The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-12

ever steps may be necessary 70 unrnvs
the mystary
Mr.. Charlton vas confined 70 he resi-
dsnOs most Of the day. He is almost
prostratod He believes that his son ],
dead and ia Of the opinion that the searcl
now being conducted by the Italian
/ pOlios will diacloae HE sons body shortly
Mr.. Charlton refuses 10 consider the
theory that his son murdered hA wife
He thinks that some person killed boi h
Dir, Charlton has no definite theory "a
advance to explain the tragedy. lls
lani saw bis son and his bride on March
70. when they sailed from New York lOT
Genoa 10 spend their honeymoon in Italy
Mr.. Charlton received q letter from his
son las, Monday in which he seemed 10
b. in The hest II spirits and SAID that be-
had rented a villa AZ Lake Como. where
he intended 10 remain until next fall
The tone 81 this letter. Ar Charlton
said vas cheerful and Indicated that
Porter was deeply ia love With his bride
The elder Charlton vas appointed law
otiicer Of tho insular bureau 10 1914
He Wss theu practising law in Omaha
he Vas q classmats II President Taft az
Yale in the class Of IS
WILMINGTON. Del June ~ Il Mrs Mary
Scott Castle Charlton. whose bOdy was
found in a trunk in Z lake near Como.
ltalv. was married In this city March T.
last 20 Porter Charlton The ceremony
was performed IN the old SWsdes Epii-
COpal Church BY the Rev Albert r Claw.
gka, Nka - =.
this city long enough 10 be welded,
departing a. once after the nuptiaE
Why they came 10 Wilmington 10 be
married could nOt be lsArnsd to-day
owing 10 the fact that the Rev. Mr. Clay II
in Seattle Tor the summer
In tho marriage certificate. which Il
on file al the oliios OF the Board Of Health
the names OF tho contracting parties are
given as Porter Charlton. aged IS. and
Mary Castle, aged g. both Of New York.
No street address vas gwen The bride
gave her birthplace a. Nevada the bride
groom said he was born In Nebraska
The record Of the marriage on file AZ
Old Swedes Church shows that Charlton
stated he was a bachelor while the bride
said she had never heen married before.
Charlton gave his parents a. Paul Charl-
ton and EllIabsth pntten Denniston
recorded az the church were Henry
Harrison scott and Annie Wyatt ROb.n son
Scott
The marriage ceremony was witnessed
by Mrs. Ellen q CLAW. wife ~ the Oliioia-
ting clergy man, and CarOhus Johnston
Ramsay, a friend Of the Clay family who
was visiting Mrs. Clay A. the time Mrs.
Clay II In seattle With her husband
OMAHA. June II Porter Charlton Is an
Omaha boy HIS father. Paul Charlton,
was for twenty-five years a prominent
member " the Omaha barl and was .
resident here up 10 FIVE aud One-half
years ago. when he succeeded another
Nebraskan. Judg. Charles MagOon AZ
law Oficer VI the Bureau Of lnsulaT
Affairs. Department Of War Porter
Charlton was a hoy II l5years When he leit
here with his father who had been q mem
her Of the law firm u CFOfOOt, Charlton
Hal, and later % Charlton Montgomery
a Hall
Paul Charlton secured his appointment
IN Washington partly because he had
been a classmAte az Vale Of President
Taft. then Secretary 81 War Ills frs;
~ife, the mother II Porter Charlton. died
while the family lived in Omaha aud Mr.
Charlton has since remarked He came
70 Omaha IN lSss ~ iSsa coming from
where his father had been
a lawyer and Judge MT Charlton had
money when he arrived ia
Omaha, but lost a good deal % Il in n al
estate ventures. His son is reputrd q
have been q somewhat unrttly vnuth