The Washington times., 1910-06-13
CHARLTONS COAT
IS FOUND IN LAKE
Fishermen Identify Garment
AS One Worn BY Miss
ing Husband.
CONTINUED from First Page1
correspondence Of IsDolatOff. seized af-
Russian Keeps Silent

r
ter his arrest
Russian Keeps Silent.
Though closely questioned today
again, Ispolatoff refused to say a word
about the mysterious two letters
identical in wording and apparently in
hand writing, one Of which was found
in conspicuous position in the villa.
the other being seized by the authorities
after 1t had been delivered 10 IspoIatoffrs
address. It had been posted. unstamped.
at MolTasio.
That these letters. addressed to tho
Russian, told him that the Charltons
were about to leave for the Genoese
Riviera, because Mrs. Charlton did not
like Moltrasio, is adduced as strong
proof by the supporters Of the theory
that Charlton was killed. too. The Rus
say these
The ashes found in a corner on The
stone hoor Of the villas bed room have
been subjected TO a close scrutiny.
Lake Dragged Again
Determined to Unravel the mystery Of
The murder Of Mrs. Mary Scott Castle
charlton the police today began a
second dragging Of Lake Como and
started also to dig up the ground
around the Villa Legnazzi, near Mol
tfasio, which the Charltons occupied.
Not in years has there been a muir
der In Italy in which the police were
SO divided in their views as in the
Charlton crime. This difference of
opinion is likely to work against an
early solution Of the mystery.
Police Belief Divided.
Half the police believe that Charl-
ton is responsible for his Wife's death
and that he has fed from Italy. The
other half believes that Charlton met
the same fate as his wife and thar
Constantine IsPolatof, the Russian
suspect, alone holds the key to the
murder.
The Como chief Of police and United
states Consul CauEhy at Milan ar.
firm in the belief that CbaSon wa
murdered The chief of police saws
that all stories Of Charlton bavfne-
Deen seen after the murder OF his wiz !
dIS ellher cases OF mistaken identity
authorities e'O
The latest Of these stories is that the
Swiss police traced Charlton to TUcerDa /
where he is said to have arrived Satrr- /
day, and there lost an trace Of biTS -
charlton reaches Lucerne on Saturday,
II Is conceded that he probably has made /
GOOu MS escape
me police are confused by tins that
poured into headquarters today from
Itallan and other European cities thar
men answering CharltOn's description
nave been seen In these cities.
Russian a Shrewd Person.
Ispolatof is proving one Of the craft
lest prisoners ever questioned by the
Italian police. The best detective talent
in Milan and Rome have tried 10 break
down his story that the last he saw oil
the Charltons was on Saturday, June L
at least a day before the murder was
but have failed utterly.
The statement Of NJ Bassi. q druggist
OF CernObbio, that ne lent a pair Of
brass "knucks" to JSpOlatOn was ex-
pected to bring startling DEVELOPMENTS !
but the prisoner refused to show arv
embarrassment when confronted with
this bit Of evidence, and calmly insisted
that Bassi was mistaken.
The police say IL is possible that !
the wounds in Mrs. Charltou's head
could have been produced bv these
'knucks," but they hardly think it prob
able The wounds were fearful bruises |
rather than cuts, such as the .'knucl5s'i /
would probably have produced This
leads the police to adhere TO their orig