Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-08-04
MAKES AN AWFUL CHARGE
Did Carlton Try to Make His Mother
in.Law Kill His Wife?
MRS. GORMAN ALLEGES THAT HE Did.
Ia the Raymond Street jail Carlton Expressed
Himself Perfectly Confident That he Would
'Get Out Of the Scrape" and That as Soon
as He Was Released He Would Marry
Gilmore Yandeveuter.

New York Especially Two days be-
fore fie death of Mary German Carlton,
the last wife Of Frederick E. Carlton,
notorious as the Brooklyn "Bluebeard,
the man plotted to have her murdered
by her own mother, according to state
ment made to an Evening World re-
porter by Mrs. Michael German, of 23o
Bridge street. The parent of this hap
less wife of Carlton also declared that
her son-in-law concealed from her that
he had insured her daughters life for
$1,000 until she discovered it through
the undertaken who cashed the check.
The story told by Mrs. German is, in eff
feet, that Carlton tried to accomplish
the murder of his wife exactly as Pat
rick did that of Millionaire Rice, using
Valet Jones to actually administer the
fatal anesthetic.
Speaking of Cartons alleged attempt
to have her murder her daughter Mrs,
German said:
"Oh March last, two days before Ma
mie died, Carlton sent for me, telling me
that he was worn out from nursing her.
I was very i'll at the time and had to
fairly drag myself to their home.
"Mr. Carlton had told me and my
grandson that Mamie was only suffer
ing from neuralgia. He had concealed
the fact that she had tetanus. He INSIST
ed that she was not seriously i'll, but
needed my attention, as he had worn
himself out.
when | reached the house he said
that my daughter was occasionally very
nervous, but if | wanted to soothe her
to take some absorbent cotton and satu-
rate it with liquid in bottle he had
put on a dresser a few feet from my
daughters bed. He said the stuff was
harmless and that | could hold it over
Mamie's mouth and nostrils and in this
way quiet her.
HE then went into an adjoining room,
saving that he was going to get some
sleep. | know that he did not go to
sleep, but watched me constantly.
"My daughter was unconscious on the
bed. in deep sleep. She did not be-
come nervous at all. After waiting at
her side for several hours | went over
and examined the bottle he had told me
the soothing liquid was in. T.,
81 found that it contained a powerful
solution of chloroform and that If |
had done as Carlton requested me l
would have caused the death of my child
and have been the murderer. He told
me that Mamie had slight commissions
and that this chloroform would subdue
them. I later learned, although he kept
it from me, that these commissions were
the most aggravated symptoms OF te-
tanus.
Before Mamie died she and Carlton
told me that her life was insured for
$1,000. After her death / asked him
for the jewelry that ! and my husband
had given to her. He said he had pawn
ed it all. When spoke about the $1,000
insurance he said that the greater part
of it had been taken up in paying tor
the funeral expenses.
"Not long after that / met the under
taker who had buried my daughter at a
funeral in New York and | remarked to
him that it had taken practically all OF
Mamie's insurance to pay his bills. He
replied that | was very much mistaken
if | thought my daughter was only in
sured- for that amount and said:
"Why, Mrs. Carlton was insured tor
$4,000. l know that, for | cashed the
insurance check myself"
Though l am convinced that this
man caused the death of my daughter
for his own ends, am afraid that he is
too slick to ever be brought to JUS
tice."
Evidence against Carlton was strength
ened, the police declare, when Borough
Inspector Cross received a letter from
the Chief of Police of Rochester, stat
ing that Mrs. Lulu Keppering, of that
city, had identified the pictures of Carl
ton sent by Inspector Cross as that OF
the man who married her under the
name of D. Roderiguez and brought her
to New York to the Astor House. He
managed with his persuasive ways, she
| alleges, to get her jewelry and left heI
after nine days with the intention oil
going to Brazil on business mission
promising either to return or send tol
her within a short time.
She says that she never saw him
again. She says that Rodriguez while
she was in the Aston House gave hei
some dates to eat just before leaving
| for Brazil and that she was i'll for about
| six months.