The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

New York. March 25-Ruth Wheeler
fifteen years Of age. called at The Mer
chants and Bankers Business School OF
Thursday morning 10 see IL they knew
OF any place where she could secure en-
ployment as stenographer. She was
given the address Of Albert Woter, %
East seventy-fffth street. who had sent
post card to the school asking that =
candidate for the position OF stenog-
rapher be sent him.
When Ruth DID not chme home Thurs
day evening her sisters set out to dnd
her. They went to the school and learned
that she had gone TO answer the cal
OF Albert WoIter They went then to
VOTERS rooms He denied any knowl-
edge OF Their sister. They next Went
TO the police.
BOdy Found BunRed.
Albert Wolter was arrested. and to-
day he was held under S5,o05 bah charged
with abduction This afternoon Ruths
body. burned almost beyond recognition.
was found at Wolter's home. and now
he viii be charged with murder
Ruth Wheeler lived with her mother
and two sisters at sl3 West 1s4th street.
Her father. John Wheeler. died a dozen
years age
When Ruths sisters called at the East
seventy-hfth street house they found
themselves at iive-story building The
janitress directed them to Wolter's rooms,
on the top floor The janitress said a
Young girl had called that day and asked
the way TO VOTERS rooms. The descrip-
ton left the sisters in no doubt.
In response 10 a knock. Woiter opened
the door. and the elder girl went IN
She inquired FOR her sister. but he said
he knew OF no saoir person.
4 policeman was sent 10 VOTERS door
20 demand admittance on the complaint
Of the Misses Wheeler. charging him
with knowledge og the whereabouts Of
and the forcible detention of their young
sister.
wolter invited the policeman in. The
policeman went through the rooms. and
nothing could be found that indicated
that Wolter knew aught OF Ruth. The
girls uncle. Amos Wheeler. had Joined
in the search. and it was continued
throughout the building without avail.
FiEd a Painted Fireplace.
The policeman asked Wolter what he
had been doing all day. and Wolter re-
piled that he had been painting the IRE
place, He pointed 10 the fireplace In the
dining-room, which was newly painted
black
The detectives learned that wolters
alleged wife. Katie Miller. worked in
Jungerman's bakery, in Third avenue. and
that Wolter did not work. They found
out Friday morning that Wolter and Katie
Miller. although they had paid for week
IN advance, had suddenly quit their
rooms.
The detectives waited about the neigh
borhood until Katie Miller came back to
get some Of the belongings Of herself ana
Wolter. and then followed her In Park
avenue. whittier she went by q circuitous
route. she met Woter The couple en-
tered a building at 122 East l05th street
Then the detectives went in and arrested
W0ter. That was late on Friday. This
morning Magistrate Breen held Wolter
under &,oo0 ball on charge of abduction
At ? O'Clock this afternoon the denoue-
ment came through waiter. The house
al 224 East Serenty-fifth street shares IFS
fire escape with the building at DO. on
the top floor of %, in apartments CORE
spending to those Of Wolter, in 224 lives
John Taggart, waiter At u.a o'clocl,
Thursday evening Mrs. Tagrarf had
heard somebody next door showing some
thing out onto the fire escape. Looking
out of the window. she saw a man push
ing a big bundle. She thought no more
OF the matter until to-day.
Discover the Bundles.
When Taggart came home about
O'Clock this afternoon she told hin, ~
she bundles on the fire escape. he
STEPPED ont ON the balcony and pitched
both bundles over the railing. SO that
they fell into the yard of 224.
Then he went down and told Janitor
Moht about the matter. and suggested
that he open them Moh refused where
open. The moment lie ripped the cover
Ing of the larger bundle he saw thai i
contained a charred remnant Of a human
body. Mohl notified the police.
The bundle contained what was later
identified as the body OF Ruth Wheeler
She had been stranglsd to death. and her
body had then been burned over a char
coal fire with the aid Of benzine by VOL
ter In the old-fashioned fireplace Of nj.
dining-room. and afterward the remnants
bundled up and thrust upon the fire es-
cape.
The police searched for Katie Miller.
but they had not found her up 10 mid
night.
DanieTs Improvement Marked.