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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-18
Many Women Claim Him as
Their Welded Husband.
HELD ON MANY SERIOUS CHARGES
Suspected of Poisoning Two Wives by Unique
Methods to Collect Their Life Insurance
He Puzzles the Brooklyn
Police Force.

frankness itself on some points, he had
drawn a mental circle about others
and his answers never overstepped the
lien-but through it all there was the
laughing triumphant declaration:
You will see. | will go free. There
will never be charge made to stand
up against me. l am willing to go to
Jail and have everything sifted thor
oughly. AT the proper time l will tell
everything"
Carlton has at the present time three
definite charges against him. The first
is the accusation of II. B. j. Schaub,
machiniSt on the submarine Porpoise,
that Carlton took from him the sum
of 800 on a preteXt that the money
would be used in speculating in tax
sales. On that he stands indicted.
The second charge for which he is
under indictment in Manhattan is the
accusation of DR.. G. A. Goldsmith, of
Stamford, Conn.,, who has sworn that
Carlton drugged him with a cup of tea
and robbed him Of $500 at the St. Clair
hotel, Park Row, in January, 1900.
The third, for which he is accused
jointly with Mrs. Eleanor Van Deven-
ter, with whom he lived, is having in
| his possession improper photographs of
women.
At present DR.. Charles P. O'Connor,
pathologist of the health department,
is conducting a chemical analysis of
the stomach and organs of Mary Cor
man Carlton, his wife, who died in
! March of this year, supposedly from
tetanus, for the purpose of ascertain
ing whether the woman died from poi
son.
The authorities at Washington stand
ready, it is reported, to exhume the
body of Jennie Smyth Carlton, wife,
who died in June, 1904, from tetanus,
it was supposed, for the purpose of dis
covering if she died from the effects
of poison.
Suspect Tetanus Inoculation.
In both of these cases the authori-
ties are proceeding on lne assumption
that in applying modern scientific
methods to murder, the man may have
actually inoculated the women With
the germs of tetanus. They have the
testimony of two persons already in
their possession that Carlton not only
often spoke of germs, but apparently
had cultures OF them in his apartments
A motive for the murder easily proven
the police declare, would be found in
the insurance he collected on the death
of both wives.
Photographs of Carlton have beer
, identified by Mrs. John E. McCandless
. living in a small town in Nebraska
. who declares that they were married il
, 1890, after which She was despoiled o.
her savings and deserted.
Mrs. Fred Carlton, of Yankton, S. D.
) has written to the police that she rec
J ognizes Cartons portrait as that o
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-18

zone in Bloom Is from Acetylene Side of
Curtain)
lights upon plant growth those which
have been made under the intelligent
charge of Profs. Bailey and Craig,
with their assistants at Cornell uni
versity, have been more painstaking
along practical lines than any other
recalled in that particular direction
"Take the radish crop under sun by
day with acetylene at night, and un-
der sun by day and dark at night, and
the conclusions are remarkable, 1t is
seen that 81 radishes on the light or
acetylene side of the curtain aggre-
gated 1876 grams, as against 3S radishes
on the dark side, reaching but 81
grams, less than half
"The behavior of peas, under which
blooms and good-sized pods were pres
ent by the aid of acetylene, at time
when without this not even buds were
apparent, is equally marked.
Perhaps most interesting of all is
the photograph, in which plants are
figured that had never seen daylight.
Altogether, these Cornell acetylene
experiments are the most complete in
their line yet given to the American
public. Investigations to follow will
be watched with much interest.
Whether the discovery will have COM
mercial value to florists and plant-
growers, remains to be seen. When it
is considered that the demand and
price Of flowers and other forced
growths is the greatest in the period
of shortest days about the holidays, it
seems likely that enterprising plant
forcers will avail themselves of these
results to conduct tests having COM
mercial bearing"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-18

vice is very simple, being nothing but
round tin cylinder with a hole at
either end; series of periora, ions
with rough edges on one side ana
series of raised blades on the other. Its
mission in the world is to serve al a
fy-catcher by day, a rat trap at night,
a nutmeg crater at dinner time and a
potator parer for breakfast. This
seems much better and moro econom-
ical rat trap than the device of an
other inventor who has patented an
Illuminated figure of a cat with which
to scare rats and mice away from the
premises.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-18
;I!iIi:E1 (lEES3E7RS1is!i1l, ion
asySSsSsggs4S3Ss& 1NIb-4agSEss
SOUNDING WITHOUT LEAD.
Finding the Depth of the Sea With
out Being in Touch with
It's Bottom.

