Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-24

pale and his hands trembling as he
tried to open his suit case. One of the
detectives stepped up TO him and accused
him Of being Charlton.
He displayed violent agitation We were
not quite ,sure OF our Identification, 50 we
telephoBed to the National City bank in
( New York to check up some doubtful
points 30 t - 's' ~
"wo subjected him to the handwriting
( test He wrote the name of Jack Cole
man. We thought that the writing cor
I responded closely enough to Charlton's to
warrant holding him and Chief Hayes or
dered him taken to the police station There
within half an hour he signed his con-
fesslon."
Poem Aids in Identification.
Charlton was identified further by his
NAME which was found on a laundry bag
in his baggage, and piece of poetry, which
was signed John Rodney" (Porter Charl-
toni. The poem was dated Washington,
November q, 1908, and read as follows:
j struck with idle hands the strings on the
harp Of life
Twilight shadows fell across the uplands
from the stray
Soft, fleeey CLOUDS, and tender shadows hid
the signs of strife
'TwiXt day and night; and at my touch
unrolled before the eye
, The scroll that each man slowly learns to
read, ..,i
Who scars above the common things and
will the heights attain,
Z Whose heart from earthly lust, from sell
fshness and pride is free
And in II read these words: who seeks
for peace must pass through pain
Charltons lawyer r. Floyd Clark of this
city, this afternoon received a telegram
from charltons father in Baltimore, re-
. nlfestIn0 m nrrnatIop
. Clark replied, saying, that the arrest had
been made.
Captain Scott said he had asked the
State department to send his sisters body
home r LIZ E& n+5
ChaFltOR IL, Arrnigned.
After Charltons confession he was taken
before Recorder McGovern and arraigned
AS the recorder finished reading Charl-
tons confession the prisoner said in a
steady voice:
II. beg your honor's pardon. but there Is
a small mistake Where that document
reads, i have no defense to make and wish
to make none 1t should read or wish
none. " r7
(, Very well, Charlton" said the recorder,
1ff there are any errors or omissions in
this statement you may correct them. Do
you wish to make any2"
II do" said the confessed uxorcide.
win you have penn" asked the re-
porter.
mo, thank you" said Charlton causally,
almost airily this will do very WELL" and
ne drew from his pocket bit Of pencil
and from the final sentence of the confess
sion struck out the words e to make"
IIe slipped the pencil away, folded the
confession. creased it along the seams,
handed It back to the judge and then stood
at ease
7 Chief Hayes asked that the prisoner be
remanded until tomorrow.
VERY well" said the recorder, the
prisoner Is remanded."
asCharlton held out his hands, a pair of
steel bracelets were slipped on them and
locked and he was led away to a CELL
AS he was being taken out, it developed
that the murdered woman's Jewels had Just
been found in his luggage.
Captain Scott Of the Twelfth coast artil-
lery, vino has been stationed on Fisher $
Island near New London, Conn. was pres
-enS when Charlton made his confession and
Tor a moment It looked as II he might
4ay vtosent hands on the murderer Cap
Gain Scutt said to Chief Hayes: Il can
hardly keep my hands off of him, but !
know it Ia better TO have the law deal with
h!m."
Charlton's 5Srest for murder gave every
one who made the voyage with him from
ltalY on Fhe PRINCESS Irene a decided
shock. Thoy could not believe that the
modest, 0aassuming, gentlemAny young
fellow wHo had made himself 80 pleasant
on bO2E& could be guilty of the crime to
which ne confessedh>
Charlton short of Funds.
Walter Reinhold OF Dresden, steward OF
the second cabin, In. which Charlton tray.
eled, said that Charlton came to him In
Genoa On june 5, the day before the
steamerswassto san. He said his name wa.
Coleman ana that as he was somewhat
short, Of funds after purchasing his ticket
he would lilSe the privilege of sleeping OF
board the steamer that night. The steward
refused to grant the request.
Charlton Went away, but was on hant
when the steamer sailed. The next da,
when the steamer arrived at Naples, tn,
steward found the cabin would be crowded
SO ne doubled up Coleman with Charlie
J. FaFquharson, Canadian, with whom h
made the rSh4alnid Of the Journey
Coleman Kept IN the Canadians compan,
most Of the Aime witt last night when OF
the eve OF what he must have assume,
would be the trying ordeal Of landing. n
invited one Of the lew American women II
the second cabin, with whom he hat
formed an acquaintance, to an informA
supper. Charlton opened two bottles o
champagne during the repast. the stewar,
said. and seemed In the cheeriest OF moods
This morning, although he had retire,
late the night before, he was up before
o'clock and looked up Reinhold. He toll
the steward he was still short OF fund
and wanted to borrow s.. Relnhold obliS
.ngly accommodated him this time. Cole
man said he expected relatives TO met hin
~ the pier and supply him with plenty o
money. out OF which he would repay IN
dabt.