The Washington times., 1905-07-17

be a stain on my character and on the
character of another. 1t is as much
on Mrs. Yandeventer's account as on my
own that ! am speaking now.
Il have spent the last seventeen years
in New York city and vicinity, and if
necessary I can retrace every step L
have made / do not do so now because
that would only bring in the names Of
many persons whom | do not care TO
have prosecuted. They Will come for
ward at the proper time.
I have beer married only twice, and
the statement ascrihed to Schaub and
Mrs. Schultz that ] have said | had been
married nVe or six times is untrue. AS
10 the death, or supposed death. Of All
bert MCLaughhu-Mcl-a deserted
from the navy iii July or August, 1902. /
was then cnlei commissary steward on
the United States steamship Buffalo,
which left New York for Manila in June,
1902 returning about October Is. Al the
time of his desertion the ship was in
the neighborhood OF the Red Sea.
Welded in Secrer.
7 first met Jennie y Smyth on Fri
day. May 9. 1902 after a correspondence
of about five months. through a letter
Of introduction from Mclaughlin. We
were married secretly the next month,
Owing to a failure to have the maria ge
recorded we weTC again married on a l.
gust 2S. 1902. in Brooklyn.
The Witnesses were William Moore
and a Mr.. Toy In September. \ few
days previous to her brothers marriage,
Mrs. Carlton had some words with her
parents, and she and her brother left
nome. the brother occupying my room at
19S Sands street. until his marriage. At
ter one week at the Hotel St. George
Mrs Carlton went to board in East New
York She remained there until Novem-
Der, when she joined NE in Washington.
She visited Brooklyn in February, re-
naming one month
In May Mrs. Carlton, in putting on a
felt slipper with a rubber sole, stamped
on the floor. and a needle sticking in
the mating ran through the sole into
her foot and broke off 1t was extract
tu the Geological Gardens. Her foot
Fainfng her, she removed her shoe and
stocking and walked barefooted for two
hours. Returning home, the foot be
gan to swell Next Monday she told
me, in n laughing mood: Ned. the fun
Eiest thing happened this morning.
When | went TO breakfast l could not
get my mouth open TO cat
Got Physician Once.
DR. Hodges. of Second street and
Pennsylvania avenue, was at the house
inside of fifteen minutes after this re-
mark. He pronounced the case tetanus
and asked for consultation. Dr. Ray
Eond spear. lieutenant commander.
came in consultation, performing an
operation on the foot. The treatment
of Mrs Carlton was entirely in the
hands Of Miss Sweeney, a graduate
nurse- The doctors visited her three to
five times daily, and on May l6. I think,
D1. Henry G. Frey. d noted specialist,
was added,
Several letters were written to Mr.
and Mrs Smyth by me. stating the facts
il the case. ! telegraphed on Sunday,
and the brother and mother came on
Tuesday afternoon. They found Mrs.
Carlton perfectly rational, she talking
Ia them about half an hour. They were
also present when the doctors called al
o'clock Mrs. Carlton died at g05
o'clock that night
a thorough opportunity was given at
that time TO her relatives TO make any
investigation they wished"
The Washington police have not been
asked by the Brooklyn authorities TO
investigate the death of the first Mrs.
Carlton nor 10 trace the history of Carl
ton during his stay here,
If such mNestigat is being made II
is entirely independent of the police and
detective departments. Until asked to
do so, the local police will not take Il
hand in the matter, as there are no
charges against Carlton IN Washington.