The Washington times., 1905-07-27
MADE STUDY Of
DEADLY GERMS
Carlton Boasts of Skill
With Tetanus Culture.
WAS HIMSELF A SUFFERER
Inspector Cross Receives an Important
Letter From the Police of
Cincinnati.
WAS HIMSELF A SUFFERER

NEW YORK. July 27.-Information
which Police Inspector Cross believes
will be of great use in establishing the
Identity of Frederick +. Carlton. who is
held by the authorities pending an in
vestigation OF the death of two of his
wives, was contained In a letter received
here from Chief of Police Miuiken, of
Cincinnati. The letter was in response
TO appeals sent by Inspector Cross to
the police Of many cities. A photograph
was inclosed. which Inspector Cross says
bears a striking resemblance TO the pris-
oner in Raymond street jail.
Carlton himself furnished a new de-
veIopment IN the case last night. which
is considered by the police to be of the
greatest Importance. The theory that he
may have caused the deaths of his wives
in order to collect Insurance on their
lives, by inoculati Ting them with tetanus
germs, is so unprecedented that the au-
thorities almost desDaired of securing
clues sufficient to establish case.
Knew About Tetanus.
Carlton has said that he had know
ledge of tetanus, because he was once
a sufferer. He made the statement in
reply to a suggestion that ne possessed
unusual knowledge OF teEenus germs.
There is nothing strange about that.
l had tetanus once myself" Carlton is
quoted as saying; Il shot myself in
The hand. and applied earth To the
wound. The tetanus germs were alb
sorbed from the earth. The attack did
not prove serious.
Because of this personal experience
recognized the symptoms when my
first wife was stricken and informed her
physician He said he thought she had
meningitis It was not until three days
later that he agreed with Cig VnnSiE
and prescribed an antitOxin, but 1t was
then too late. II the antitoxin had been
given three days earlier my wife would
be alive today"
Significant facts along this line are
furnished by Mrs. Hattie Schultz. at
whose home, at 19s Sands street. Carlton
lived while he was counting Mamie Cor
don. whom he married within two
months from the death OF Jennie Smyth
Carlton.
During the first three DAYS of his ac-
Cualntance with Mamie Gordon he gave
her 5000 worth of diamonds and courted
her With grim determinat ton, Mrs.
Schultz said. He declared that he
would have the girl within a month, and
he did. II was pitifuI to see the change
that soon came over her. It was while
she was in her last Illness that Carlton
told me of his knowledge of germs,
Study of Germs
I have devoted vast amount of
attention to the study OF germs which
44tt4G AI4IlcAStoO0 IS dOclpiS or
chemists. he told me. I raise my
germs in glycerin. which furnishes
splendid culture.
- The simplest things in life are the
most deadly and effective. They leave
no trace. but you must know how TO
use thGn.' -
StiH another life insurance transaction
which the police viii investigate has
neen revealed. A policy for 1880. issued
by the Prudential Life Insurance Com
pany, of Newark, on the life OF Mile
Petersen. OF $40 Paisade avenue. West
Hoeoken, was made out 10 Frederick
Carlton as beneficiary. 1t is believed
that the policy was paid after dead
woman had been imposed upon the IN
surance officials as Miss Petersen. VINO
is still living. Frank l.. Boppe. mana
ger Of the claim department, says;
1T is probable that this claim was
paid TO Carlton year or so after he
took It out l will have a thorough ex-
animation made OF The books and send
the result TO the police"
Chief of Police MIlIiken wrote to IN
spector Cross that Carlton was probably
a man first known to the police OF West
ern cities as Edward J. Martinez
Married Miss Bird.
Early in 1894 he arrived in New
York" Chief MilIiken writes. and on
April 20. 1894. lie married a Miss Wtletta
s. Bird. of your city. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev Eli Quick.
Martinez, on this occasion, gave the
name of j.. Edward McCandles. After
the marriage they lived in New York
until the money was spent. Then he
and his wife went to CornWall-on-Hud-
SON under the name of Charles and
I.etta Farley, He forged the name of
Irving Oliver TO a $40 cneck on the High
land National Bank.
The letter includes a history of the
man up 10 March -. 1900 when he pre-
tended to have wonderful story in the
CfOebel murder ease.
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