New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-21
Prisoner Stoicai as They De.
scribe Events That Led to
Her Murder.
plIR FOUND IN DEAD HAND
rocks of Slayer Were Clutched
in Victims Fingers-Girl
Was Alive When Put in
Fireplace.

-. n General Sessions yesterday at
=. .-;si ~ Albert w. Wolter, charged
-, the murder ~ Ruth A. Wheeler.
a., be found locked in her left hand
,,,s ~ hair which had been torn from
y, head of her slayer. DR. Philip
,,,,nlon. the Coruners' physician. testi-
- that the girl. who disappeared from
- home on March q. was placed alive
e-eplsce in the rooms which were
..,,,ied tv wolter and that her death
Is caused by asphyxiation and incin-
Grafton.
Prank Moss. the Assistant District At
,,--ev knitted together the bits OF the
,,-cHmstautisl evidence 10 show that
v-o,te- sent 20 the Merchants and Bank
.-s. Rvsiness School for a stenographer.
,-s that the body of Ruth Wheeler. who
,-sr-ered the call. was found on the fire
,s,sne outside his rooms at No. 224
ras, 10Th street. The plan OF VOTERS
,svne-s 10 show that Ruth Wheeler was
-, l.ine6 was spoiled by her two sisters.
rsa-, and Adelaide. who identi1ed her
,iquet ring. which was found in the
ss-es of the fireplace where the girls
bodv was partly destroyed. and other
relics
Wote- did not display the slightest
sisn Of apprehension when the prosecu-
,ion showed The greWsone exhibits with
which il expects TO complete the case
AGAINST him. He faced Pearl Wheeler
IS she told of her visit to his apartment
n search Of her sister. and how finally
sbe threatened him with arrest after he
had insulted her. He sat unmoved as
Or Huntington held up the charred hand
q the murdered girl.
Hairs Held m Girls Hand.
A dozen moderately long hairs were
fu,ched in that hand" said Professor
Burlington. Then. as IL TO impress the
crowd in the courtroom. he waited until
Nr Moss asked him il he had compared
tic hairs with those which were found
on the skull Of Ruth wheeler. In an al
most inaudible voice he said he had.
They cid not belong to the same per
son A microscopic examination showed
that the hair in the left hand did not
bslong 10 the victim" said Dr. Hunting
ton. as he leaned forward from the wit
ness chair.
Albert wolter had listened intentiy TO
lhe testimony which WAS given earlier
IL the afternoon by Professor John II.
k-kiu. OF Columbia. University. who
sid that he had found evidences of an
other crime during the examination OF
Ruth Wheeler's body. Wolter also
hss-d the expert opinion given by Dr.
0Hsrlon. who said that there was no
5outt as to the cause Of Ruth wheeler's
tos,h. She had been strangled, he tes-
tired. and then the body was placed in 2.
frer1ace. where tho last flicker ~ her
re was burned out. Mr.. Scott. VOTERS
counsel. tried 20 shake this evidence. but
sne6 20 trfp or. O'Hanlon.
PEER Wheeler Last Witness.
res-1 Wheeler. the older sister Of Ruth,
"a -he est witness who confronted
Tolte- yesterday. She told ~ her sis
i,rF desi-e H. get work and how she
hoped that sne would he sent 20 = place
or Ma~~h - That morning. according
n Pear Wheeler. Ruth left home shortly
before 2 o'clock. she went 10 the Ner-
charts a-d Bankers Business College
That man thoro. Wolter. was IN the
ars-nent ~ 30. 224 Fast 10Th street
on 'he night when called there in
search ~ rIr sister" said tho witness.
'.inting 30 the prisoner.
a uomsr Katie Nuoller--opened the
'oo-. asked II wolter lived there. and
fher fIat mar rose from his bed. Be
fnserrd -e So 'd that he hsd not seen
nF sister" continued Miss Wheeler.
'sUth, Egth' Answer me n you are
hsrr' o cried. - looked under the bed
'nl boz egs-t closet. wolter did not offer
''a aid Ine. sud Katie Mueller only looked
nf Indifferent. ~ nay Efforts.
y vented 70 get out. Tho door was
'".sed. Tbon Z said. You might just
=. 7elI open Tho door. 7 have an officer
e1is.de.'"
Then Miss Wheeler idertifcd = hook
which. according =. fhe testimony given
previously hv John Nohl the janitor of
No house. had only tao lzevs-one in the
possession ~ Wolter nd - he kept for
hmsef-
AZ Miss wheeler recited in y low tone
'f s'or, ~ fhe night when she made
vain search for her sister Wolter
''eo his eyes On the jury His head
'Nlns back and forrb. Pearl Wheelers
% b'azed ss she raced him. but he met
W g.ance with careless Indifference.
hef whispered answers 10 Mr. Mosss
-'s''ons sounded almost like shouts In
-' quletness - the courtroom. The
''fn in the audience. with handker-
''if - uleir faces. listened eagerly 10
3tort. when ~ had been told they
tGpeciautly as tho big trunk which
''lained the prosecutors exhibits Wa
gened
~h Moss helC up an umbrella. He
ssked Miss Wheeler II she had seen it
before
a'o gave Il 10 my sister Ruth for
'ls'tnss gift. n was last December
ne witness. who seemed 10 be On
verge of = collapse
'-leT package was lified from the
again she Was asked n she
snlzed the cofsen1e.
81. 'o' sald Miss wheelo-. as her eyes /
Jon nocl,iac.. ''Those turquoise
were given 10 R8th eight years
sle wore them ;hat morning"
Az. -'fi is Ruth's sigret ring" said Miss
~ as a gold ring @ifh the initials