Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-28
Ruth WhoeIer's Murderer
Sentenced to Chair.
Listens 10 Judges SoIemaWolds
with Utter Indifference.
Taken to Sing Sing to Die ID
Week Of June 6.

New York, April 27.-Albert w. Vol
ter, convicted of the murder Of little
Ruth Wheeler, was sentenced Wednes-
day at New York by Judge Foster in
general sessions, to die in the electric
chair at Sing Sing prison sometime
during the week beginning June S. The
condemned man displayed only q. Ian.
guild interest in the court proceedings.
Counsel for Wolter has indicated that
he will carry the case to the courtsof APP
peals. which would act as a stay OF
execution. No sign Of remorse has been
exhibited by Wolter, who will be the
youngest criminal ever executed in this
State. His. only interest. according to
the keepers in the Tombs Is in his food,
and he apparently cares nothing about
his impending fate. 81.
great crowd of men and women
fought for admission to the courtroom
i'll which Wolter was sentenced. Short
ly after Judge Foster took his seat tho
prisoner was led in. He looked impas-
svely at the judge bu. smiled and shook
hands with Wallace d. Scott, his counsel.
Frank Moss, assistant district att
torney. who prosecuted Wolter. made the
motion for the imposition OF the SEN
tcncc of death and Wolter was asked IL
there was any reason why the sentence
should not be pronounced a 7.
Mr.. Scott replying for Wolter, said
he already had made all the legal mo-
tons necessary and had advised his
client that there was nothing for tho
court to do but to impose sentence. He
said that il he was able to obtain q
ruling from a higher court for q new
trial he would be glad to have the case
re-tried before the same court In which
the first trial had been held.
When Judge Foster began to speak
Wolter gazed at him intently but with
no show of feeling as the fateful words
were pronounced. --r
ALBERT w. Wolter," said the Judge.
you have had fair trial. in which
you have been ably defended. The
crime of which you have been convict
ed attracted the attention of the whole
world by it's very enormity and caused
many to doubt your sanity. I have
carefully observed your conduct in
court during the whole week Of our
trial and / have detected nothing to
Indicate that you are not sane under
the law. In addition reports which have
Deen IHduS Dy frank a. MCduiTe, itHe
1ombs physician and Dr. Ira G. Tracy.
superintendent of the Long Island
State Asylum for the Insane, confirm
my impression that you are morally
and legally responsible for the crime
of which you stand convicted"
Judge Foster then imposed the sem
tence of death and Wolter was taken
to the Tonlbs. Later he was taken to
police headquarters, where he was
photographed and measured This af-
ternoon he left in the custody of state
officers for Sing Sing prison.
None of VOTERS relatives nor any
members of the Wheeler family we're
in court when sentence was pronounc-
ed. Ti r..
After he had boarded the train for
Sing Sing Wolter lighted big black
cigar and sat next the window placid
ly smoking. A throng gathered outside
the window to watch him and the dep
uty sheriff who had him In charge.
pulled down the window shade. The
youth whose air OF bravado never
deserted him and who seemed to en-
joy the attention he was attracting. at
once raised the curtain and continued
smoking in full view Of the crowd UNI
til the train pulled out of the depot.