The Washington times., 1910-03-30
Coroners Jury Charges
Him With Murder
of Girl.
UNDER SUSPICION
IN SLAVERY TRAFFIC
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., to Look
Into This Phase of
Case.

NEW YORK March 3o-The grand
jury this afternoon returned an indict-
ment charging murder in the first de-
gree against Albert Wolter, charging
him with having caused the death Of
Ruth Wheeler, by strangulation."
Wolter will be arraigned for pleading
before Judge Mulquen in the court Of
general sessions at 1880 tomorrow.
After an inquest which lasted only
thiTty-three minutes, the coroner's Jury
returned a verdict without leaving the
box charging Wolter with the murder
Of the girl The six witnesses who testi-
fed We're then taken to the grand 1Cry
room. in the same building. 70 testify
before that body
DR.. O'HauIou. the cor0ner's physician.
adelaide and Pearl. the two sisters Of
the murdered Girl, Katchen Mueller, the
girl with whom Wolter had been living.
and Policemen Hughes and Haggerty
were the only witnesses examined.
A legal battle will come when the dis
trict attorneys attempt 20 put Wolter
on trial next week Though AT first re-
fuSinE TO have anything 10 do with thei~
hayward son. the parents Of Wolter
have retained Attorney wallace ID
Scott 20 defend him. and Scott declares
Gr must be given plenty Of time 20 pre-
pare mis- defense. saving there SLau be
no indecent haste IN placing the case in
the hands OF jury
Has Two Days for Plea.
Wolter must be allowed two days
after Indictment 20 prepare his plea
when formally arraiEned. II he Is in
dicted today ne viii he arraigned in the
supreme court Friday and will. through
his attorney, enter a pea Cf not guilty.
The law allows another two days before
proceeding 90 trial Assistant District
Attorney Frank Moss. who has been
placed in charze or the case. Will insist
That the trial proceed Monday.
The police are seeking every woman
with whom Worcr Is ever known 10
have associated In an effort. 20 ascer-
tain II ne was. as they believe. a mera-
ber q a gang Of white slave dealers.
They say they have sufficient evi5encs
20 convict Wolter and are doing little
more TO discover evidence against E.n
Tor the Wheeler crime.
But they are Gevotius all their atten-
ton 10 an effort 20 break up the white
slave traffic and hope, through tre eN-
poses IN this case. 10 uncover evi ience
they have long sought.
Rockefeller May Make Inquiry.
a number Of girls have already been
found who have given damaging testi-
mOny against Wolter and his associates
in this practice, but the police refuse to
divulEe this evidence. They expect 10
make a number Of arrests quickly in
connection with this white slave In
vestigation The special grand jury i'm
paneIed some vreks ago, with John u.
Rockefeller. 4- It's foreman, 10 IN
vestiCate the WI. slave traffic in New
York. is still a work and will probably
be called upon - ssist the police.
on advice Of his attorney. WOlter now
declines 10 see newspaper men m his
cell in the TOmbs. nor will he talk 70
the police further regarding his alleged
connection with ne murder OF Ruth
Wheeler
Attorney Scott refuses to discuss the
case at present. further than 10 say
that when Wolter went 10 trial. If would
be with a complete defense. which he
was sure would free his client. Whether
this defense viii be insanity or whether
it will be an effort 10 prove an alibi and
hang the crime upon some one else.
Scott declined TO say.
\ motive FOR the murder Of the Wheel
er child has been definitely esta blished
by Professor Larkin. Of the College Of
Physicians and Surgeons. which proved
beyond doubt that the girl was mis-
treated.
Attorney Scott. who has been retained
10 defend Wolter. comes from Sioux
Falls, 5 D., where he was formerly a
law partner OF former Uniter States
Senator kittredge. Attorney Scott,
while in Sioux Falls, acted as attorney
for Mrs. Blanche ChesbOrOugh Mol
ineUX in her divorce suit against RO-
land B. Molineux, after the latter was
acquitted Of the murder Of Mrs. Adams
After the divorce Scott married his
client