Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-23
Slayer of Fifteen Year Old StenOgrapher Ruth
 Wheeler Guilty of First Degree Murder
JURY OUT ONE HOUR FIFTY MINUTES
Defendant Slept Soundly in His Cell while the Jury De liberated His Fate-He Showed No Emotion when Led Into Court to Hear the Verdict-Wolter will be Sentenced Next Wednesday.

New York. April 22.-Albert Wo1- ter. the youth of 19 years, who was -crazy- about women must die in the electric chair for the murder of Ruth Wheeler, a pretty fifteen-year- old stenographer. After only one hour and fifty minutes of deliberation, a jury in the court of special sessions first degree at 10.3o o'clock tonight. bringing to a close a trial marked by swfftness and testimony of horror
 Listened Calmly to the Verdict.
 The boys counsel said with elo- uuence this afternoon that Wolter was too tender hearted to harm a cat, but twelve men decided tonight that he .-s1otzed Ruth Wheeler and thrust her -rhiie yet alive into his fireplace, where soaked with oil. she burned to death With the same waxen faced in difference that he showed throughout the trial Wolter eVinced no emotion when the verdict was announced With almost inhuman complacency he was asleep in his cell-and sleeping soundly-while the jury delibarated on his fate This was made known by a court attendant, who said that he had to rouse the prisoner to bring hirn into court He will be sentenced on Wednesday,
 Stay of Sentence Until Wednesday.
 Immediately after the announce ment of the verdict, Wallace D. Scott.
  motion tha. the verdict be set aside, but Judge Foster overruled him and Scott hurrfedly left court after hay- ing obtained a stay of sentence until "Wednesday
 Prisoner Faced the Jury
 The furymen themselves showed emotion. while the boy who must die showed none. As the jurors filed in, the prisoner was led into the room and took his seat facing the judge His fare was the color Of putty. but hls com plexion is naturally uuwholesome, rnd it's azhiness was accentuated by inc brilliant lights of the courtroom
 When asked if they had found a yer dict William ". Kulp. foreman of the 5rr- answered in a shaking voice. we have He then announced he and his associates had found Wolter guilty of murder in the first degree. siI eyes immediately shifted toward ' he prisoner but he was as stoiid as a tone As he was being handcuffed to cNscers preparatory to being taken back to the Ton1bs. he sazed about him urconcernedly- Defendant Tired and Wanted to Sleep. l
 Neither relatives of the murderer nor Of his victim were in court to | hear the verdict His elderly parents | were in court during the afternoon, I but as he heard the. decision which | means death he was among strangers. | Efforts were made to get statement | from him on his way to the Tombs, | but he refused to talk T don't want | 10 talk tonight. I'm tired and I want | to get a little good sleep first" he | said
 Ruth Wheeler Was Killed March 24. |
 Ruth Wheeler was killed on Thurs | day March 2z failing to dispose of | her body in the fireplace. Wolter cut | 't apart and left the bust and head ! in buriap on a fire escape, | from where it was pushed into the | yard below The grewsome discov- l er,- led te his arrest