New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-17
WORK OF DIVERS FUT|LE|
Search for Body of Charlton To
Be Continued, However.
AMERICAN CONSUL INSISTS.
Investigation of Social Relations
of Dead Woman and Hus-
band Under Way.

Como Italy June 16.-Although profess
sonal divers worked all day in the waters
of Lake Como their labors were not re-
warded with the finding of anything that
would aid in solving the mystery OF Mrs
Mary Scott Castle Charltons murder or
serve as a cIew to the fate of the womans
missing husband. Porter Charlton.
MANY visitors have come here from out
living districts and from adjoining towns TO
watch the divers at work, and they seemed
greatly disappointed to-day that nothing
more grewsome was brought UP from the
bottom of the lake than ragged hat, an
old shoe and similar articles OF apparel.
which were found to have no connection
with the case.
Nothing was discovered to-day that in
any way would justify the supposition that
Charlton's body is in the lake, and the
search has tended to strengthen the beief
entertained all along by the police that
Charlton has made his way out or the
country. and may be now on board some
outward bound steamer
Studying Scene of Murder.
Temporarily the examination of 1spola-
toff the Russian held in connection with
the case, has been suspended while the Ell
forts of the Prosecutor, are beng directed
to a thorough investigation OF the scene Oh
the murder and of the domestic and soclal
relations of Charlton and his Wife
The divers who worked here to-day were
engaged by the government upon the III
sistence of Charles M Caughy, American
Consul at Milan, who holds TO the tileoiy
that the person or persons VINO murdeieu
Mrs Charlton and placed her body in a
trunk and sank it in the lake dlsposeo III
similar fashion of her husband
oft he bottom
had been dragged in spots with graphing
hooks were prepared to abandon this line
of investigation, but Mr.. Caughy urged that
q further search be made by divers, ana
tho Italian authorities yielded to the wishes
of the consul.
Peasants keenly Interested.
The arrival of the underwater WORKERS
this morning from Genoa caused much ca
citement among the peasants OF the helsh-
borhood, who appear to be apsoroeo III
the mystery. The interest in the case mere
abouts is not confined to these residents by
any means. Summer visitors throughout
,bis region including number of Ameri-
cans have been attracted TO the scene VI
the tragedy. They gathered on the lake
shore in force to-day, hoping to witness
settlement of the much disputed point
heen killed or was himself victim OF an
ASA ssin.
The colony of visitors is sharply divided
into two parties. representing the two
theories To-day many of the partisahs
went so far as to lay wagers on the AS
sue.
1t is not certain that the divers Will be
successful in settling the question because
of the depth OF the lake In spots the DOT
tom lies about a thousand feet below the
surface of the water. The divers, 1t ap-
pears, cannot operate effectively at
depth of more than forty-fve feet. At the
same time, to have been sunken to great
depth the body must have been attached
to a tremendous weight.
The belief is strong among many that
Charlton is now on board a steamer bound
for New York. This possibility is recoS-
nized by the police, who believe that they
have closed every possible avenue of flight
since the discovery of the body.