The Washington times., 1905-07-17
AUTHORITIES HOPE
TO LOCATE GUILT
AT CARTOONS DOOR
Chemist Will Make Analysis of Fluid and
Powders in Mans Trunk--Detectives
Hope to Unravel Mystery.

NEW YORK, July TI-District Attor-
ney Clarke, of Kings county. today ap-
piled 10 the supreme court for an or
der to exhume the body of Frederick
+. Cartons second wife. Mrs. Mary
German Carlton. The digging of the
body will quickly follow the granting
of the order.
Coroner Flaherty today resumed the
taking of testimony in the inquiry he
has reopened concerning the death of the
second Mrs. Carlton He has several
new witnesses.
To Analyze Fluids.
The city chemist soon will begin the
analysis of the fluids and ~Owders found
in Cartons trunks ana Will also, at the
suggestion of the police. conduct a series
of experiments with cats 10 learn If in
feCtiOns similar TO those described by
Carlton under oath can be developed by
the medicines that were IN his posses
sion, and if tetanUs germs, from which
Cartons two wives died, can be pro
duced by artificial means
Upon the results of this fourfold in
quiry viii depend whether or not Carl
ton, who was arrested on a charge OF
sWlndllnG companion out of S708 and
whose bail was fixed at 81 500, will be
arrested on the more serious charge of
wife murder.
Hearing Tomorrow.
The larceny charge against Carlton
will be heard by Magistrate DooIin in
the Adams street police court. Brooklyn.
tomorrow morning. Cartoons defense
was that he paid back his accuser, n.
j. B. Scuab. in full
Inspector Adam A Cross. who bss
lad a score OF detectives investigating
no Ers-4n r,rrs- Il, 81
OF Frederick z. Carlton, now in a cell
in Raymond street Jail, Brooklyn.
charged with larceny, made the direct
charge today that Carlton was respon-
s!b bic for the sudden deaths of both his
wives, who, Carlton says. died from
lcckjaw-
More Serious Charge
From my investigation" said IN
spector Cross today. al have found THAI
everything points to the conclusion that
Carlton was responsible for the death
OF his two wives. 7 cannot say any
thing more at the present. When the
man IS arraigned tomorrow on the
swindling charge he viii in all proba-
hility be confronted with an accusation
OF a more serious nature
The inspector was most empha slc,
and made his statement with much de-
liberation.
Carlton Pleased.
no move the authorities might make
could have pleased me better than this
decision 10 exhume the bodies Of my
two wives. a thorough examination by
chemical analysis or otherwise will set
tie the vague, malicious rumors be-
cause of which 7 have been accused by
three persons at different times of mur-
der. I am content to remain in prison
until it IS all over. absolutely certain
that I will go free--Pleared of every
charge of every kind
Frederick +. Carlton. in Raymond
street Jail, Brooklyn. acknowledging
frankly that he knows that the larceny
charge is OvershadoWed by the endeavor
TO show that te made away with two
wives by poison, uttered the foregoing
II Is the first time since the months-oId
inSlnua1OnS and TumOrS about him have
Crystalzed into official action that Carl
ton has consented to make q statement
for publication.
Married Only Twice.
Carlton would not discuss the case
wherein Schaub accuses him OF the theft
of 800. But this other he said, which
may never come into court, may always