Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-23
BOY MUST DIE:
IN ELECTRIC
CHAIR


INV Morning journal speriai leased Wiroi
Kew york April 22 Aiheri VOL
ter deneneip,e youth OF 9 years. WHO
eloated oVvi lewd pictures aud was
CRAZY about women must die IN the
electric chair for the murder OF Ruth
Wheeler. pretty fiftcen year old
stenagiaphcr
About ore hour and tiftV minutes OF
deiiheration. iury IN the court OF
special sessions tound him guilty OF
first dearec murder at 1890 tonight
hrnaing 10 close q trial marked
hv its swift movement and its testi-
menN oi horror
Tho bnys counsel said with elo-
quenre that Woltrr WAs too tender
hraiteu 10 harm n eat, but twelve men
Nppidetl tonight he i.Nd straneled RUTH
Wheeler ANA thrust her, while yet
alive into his fireplace. where SOAKED
with on her rrumplrd hoat wfithed
and burned
WIN tho sanie wax iared indiifer
enee hp had shown throughout the
uial Wolier listened 70 the verdict
with almost inhunan cnmplacency ne
had been found usltpn In his cell Nhlie
the jury was delibciatins.
He will hp arntenreh Wednesday,.
php Jurors themselves showed emo
ton. while the boy who must ale
showed none when asked i he found
Ia verdict. William u kulp, foreman
answered " Shaking voice
w hnve." ANA announced murder
m Tho first ncerre
an eyes suited toward the prisoner
IL uae stulld rs Il piece ut stone no
tenised to talk
= don't want IA talk tonlght-Im
tlred and 7 Wont to get a little good
Ieleep llrs,
rhc last chnpter IN the aght "a save
Wolter from ihe electric chair began
when Walftce - Scott, his lawyer
bsaan ahtnninr ur Tor the defense.
Woit"f hlmst II WIS the fhiet witness
Eana remained 6f the stafd three
Ibt1ire Ns M scott heean Wolttf's
pafenta anpenteH NJ The enntt rbnf
I feF tie tirsi time rte mother hurst
into tonvulspns as she saw her nov
led Into the room
cieumstnnlial evidence IS very
dangerous evidence upon which 20
eangict said Attorney scott M
stanets have nccurtet where men nave
been mistakenly convicted. rms hoy
has not nerve enough to kill cat. let
aIane q human beine.
etie is NOT u gtont criminal said
Assistant District Attorney MOSS ne
* daneeroUs ctirunHl 20 perverted
nafactcr 4nd a scourse @ The com
tauuitv
more is no unexplained circum
stance hbfc rhrre was never q casc
in which every circumstance was 50
straight
Il WIS 7.lO II ~ when Judge Fos-
ter ended hts charge and the Jury
gied ont Tho crowd WIS the largest
lp the criminal court building since
Harry Thaw WAS on trinl for his HE.
Afen and women struggled for places
Gowns were corn anl hats crushed III
the fight for poi1s ~ vantage.
When Wolttr 0os tel hack 20 his
eefi. ono young woman pressed FOR
ward and att mpttd 70 hand him
rose court officer brushed her
aside.
Rob0rt " NDnRomcrv lessee Of
flat adioining VOTERS today tpld
fudge Foster privately that he had
received ID tDttcr 0ff ring him Sl00 Y
nc would testify ~ circnmstant'ittion
bf the evidence of flate 4ills
Ruth VIII tier was killed March "a
ffinp to dispose az her body IN the
tiftpltcc. Wolter cnr It apart and left
thf rusi and heal wrapped in bur
lap on ID fire escape whom Il was push
ad into the yard below He was ar
rested March rs ana placed on trial
Tandav last he denied having known
Euh wheeler but testimony showed
She bad beou sent 10 his rooms eN-
Meeting to obtain work. as q stenog-
rauher