The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-21
Hop His Satanic Plan So Cunningly
: Devised to Safely Put His
fUnsuspecting Wife in Her Grave
,sr vie murderer. @. Was Betrayed
kbem 1ened omk

n TO3Jg WIG muiuorois ho'o
M bssn ooatented TO take : only
planpS1 10 cot rid Of and arrange
the delails Of ssving their own necks
as best tAee could. But Lieut.. Carl
Wandefes! yfecently convicted OF
SHOOTING his wife in Chicago. coolly
added another murder to the tragedy
tosinsufe his own safety.
III was q well thought out plan.
Fhs tprmer machine gun officer had
falleu IA love with another woman.
Mre Wanderer was in the way
thofs was no fault to find with her.
xhS Has pretty, devoted, but she
suuconscionsly interfered with his in
3sntion 70 marry the other girl.
The problem was to get rid OF his
:Nl4e.-to M her-and not risk dis
vOtSfy Lieut.. Wanderer pondered
me thing long and carefully. At last
ne hit upon q scheme. 1t seemed
TO fit the situation in all respects
aud he went over 1t again and again
working out the details in his mind.
n the lieutenant could find just
the right man, there could be no
doubt of complete success. He would
frame bogus highwayman attack.
In the confusion Of the pretended
robbery 'wanderer would calmly
shoot his wife, drop the pistol at her
feet and shout for help as he pointed
to the fleeing figure Of his accom-
plice.
But where was he to find man
stosplay the part Of highwayman?
For several weeks Wanderer fire.
quented the dives Of the worst sec
lions Of Chicago searching for his
man. In the midnight lunch rooms
he studied the ragged patrons. In
the back rooms Of saloons he sat at
me tables, bought drinks and engaged
s''the seedy ones in conversation. But
"he was cautious, very cautious. Not
every one would do. He must be
constituencies wretch, Of course,
-..twho would agree to be a partner
44oin such a diabolica1 assassination. A
o.yet he must not be a drunken, garrulo
ass who would fill up on liquor and ia
about 1t.
"'- II was a risky thing to unfold his pla
nnto a stranger. It would not do to pick
" married man or we'll known Chica
tramp because Wanderer had in mind
feature of the crime which made It high
desirable that his confederate should n
be identified. 1t was a man little kno,
I'm Chicago, that would be the ideal p
.-son-a newcomer or a stranger, IL possib
At last Wanderer found his man
Canadian, a former soldier, hard,
y ragged, soulless scoundrel. The Lieutena
uubought drinks and warmed u. his n,
=. friend. They talked and drank and Wa
=, oderer said good night with an appoi
ment to meet again next day-but not
word had the Lieutenant said about
murder scheme.
= So for several days Wanderer and
ragged stranger met and talked and {
Lieutenant watched him closely and SLOW
H'probed the depths Of his criminal CHI
.eactef.., At last he decided that the Cal
,sdian ne'er-do.well would do Wanderer
folded his plans. Would the ragged O
hide in the shadows Of the doorway
Wanderers home and. as he anf lis W
'" came in from the theatre, make a prefer
OF holding them up? The stranger need
take any part in the murder, 1t was
planned; Wanderer himself would atte
to all that. The stranger would not ev
need pistol-Wanderer would fire
49, fatal shot. Just be there in the dark v
:. thule, pretend to be a highwayman a
then run away-and Wanderer would ?
. the promised reward.
=" II was agreed
80. But, with cruel smile, Wanderer she
= hands on the bargain and omitted to m
ton that two shots would be fired and
first one would be into the heart OF
ragged stranger.