The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-22
STATE RESTS CASE
IN WOLTER TRIAL
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having murdered the girl. Kate Mueller
was called 70 the witness stand. She is
a slender. blonde woman. with pleasant
features. She was bareheaded and neatly
dressed. She said that she was eighteen
years old. born in Germany. and lived
in this country three and a half yearu.
She had lived with Wolter, she said, since
last December.
Fireplace Is Painted.
Wolter usually saw her at the restau-
rant when he came for coffee and cakes
at o'clock in the afternoon. on March
a he had come for his lunch an hour
o. so earlier. She returned TO their fat
at 7:3O on that evening and found Wolter
painting the fireplace.
Il told him." said the witness. that
we were short of money, and he shouldn't
have done H. He said he wanted 10 fix it
to make II look better"
Continuing her story. the witness said:
Pearl Wheeler came and knocked al the
door of our living room at 7:45 Thursday
evening. Wolter was IN bed. I was half
dressed, and Il opened the door Pearl
Wheeler asked Wolter for her sister
Ruth, but he said he knew nothing about
her. Pearl looked into the closet and
then went away. She couldn't get out
until I unlocked the door for her
At this point the witness hesitated in
her story Mr.. Moss questioned her as TO
what she said 20 Wolter about the visit
Of Pearl Wheeler. She replied that she
had said nothing Being prompted by
Mr. Moss. who consulted her testimony
before the coroner. she admitted that she
had asked Wolter about his writing postal
cards TO girls. and that she had cried.
Changes Her Testimony.
Later the police came with Pearl Whee-
Ter and her mother. Asked by Mr. Moss
what she said 10 Wolter after that visit
the girl, encouraged by the smiling VOL
ter, said that she had not spoken 10 him
after the second visit Again Mr.. Moss
was urgent and. after some hesitation.
the witness said that she had again re-
preached Wolter for having written postal
cards 20 other girls and that she had
cried and he had turned away from her.
/ Then she fell asleep, but about 1870 was
. y
fallen from the room. Wolter GOT up and
replaced something about the fireplace.
Later she was again awakened. but this
time she seemed 10 think it was not by
+ the sound OF anything falling, but by
hearing Wolter at work near the fire.
place She got up then and tried 20 help
him, but he said no that he didn't need
/ her help.
( ION Friday afternoon" said the Wit
ness. "Wolter said we should move I
asked why. and ne said that detectives
and policemen were coming UP. and he
didn't want 10 get arrested. told him
that I had paid the rent. but he said he
wanted TO 80. and thst he would give my
name, Mueller. when he rented another
place"
/ on Friday morning Wolter got ur
when the witness did. she said and walk
ed WIKI her az 6 o'clock 10 the bakery.
Identifies Ruth's Umbrella.
Mr.. Moss then showed the witnes,
Ruth's umbrella and the witness ad-
mitted that she recognized it as an um.
brella she had seen Thursday night IN d
I closet in her and VOTERS room Their
the two blood-stained handkerchiefs wer,
identified by her. one as belonging 20 hei
and one 20 Wolter. The shirt which had
been used for wrapping the bundle sh.
said was VOTERS
The state rests Mr.. Moss announced
and Nj scott proceeded with his opening
''The defense viii be-" he said, "tha
If a crime had been committed In IN,
premises described the defendant knew
nothing about H. He was absent from
the fiat during most OF that day. and hi.
absence would be proved. Moreover.
tenant on Thursday had used the Wolfe
kitchen as a laundry. and on that day
and on Friday. the next day. and OF
Saturday morning had had opportunit,
20 look az the fire escape platform s.,
often mentioned, and that she woul,
swear that on none Of those occasions &
contained any bundles whatever"
That witness. Mr.. Scott said. would b
in attendance tomorrow when the trla
proceeds.