Carl Wanderer, a murderer famous for what became known as "The Case of the Ragged Stranger", killed the assailant who was not immediately identified and the case became a cause clbre, with extensive press coverage.
According to Wanderer's account, the man had been tailing them and followed them into the vestibule of their apartment, presumably to rob them, and Wanderer drew his military service pistola Colt M1911and exchanged fire with the intruder. Wanderer killed the assailant, but his wife was killed by the shooter, who was not immediately identified. The public expressed outrage that Wanderera war hero who was expecting a childwould be set upon and have his pregnant wife killed. However, the circumstances of Ruth's death were suspicious enough to inspire a police investigation. He told the police that he murdered his wife and the stranger to make it look like a robbery. 
