Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-28
New York's Latest Horror.

New York, March 2S.-ln addition
to the death of the Wheeler girl, the
polae are trying to fssten upon The
German youth, Albert Wolter, series Of
crimes which will show him up In
the light OF q king OF the drivers OF white
slaves.
Hatcher Mueller, Wolte,'s pseudo
wife, who auppoltsd the youth and who
lived with him Ia the fat on east
5evepty fifth street, where;the girl was
killed and burned, has been arrested by
the police aud has given damaging evil
depce against her paramour.
She has given, too, the names OF young
girls with whom she said Wolter had
had relations, aud the police are looking
them up, believing they Will be able TO
show that The youth has been living
for long Tins on the shame of women
and has even gone to the point OF de-.
troying some of them who refused to be-
come mis- slaves.
The police have obtsiced from VOL
ter's rooms a memorandum book @hlch
they believe will disclose further EVIL
dence against the prisoner. II was in
this book that was fund the memoran.
dunn That Wolt,r bad employees Ruth
Wheeler, aged fifteen, as stenographer at
ST week. Wolter, when arrested, de-
MED that be had ever heard of the
Wheeler girl. This book contains the
psmes OF dozen of ether New York
girls with their addresses and detectives
are seeking these, to learn If Trey becam
Woit,r's victims.
Captain Hughes, In charge of the
Est 67Ithe street police station who Is in
charge of the case, said today he believed
the pasty.com plexioned German ycu'h
| vas the ctive head of the band Of men
and womeu who trsfficked in white
| slaves, VOTERS tack being to lure yonng
girls to his apartments and get them in
| bis power, either by persuasion or force,
| ii necessary.
OJlontr Holtzbsuser, who has he'd
Wolter TO tae grand jury without bail,
! on the charge of murder, told the United
Press today that Ruth Wheeler Vas
| dead when placed in the fire place in
| which her slayer sought to burn her body
and thus hide the traces OF the crime. BE
added many details which showed the
! 6endish brutality Of the crime. The
coronet:
"Rulh Wheeler went 10 Wolter's
apartment in search of work. Her
! slayer probably attacked her aud the
girl screamed. The mann instanlly
! seized her by the throst t, stop her cut.
cries. Probably without intention, he
killed her. Thep, to make assurance
doubly sure, he tied piece OF rope
arsuud her neck and twisted 1t fiendishy,
| so that it cut deep into the flesh. Rea.
Whit be had done the murderer
sought to hide tie evidences Of his crime.
&c doubled up the girls body VITA her
kuees under her chin, aud tied 1t to
pether with q piece of wire. Then be
| built big charcoal Ere In the CRATE and
vepl 1t going with oil. He tried to
thfu,t the girls body In, but i. was too
large. An examination Of the gilps
| O II shows tn! t !hebru:e then t2ok a kni e
aud cut away the flesh of the legs st the
thigh /. at! the bone WIS reached. Then
be literally broke the bonss By bending
them, probably over his knee. The ex-
eF1Instion proves that the bones were
broker, aud net sawed. Then he cut
off the flesh of the srms aud broke them
oil. dismemberiug the body. which he
then tried to hurn Up. he did burn the
arm, and legs completely up"