New-York tribune., 1910-04-22
CASE COMPLETE.
Continued from first page.

Amos Wheeler" said Mr.. Moss as he
exhibited the little book where the names
of Young girls had been entered Whose
handwriting is that in?"
TT don't look like VOTERS handwrit-
ing" said the girl. as she glanced at
wolter. in apparent fear that she was
discriminating him. Wolter smiled She
knew he approved, but she also knew
that he had admitted some of the writ
ing to be his.
THE words Parents. Merchants and
Bankers School look like his writing"
added the girl. David y. Carvalho. a
handwriting expert. later testified that
all the writing compared with a stand
ard which was furnished by Wolter-
This ended the girls testimony for the
people. She had supplied the connecting
link Ruth Wheeler had left her UNI
breIla I'm the room. That umbrella was
there on Thursday night. The girl car
ried il away on Friday.
wolter had replaced the fireplace shield
twice on the night of March "a. according
to Katchen Muller and it was for the
jury to decide if Wolter knew what was
in that fireplace and what was behind the
picture which he placed over the stove
hole.
Wolter Coaches His Lawyer
wolter knew that the evidence meant
a blow to the defence. He leaned over
and sought assurance from his lawyers.
Then he coached Mr.. Scott and asked
him to put several questions to Katchen
Muller.
Mr.. Scott took the witness for cross
examination and asked her if Wolter had
said anything when he replaced the fall
len iron in the fireplace. He said 1
didn't need to help him." she replied.
so went away. / asked him what was
fell down That's all"
This part of the girls testimony was
corroborated later when Mrs Kringle,
who lived in the apartment under Wolter.
told of having heard two distinct crashes
in the night Of March "a
did wolter tell you that he was going
to remove the stove from the fireplace?"
asked Mr.. Scott. after he had been
prompted again by the defendant.
les, on w Wednesday.
And when you got home on wednes-
day night was IT moved?"
Yes, sir
Katchen Muller denied that an attempt
had been made to hold Pearl Wheeler a
prisoner when she called at the house in
search of her sister. She said that she
knew nothing of the insult which Pearl
Wheeler said Wolter had offered TO her.
She knew nothing more about VOTERS
letters to stenographers.
That's ALL" said Mr. Scott. as he fin
ished with the girl. He had closed too
quickly for his client, as Wolter had pre-
pared some more questions. but whatever
he meant to ask remained a secret
Wolter smiled at the girl. but she seemed
too frightened to return the sign Of recog-
milton. as she almost ran from the wit
ness chair and into an adjoining room.
where she stayed until the session was
adjourned.
Mr.. Moss said. after Mrs. Kringle had
been called. that he was ready to rest his
case He asked to show the exhibits to
the jury and Wolter had to look again
on the tragic little bits Of evidence coll
lected by the police and the Coroners'
physician
Tragic Relics on View.
As each object was lifted from its COW
ering Mr.. Moss told of its relation to the
crime. First he displayed Ruth Wheel
er's necklace. then her hair. her clothes
and her signet ring. He drew from the
trunk the trays where the bones Of the
dead girl had been set up. and then a
small box containing the dead girls left
hand was given TO the jury for examina-
ton
This box contains few hairs which
were clutched in that hand" said Mr.
Moss. as he passed another exhibit 10 the
jury. He reminded them of the testf-
mony given on Wednesday by DR. Hunt
ington. of Columbia who said that the
hairs did not belong TO the murdered
girl
Before the jury was asked to listen to
the story of Katchen Mueller. Mr.. Moss
called such witnesses as he believed would
more definitely impress it with the facts
Of the finding Of Ruth Wheeler's body
He was satisfied that her identity had
been proved beyond a doubt.
John Taggert the waiter who found
the bundle containing the body on his
fire escape. identified the blood stained
shirt which Katchen Mueller said had
been bought in Germany. Mrs. MohL the
wife OF the janitor Of the East 18th
street house. told of her meeting with
Ruth Wheeler in the hall Of the apart
ment on the day of the murder.
Police Give Their Evidence.
Inspector Titus identified the beads
which were worn by the dead girl He
had seen them on the body when it was
taken to the East 67th street station.
Coroner Holtzhauser told OF finding the
bones which were exhibited. The other
witnesses were policemen who were sent
by Captain Hughes 10 arrest Wolter and
his girl companion and search the fat
for Ruth Wheeler.
Mr. Moss rested his case at $40
o'clock Mr.. Scott made the usual mo-
tions to dismiss the case. but without
avail
THE testimony Of the defence will be
that If a crime was committed at all IT