The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
WOLTER HAS
7 W0 WIVES,
SAY FRIENDS
Suspicion of Bigamy To Be
Probed BY Police -Wo-
man and Two Children in
Kalamazoo Seek Him.
Trail of Destruction Behind
History ofsLove Affair, In
vestigation Discloses- -Ci-
garmaker Dying.


Louis H. Wolter, 35, the
cigarmaker who shot and SER
iously wounded his wife, Cora
Mashew Ames Wolter, and fa-
tally shot himself last night,
may be a bigamist, according to
information that came into the
possession of the police this af-
ternoon.
Acquaintance of Wolter say
that a wife, from whom he
never was divorced, and two
children are in Kalamazoo,
Mich, and that advertisements
and letters sent broadcast
throughout the country by his
father, have failed to make him
return
Unreasoning jealousy and:
blind love for Cora Wolter are
believed to be at the bottom of
the shooting that occurred in
his apartments, 81 Cannon
street, last night.
The investigation of the
quarrel has disclosed a tale of
fatal destinations that have fol-
lowed the train of Cora Wolter.
WoIter shot himself. Frank Arnes
died by gas poisoning, and if the in,
ferences in a letter found in the
apartment are indicative, ANOTHER
man has either killed himself or is
contemplating it, tor love Of the
woman. X
At st. v1ncent,s hospital Wo1ter is
said to be dying. Bullets penetrated
his brain Mrs Wo1ter is expected to
recover. she has bullets in her back
and groin
Dwight w. Tutt1e, FORMER Senator
and New Haven attorney, denies that
Voter had any ground for jealousy
because OF his business dealings with
her.
The New Haven police were asked
by the family OF Attorney Tutt1e to
look for him as he had been missing
from home since a. m. Attorney
Turtle has been in Bridgeport to-day
and gave an interview to a Farmer
reporter.
shortly after S O'Clock yesterday af-
ternOon Wo1her was at home on the
top floor OF 80 Cannon street, whic1s Is
three Nights above the street, reached
by narrow Railways and stairs with
several turns
Mrs Cora wo1ter arrived at the
home. Her husband apparently had
Suddenly he wheeled Ground and
said: II am going to get you and kill
myself
Mrs. Wozter was frightened. She
turned and ran down the staircase,
pursued by her husband, who -four
1slaed n revolver The first shot fred
from the head OF the second landing
missed her and richotted about the
haIfwaya where it was later found.
Two other shots in rapid succession
lodged in her left shoulder at the
back and in the right thigh Mrs.
Wo1ter had reached the street. She
held the door closed against the posi-
bic efforts of her husband to reach
her again. Meanwht1e she shouted
for assistance. A fourth shot rang
out after an interval of a few seconds
and Mrs. Wo7ter knew instinctively
that her husband had carried out his
threat OF suicide for to a man who
rushed up to aid her as she collapsed
against the doorway she said3 HE
has killed himself
Subsequent investigation proved
her assertion nearly true for Wo1ter
lay at the foot of the second story
landing, a bullet lodged in his brain,
having penetrated near the right tenn
pie. MRS Wo1ter was conveyed to the
wagon of A1eiGs & CO. Later she was
taken to ST. Vincent's hospital where
her husband followed in. the emer-
gency ambulance.
Investigation by Detective Sergeant
Peter Hall and Policeman Otto Kraft
disclosed the motive to have been in
sane jealousy and dependency over
the parting of Mrs. Wo1ter and tho
institution OF divorce proceedings.
The last note written by Wolte1
vas addressed to his wife and read:
Dear Girl: Frank Anes done
the Same as am going to do, so
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