The sun., 1910-06-24


Princes Irene were having their bag
rarr examined he decided % look them
over Had h. heen fifteen minutes later
~ Is possible that Charlton might have
walked on the pier he was standing
over his baggage waiting for it 70 b
examined when SCOTT pointed him out
and the detectives nabbed him
rAP1. SCOTS PAEr ~ rHE ARREST.
capt Scott made up his mind soma
days ago that he would leave no stone
unturned toward bringing his sisters
slayer 10 Justice. and when he saw a news
paper despatch from London saying that
Charlton was suspected Of being on the
Deutschland the Captain determined n
come here and search that ship himself
On Wednesday evening he applied 20 his
commander at Fort Wright, on Fishers
Island Tor three days leave of absence.
When he explained why he wanted leave
he got ten days Il vas pretty late in the
evening then. but the Captain decided that
ifhe was 20 catch the Deutschland h. would
have % hustle lie got two soldiers 70
take him across Long Island Sound TO
New London IN httle launch az I
O'Clock yesterday morning A. SIS he
swlnE on a train az the New London sta
tion bound for New York city
ltwas7 o clock when Capt scott reached
the Grand Central station, and he rushed
20 a telephone he called up Police
Headquarters mere. got lnspertOr Russell
and asked him what steps had been taken
70 examine the Deutschland which he
thought Vas due any minute Inspector
Russell told him that the ship landed al
Hoboken, which was out OF his lurisdic-
tion. ana explained 10 him that the police
on the other SIDE OF the river looked after
alch cases However. the Inspector said
he would send Lieut.. ROss 10 help him
look the boat over.
Before leaving his station Capt Scott
had taken the preClutlon 20 bring with him
a letter which he had r.Ceived only three
days ago from Charlton. II had been
mailed quite a while ago and had been
forwarded 20 the captain after having
come by a ruunda bout way In Il Charl-
ton asked the Captain. his 6rother-in-
law, % zee that his wedding announce
msnt was mailed 20 a list Of friends which
be Enve. These for the most part proved
20 bs clerks in the National City hank
where Charlton was formerly employed
The letter bore CharltOn's signature.
Valuable sI0NATURF.
The Captain was glad that he had
brought this letter when he found that
Inspector Russell somewhat 10 his sur
prise mad no picture OF Charlton except
a newspapar cut Of him when he was
a young boy and also that the Inspector
had practically no description of the
man be was after The captain had no
description Of his brotheT-in-hw and
had never met him. He decided that
the place 20 get a description Of him
was al the National City Rank where
Chariton's friends were employed. He
went az once % the hank aud there. by
interviewing some OF these clerks. he
was able % gst a fairly good mental
picture Of the man that he hoped 10 get
he also called up Chief of Pohce HAYES Of
Hoboken and told him he was on his way
10 $50 hum
All OF this had taken some time and
II was nearly noon before the captain
reached the North German Lloyd pier
On his way he had stopped at Police
Headquarters n Hoboken and Chief
Hayes there assigned three detectives,
Garrick Weinthal and Fallon. 90 accom-
Iany him and placed them virtually
under the captains orders The chief
aaid that be had meant 20 search tho
arriving from nov on They decided
90 get a tug 70 90 down the hay and meet
the Deutschland But on the way over
20 the pier IL occurred 20 them that the
Prin0ess Irene, which had just hegtIn
unloading her passengers, might he worth
looking over
CHARLToN SPOTTED or rHF PIER
They found the usual busy scene on
the pier and passengers who had had
their baggage examined were already
beginning 10 leave. The captain found
that the vessel had come from Genoa
and other Italian ports and be- tmmedi-
ately became Interested in her Without
waiting % give the detectives the desCrip-
tion which he had got ~ Charlton he he
gan looking into the little stalls where ths
Passengers were having their baggage
Inspected. In the third of these Compart-
ments he saw something that Interested
him. Standing over two rather shabby
Guitcases stood bOytsh looking fellow
dressed IN a rather shabby blue suit.
high rundown collar and neglg
shirt. he was short and slender. His
eyes r8ved incessantly around the pier
and HE hands were shaking Il was the
shaking hands that most attracted the
captain 5 attention. Charlton mas a rather
horid face, blue eyes and "A weak looking
his hair Instead ~ being wavy II was
cut short ana seemed % be straight. and
did not agrec with the description hs had
He took q chance and went up 10 him.
viii you pisase tell me who you areg'
asked the captain. who was doing hh
frat hit e detsrtiye work
The young fellow hands shook even
more n0ticeably as BE- spoke. but he
seemed 10 h. fairly composed Otherwise.
Certainly. hr said. my name Is Cole
man. Coleman and ! am On my way
home q Omaha
The detectives had come NO by thus
time and Capt scott. drawing them ASIDE
insisted that tho man was Charlton
They asked him for MS card or letters
proving hs IDENTITY He had none.
Have you got watch'- asked the
Captain. noticing his watch chain strung
acro-s his breast
The young man confessed that the
chain was without a watch.
THE NOSArrRE UsED.
Capt Scott asked the detectives n keep
watch on the fellow while he dashed 10 a
telephone and called up the City Bank
again He wanted to got further light on
the question 0f Char.ton's hair. although
he felt positive that he mad the right man.
Over the telephone he asked the civ
Bank n ssnd over a man who knew
Charlton 10 look the fellow over. but the
bank people refused. Then he happened
n think that 4 he could get the young
fellow ~ write Els name he Cojlld oonpars
u with the signature Of the letter In his
pocket lie ran back % where Charlton
stood with the detectives and asked him
10 write hs name
Certainly said the boyish looking