An ingenious apparatus for determin-
ing the depth of the sea without being in
actual touch with its bottom, has re-
Gently been invented by a Norwegian
engineer, MIR. H. Berggraf. The particu-
lars in the following account, as well as
the illustration are taken from Elek-
troteknisk Tidskrift, Copenhagen.
AS generally understood, it is COM
paratively simple matter to measure the
depth of the sea. All that is necessary
is to fasten a weight to a line, drop it
overheard, allow it to sink to the bottom,
and measure the length of the line run
out And in fact all the measuring ap-
paratus hitherto devised is based on
this method of procedure, though in
some cases the actual arrangement Is
more ecomplicatedto to overcome the many
difficulties encountered in practice.
The most useful arrangement would
evidently be such that the depth of wa
ter under the vessel at any moment
would be registered on dial. An ap-
paratus of this kind, besides being eX-
tremely convenient, would possess the
highest scientific value for topographic
measurement. Moreover, it would be
invaluable as an aid to navigation, for
while single reading of the depth may
apply to numberless points on the
chart, a series of continuous readings
can apply to but one given line.
The apparatus invented by Mr.. Berg
graf is designed for continuous record
ing of this kind The underlying prin-
ciple is one of acoustics, the propa.
cation of a sound wave from the vessel
to the bottom of the sea and back and
the measurement of the time required
for this. Substantially the action is as
follows: A sound wave is emitted by
the closing of an electric circuit which
at the same time starts the index NOV.
ing across the dial. The indeXcontinues
its movement until the sound wave is
reflected and returns to the apparatus
When this occurs a second circuit is
closed, which thereby stops the move
ment of the index 1t is evident that the
greater the distance to the rejecting sur
face, the longer will be the travel of the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-18
A LEADLEss SOUNDING APPARATUS.

index and that its movement is directly
proportional to the distance between
the vessel and this sound-refecting wall
in this case the bottom of the ocean
The apparatus may be so constructed
that an alarm is sounded when the wa
ter shadows to a certain depth, and by
this alarm the danger of grounding
would be considerably decreased
Instead of using graduated dial, it is
more convenient to have the record au-
tomatically marked upon moving strip
of paper. This is the arrangement in
the "bathometer" as constructed by Mr..
Berggraf. The illustration shows the
details of the apparatus.
The disk, a, rotates relatively slowly
in the direction of the arrow. The
projection, C, at given time comes
into contact with d, completing the
circuit, and causing the hammer, g,
of the electro-magnet to strike the
diaphragm, h. This projects sound
waves against the bottom of the sea,
whence they are thrown back to the
vessel and transmitted through the
diaphragm, j. to the microphone, k. In
the circuit of the microphone is in
serted an apparatus, !, designed on the
same principle as telephone. Because
of the resonance tube, n, the mechanism
responds only to the vibration to which
it is attuned, and is insensitive to for
eign sounds. AS the sound emitted has
a period corresponding to that of the
resonance tube, the membrane, m, will
vibrate strongly, closing the circuit, q,
through the arm, o, and the screw, p,
The electro-magnet, +, included in the
circuit, q, then attracts the armature, s.
To ascertain the depth of the sea, it is
now necessary to measure the time that
has elapsed between the transmitting
and the receiving of the sound.
The shaft. l, turns continuously while
a gear wheel, A, is free to move On the
axle, 5. The wheel, 4, alternately acts
as armature to the two electromagnetic
and 3. The direction of rotation of 4
and also of the spur wheel, 6, depends
upon whether one or the other of the
electromagnetic attracts 4 in its ca
pacity as armature. Correspondence
the rod, s. receives an advance or retro
grade movement by means of the
screw, 7.
At the same time that comes into
contact with and starts the sount
waves on their travels. one end, 8, of the
double lever is actuated The latter i!
free to move about 10, The contac
roller, II, will be shifted on to the con
tact plate II, thus closing the circuit
13. The electromagnetic, 2, then attracts
the armature, A, and the rod, IS, moves
in the direction Of the arrow. IA. OF
one end of the rod, 8, is mounted a re
cording pencil, 10, which inscribes
straight line on the paper strip, 16
When the sound wave returns to tn
receiving apparatus. the electromagnet
r, will be energized and attract the arma
ture, s. The contact roller, II, will thel
be shifted on to the plate, II, and tn
circuit, 49, closed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-18

