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CHARLTON LIKELY TO GO FREE.
AFTER BEING HELD SINTT
DAYS FOR EXTRA DErEON.
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What amouHts to a demand on the part
Of the Italian Government for the en-
tradition Of Porter Charlton has bsen
made and the State Department has
assented lon one condition. q condi.
4 tion thar Italy IL never likely 10 agree
In. There is every chance that the youth
who by his own confession killed ms wit.
I az their villa ON Lake Como will eventually
go free. A. met n n not likely he with
/ have N endure more than a few months
confinement n.a private sanitarium
The Italian Government has cJnsist-
'ntly refused to extradits ltalians whS
have committed crimes IN Ameriol.
For ths first time on record Italy has
asked M for an American guilty NJ =
crime In Italy There - NJ precedent -
70 upon. hat the State Department has
informed Italy that Porter Charlton vii
not be yielsied mp unless Italy agrees
% hand oNev 10 American courts ltAlllai
who hrvR committed crimes hsrs and
escapcd b Italy AZ Italy Is not likely
20 agree 70 any such thing Porter Charlt>a
will probably ha locked up hsrs Tor SKIP
days and then he set free Il is hksly
that his Cimily will plaoe him In private
sanitsrinn for while
! On the lay that Porter Charlton va
arrested o. he len the steamship AZ Ho-
boksn. the Marquis Paolo di Myntlgiiari.
Charu' 4 Anaires a. tho Italian Enbtsyy
In Washington. was in New York IN be
way q his summer quarters a. Ma.
chester. n. ~ IN" Marquis MontagllAri
had discussed The Charlton murisr
thoroughly with his Government and hid
received institutions how 90 act IN every
conceivable situation that might arisA.
81 when he read % Charlton's arrest he
rang for telegraph blank and wrote
this message, whch he had trlBsmittsd
at once 10 the State Department in wasa-
ingtnn.
Porter Charlton arrested to-day at Hobo
AFu lut CRIME 'uNnlWitfl ~ NaAN NNuNt
Italy The Italian Government requests
his eNtraditions
Having sent this message the Marquis
proceeded % Manchester Two days
later he got this answer from Secretary
Knox:
DO YOU wani a warrant. writ or cegtia-
cate9 We understand that n We s1tFadhe
Charlton Italy viii In the future consent ~
the extraditiOn of Italians who commit
crimes In this country and egcape 10 ltaly.
Please let me know the attitude of yof
Government on this matter. KNOX
The Marquis had sent the foregoing
message on Thursday afternoon. He got
the reply on Saturday morning He at
once wired the State Department that ths
Italian Government could not conoeda
any such thing a. Secretary Knox sug-
gestsd He pointed out that our extra
dtion treaty with Italy was made in is5s
I In iS0D Italy adopted a revised penal codo.
In this new code thcre ia a section which
says that no Italian shall in any circum-
stances bc tried outside of his own country.
/ He must be tried there II he In in Italy,
regardless u where the crime was done.
! He must be- tried In Italy by the prOcesding
called in contumaciam II he Is outside u
Italy
The Marquis, speaking for his Govern
ment. said that 10 agree to Secretary
knoxs demand would he 20 violate tho
Italian penal. codes provision. a law Of
later date than the eHtradition treaty and
more imperative The state Department
replied that az international treaty should
have right of way over a national law
To this Italy has ~ far made no reply. nor
is u expected that any will be made
In consequence Porter Charlton will no
doubt 20 free oi any legal punishment.
for by our law he cannot be tried here at
an and II his extradition IL not granted
within sixty days he must be liberated
Charlton is 10 he arraigned this morning
az 10 O'Clock m the Court of Oyer anf
Terminer IN Jersey City before Judgs
Blair He Is expected to appear in person.
An adjournment a his hearing to-day
has been ar ranged When the hearing Il
called County Prosecutor Pierre p GaFven
aud his assistant. George T vickers, aided
by Gustave al Rosa. Italian Consul az New
York. and Emil y Fuchs, attorney for
Capt Henry II Scott, brother Of the dad
woman. will prese nj proofs Of the COM
mission Of the crime which come from
Italy and Charlton's confession that he is
the murderer For the deiencs sx-
senator William p Edwards Of New Jer-
sey and r Floyd Clarke will ask for an
adjournment Of two weeks Judge Blair
will undoubtedly grant the adiOurnrssnt.
The Italian Consul here. Signor Al
Rosa. has copies 81 the Italian evidence
of tho crime. The originals were ex-
pected 20 arrive last night. n they have
not reached here by this morning tha
prosecution will Itself ask for an adjourn
ment - the hearing. Any claim that may
h. made by Chariton's lawyers that e1.
tradition has not been requested win no
oonfutsd by the introduction a. evidences
Of the Marquis di MOntaEliaris initih
dispatch n the State Department
The adjourning of tO-days hearinE
was decided upon last night after a tels-
phone conference between sK-SsnA,ls
Edwards. County Prosecutor Pierre Gar
ven and Judge Blair Assistant County
Prosecutor George T. Vickers who has
charge of the case. said last night:
we shall ash 20 have Charlton present
in court We expect 70 oppose any al.
iournment Of the hearing The adjourn
ment will. however. BE- granted without
doubt and right after We have introduced