Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-23
His Parents Present.

| As MT. Scott began, WOlters s parents appeared in the court room TOT me lne | first time since the trial began. His mother was dressed in deep black, and i she burst into convulsive sobbing as she saw her boy led into the room. Scott spoke for fifty minutes, ten min utes short of the time allowed Summing Up of Defense.
 wolters cool facing of the gruesome exhibits and his lack Of emotlon our- ing the heartr ending testimony as to Ruth Wheeler's death, the lawyer strove GO emphasize as point In MI 5 clients favor. This indifference. the lawyer said, was indicative of the boys innocence; if guilty he would not have been able to undergo the ordeal with such cOmpOSure-
 'CircumstantiaI evidence is very dan gerous evidence upon which to con- vict." he went on; instances have oc- cured where men have been mistak- enIy convicted. This boy hasn't nerve enough to kill cat, let alone hu- man being.
 He reviewed the testimony of Kate Gille, Wolter's erstwhile girl neighbor. who occupied a room adjoining the apartment in which the murder was committed. and who was one of the witnesses for the defense. The Gille girl testified that she had heard no noise in Wolter's apartment The Wheeler girl weighed about 12O pounds said MT. Scott. Tt is impos- sible that Wolter could have choked her and strangled her and suppressed any outcry. No girl would have sub- rnitted to what they say Ruth Wheel CT was subjected to without screaming. Moreover, it was impossible to burn girl in that fireplace and there Is no evidence of anything used to burn the' body with. There was no oil"
 Attacked the "Third Degree"
 The lawyer attacked the third de- gree and declared that the boy was subjected 'to all the ingenuities of the devil to wiring a confession from him In conclusion he maintained that Vol ter never saw Ruth Wheeler in his life, but wrote to her at the direction of one Amer, a mysterious individual, who figured today for the first time in the trial during the prisoners testi- nlony-
 District Attorney's scathins Arraisp-
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 The assistant district attorneys ar- raignment of the prisoner during his summing up was scathing. "He is not a great criminal" said MT. Moss. He is dangerous criminals perverted character and 2 scourge to the com munity.'' MT. Moss grew emotional as he talked. and turned pleadingly to the jury. 'I have no thirst for human blood" he said, but we ask you in de- ciding this case to think of the army of women who must go out to earn
  selves to the honor of the men whom they meet. They are entitled to be safeguarded by the community. It does not require great wit to prey up on the innocent, upon the guilelesS- upon a little girl of 15, just graduat- ing, hoping to take up the burdens of the household.
 Are we to wait until some criminal a crime in jublic? Must, oth- erwise, society be left helpless ?"
 Brief Charge by the Judge.
 Justice Fosters charge was brief, occupying in all but eighteen minutes. He laid emphasis upon the provisions of the code that when a person is en- gagged in committing a criminal assault and commits murder he is punishable for murder in the first degree, even though the murder be committed with out design to cause death.
 It was exactly 7.10 when Judge Fos- ter ended his charge and the jury filed out, carrying with them the diagram of the flat occupied by Wolter at PA East 75th street From 7.10 until took a recess until 9.30 and went out to dinner. Crowd in Criminal Courts Building.
 When counsel began summing up to- day the crowd in the court room was the largest that has gathered in the criminal courts building since Harry and women struggled for places, dress eswere torn and disarranged, and hats we're crushed in the fight for points of vantage In this throng. in seats we'll down toward the front, were the pris- oner's parents.