New York.-Gaboriau Poe or Conan
Doyle might have thought of it for
their heroes, but never in the world
of real life before, it is safe to say,
has detective force found its strong
est clew in the effort to prove man
one of the most remarkable criminals
of the age in the simple art of brew
ing cup of tea.
Yet to-day that may be called the
principal connecting link by which
they are hoping to obtain stronger
evidence to show that Frederick E.
Carlton, now a prisoner in Raymond
street Jail, Brooklyn, has been guilty
several times over of murder, repeated
grand larcenies, many bigamies, whole
sale blaclmail and swindling of insur-
ance companies.
Their first cup of tea has been found
almost at the time one James L. Nc
Candlass, farm boy, left his home
at louisiana Polk county, Mo-, in
the latter part of the eighties, and the
last sees Mary German Carlton dying
Is years later in furnished room
house in Sands street, Brooklyn, from
tetanus. During those is years they
have found tea brewed in half the
states of the union, in 20 of its great
cities, in the army and in the navy
and always in the same way. The tea
of course, is only the first step. The
second is the conformation, and that
the police promise, will be for the liv.
Gng
Inspector Cross Puzzled.
Police Inspector Adam A. Cross
known as one of the most intelligent
and best educated of the uniformed
force, borough inspector of Brooklyn
after an hour and half's searching
cross-eXamination of Carlton the othel
day turned to the men waiting, and
with smile that was not wholly tina
of triumph, pointed at the retreatins
figure of Carlton departing between
two policemen, saying:
There goes, in my opinion, one o
the remarkable criminals of the age
L confess l cannot wholly make hin
out. A very high degree of cunning
a smattering of education along pecul
lar lines and criminal instinc
driven by an inordinate desire TO
notoriety have combined to produce
man who would stop at nothing, VIII,
could cover his tracks well for year
and then when discovery did come sup
ply him with the effrontery to stan,
undismayed before overwhelming evi
.dence.
II have just talked to him for a,
hour and half. He declared to m
he would answer frankly, and we
when questions were put to him tina
The did not care to have asked h
would vail his frankness under re
Iusal or the plea that his counsel ha
INSTRUCTED him to keep silent. H
laughs at all charges except perhap
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-18
MAKES PLANTS GROW.
Use of the Acetylene Light in Fore
ing Vegetation-Results of Ex-
periments at Cornell.

The similarity between the quality
of acetylene gaslight and sunlight, as
evidenced by their effect on plant
growth, is strikingly shown by series
of experiments recently made at Cor
nell university. Says the Acetylene
Journal, in a notice of these expert
ments:
THE close approximation of the
light value of acetylene to that of the
sun was years ago demonstrated by
spectrum analysis. 1t has remained
for later experimenters to test the rays
of the gas on plant growth for deter
mining the degree of resemblance be-
tween the illuminant and the sun.
Among investigations with various
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-18

intelligently and logically; that n
where there does not intervene date
or a place or QaSne he desires at this
time to withhold.
A Dangerous Man.
"He is a dangerous man to have
loose" is the way Inspector Cross puts
1t. How many woman have fallen a
prey. to his greed and viciousness it
would be hard to say. How he won the
love and confidence of these women is
beyond comprehension. He is a man
of low, petty practices, man of the
meanest type. He fascinated innocent
women and they were as toys in his
hands"
Miss Marie Breslin, upon whom Carl
ton tried a unique scheme of blackmail
by means of an obnoxious photograph,
fell under Cartons hypnotic eye.
"He asked me to marry him before
his second wife was dead" says this
pretty Brooklyn miss. 81 was her
bridesmaid, and l was shocked when
he spoke to me. felt myself under
his terrible influence. had hardly
the strength to refuse him, but, thank
God. l did. Then he told me he would
get me by foul means, and don't know
what might have happened if he had
not been arrested. always hated him,
but his influence over woman was so
strong that no one without a desperate
effort could get away from him"
Cartoons feverish anxiety for fem
mime love has not deserted him since
his incarceration at the Brooklyn Jail
Mrs. Vandeventer, who was herself
thrust into a cell when Anthony Com.
stock heard of her having posed fol
photographs found in Cartons trunk
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-18
|R f1aEDERZGH e. .CMRZ I0X

