Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-29
SEEK OTHER GIRLS WHOM
WOtTERs LURED TO ROOMS
Alleged Murderer of Ruth
Wheeler Connected With
White Slave Traffic

NEW YORK. March 3S.-Spdrred on
by the discovery that Ruth Wheeler, the
girl stenOgrapher victim OF the sensa-
tional murder uncovered last saturday,
was by every evidence smothered ana
stuffed alive. though unconscious. INTO
the fire place OF Albert VOTERS apart
mentS and there burned 10 death, tnc
authorities today continued the task OF
trying TO develop the rear motive Tor
the crime.
After the autopsy on the body. Coro-
ner's Physician O'HanIan declared that
traces OF SCOT in the nOstrils and lungs
convinced him that the giri was still
living when her body was set on 1lre
by the murderer.
Hours of questioning OF the closest
sort have failed to shake young VOL
ter in his declaration that he never had
seen the Wheeler girl assd knew moth
ing OF the way she met her rate. He
steadfastly declined to explain the en-
try OF Ruth Wheeler's name in his men,
Orandum book or TO account to the sat-
fsfactiOn OF his movements on the day
Miss Wheeler visited his room. in an
swer to an advertisement for a stenog-
rapher and was never again seen alive
outside the East 18th street house in
which WOlter lived
Information obtained from Katie
Muller, or Muller, VOTERS companion
alive character. A fresh trail in the
Wolter case. however. was struck by the
authorities in a story told them by a
young woman who confessed TO having
known Wolter well. Her tale of many
young girls. who. she said. had been
assaulted by the prisoner. set the au-
thOrities TO looking for the numerous
girls whose names and addresses were
found in VOTERS memorandum book.
The investigation is expected 20 reveal
whether Wolter had any active connec-
ton with white slave" operations.
Since the latter part Of January more
than so girls between the ages of Is and
u years have been reported TO the po-
lice as missing. All but Is have been
accounted for.
WOMAN TELLS OF MURDER.
Under a merciless griiling today, Ka-
tie Mueller broke down and gave the po-
lice startling additions TO her testimony.
She told OF having returned to VOL
ter's apartment on the night Ruth whee-
Ter was first missed and at Q o'clock was
sound asleep.
About midnight" the report Of her
testimony continued. Il was awakened
by crash in the front room. I called
out Who's thereT and Albert answered
from the front room. saying, Part OF
this place has fallen down and I'm fixing
It. You stay in bed
Il went right back to sleep but I was
awakened again about O'Clock by an
other sound as OF something falling.
Albert was down on his knees before
the Fireplace shoveling something with
his hands back into the CRATE
GIRL BURIED ALIVE.
He said the fireplace had broken
down again. I said. Can't I help you?'
and started toward. He said ",
Go back to bed and stay there, or I'll
choke you to death I went back to bed
and stayed
Following the examination Of the
Mueller woman and its results thus in
uicated. Inspector McCafferty, OF the de-
tcctive bureau. said: Our case is prac-
ticaily complete. We will prove that
this poor little girl went TO seek work
from Wolter. that he attacked her. that
she fought and that he cnoked her until
she was unconscious
Then the most horrible thing Of all
happened-he burned her while she was
still alive. though unconscious"