Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-29
of Youth Accused of
Murder Engage Lawyer.
LATTER VISITS PRISONER
Suspected Slayer of Ruth Wheeler
in Better Spirits.
EXPECTED TO LOOSEN UP"
Police Believe He Will Tell All He
Knows When He Hears From
Katie Muller.

Special Dispatch 10 The star
NEW YORK, March 29.-Walter VOL
ter. the nineteen-year-old prisoner who
is held in the Tombs on a charge of kill
ing Ruth Wheeler. the fifteen-year oid
stenographer who went to his house in
East 10Th street in search of employment.
got the first word from his parents this
morning. A lawyer named Wallace ID.
Scott of II Broadway went to the prison
about o'clock and showed a retainer
from, the accused youths parents. The
lawyer and client were closeted for some
time and on leaving the Tombs Mr.. Scott
said that he believed his client was inno-
cent and that he had impressed on him
the necessity of not talking too much.
The fact that VOTERS father and
mother would stand by him and have
gone to the expense Of hiring a lawyer to
prepare a defense seemed to cheer the
youthful prisoner up.
Here is the scrap of paper which Mr..
Scott showed to the warden: I'VE, the
undersigned, father and mother of Wal
ter Wolter. hereby retain Wallace D..
Scott as attorney in the case of the peo-
pie against Walter Wolter."
Becomes More Reticent
of checking the garrulity of Wolter. 1t
also brought out the fact that his Chris
tan name is Walter. Heretofore he has
been known as Albert When inquirers
this morning sought to get some informa-
ton from the accused he sent down a
curt note: Il got nothing to say. You
have to see my lawyer
Wolter spent a good night in the
Tombs. He slept soundly. and when he
arose from his iron cot he ate hearty
breakfast.
For some hours last night the police
hammered away at him. and while they
got admissions az to minor happenings
connected with the visit of Ruth Wheeler
to tie East 18th street fiat. there was
nothing brought out which could be used
directly in accusing the prisoner with
the killing of the little girl.
However. the detectives and Inspector
Titus are confident that he will loosen
up They went away from the city
prison last night with the assurance that
Wolter would tell Inspector Titus on
Wednesday what he knows about the
crime the Turing and Staying of Ruth
Wheeler.
Woman Makes Statements.
Katie Muller. who is in the house of de-
tention. is playing an important part in
the alleged mystery. She has told Capt.
Carey in great detail all that she knows
al bout the visit of Ruth Wheeler to VOL
ter While all this information is re-
garded as important by the chief of the
homicide bureau. he will not make public
any of the statements which he has man
aged to get from the woman.
Wolter has sudden changes OF tempera-
ment At times he breaks down and sobs
like a child. At other times he is defiant,
and argues that he has an alibi which
will secure his acquittai. But there APP
pears to be some satisfaction obtained
from the prisoners announcement that
as soon as he got a letter from Katie
Muller he would tell all that he knows.
This man would create the impression
that he is trying to save the woman.
that she is innocent of any wrongdoing,
and mat whatever led up to the killing
Of Ruth Wheeler cannot be traced to
Katie Muller.