Show STill TRYING TO UNRAVEL i iF Of F CRIM Victim May Have Been Alive When Torch Was Applied NEW YORK March 28 Spurred Spurred on onby onby onby by the discovery that Ruth Wheeler the victim of the sensational murder uncovered ered last Saturday was by every evidence evidence evidence evi evi- evi- evi dence smothered and stuffed while Unconscious unconscious unconscious un un- conscious Into the fireplace of Albert Welters Welter's apartments and there burned to death the authorities today continued the task of trying to develop the real motive for the crime After Atter the autopsy on the body Cornner's Coroners Coroner's Coroners Coro Corn ners ner's Physician declared that traces of soot in the nostrils and in the lungs convinced him th that t the girl was still living when her body was set on fire tire Hours of questioning of the closest sort have failed to shake young Wolter in his declaration that he never had seen the Wheeler girl and knew nothing of ot the way in which she met her fate He lie steadfastly declines to explain the entry of Ruth Wheelers Wheeler's name in his memorandum book or to account to the satisfaction of the police for his movements movements movements move move- ments on the day when it is learned Miss Wheeler visited whited his rooms in answer to toan toan toan an advertisement for a stenographer In Information Information In- In formation obtained from Katie Miller l or Mueller Wolters Wolter's companion who was arrested yesterday was mostly of a negative negative negative nega nega- tive character A fresh trail In Wolters Wolter's case however was struck by the authorIties authorities authorities author author- in a story told by a young woman who ho confessed to having known Wolter well Her tale of the many young girls who girls who she said had been associated with the prisoner set the authorities to looking up the numerous girls whose names and addresses were found In Wolters Wolter's memorandum memorandum memorandum memo memo- book to S see e If any of them were missing S Since the latter part of January more than fifty girls between the ages of 15 and 17 have been reported missing Allbut All Allbut Allbut but fifteen have been accounted for Under a merciless grinding to toay ay Miss Mueller broke down and gave vo the police some startling a additions to her testimony The police say she told of having returned returned returned re re- re- re turned to Wolters Wolter's apartment on the night Ruth Wheeler was first missed and at 9 o'clock was sound asleep H About midnight ht the report of her testimony continues I was awakened by a crash in the front room I called out there and Albert answered answered answered an an- from the front room saying sayin part of the fireplace has fallen down and 1 Im I'm m fixin fixing it You stay in bed I went right back to sleep but was awakened again about 2 o o'clock clock by another sound bound as of something fall ing Albert was down on eu his knees fore the fireplace shoveling something with his hands back lack into the grate He lie said the fireplace had broken down downa a again in I said Cant I 1 help you and started toward him He lie said roughly Go back to bell bed and stay or Ill I'll choke you rou to death I went back to tobed tobed tobed bed and stayed Inspector McCafferty of the detective bureau said Our Our case ease is practically complete We will prove this poor little lit lit- tIe tle girl went o a seek work from Wolter Wol Wol- tel ter that he attacked her that she sho fought and that lie he choked her until she sho was was was' unconscious Then the most horrible of all happened hap hap- he he burned her while she sho was still alive |