The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-24
ON INSANITY PLEA
CharltOn'S ExtraditiOn to Italy
Will Be Resisted.
His Father Says Also That He
Is a Consumptive.
HE STOPS TALKING.
Except to His Legal Advisers
and His Father.
Italian Government May Not
Want Him After All.


Porter Charlton to Italy to be tried for
kllnng his wife, formerly Mary Scott
Castle, will be resisted on the ground
that the youth is mentally unsound. On
the other hand the brother of the dead
woman, Captain Henry Harrison Scott,
of the coast artillery, will do every
tnlhg IN his power to secure young
Charlton's extradition and his punish
ment in Italy for the crime which was
a Worldwide mystery until Charlton
was arrested on landing here yester-
day and confessed to the murder of his
bride in their villa on the shores of
Lake Como, jamming her body into a
trunk and throwing it into the waters.
Together with indications that the
case of the youth held in Hoboken for
the crime committed in Italy will be
hurried along as fast as possible into
the hands of the Italian authorities,
these were the significant developments
of the day in connection with the sem
SatiOnaf case.
raiEnment before Recorder McGovern
in Hoboken, his counsel appearing in
his stead and securing an adjourn
ment of the hearing until next Tues
day. The youthful prisoner was Or
dered committed meantime to the Hud-
so county Jail in Jersey City, while Of
fetal and eminent legal minds strug-
gled with the problems presented by
differences between Italian and Amer1-
can laws bearing on the case and the
points of the federal jurisdictions, IN
the matters which remained to be con-
sidered.
Charlton's transfer to the Jersey City
Jail was accomplished with celer1ty.
I>ale, but self possessed and erect IN
carriage, the young prisoner made MS
RI
which had gathered in front of the Ho-
boken Jail, and flanked on either side
by an officer, walked through long
lane of humanity to a closed cab
AS he emerged from the Jail carrying
book and paper he took long
breath of the outer air, and then re-
moved the black derby he was wear
ing and held it in front of his face as q
shield from the gaze of the curious and
from the photographers on the walk.
He sprang lightly into the vehicle,
which was driven off at rapid pace.
Charlton's removal was preceded by
a consultation in the office of Chief Of
Police Hayes, which was participated
in by the attorneys in the case, Cap
tain Scott and Vice Consul D1 Rosa,
representing the italian government.
At it's conclusion Chief hayes sent
brief telegrams to Attorney General
Wickersham and Secretary OF State
Knox at washington.
please advise your Wishes, was the
chiefs message to each.
It was stated officially that 1t would
be determined by the Hoboken record
er's court what evidence there was to
Justify holding Charlton for extradi-
ton, this evidence to be turned over TO
the Washington authorities who would
make final determination of the mat
ter.
After the conference Captain Scott
I,sr IN
ton with the proceedings against
Charlton. Captain Scott's voice broke
several times as he alluded to his sis
ter's tragic fate.
81 want to see justice done,'' was the
army officers summing up OF his at
titude. THAT is all hope for now"
Captain Scott made plain that what
he meant was that he and his legal ad-
wiser would make every effort in Co
operation with the Italian government
to have Charlton extradited and tried
in Italy.
He Seems Unconcerned.
New York, June M.-Apparent1y un-
concerned over his desperate plight,
Porter Charlton, the young bank clerk
who stands the confessed murderer of
his wife, the former Mrs. Mary Scott
Castle, at Lake Como, spent COM
paratively restfuI night in his cell in
the Hoboken Jail, where he was lodged
dllSI LIS arrest Oh Tile German
Lloyd line yesterday and calmly await
ed his arraignment in recorders court
today.
Obedient to the advice of his attor-
ney, r. Floyd Clark, the youth has
stopped talking about himself and his
affairs and it was only to his anxious
father, Judge Paul Charlton of Wash
ington who, with careworn face, was
early on the scene, and to his legal
advisers that Charlton had anything to
say.
His comfort during the night was
materially increased by the kindness
of the Jail officials who, when the boy
expressed desire to take a bath, rig
ged an impromptu shower in his cell
and permitted Charlton to Indulge in
an unwonted luxury for prisoners in
the rather meagerly fitted out Hoboken
lookup.
A desire to avoid Captain Henry
Harrison Scott, his Wife's brother, and
the man whose vigilance and resource
fulness played such an important part
in Charlton's capture and a shyness to-
ward the attentions of newspaper
youthful prisoners main concern as
the imortant roceedings of the day
were awaited.
While much hinged on the attitude Of
the judicial officers in the New Jersey
district where the capture was effected.
it is understood before the arraignmenr
today that when Charlton was brought
into court an adjournment for "a hours
at least, would be asked to enable a
better preparation to be made for
Charlton'S lefense.
An International Case.
A rather imposing marshaling of of-
ficiaIs on both sides was indicated 1t
was understood that former State SEN
ator WILTON D. Edwards had been re-
tained to assist in Charlton's defense.
while on the other side were found
Italian officials who were expected to
ask Charlton's extradition to Italy to
be tried for his life. Here from Wash
ington appearing in the case was the
Marquis Di Montagliari. charge de af-