Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

Hours OF questioning have failed to
shake young Wolter in his declaration
that he had never seen the Wheeler
girl and knew nothing of the way in
which she met her death. In his cell
in the Tombs, where he is lodged on
a charge of murder he protests inno-
cence, but steadfastly declines to eX-
plain the entry of Ruth Wheeler's
name in his memorandum book or to
account, to the satisfaction o fthe po-
lice, for his movements on the day
when it is learned Miss Wheeler visit
ed his rooms in answer to an adver-
tsement for stenographer. She was
not again seen alive outside the East
18TH street house in which Wolter
lived.
Information obtained from Katie Mil
Ter or Mueller, VOTERS companion.
who was arrested yesterday, was most
ly OF a negative character. A fresh
trail in VOTERS case however, was
struck by the authorities. in the story
told them by young woman who con-
fussed to haN ing known Wolter we'll
Her tale of the many young girls, who
she said, had been associated with the
prisoner, set the authorities to look
ing UP the numerous girls. whose
names and addresses were found in
VOTERS memorandum book to see il
any of them are missing. Tho nvesti-
cation is expected to reveal whether or
not Woltcr had any active connection
With the white slave" operations.
Since the latter part of January over
20 girls between the ages of Il and Il
years, have been reported missing to
the police. All but Is have been ac-
counted fol.
Under merciless grillins today ka-
tie Miller. VOTERS companion. broke
down and gave the police some start
ling additions to her testimony.
According to the report of the young
woman's revelations to Capt. Carey of
the homicide bureau she told of hay
ing returned to VOTERS apartments
on the night Ruth Wheeler was first
missed and ut 8 o'clock was sound
asleep.
About midnight" the report of her
testimony continued, Il was awakened
by a crash in the front room. called
out Who's there?' and Albert an
swered from the front room saying:
Part of the fireplace has fallen down
went right back to sleep. but was
awakened again about 2 o'clock by
another sound as of something falling.
Albert was down on his knees before
the fireplace shoveling something with
his hands back into the CRATE. He said
the fireplace had broken down again. I
said Cant / help you?' and started
toward him. He said roughly: &C
back to bed and stay there or I'll chock
you to death | went back to bed and
stayed"
Inspector McCafferty Of the detective
bureau said
Our case is practically complete. We
will prove that this poor little girl went
to seek work from Wolter that he at
tackled her. that she fought and that he
choked her until she was unconscious.
Then the most horrible crime of all
liappened-he burned her while she was
still alive. though unconscious
This afternoon Coroner Holtzhauser
and his physician, Dr. O'Hanlon. visited
the Tombs and spent more than half an
hour with Wolter The latter, DR.. O'Han-
Ion said, frequently cried and emphati-
cally denied knowing anything about the
murder of the girl.
DR.. O'Hanlon said that he asked the
man whether or not he had committed
an assault and that Wolter refused to an
swer. When asked if he would see the
body and identify it Wolter, according
to the physician, appeared to be greatly
frightened and replied mo, l would not
look at her.
During the talk Dr. O'Hanlon said that
Wolter insisted that the Miller woman
opened the door. and admitted Adelaide
Wheeler, a sister of the murdered girl.
and that he was in bed at the time. He
said that when the girl spoke about po-
liceman outside the door the door was
opened at once and the girl was allowed
to go