The Washington times., 1910-03-29
TRIAL OF WOLTER
MAY START MONDAY
Police Disappointed in Not
Getting Expected Full
Confession.
WITNESSES CALLED
FOR GRAND JURY.
Girl Writes Accused, Urging That
He Tell All He
Knows.

NEW YORK, March 29.-AIbert VOL
ter probably will go on trial on charge
OF murder n the first degree before
Judge Foster. OF the court Of general
sessions, next Monday.
District Attorney Whitman announced
today that the case had been turned
over to his first assistant, Frank Moss,
who has summoned all the witnesses 10
appear before the grand jury tomorrow
There is absolutely no doubt that We
will be able TO get an indictment chars
ing murder in the first degree" Whit
man said THE report to me Of Deputy
TurnbuH IS convincing. The evidence
against Wolter Is absolutely conclu-
sive."
The hope Of the police that they would
have in their possession within few
hours a complete confession by Wolter
that he had killed ffteen-year-Ol6 Ruth
Wheeler was dashed today.
Silence Advised by Attorney.
Wallace D. Scott, an attorney. was re-
taincd by VOTERS parents and he held
a lengthy conference with his client in
the Tombs He warned him that he
must make no statement of any Kind
and when the lawyer left WOlter seemed
and defiant air.
Scott. on leaving the cell, said:
I have had a long talk with the
young man and ne seemed very sincere
in mis- statements. There IS no question
that WOlter is innocent Of any crime
The evidence against him seems. OF
course, very damaging. but / am con
WINGED we will be able TO show that he
did not Kill this child
When the police learned OF WOlteT's
#Hs.Hn n|snf fNH
angry. but insisted they had enough cir
cumstantial evidence to obtain "A con-
viction Of first degree murder. and In
specuor Titus insisted that. lawyer or no
lawyer, Woltcr would finally decide to
tell all that he knows.
Police Claim Evidence.
The police declare they can prove VOL
ter wrote tC the business college 10
have a stenographer call on him at the
East Seventy-ffth street address; that
they can prove that Ruth Wheeler called
there and went to VOTERS apartment;
that they can show that Wolter made
an insinuatInE proposition TO Miss Ade-
laide Wheeler, the dead girls sister.
when she called seeking Ruth.
The Mueller girl sent the following
letter 10 Wolter today.
MY dear Al. As you have been so
good to me. I beg you to tell the truth.
They found a sack on our fre escape
and II they also found the other things
they tell me Of. I think you must be
guilty. So I beg you TO tell all and I
viii forgive YOU. You have been so
good-hearted to me all the time that I
can hardly believe IL possible that you
have done what they accuse YOU OF. But
you know what ] know. / appreciate
your kindness to me, but If you really
harmed the little girl, I beg you to
confess. Always remember, no matter
what happens. l love you Your low
ing sOrrowfuI KATCHEN-'
Wheeler Girl Buried.
The charred body Of little Ruth
Wheeler was buried today in the
Wheeler family plot, at the side Of her
father, in Maple Grove Cemetery on
Long Island The funeral services were
held yesterday afternoon in the home
Of the girls mother, the Rev. John +.
Steen officiating.
Ruth Wheeler was a martyr. She was
faithful in life and faithful unto death, 20
said the minister. as the tears streamed
down his face. she faced the dangers
Of a great city fearleSSIy. hoping TO be
able 70 earn something to assist in car
ing for her mother. While fighting for
] knew her well. and with her family
and friends 1 weep FOR her"
The police are gradually strengthen
ing the chain Of cirCumStantial evidence
around NOlter. Inspector McCafferty,
IN charge of the detective bureau, and
Capt Arthur Carey, OF the homicide bu-
reau, declared today that even if WOlter
refused 10 the last 10 confess, they have
sufficient evidence 10 convict him