one, that of having improper photo
graphs in his possession. He declares
he has an ample defense to every other
accusation, and yet he will not even
afford the police the slightest assist
.ance in arriving at the truth Of any
of the charges against him. He says
he does not care how many come for
ward to accuse him, he knows that
at the proper time he will be able to
go free"
Laughingly Defiant.
1t was just as the inspector had
said. When Carlton met men-report-
.ers from the newsPaReEs and others
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-18

the man she married soon after the
McCandless episode. She declares that
she was robbed and deserted.
Mrs. James Martinez, of Covington,
KY, is positive that Carlton and the
Martinez she married in the early nine
ties are one ana the same person.
Mrs Lulu Kettering, of Rochester, N.
Y, now using her old name, was court
ed and wed in 1897 by one Eduardo de
Rodriguez, self-styled Brazilian plant
er. They came to New York city i'm
mediately after the wedding and Mrs
Kettering swears she recognizes in
Carlton the man who few days later
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-18
A Chemical Atom.

By the old-fashioned definition a
chemical atom lis the smallest portion
of matter capable of existing independ-
entity" But the chemists are now sub
dividing their atoms into "electrons"-
700 to 100000 electrons per atom-but
they are atoms" just the same. But
chemistry always was perplexing sci
ence.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-18
ILLUMINATED RAT scARER.
Device Invented by One Man to
Drive Away Rodents from
Buildings.

A man who must have been a utili-
tartan of the highest order and who
must also have been a dweller in an
apartment house where economy of
space is necessary has designed a
household article that would seem to
have some practical value. This de-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-16
TO PREVENT SICKNESS

and ward of pneumonia, lagrippei catarrh
and bilious attacks that are so prevalent
St this season Of the year. Says an emf
nent physician; "a member of the
American Society OF Physielans and Sur
eeons, also a member Of many other medi-
cal societies Of America and Europe).
arhe first thing TO do" the doctor says,
us to give the patient blood builder and
strengthening tonic, one that will give
strength 10 every organ Of the body, regu-
late the bowels, strengthen the liver 70
healthy action. When this is done no one
need fear pneumonia, lagrippe, catarrh
and the train Of other diseases that are so
dangerous, especially az this season Of the
year. Now continued the doctor, II do
not believe there is another medicine on
earth for these troubles equal TO System
Renovation for making pure rich blood aud
building up the system so It viii stand the
many quick changes Of the weather at this
season Of the year without danger OF TAX
ng cold or becoming afflicted with the
many diseases which are so common at
the present time. / say this from personal
knowledge Of almost every known medi-
cine used in private practice or sold on the
market at the present time. After care
ful investigation OF what system Removal
or has done in my practice and for me
personally, as well as that sold a. the diff
ferent drugstores mas done for others, !
can honestly say that DIR. McrrOw's Sys-
tenn Renovator contains every one OF the
very best blood building elements known
TO the medical profession. IL acts directly
unon the liver, stimulates Il 60 healthy ac-
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the bowels free, creates a healthy appetite,
enables the digestive organs 60 obtain the
necessary elements from the food eaten 70
make rich blood, healthy flesh and muscu-
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clear up saliow and muddy compilations,
something that 40 other medicine ! ever
used In my practice would do. In fact,
system Renovation, although proprietary
medicine, Is as near perfection as any med
icine can be.
81. B. These facts coming from one OF
the leading physici ans, namely, J. :. Git
tigner, NJ. -. LII. D., r. II. c., a graduate
OF Harvard. also a graduate OF Heitleberg,
Germany. IN medicine surely speaks
worlds OF praise for DIR. Morrow and his
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druggists At the following low prices;-
One fun months treatment, s.2o
20 days treatment, 80
q months treatment, sl.n
and is sold under a positive guarantee TO
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questions asked.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-16
March
Rpril May

