Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-23
WOLTER JOKES
WITH KEEPER
FACING DEATH
Special bv United Press Wtre.


Special by United Press Wire.
New York, April 23:-Albert w.
Wolter, the convicted slayer of Ruth
Wheeler, is seemingly the calmest
man in the city prison today. He is
awaiting sentence of death, which
will be imposed next Wednesday. He
sat in his cell today and joked with
the keepers. He declined to discuss
the verdict.
The admission the brutal young muir
derer made to the police when subject
ed to the third degree process OF OBJ
tanning evidence was factor In de-
termining the minds Of the jurymen
against him.
The jury was out three hours.
When the jurymen came into the
courtroom to communicate the decision
to the court the prisoner became agI-
tated, evidencing nervousness.
When the foreman pronounced the
verdict of I'VE declare the accused
guilty of murder In the first degree
the young criminals face paled per-
ceptibly, and had 1t not been for the
support of one of the court officers it
is likely that he would have fallen.
In few minutes Wolter answered
the questions Of a court officer. The
German said he was eighteen, lived at
122 East One Hundred and Fifth
street, was born in Germany, as were
his parents; that he was a clerk and
was not married.
Lawyer Scott made the usual mo-
tion for new trial on the ground that
the verdict was contrary to the evi-
dence, contrary to law and that there
was not sufficient evidence to warrant
the Indictment
"Your motion is in all respects de-
nied," said Judge Foster.
Asks For a Stay.
"Then may ask for a stay of SEN
tence until have aA opportunity to
talk to this boyT' asked the lawyer.
The district attorney interposed no OBJ
lection, and Judge Foster set next
Wednesday for the day Of sentence.
Judge Foster discharged the jury,
with thanks of unusual warmth for it's
attention and courtesy throughout the
trial.
The days proceedings began with
the calling by the defense of Katie
Gillie. She was a sprightly and well
dressed young woman, who said she
was house servant She occupied
room. she said, in front Of the room
where Wolter lived.
Then Wolter. the defendant, took the
stand, Speaking excellent English, he
testified that he came to this country
from Germany with his mother two
years ago, when he was sixteen years
old On the morning of the day Ruth
Wheeler disappeared he left his fiat,
sSe said, at half past 8, walked out to |
One Hundred and Twentieth street,
bought the pot Of paint and the brush,
went to Central park, loitered there
until half past l, when he went to
lunch where Katie Mueller was await
ing HIM He again went to Central !
park, returned to his fiat and painted |
the fireplace. The reason he gave up
that fiat, he said. was because the po-
lice and detectives were searching the
place, and he d.l not want to live
there under the circumstances" He |
denied positively ever having seen
Ruth Wheeler. He explained the entry |
IA his Notebook regarding Ruth by
saying that he had entered 1t at the
dictation Of man named Fred En-
rendts. with wnom he contemplated !
opening a school Of stenography. s'
Moss Discredits Witness.
Mr. Moss went over the story Of tho
witness occasionel employments for
brief times. disclosing that he had lost |
one position because there was some
money missing" Then Mr. Moss fur
ther discredited the witness by read-
ing extrncts from journals Wolter ad-
mltted were his Those, he snid, he
had copied from newspapers. They
were all either suggestive or stories Of
erinee Of violence. up to sals poInt |
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