The evening world., 1905-07-24
ANOTHER SAYS
that CARLTON
IS MURDERER
St. Louis Man Writes Infor-
nation Of Strange Death
Of Army Comrade.
BODY SHOWS CHEMICALS.
BODY SHOWS CHEMICALS.
Doctors Analysis Of Second
Wife's Organs Reveals Traces
Of Powerful Drug.
NEW WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Police Conceal Identity Of Stranger
Who Has Been Questioned
by inspector Cross.

A new charge OF murder against
Frederick Carlton. locked up in Brook
lyn under suspicion of killing two OF
his numerous wives. was made TO In
spector Cross to-day. II came in tho
shape Of a letter from st. Louis, signed
by a mar whose name the Inspector
would not divulge. The writer of the
letter served in the army with Carlton,
describes him exactly and tells of a
soldier who was killed nearly twonty
years g under circumstances that
made Carlton desert.
Traces of poison are said TO have been
discovered In the organs Of Mary Cor
man Carlton, the second wife of the
prisoner, by DR.. O'Connor. of the
Health Department, who has them I'M
der examination. DIR. Edward ]. Car
roll, who performed the autopsy when
the body was removed from the grave
for examination, believes that the anal
ysis will bring important results.
Body Shows Strong Chemical.
1.-THE CORPSE said DIR. Carroll to-
day, was in surprisingly good condi-
ton. Certainly there was some power
full chemical in the body TO preserve it
so well curing tue AOui ioHtAS """
buried"
Inspector Cross is convinced that in
Carlton he has an arch-criminal
Women from all over the country are
writing letters indicating that Carlton
made a business of marrying and de-
sorting. In case poison is discovered in
the body of the second wife Carlton
will be placed on trial in Brooklyn Tor
murder.
Identified by Picture.
The letter from St. Louis is dated
July 20. 1t reads as follows:
''Chief of Police. Brooklyn, n. Y.
Dear Sir: l notice an article in the
st. Louis Pcst-Dispatch % this date
concerning a man now in your custody
by the name of j. L. McCandless n
various other aliases. ] wish to inform
you that | identity this man bv his pic
ture and history as one / knew seven
teen years ago, when he was a member
OF Company r. Sixth United States In
fantry. at Fort Lewis. Col.
From there he went with his COM
pany to Fort Riley, Kan, where he de-
serted with a man named Murray; lis
record in the army was very bad and
he was accused of taking part IN sew
eral mysterious crimes, finally deserving
when he thought proofs were forthcom-
ing;
4 NHo" nm Wen enough 10 say Ilar
he is a %scoundrel and a man who
wouldn't hesitate at anything to gain
his point. Ask him If he knows any
thing about the murder of Charles
Rush, n soldier of Company c, sixth
Infantry. MCCandless was the last
man seen in his company"
Inspector Cross has sent TO Wash
ington for Cartons army record.
Another Woman In Case.
Another womsn has com forward 20
Identify Frederick +. Carlton, the pGls-
cEer in Raymond Street Jail. Brooklyn,
suspected of having poisoned two Of
his wives with virus which gave them
t%ctanus: 70 collec the insurance on thoir
lives. This woman appeared yesterd"v
and after a conference with Inspector
OF Police Cross went to Raymond street
Jail, where she Identified Carlton as a
man who had played some part in her
life.
So important was the story OF the
new woman witness that Inspector Cross
refused to divulge her name or tell what
she knew of Carlton,
The appearance OF this woman Is only
another link. in the chain CT evidence
that IS welding abou Carlton which.
the police say, proves that he preyed
on women un6er various aliases.