Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-28
New York Police Believe
Albert WOIter is White
SLAYER.
MANY GIRLS SAW HIM
Find More Evidence He Burned
Ruth Wheeler to Death
at His Home.

New York, March 2s.-Spurred on
by the discovery that Ruth Wheeler,
the girl stenographer. victim Of the
sensational murder uncovered Satur-
day evening was by every evidence
smothered and stuffed while uncon-
scious into the fireplace of Albert VOL
teris apartments and there burned to
death, the authorities today continued
the task of trying to develop the real
motive for the crime. Coroner's Ply
sician O'Hanlon declared traces Of
SCOT in the nostrils and lungs con-
vinced him the girl was still living
when the body was set on fire by the
murderer.
Cannot Shake Denial.
The police were unable to shake
VOTERS denial of all knowledge of
the manner of the girls death. Hours
of questioning of the closest sort have
failed to shake Wolter in his declara-
ton he had never seen the Wheeler
girl and knew nothing of the way in
which she met her fate. He declines
to explain the entry of Ruth Wheeler's
name in his memorandum book, or to
account to the satisfaction of the po-
lice for his movements on the day
when 1t was learned the girl visited
his rooms in answer to advertisement
for stenographer, and was not again
seen alive outside the hiuse in which
Wolter lived.
Information obtained from Katie
HYrlIo VNAlfArsc Mt
who was arrested yesterday, was most
ly of a negative character.
Strike Fresh Trail.
A fresh trail in VOTERS case, how
ever, was struck by the authorities
in a story told them by young wom-
an, who confessed to having known
Wolter well Her tale of many young
girls. who she said had been associ-
ated with the prisoner, set the authori-
ties to looking up the numerous girls
whose names and addresses were
any were missing.
May Have Been White Shaver.
Investigation is reported to reveal
whether or not Wolter had any active
connection with white slave opera
tions. Since the latter part of Janu-
ary over so girls between Ii and II
years have been reported missing to
the police. All but 15 have been ac-
counted for.
Gives Some Startling Facts.
Katie Muller, Wolter'S companion,
broke down today and gave the police |
some startling additions to her testi- |.
mony. She said at midnight of the |
day Ruth Wheeler disappeared she |
was awakened by a crash in the front |
room, and on calling, Wolters said /
part of the fire place had fallen.
Awakened Second Time.
The Muller woman said according to /
the police, she was awakened again /
about o'clock by another sound as |
If something was falling, and that VOL /
ter was on his knees before the fire |
place shoveling something back into |
the crate. He said the fire place had |
fallen down again, and when she Of
fered to help him, he ordered her back .
to bed under threat to kill her.
Was Alive When Burned.
New York, March 2S.- Ruth
was alive when Albert VOL
ter applied the match to her OIL
soaked feet and converted her into
a torch in the fireplace of his room
The police, who are pressing VOL
ter with sweatbox methods to ex-
tort a confession from him, received
this Information from Coroner's Ply
5ician O'Hanlon yesterday.
So far the police have not been
saw or heard of the 15-yearold girl
prisoner any admission that he ever
saw or heard of the -5-year-old girl
u,bosa charred bodv was fouDd on