The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-02
TWo Woman Lawyers Pitted
Against Each Other In Trial
OfCarl Wanderer for Murder
slayer's Doom Hinges Upon Their
Wit; One Is Attorney for Pros
ecution, Other Attorney for
Defense.

CHICAGO. March Carl wand
orcrs penalty for m" murder of ,hr
ragged stranger" depends upon the
wit and r,sourccfulucss ~ two wo-
men attorneys.
Wanderers trial. starting yesterday.
is the first In Illinois courts In which
two women have engaged In legal
battle Tor the life q man.
Miss Boss g. sullivan, newly ap-
pointed assistant state attorney. will
cndcavor to scnd Wundcrcr 10 Ia,
galows
Mrs Irene I4fkow. counsel for the
defense, viii try 10 save him from
the death penalty
Miss sullivan has praotIccd law In
Chicago FOR five years. She has bocn
the legal counsel IN numerous cases
tor the Chicago Teachers Federation
aud for the board ot education
Mrs L"tkoW i- associated with her
husband. Alphuuap L'tkuW. lu the
practice ot law She has noon prosi-
dent of the Wumuu's Association of
Commerce ut Chicago Tor year.
Murder Irantcup
Tho murder which was committed
June q, 1890. is the most curious
whi b has ever come To- the attention
Of tho Chicago police.
Nandcrcr confessed that hc ar
ranged with q poor bum To- stage
20 fake huld-up OF Waudcror and his
wife in the entrance Co tho Waudrrcr
apartment $50 that he N1udcrcr.
might KIN his wife and attribute the
murder tu the fictitious ruhb'r
lID further confessed that after hr
had KILLED his wife D., shot and killed
the aDcomplirc su thut ho would not
"squ,al."
Last October WauI,ror was tried
ana found guilty of the murder az
his wife and her unborn child
tn" jury recommended mercy and
Justice Mcdonald sentenced Wand
,ror Co % years ln the pcultrUtinry
Tho jury b verdict aroused % storm ut
dislpproyul
Again Indicted
After th" trial WtndurCr was re-
Indicted ON the charge Of numbering
the poor bum
Waudcrcr and Miss Ruth johnson
were engaged TO marry when the war
broke out Wandorrr went overseas
Is second lieutenant. H. won thu
CrolN de- Gucrro. the Distinguished
Service medal. aud promotion 10 q
first licutcnauyy
Ste returned To- Chicago and mar.
ricd Miss johnson. oct 8. 1919
tie quickly tired 90 h.s wife md
planned 90 get her $1,000 savings
~" advised his wife to draw out tho
money so they could buy a house.
THIS she ana
Find, Ragged Youth
ON Mruduy N1ud,rcr went down
town and struck up Hu Acquaintance
with u t1ttrT,d Young man whom ho
promised % Job driving truck lt|
IN" youth wouh meet him that oven
ing
They mot and went tn tho homo Of
70 cousin. Fred Waudcrrr, where Wan
u'rpr borrowed AN automatic pistol
Then Wuud"r,r t1id tho tuttyrcd
stranger that his Job was 10 follow
him ana his wife from moving
picture thoatcr that evening Go thrir
home, whore he was 90 hold them
up"
Wandcrcr ate hearty dinner with
tho wife 10 was 20 XIII two hours
later After the meal hp suggested
a movie, ana while his wife was
gcttiug ready 90 En ho slipped his
own automatic into his pocket and
loaded his cousins gun
They had seen only portion of
IN" picture when Wandoror said hC
wuH tired uf the show and wanted to
leave.
iiold-t y In Nc-,tlbulc
They snuutCr'd home. In the ahnd-
uws ot tho Nrstibulo of tho NIudtrpr
apartment the stranger commanded
them To- hand over their money.
Wandered opened fire W.th both
pistols. The first shots hit tho floor.
Two struck Mrs Wandrr'r and sh,
died Instantly Then hc fired three
bullets into the tramp
Mhnd'rrr rmptivd four moro huI.
lets into tho walls, then fol- upon tho
ragg"d stranger ana beat kls skull
against the the fluoring, 10 Insure
death
Lastly D." placed his cousins gun
hesid" the dead mans body II was
this mistake which finally fixed the
murder upon him.
For the Identification Of tho pistol
led To proof uf his frumcup and his