The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-24

SOUND lnal lies between FISherS S island
and the mainland. He landed 1T New
London and slept in the railway station
until G o'clock this morning, when he
caught a train for New York.
saitnt IN n New York; continued Captain
where Charlton is employed. There 1 OBJ
tanned a description OF the man and a
sample OF his handwriting. Then ] went
to Hoboken and saw Chief of Police
Hayes,
y found that he had laid all traps for
the apprehension OF Charlton. While
was giving him the description OF the
man l was informed that the PRINCESS
Irene Just dockcd
Although ! had made arrangements
10 meet the Deutschland down the har-
bor with tug hastencd to the North
1.-THE Princess Irene had just dis
charged her passengers and the customs
officers were examining their baggage.
Three detectives were with me. We
looked in two or three stalls and in the
last / saw a young fellow thought ans
wered the description OF Charlton He
trcmbled slightly as he opened his bags
for the inspectors. We went up TO him
and L asked:
Denies His Identity.
AREN'T you Porter Charlton?' lie de-
MED this emphatically and told us his
name was Jack Coleman"
Captain Scott here described how he
hestated to order the mans arrest and
forced Charlton 10 write his signature.
which tallies so accurately with sample
in his possession that he felt sure that
no mistake was being made.
Charlton was then taken TO headqusr-
terS. where he again signed his name.
Again there was marked resemblance
sion, but. there was yet doubt in the
minds OF tho police until they examined
the inside Of small collar bag, There
they found tag, such as is attached 10
81. ,i.l 1xt, FL tan
Several sheets OF paper covered with
typewriter verses were found also, and
one of these bore the signature. John
Rodney" Porter Charltonl the former
apparently pen name. When the youth
saw this evidence he stepped close 10
Chief Hayes and said:
Yes, I'm Porter Charlton. admit it,
Then he glanced fearfuly at his broth
81 won't make any statement in the
presence OF Captain Scott" he said.
trembling. 'Tll tell everything; only get
Captain Scott out OF the ROOM
Scott withdrew and the youth then told
his story, finishing, he added calmly, al
most smugly;
Tense"
Charlton looked anything but capable
OF the deed TO which he confessed. lie
is a blonde and slender, under average
no means repellsnt. He had on a well
worn suit OF blue serge. and appeared
rather down at the hetls, His baggage
consisted Of two leather suitcases.
Writer of Verses.
Among the verses found in his effects
were some written when he was only IL
years old. One bit ran as follows:
~ struck with idle hands the strings on
tho harp of life;
Twilight shadows fell across the up
lands from The sky.
Soft heccy clouds and tender shadows
hid the signs Of strife
TwiNt day and night, and my touch
unrolled before the eye
Tho scroll that each man slowly learns
10 read
Who scars above the common things
and Will the heights attain:
Whose heart from earthly lust, from self
ishness and pride Is free;
And in il reads these words: who seeks
for peace must pass through pain y
Another verse was in part as follows
'rhc women whom I love, indeed.
None has the time 10 sing,
Because they arc multitude
C;rcater than ANYTHING
| The sweetest woman in the world.
Is one who did love me
But who she was or II she Was,
Have claim of privacy
Father on the Scene.
| Confessed murderer though he is
! Charlton Is not without resources. SooI
after he was locked UP he got an 3ttor'
ncy, and his father. Judge Charlton. ar
| rived In uobokcn tonight to look attcl
| his sons case The young man VIII o.
arrs lgucd before Recorder McGoveTn a
. o'clock tomorrow. morning as "a IugltiE'
| from justice. and the disposition OF hl'
case from that time probably VIII res
with the federal authorities
| ~ soon as Gustavc Dirosa, the ltallai
consul at New York. learned OF Charlton
arrest he cabled his government Tor III
structions. He believes tonight that h'
| Will he ordered 10 make application 10
morrow for cXtraditiou for trial In ltaIy
While life imprisonment Is the seveTes
! TonaIiv, Charlton could pay. for ]iis crime
under the Italian law 1t Is expected ina
his family Will cndcavor 10 keep him II
this country. While the international laV
on the subject is not clearly defined. az
! torneys here and In Washington thini
that In this they have good chance
SUCCESS
Took Victims Jewels,
AS hc WAS being taken out It de
velopcd that the murdered woman
Jewels had Just been found in his lug
Captain Scott OF tho Twelfth Coast ar
tiIIcry who has been stationed oi
Fishers Island, near New London. Conn
WAS present when Charlton made ms con
. fcssion and for a moment II looked as !
, derer Captain Scott said 10 Chlc
Hayes;
81 can hardly keep my hands OH o
) him. but know II Is better to nave ID
law deal with him"
Chnrlton's arrest for murder gave ever
one who made the voyage With hiIn tr9I
Italy on the Princess Irene a deciae'
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