Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24
GIRLS SLAYER MUST DIE
Albert WOlter Convicted Of Murder Of
Ruth Wheeler.
ELECTRIC CHAIR THE PENALTY
Youth shows No Emotion Ehea Fate
fs Announced Jury Makes
Quick work with
Decision.
ELECTRIC CHAIR THE PENALTY

NEW YORK. April 2s.-Albert wolter.
degenerate youth OF - years. who giOated
over lewd pictures and was crazy about
women, must die in the electric chair for
the murder OF Ruth Wheeler. a pretty Is
year-old stenographer. After only one hour
and fifty minutes of deliberatOn a jury
in the court OF special session found him
guilty in the first degree at 1919 o'clock
last night. bringing 10 a close a trial
marked By its swift movement and its
/ testimony Of horror.
The boys lawyer SAD with eloduenee
that Wolter was too ten3er hearted 70 hurt
cat. but twelve men decided tonight
that he had srrangied Ruth WHEELER ana
thrust her while yet alive in his fireplace.
where, soaked with oil. her crumpled body
Writhed and burned.
With the same waxed-face Indifference
that he had shown Throughout the trial
WolteT evineed no emotion when the yer
dict was announced with almost inhuman
eomplaeency he had been sound asleep in
lis cell while the jury was celebrating
He viii be sentenced on Wednesday.
/ The Jurors themselves showed emotion,
while the boy who must die showed none
When asked II they had found a verdict.
William V. Kulp, foreman, answered in a
shaking voice. we have" and announced
they had found wolter guilty Of murder
in the first degree. All eyes Immediately
shifted toward the prisonef, but he wa
as stolid as a piece OF stone.
No relatives OF the murderer were IN
court 10 hear the verdict. His aged par
ents were in court during the afternoon
Wolter refused 70 talk
L don't want TO talk tonight. I'm tired
and ! want 10 get little good sleep FIRST
The last chapter in the night TO save
Wolter from the electric chair began wher
Wallace d. Scott, his lawyer. began sum
ming up for the defense. Wolter himself
was the chief witness and remained OF
the stand three hours
Boys Mother I'm Court.
As Mr.. Scott began. WOltsr,s parents an
peared in the court room for the frs
ilIne since the trial began. The rnotbe
burst into oonvulsive sobbing when sh,
saw her boy led into the court room
'Circumstantial evidence is very danger
Gus evidence upon which to convict" sal,
? Attorney Scott Instances have oecurre,
/ WheTe men have been mistakenly con
Nleteo- This boy hasn't nerve enough L
XII a cat, let alone a human being
1 He is not great criminal" said As
, slstant District Attorney Moss. He is
dangerous criminals perverted characte
, ana a seoGrgs TO the community.
, There Is no unexplained circumstance
here" he continued There was never
7 case in which every circumstance was :
: straight-pOinted."
II was exactly 7:Io when judge Fosts
snded his charge and the jury filed on,
= The crowd today was the largest in IN
criminal court building since Harry Tha,
Was on trial for his life. Men and Uome
; struggled fer places. gowns we're torn an
dlsarranged and hats were crushed in N
: nEht for points OF vantage
when Wolter was led bsek n IA. -,
/ ols young woman pressed forward an
Z attempted to hand him a rose. A con,
E officer brushed her aside.
e ASopert Montgomery, lessee N n
saJoining Woiter, today told Judqe Fo-,-
p'4tately ne had received a letter !,
itEing him 500 IL he would te.tirv - -
s,aniiaiion OF the evidence OF Katl
Mueller.
huth Wheeler was killed March a v-.V
ins 70 dispose Of her body IN tbe -.
pace Woiter cut il apart and Ief, ~
eust and head wrapped IN burlap %,
ire escape. from where Il was nm.bs.
INTO the yard below. He v-as -
march . and placed on trial Monday ~
ne ofnied ever knowing Ruth Whaele,
D1t testimony showed she hsd been -
% hiS rooms eHpecting 10 obtain work !
E stenographer.