The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-28
WOLTER'S GIRL IS ARRESTED
SlTS NE WROTE CARD THAT
LTRED RITH WHEELER.
Ana That Sacs and shirt FJEurinG IN tho
Murder We're HIs-she suSpected
something -Dr. O'IIanISa Thinks GIri
Burned Auve-TOuGh Denies An.

Burned AsIve--TOuIh Denies An.
A weak link in the chain OF essentially
circumstantial evidence with which the
police and tho District Attorneys otfico
are surrounding Albert wolter. charged
with the murder Of iTteen-year-old Ruth
Wheeler. would be difHcult for the lay
man TO find. bu, the men are working still
| 90 perfect their case against Wolter and
TO find out the whole truth OF the murder
OF the child who went to VOTERS home
in search Of employment as a stem-
ographer.
some 81 them worked all nj gh, on the
case. When an early csler found Capt.
Hughes in the East SiNty-seventh street
station yesterday morning and siartod
20 ask him n question Capt. Hughes ex-
break'a-'s- AZ he proceeded to wres,ls
with an orange. the only breakfast IN
sight.
/ ~ was Z o'clock in the afternoon when
the captain started home for DINNER and
some rest after Inspector Titus. Capt.
, Carey Of the homicide bureau and Assist
ant District Attorney Turnhuil had ob-
obiained from Katie Muller twhose name
on Saturday was given a. Miyer), VINO
was arrested a little before noon. some
valuable cOrrobOraiive evidence ASainss
wolter.
The story OF Katie miller. who had
been living with wolter. was the most
! Interesting testimony unearthed yestsr-
day. but IL was not the most sensational.
I for Coronsrs Physician O'Hanlon AFTER
performing an autopsy expressed tho
opinion that Ruth Wheeler had been
burned alive.
! Yesterdays work by the police began
with a surprise which possibly should
not have been surprising In this case
OF surprises in which the very finding
OF the girls body by . citizen In woltsrfs
home astoundsd the police when they
were seeking the girl about tho city and
holding her murderer on the charge Of
abduction.
Yesterday mornings surprise came
when the jailers % the YorkvilIe court
prison went 70 get wolter for his arraign-
ment. The nineteen year-old German.
who had stood several hours Of grilling
on Saturday evening when his quostioners
had shown him Ruth Wheelers hAtptn
and other offsets found IN his homa.
Including his own shirt that had boen
found with the body. and who from
to'clodE until pasS midnight persisted n
denying knowledge Of the murder In
his apartments. had slept 20 soundly
that the jailers had difficulty in awaken
ing him.
They took him to the Yorkvills courA
where the charge Of abduction was with
drawn and Magistrate Bresn rsmAndsd
him TO the Coroner on the charge Of MUIR
der At the Coroner's off3ce In Osnegs
street Capt. Carey spent another hour
or two questioning him. with no oett9P
success. the captain said. than On tho
night before.
The captain suddenly lost the Acuae-
neas OF his interest IN woleer on receipt
OF q telephone message that WoltsT's
companion. Katie Mallsr. had been a.
rested wOlser was ssnt over 10 tho
Tombs without hall.
Katie Mnllar was arrested at the house
in Fast IOSth street where she and woltar
took rooms altar their fight from tho
house % thu murder n Fast Seventy
4 fifth strvst. Detective HurtOn WINS waite
! ing for her when she came slowly along
the street and sat down on the stops Of
the house. She had in her hands two
German morning newspapers and an
English morning paper and sho began 70
read n one OF the German papers the
story Of Ruth whealOr's murder. Ghs
had not carfars in her pOckst and Hurtoe
paid the fares down 70 the Fourth branoh
| - EENe.-..S,unA 90
and sixth avenue. AftarwRrd at thu
ted her story.
She was born near Bremen In Germany
and came here about three years a@p.
Her parents ara not in this country. She
mot wOlter last Juns nc q ball In AIRING
ton Hail and In August they began living
together. Thsy had lived st various
addresses In this city since thcn and N
the fall had worked for a family NAMED
Pender &C Irvington. She was surs that
wolter since she had lived with him had
had nothing 90 do With other giris- He
wns always lind and wouldn't do any
thing % any girl
Her faith m him wns Jared Tor the
Hrst time last Thursday svening wiHn
Pearl wheeler c&ma % thSar rooms and
demanded that ha tall hsr whore hes
sister Ruth was. This episOds made hsF
Jealous. ahs said. and shs cried anl In
bar turn demanded that hS tall hsg wha4
hs had bad 90 do with tn other GIRL
He dsnisd knOwinR thS other giri. though
he finally ackn0wbsdDsd having wrisesn
thu postcard askang for Girl sssno --Aphse
90 call.
ThanA ooupls Of hours lAaar the 2. ,asslsB
sisesEs oams back With - resiee This