There is a best time for do
inc everything-that IS. a time
when a thing can be done to
the best advantage, most easily
and most effectively. Now is
the best time for purifying
your blood. Why2 Because
your system is now trying to
purify it-you know this by
the pimples and other erup-
tons that have come on your
face and body.
Hoods Sarsaparilla and
Pills are the medicines to take
they do the work thoroughly
and agreeably and never fail
to do it. They are the medi.
cines you have always heard
recommended.
Il have been taking Hoods sarsaparllla
and have found IL the best Spring medicine
I ever tried. / think it my duty to rec
ommend &c to Others Miss RUSSELL
RiSIHARr, Eaton, Ohio.
Accept no substitutes for
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-16
SaVED WY life

That's what a prominent
lruggist said of SCOTS
emulsion a S hort time
lgo. AS a rule we don't
Use or refer to testimonials
n addressing the public,
out the above remark and
similar expressions are
made so often in connec-
ion with SCOTS Emulsion
hat they are worthy OF
occasional note. From
infancy to old age SCOTS
INFUSION offers a reliable
means of remedying i'm
roper and weak develop
nent restoring lost flesh
md vitality, and repairing
waste. The a cti 0 II of
Scott's Emulsion is no
more Of a secret than the
composition of the Emul
sion itself. What it does
it does through nourish-
ment the kind of nourish-
ment that cannot be OBJ
tanned in ordinary food.
No system is too weak or
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Emulsion and gather good
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-16
10 Towns IA chanaed.

Gullford and Putney were the only
towns in Windham county that voted for
license Rockingham reported as going
for license. went no 55s 10 5i2. Spring
field. in Windsor county, went no, Instead
OF yes
These corrections reduces the number OF
license towns Ia the state to a.
The towns which changed from no liz
censo To license are Arlington, Brighton.
Isle IA Motto, Ludlow, Mortified, Plym-
outh. Readsboro. Richford, Rutland city,
Sandgate, sholburne, stockbridge, st. Al
bans town, ST. George, West Rutland
The towns which changed from license
10 40 license are Barre city Barre town,
Bfattiehoro, Dumwcrston, Fairfield, High
gate, Hyde Park. Maidstone, Milton, Nor
ton. Orwell, Richmond, Rutland town.
South Burlington, Swanton, Wells, Whit
mrham, Windsor, Woodbury..
Glastonbury, the smallest town IN YER
mont, will have no saloon, the vote on IL
cense standing yes 70 no.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-16
ON MerrIn oeelInes q eooa ThIne

1t is stated on good authority that the
Hon. Olin Merrill OF Enosburg, collector
OF customs for the district Of Vermont,
with headquarters at Burlington, VAS of
fered the position OF assistant secretary Of
the treasury a few weeks ago BY Secretary
OF the Treasury Leslie NJ. shaw, but de-
cliued the offer.
Robert b. Armstrong. who has held the
position. which includes general oversight
or customs matters, resigned. and after
Mr.. Merrill declined the position 10 Has
offered 20 James b. Reynolds Of Massachu-
sets. who accepted.
IL IS expected that Secretary shaw viii
retire from the cabinet in about a year,
rumor having ID that be viii seek GO cap
ture the next Republican nomination for
the presidency, and ID Is thought that
may have influenced Mr.. Merrill 70 de-
cline the honor.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-16

The house owned by Mrs. Charles Bar
Der Of panton, better known as the An-
drew Jackson house, was burned early
Thursday morning. The IRE started In
the eli part and was discovered By Henry
81. John. who works for George 4. Jack
son. who carries on the farm and who
occupied the house. Young ST. John,
who was suddenly aroused from sleep, on
seeing hat escape hy the stairway was
Impossible, dropped from the window 10
the ground, q distance ot about fifteen
feet, aud awakened she rest of the family.
The origin OF che fire IS q mystery, as there
had been 30 fire in thar par. Of the house
since about noon Wednesday. "A hiie re-
moving articles from TIE house. Mr.. Jack
son suffered burns on his neck and one of
his shoulders, and So. John Was somewhat
bruised and shaken up. The hoase was
insured Tor $1,000. There is q partial loss
on the contents.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-16

Mother araI. nurse iu Aeu YORK. discovered
an arauatic pheasant acrl tf.as inr Humeu's NIs.
called AUSTRALIA AN-EEAE H D. the aalt GERS
taiH monthly regulator. cures female weak
nesses aud baQFa slte. kidney bladder and urinary
troubles. At all druggists or hF mail foc. sample
EREE Address The Mother Gray Co. LeKoF.
Ny.