New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-07-14
BRIGHTER FOR CARLTON.
Coroner Finds Nothing Suspicious in
Death of Wife.

After investigating the various stories concern
ing Frederick E Carlton and the death OF his
wife which was supposed 10 have occurred from
rstanus four months ago. Coroner Michael J.
Faherty. OF Kings County. said last night that he
could see no ground upon which to hold Mr..
Carlton or order the exhuraation OF the body Of
Mrs. Carlton.
me coroner believes, however that the state
1nents obtained from Henry J. b Schaub who had
Carlton arrested a charge OF swindling him out
q 500, and from the members Of Mrs Cartons
family and others which he secured yesterday
should be turned over TO District Attorney Clarke
on the swindling charge Carlton was held in
700 bail for examination on July Is Schauo
VINO is a machinist on the submarine boat Por-
pose, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, tells story
about Carlton inducing him 10 go 10 the Hotel
s. George aid get a room, and how while Lhere
Carlton offered him bitter wi1iskey gave him pipe
20 smoke which had some white powder under the
tobacco. and how he had been taken IL after eating
some luncheon in Cartons room
Michael J. German brother OF Mrs Carlton does
not appear 10 be altogether satisfied that she ded
Of uetanus, which the diagnosis OF the phy-
Eicians the Long Island College Hospital, and Is
anxious that the body be exhuTned- Carlton said
thar the sickness which killed Mrs. Carlton came
from the scratch OF q cat HIS first wife who was
Miss Jennie smyth. OF East New~York, died OF
tetanus In Washington. some time ago. Both woul-
an had life insurance policies the money on which
paid 70 Carlton
Mrs Harriet schultze, landlady OF the house at
No 2Oe sands-st. where Carlton lived with his
wife said that two months after they were
rted ALrs. Carlton said she had had her life in
sured n favor Of her husband Two months later
she noticed thai Mrs Carlton did not seem to be
II good hsalth- The latter told the landIady that
tbs doctor called 70 attend her had said that the
sores on her arm showed that her blood was out of
condition
Carlton declared. Mrs. schulcze said, that the
doctor eid not know what he was talking about,
ard took his wife TO another physician When
Nh Carlton died she said. the explanation that
her death had been caused by cats scratch
caused some talk
Mrs Mary German, mother Of the second Mrs
Carlton. said she had been told that the sores on
her daughters arm were caused by the scratch OF
says she remembers that there were sores on the
cat itself ~ the time. When Mrs. Carlton died
Ars- German was informed by Henry AIcCadden,
Of No. Ma64So0-sL-. Manhattan, saws,
he had cashed q check for 5000 drawn by an in
sgrance company TO the order Of Carlton
6c1zub told the coroner that when he lived at
he lad seen a large medicine chest II Carlton 3
room and had him mixing white powders on
various occasions. Carlton amateur pho
togTapher Schaub admitted and Tor al he knew
tie development o. pictures
Miss Eleanor Van6eventer who lives at No. 118
ScherInerh Ora-st-, where Carton had room when
he was arrested. on TUESDAY night admits that
she is engaged to be married to him. and thinks
that SchauD IS jealous Of Carlton. Schaub was
formerly adulirer.
81. Manhattan, has some whiskey which, Schaub
saws Is some of what Carlton asked him TO drink
IL the St George Hotel, and some OF the powder
that Schaub declares was IN me pipe given % nm
70 smoke The chemist has been asked 10 make an
ANALYSIS q them Coroner ElaheTTy VIII continue
the Investigation to-day.