The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-24
SHE CALLED HIM NAMES
DURING VIOLENT QUARREL
Struck Her With KaAsi, Placed
Body in Trunk and Threw
Il Into Lake
tBy Associated Press.)

New York, June 24.--Porter Charl-
ton, husband Of Mrs, Mary Scott Cas-
tie Charlton, whose body was found
stuffed in a tsunk taken from Lake
Como, Italy, recently was arrested as
he stepped from the steamship Prin-
zcss Irene In Hoboken Thursday.
Charlton at first denied his identity
but after being given the third de-
gree" he admitted that he was the
husband of Mrs. Charlton. Charlton
made a signed statement to the Ho-
boken police.
Charlton was given the third de-
gree by Chief of Police Hayes of
Hobolven and several detectives Be-
fore the confession was obtained II,
was stated by the police that Charlton
became infuriated by the gruelling
to which he was being subjected and
springing to his feet drew a revolver
and tried to shoot Chief Hayes. Charl-
ton was disalmed by the detectives
and after he had been quieted down
the young man, now picture of alb
iect despair, confessed to Staying his
wife.
Charlton travelled under the name
OF Charles w. Coleman Of Omaha,
though the name appeared on the pas
senge list as John Coleman, the Ac-
cused man was utterly broken in
spirit following his arrest, and 1t was
apparent that he had lost much weight
on his flight from the scene Of the
crime.
Charlton denied flatly, when placed
under arrest by the detectives, that
he was the man wanted and took the
Officers 10 his cabin to prove that his
name was Coleman. He asserted thal
be lived in Omaha and had never
Eheard of Charlton or his wife.
When asked If he could produce
letters to prove that he had received
any money under the name Of Cole
man the young man said he could not
a search was made through his cloth
ling an effects but the officers failed
10 find single letter Or paper bear
ing his name.
Trunk Found on Pier.
: Charlton's trunk was found on tl'
pier and that bore the single lettel
&C. Satisfied that they had The righ
= man the officers with Charlton Sc
curely manacled started for nolic'
Headquarters. II was then that Chari
ton began TO break down, for he wav
e-ed and almost fen and The detectiv
os had 10 lei him sit on the pier 70 re
over himself Charlton turned white
land suffered an attack Of nausea. ant
the officers carried him TO the patro
wagon.
/ Captain Scott. brother Of Mrs
charlton materially assisted the of'l
GERS in effecting the capture of Charl
ton, whose careful description he haf
gwen. Captain Scott took one glance
n. the prisoner and then said
That's Charlton" CAPTAIN Scott had
obtained ten davs leave OF absence
from bis post and was making II
/ (, practice to watch all incoming ships
| Within half an hour after his arrest
| Charlton had signed the folloy
iatement ~. = -'~e
~, % SL-r lived happily to
~" 3he was the best woman in
~ fsorld to me, bui she had an un
l. rernable temper. SO had !. We fire
+, iuently quarreled over the most tTiv
| al matters and her language to me
was frequently so foul that ! knew
she did not know the meaning of II.
Had Been ouarreiinq
"The night ] struck her she had
lseen Quarrelng with me- She was II
| the worst temper 7 had ever seen hel
l'n | told her II she did not cease
would leave her and put a stop to i
she.stopped for little while and start
| ed again. took a mallet which hat
Ised 10 do household repairs and
struck her three times. thought she
was dead. put the body in trunl
| IN which | also threw the mallet.
"About 70 o'clock that night
brought the trunk to my house ant
ragged Il down &c small pier ant
threw It oyeiboard. left the follow
ne night and went 10 Como and from
There to Genoa where took th'
steamer Irene three days later. Th'
oom where ] killed her was an out