
York courts u.' Wa- manf~-'ly very
familiar - Nr scott. who shot = %
hltnulEN ~ efeff ~ 4rurrI bE
mora words WITH 's- eject - saving
ono long Word Pom that time InTtI
diourrrre VIZ Moss l-zaI -narC-.y
a question that Il 4 not bring out this
ohi@cf,Dn. although JIIE@ Foster ssaIu .
and 4 ~ 10 ~rr@s HreG 20 4II-t t-@ "Grr- .
ge'lr attorney rv sgr---tnE that every
bir ~ --.F uoay Nr Mos mt at "....' .
should - % grf-r r--r-r. S-on 30 -.a .
defence % move 'p -'r.A- "uf 1T. uT any
Of o.
FINALLY the rsf- and -,rruwF.. faced .
mother Wa- Permitted 20 -tv '..H- -l-
umbrella ai'-rwa~I found 100 Voter
room Wa gaT- and 'ES' SO. rs1 r-. - .
70 Ruin w.ar PUN 49, .gr "a lsr a.lr' .
for employment. I .r-r Th- sane r. r.
CIUStauCa- the witness Den .-I o geo.
lac - '.-aUz and uttl- q 8 rug '.Ild
with the rerrs 81 - having '-7.-H urIa
ments Vurr IS .-~ dead ,..'i non +
an a. slant ga--.-l o. Nr Mos from 'ls
great u4rf o. NJ gLv-..t. o.. t@uC" o ..''.'
boN WE.,I me state tff.Tu-y appeared
o. - reluctant 20 or-u Bur .' I'D
tase - 'l" over and. holding u near
the vItr@-- asked
% Won -s-1gr. - 't1f - R4'.'- hatrs- .
p. tori .."I woman -4.I 'ga' .f va,
urI.t - .f.r H..rI .H'z.i Ike HufG
and Va bra oct a. r.. bad h-a.i~d
EerS I'"r- rt- ru ,~-H---.'T 'Utrttlpl
Ir- l'Nr f.'s--- 49, jean liZkart.
wrD N.-E r.- y - ana children ives IA
a. artr' -l-I' 70 tie fY.. 80 -. f.l-t sew
snty-nftn -rr-"f. tl- 20" heat 20 'ra' %
WHIT " IHl'~F .Ia.1 F."fffl~ ne VII flr~-
saii ~ ga "a - after employed a. LACK
He aid that uaf s---u 49,. kitchen % ut-
Apartment ar' . -.sDul ia " otter arar-
fn~nf 'n-~" Wa- - rIag. partly occIpI.-'t
by a FIRE 800 -. DI 'r- ~a-Irtfay FOL. ,
lowing fl- llur~iay On which Ruin
Nhs~isr di-app~ar-d agzsrt . wIfs "a I'D
the attention - tn- witness ~ fwp IN
szhtly package On 'u- fir. s-Cap@ land
ing. AM IaZgtTf not liking their aul.sr-
anc~. threw them into the yard back Of
~ One package was light tn color and |
weight The other dark and heavy
After TagKart haf h~sy~d Tho heavy
package down into the yard smashing
In the feel Of the package made nItn de- ]
termine hastily that % should b. evan B
insd he -pok~ 20 a Mrs hlnkels. oc- J
cupyinR an APARTMENT IN hi. t.nemant. ,
and told her - inform the landlord. John /
MOhl
Nr Mo- asked And what. n any-
thug. did you hereafter -es the land .
lord ID boz relation - 'ho=@ ps~aaR~~S"
VI scott made his I-iIai objection and
TIE Court mai- - @.isl ruling as % the
question n tne-s words
1t may 10 answered
1t may ue answered. hotiy exclaimed