The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-08-28
INCLINED TO
THINK THAT WOLF
isn't PR0WLER
None Of the Victims Able 10 Posi-
lively Identify Him "cass Doesn't
Look Good 10 Ne" Declares
Capt Mcdonnell.
Suspect at Home When Girls wsrs
Attacked, Wife says-wa Him
Sent To Asylum.

Weeping as though her heart would
break. Mn. Anna Wolf appeared IN
the probate court Monday morning.
and asked that her husband, Jacob b.
Wolf. arrested on suspicion or being
the man who has been breaking into
homes at night and attacking women
and girls. be committed to the Pontiac
asylum. She is satisfied that he a
insane. The hearing was set Tor 2
O'Clock. Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. Wolf complained bitterly that
their little daughter is taunted and
held up TO ridicule by her playmates
and that she herself is looked at ask
ance by her neighbors.
Even II II were true that my hus-
band were prowling about. that would
be no reason why the children should
shame my girl" she said. Hut i
know he didn't do It." and Mrs. Wolc
burst into tears.
why. he wasn't out OF the house
at night during all the time that theH
say these girls have been attacked.
she declared. II have only my own
word to prove that. but I know that
he wasn't out except this one night. 4
"Oh, II they would only get the facts
| and tell them. But someone said that
he had been arrested before. That II
what breaks my heart, He has never
been arrested before In his life, and
tn police records win show It. n ho
has been arrested why don't you look
| up the police recordsf S
"And the night he was out, know
he wasn't peeking into windows. Any-
body that knew, him will tell you that
he wasn't that kind of a man. He
came from work every night and
stayed right here at homo Ono Of the
girls said she knew him when he had
his derby ON because that was what
he wore when she saw him In her
home. Now he hasn't worn anything
but straw hat this summer. Not
once has ne had his derby on except
week ago Sunday when We went to
chssrch S~.rt 20 "A .t e,1ftifst 3 AZ v. ~
aMy husband has been In the Wayne
county asylum for the insane twice.
He was there three years ago for q
| short time and two years ago for six
months and both times he was dis
charged as cured. i had him placed
there both times because he acted Pc
culiarly, and I knew he wasn't right.
Lately I have noticed that he has
been showing the same symptoms he
did the other occasions. He has
| sort OF far-away expression and he
seems to want to be left alone. When
he gets like that know that q spell
is coming on.
.I will have to work TO send our
daughter to school, but / have done
| that before and can do II again. We
have our little home here but that
can't support the girl and me. But
don't mind that: it's the shame that
| her -companions are bringing upon my
little girl that hurts me.
| at wish you would say for me that
nv husband was never arrested be-
fore. and that I know that he was not
! ont prowling the night the police gos
him He had not come home for sup
nar M all. and I think he had run IN
hatween the houses to hide from Some
one that his wandering mind suggest
ed was after him.
| .The children out there on the sand
n,,a took the papers with the account
1 ~ NV husbands arrest and held "
1 ont before my daughter and Laughed
| a. her and pointed at her. People
| tbat 90 bv the house, stand and stare
at the door as r. this were q SIDE
show NV neighbors shun me- ~
] terrible. and all becanse my husband
has lost his mind. -
The police are by no means sura
that Wolf Is the much-sought prowieI:
Detectiye Lally. who has nad
| charge of the investigation into WoiLs
mast performances, says the man -
rneyestionably demented. but ne de-
| clares that none OF the prowiers ions
list of victims, has been able 70 pos
itively identity Wolf as the man VINO
| at,acked her. Lally declares that not
much Importance can be attached 20
| an Identification, as In every instance
the victims OF the prowier failed 20
get good look at him at the time OK
! the attack.
Another point that goes to show
wolf NAV not be the real prowler 10
the fact that he does not own bicycle
or never rode on one. In several IN
stances. original prowler was seen
10 ride away from the homes OF nm
victims.
Ter does not At Wolf.
Lillian Olms, upon whose identinca-
,ion much depends. looked at Wolf
| and failed to identify him.
ct doesn't look good to me- said
Cant. Mcdonnell. Il don't think Vol
n the man"