Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-26
WIFE SAW POISON IN DATES.
Charged Carlton Welded, Robbed
Tried to Kill Deserted Woman.

Frederick f.. Carlton. the much-marred
and accused man of Brooklyn, was charged
yesterday i'm New York with having welded,
robbed and deserted "A wealthy Rochester
woman. after attempting To poison her
Evidence that he had tried 10 insure Mrs.
Vandeventer as his wife was reported by
Inspector Cross and Coroner Flaherty sale
Carlton would be indicted for murder.
Inspector Cross received letter from
Chief of Police Hayden OF Rochester stat
ing that Carlton had been identified in that
city as a man who. under the name Of De
Rodriguez. representing himself as a Bra
lillian planter. had married and robbed
wealthy woman there.
Mrs Lulu Kettering married to
Carlton by the Rev. Mr.. Edison at Christ
Church on December 20, 1891 CHEZ Hay
den Informed the inspector. The man was
introduced to her as Martinez He told her
his name was Carlton, visited her daily.
sent her flowers and jewels and saad ne
was a wealthy planter. Her family object
ed to their marriage, but after persistent
efforts he won them over. They went 10
New York and stayed at the Astor House
She accidentally gained possession of some
of his letters and her suspicious We're
aroused by their contents. He got posses
sion OF all her diamonds and money. she
persisted in going back to Rochester. ana
ne gave her money, but only for railroad
fare.
Several times when she was with him
ne insisted her eating dates These al
ways made her i'll. She WAS Ill for three
months aYter she returned home Physl-
clans said something she had eaten had
caused her illness.
She has never seen or heard of the man
since she left him. ten days after their
marriage although she has made many at
tempts to find him. Her health Is ruined.
Inspector Cross also received report
II all hat on INN
last an application was made 10y Frederick
r. Carlton to the Colonial Life Insurance
Company, at AZ Montgomery street, Jersey
City, for insurance of 81 900 on the life OF
his wife. Mrs. Elinor Carlton. This was
only three months after the death of the
wife whose body was eXhumed recently
Both Carlton and Mrs. Nandeventer have
repea tedy told the officials they were never
married The application for insurance was
made through A. -. Sweeney. an agent
and the Colonial company sent an inspector
to 1913 Sands street. Brooklyn. He learned
that Cartons wife had recently died, that
he was not again married, so far as Mrs
Schultz his landlady. knew. and that no
Mrs Elinor Carlton lived AT that address.
Sweeney reported to the company tina
Cartons first wife had recently died and
he had Immediately married again: that the
couple were living In Burlington. n j., and
had no permanent home Sweeney's home
was in Burlington. The application was
rejected
Among Cartons papers was found let
ter signed Your Broken Hearted Kid"
written from Burlington in which the
writer pleaded with Carlton To return to
her and said: III you do not you may
soon have to collect my Insurance. too
1T is perfectly evident that the woman
whom Carlton tried to insure as his wife
was Mrs. Vandeyenter." Inspector Cross
said. Whether the woman was a dupe
or an accomplice. | cannot say. The re
markabie feature Of the case is the con
nection of Sweeney with it, We cannot
find him"
Announcement that Carlton will be In
dicted by the grand jury OF Kings COUNTY
on a charge of numbering his second Brook
Ign wife was made yesterday afternoon
following a conference between DIR. OCon-
nor, who is making the chemical analysis
OF the body; District Attorney Clarke of
Kings county and Inspector Cross The
grand jury will be asked to indct on the
ground that Carlton inoculated his wife
with tetanus germs.
She was i'll for three months and grad
ually wasted away" Coroner Flaherty said
I'VE do not know what was the matter
with her during that time. Then her hus-
band announced that she had tetanus. That
was before there were any symptoms OF
tetanus. What | want to know is how he
knew she had tetanus'