The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-25
PorterC Charlton Unlikely
to Pay Penalty Of
His Crime.
BE TRIED
IN THIS COUNTRY
Italian Government Will Hardly
Ask for Extradition, Lest 1t
Imperil Cherished Precedent.
Chances Are That He Will
Be Declared Insane and
Sent to an Asylum.

New York. June 24.-Porter Charl-
ton will never be tried for murder III
the courts OF New Jersey. Whether hc
beat his wife on the head into inscn-
sibility with blows with a wooden
mallet at Lake Como. Italy. and then
stuffed her, still living, into a trunk
and sank the trunk In the waters oil
the lake. is a matter outside the iuris-
dicsion OF the New Jersey courts.
On the other hand, he will not be re-
leased until the question of his sanity
is determined. This &c assured By the
Through counsel tonight that IL the
youths mind proves dangerously un-
sound, they ould take the initiative
in having him committed to some suit
able Institution.
Attitude of Courts.
The attitude of the New Jersey court
as defined to- night by Prosecutor Pierre
Garvan, of Hudson county, is this:
The state of New Jersey now holds
Charlton merely on the complaint of
the italian constil-general as fugi-
tive from Italian justice pending re-
quest for his extrad.tion from the Ital-
ian Department of State through the
italian minister TO Secretary Knox, OF
/ the American Department of State. If
extradition is not demanded there As
absolutely no action that the courts
of this State can take.
Whether the Federal courts can still
| step in is matter outside my prov.
ince and on which the Attorney-Gen
eral OF the United States is more com.
petent TO pass opinion
Thus there is a possibility that Charl.
ton may walk from jail a free mar
without trial, for the general trend OF
the dispatches from Rome seem to in.
dicate that the Italian government viii
| act in the matter with reluctance. Il
| at all. since TO demand extradition II
/ Italy of an American subject who ha.
committed a crime within Italian juris
| dtction would imperll cherished Ital.
ian precedent.
Alienists retained by the family whe
examined 5oung Charlton to-day art
Charles L. Dana. professor of nervou.
diseases in the Cornell Medical School
Dr. Edward B. Fisher, DIR. Allen Nc.
Lean Hamilton, prominent in the Thaw
trials, and William j. Arlitz, city ply
sician of Hoboken.
Seems Indifferent.
Charlton answered test questions By
the alienists from shortly before
o'clock until nearly 8 o'clock. His at
titude seemed to be one of total indif
ference. On the conclusion of the tes,
timony. Attorney Clark. speaking FOL
the party, said that no definite conclu
sions had been reached and that fur.
| ther examination would be made TO-
morrow. Or. Arlitz. who visited Charl.
ton in his cell this morning. said tha
there was no doubt in his mind tina
the boy was partially insane.
Captain Henry Harrison Scott, U. S
A., brother of Charlton's murdered wife
whose tpersistency brought about TIL.
boys capture. is positive that the pris
oner is sane. Charlton. his brother
Clarence, and his father had an hour:
talk after the consultation of the alien
lists. The two elder men came ava.
much depressed
Hearing Is Postponed.
Ihar1on escaped to-day from the or
deal of arraisnment before Recorde
McGovern in Hoboken, his counsel an
pearlns IN his stead, and obtained al
adjournment of the hearing until mex
Tuesday. The youthful prisoner wa.
ordered committed meantime to tn,
Hudson county jail. in Jersey CITY
while of1claldom and eminent lega
minds struggle with the problem pre-
sented by the differences between Ital
Ian and American laws bearing on thu
case and the points of State and Fed
eral Jurisdiction in the matter whicl
remained to be reconcled.
Charlton's transfer to the Jerse,
| City jail was accomplished with ce
lerity Pale, but self-possessed AM
erect in carriage, the young prisone
| MADE his appearance before an i'm
llense crowd which had gathered ii
front of the Hoboken jail
Thanked ojthar eid.
officer. he walked through a long lin
OF humanity to closed cab in wait
ing.
j AS he emerged from the jail, carry
Ing book and paper in his hands
i he took a long breath of outer air
then removed the black derby he wa
wearing and held it In front of hi
face as shield from the gaze of tn,
fcurious and from the photographers OF
/ the walk to the carriage.
IIe sprang lightly into the vehicle
which was driven off at q rapid pace
Charlton's removal was preceded b,
a consultation in the office Of Chief o
! Police Hayes. which was participate,
/ IN by the attorneys in the case, Capt
4 Scott and Vice Consul Di Rossa, repre-
senting the italian government.
!, Messages to Wnshinston.
At it's conclusion Chief Hayes sen
brief kilograms to Attorney Genera
Wickersham and Secretary OF stat
hnoX at Washington.
please advise your wishes" was tn
chiefs message to each, after notify
ing them that Charlton Is held as
Y fugitive from Justice,
n 1t was stated officially that it woul
be determined by the TIoboken re
corder's court what evidence ther,
was to Justify holding Charlton fo
sxtradition. this evidence to be turne
over to the Washington authoritie.
who would make final discriminate
of the matter,
After the conference Capt Scot
who was accompanied by Mr.. Fuch
of New York. whom he had retaine
to look after his interests. talked free
J. ly OF his attitude in connection wit
the proceedings against Charlton
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