The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-22
CARLTON IS CAPTURED.
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tfs soon as FretZ began to make
move 70 recover mis- property, Madison
skipped out OF Philadelphia, and his
whereabouts were not discovered until
! Geyer located him as the manager OF
Z the Providence Trading company and
by the way scores OF complaints had
been made at the City Hall against
Carlton; but the latter had been care
ful 10 keep within the pale of the law.
Tor all OF his victims had been induced
To hand over their cash to a third
party. and none OF the booty could be
traced to Carlton.
When Carlton was arrested here he
pleaded not guilty and gave $500 for
appearance tomorrow upon the charge
OF being "a fugitive from justice. the
warrant alleging that he was wanted
In PENNSYLVANIA. His bondsman was
l.. III. Baxter.
HEARING BY GOVERNOR.
Four days later a hearing was had
at the State House on Gov. stones req
uisltron upon Gov. Dyer for the body OF
Charles II. Madison.
Carlton at first contended that there
was lack OF Identification but that
cloud was easily swept aside Then his
counsel, Gen. John NJ. Brennan.
claimed that inasmuch as Carlton was
held on bonds on two civil actions that
he could not be taken away to the peril
~ his bondsman. Ostensibly the mat
ter was held two days for advisement.
Dut IN reality the papers We're signed
the next day which was LAST Saturday.
carlton was foxy. ard got out OF
slght at once. Nothing further was
neuru from him until last Tuesday,
When the announcement was made
that his counsel would bring him into
court on suit Of habeas corpus to-
morrow, and keep him here i'm defiance
OF the requlsition, the claim being
made that the chief executive had twice |
before refused acquisitions because the |
persons wanted were already under /
pond in civil actions in this state,
DETECTIVES ON THE ALERT.
The detectives were however. on
the alert They knew that by watching
CARTONS house that they could trace !
him TO his hiding place. Yesterday /
they spotted weli-known
newspaper correspondent who drove
up TO Cartons house and took Mrs /
Carlton and a well-packed grip into
A carriage and drove off. They follow
I'd this vehicle To the Centredale hotel
and back TO Providence. and noted that
The grip was left at the old hosiery. |
This gave them the straight lip that
Carlton was in that house ans that he
was about TO Fly the COOP"
At dusk Capt. Parker telephoned 10
Town Sergt. lLnnecom, OF North
Providence TO meet him on the road, |
some distance from the hotel and start
I'd for Centredale with Detectives Mer-
III and Nickerson.
Reaching tie hotel Sergt. kinnecom
ini the detectives were placed AT the
,uter doors and Capt Parker went 10
room on the second floor where he
urmsed Carlton was hiding. Trying
he door he found Ii locked and heard
! bedstead pushed up against IL.
While Capt Parker was forcing thst
loor Carlton ran out through another
Dom, down stairs, through a dining
Dom where company OF Episcopal
lergy who hal been dedicatlng
hapel were at dinner and 10 their
out through a long hall
,ay' To the back door and plump into
he arms OF the detectives. Carlton was
Without hat, vest or coat.
CARLTON LOCKED Up.
As gracefully as possible he submit
ed 20 the arrest and was locked up in |
ne towns police station.
I'm the meantime Mrs. Carlton and |
man armed with the writ OF habeas
orpus were at Union passenger station
Iatching for Carlton, who. IL he failed
o catch n convenient train which could
AIRY him out of the state, was to be
AIKEN on that writ.
Carlton was detained at CentredaIe
ntil 10 p. m. At II o'clock he was at
he city hall and at S:02 this morning
detective Geycr. with a bracelet on
Is own and on Cartons wrist. was on
Oard a train bound westward and
'ng before Gen. Brennan knew OF she
lsest on the requistiOn. Carlton made q
% kick He said that ne had been as ,
lred by friends that he could beat {
ne requisition I'm the United states {
nd that that was what he was relying
pom.
Naturally Gen. Brennan was incensed {
nd chagrined. but that ne los the q
anne when he thought he had his 1
ana run or trumps. was due TO the | !
lstake OF somebody In selecting the