The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-22
Special from United Press.1

New York, April 22.-Positively de- nying that he ever harmed Ruth Ames Wheeler, the young stenographer
 whose body was found on a dre-escape outside of the room he had occupied. Albert W. Wolter took the stand in his own defense today. While plain ly realizing his condition it was ap- parent that Wolter had nerved himself for the ordeal and as he told the
 story of his wanderings on the day
 the missing girl is known to have gone to his house, he looked straight at the jury and his answers were given firm ly. Skillfully guided by his counsel, he
 recited the alibi which he hopes will give him freedom.
 Wolter said he was born in Ger
 mRny and had been in this country but two years He lived with his par ents while employed by a local piano firm. He met Katchen Mueller one day he said, and went to live with her. His parents objected and order ed him from her home. He declared that during the time he and the girl were living together he was out of work, although he tried to find employ ment. Their expenses, he admitted, were paid by the girl.
 Describing his movements on the day of the murder Wolter said:
 "I got up at o'clock and after breakfast I left the house to look for work. I bought paper and left Ka- tie, who started for work. I went want ads in the paper. There was nothing that appealed to me so went across to the lake and sat down. I stayed in the park until noon when I went over to the bakery on Columbus avenue where Katie worked. Then I had some lunch and went back to the park. T stayed there until 3 o'clock
 When I got home I found Fred Amer there. He was a waiter met at Coney Island and he and I had agreed to start a shorthand school in which was to teach stenography in German which knew. After talking about this a half dozen times, at his suggestion took down the writing in my memorandum book:
 ts Ruth Ames Wheeler, 14, parents American, Merchant and bankers bus mess successful Amer told me that she would be good girl to get into our school and this was the reason made the entries. Amer and I had nearly completed our school and the day before told Lena Schwartz who came there, to come back that day and see Amer. 8l ing and cleaning up about the house. had been painting about there the day before, having varnished the pic- ture frames in the roorn When Katie came home that night we had our s1p- per and went to bed. The next day I left the house with Katie at o'clock and never went back there being ar
 Scott showed him the postal card sent to the school signed with a rub Der stamp "A. Wolter, secretary and handwriting expert yesterday swore that it was in this handwriting.
 When Assistant District Attorney Moss started his cross-examination he did so in a contempiative manner, in plainly by his questions that he did not consider Wolter's story plausible.
 "You were out of work several weeks?'' he asked. "I was'' ''Where did you get money for your expenses % From Katie" fSf4e earned hers and your own 1iving?'' 'sYes''
 How much did she get2' Seven dollars a week." And you lived off that in idIeness ?'' Yes"
 "You say that you told Lena Schwartz to come back and see Amer ]