The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-14
AMBASSADOR At LAKE COMO
LEISHMAN To PUSH MOURN
INFO CHARLTON MTRDER.
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ApAos sulo IL me AneHuan an
hasaadOr at Rome. John q. A. L.eiahmaR.
accompanied by the American Consul
there. Chapman Coleman. arrived here
to-day
Il 10 said that they came at the sugEes-
tioa Of the State Department at Wash
inStOn with the purpose Of pushing the
Investigation into the murder Of Mn
Porter Charlton. whOas bodv was found
lac, week in Lake Como Mr.. Leishman
will remain temporarily a. the Euest Of
sOme friends at MOltrasio
A. his request divers are 10 explore the
bottom Of the lake This IL a diHicult
task. a. tho water near where the body
vac found IL hfty feet dean and shelves
"a toward the centre ~ sharply that Il
has never hsen fathomed.
MILAN. June lS.-ThOu@h another day
has passed. IN tho investigation that 10
bsing male by the PrOcuraiOr for Iom-
barty and his score Of detectives. no sub
stan'ial cine has been sscuTsi 10 Sluci-
date tho mystery Of the death % Mrs.
Mary Scott Castle Charlton and possibly
Of her husband. Porter Charlton. Stranes
discoveries. however. are being made re.
gArding the couples sojourn a. the villa
Mol,Fasio. Things which the detectives
have uuearthsi throw a bizarre light
upon the conduit and actions Of the
young American and his bride. Neigh
bOrhOod gossip has been traced 10 more
reliable sources and from these a tale Of
satyrliks dances and 81 assminRly insane
antics h scorei against the man who II
missing aud the woman whose body was
out last Week hshei Of the shadows Of
Lake Como.
A peasant vhO lives bark 81 Como and
who peddlss faGEots through the neighbor-
hood once q Wesh went 10 the procuratOr
to-day after he report d the murder 81
las, week had been brought 10 him through
the devious avenues 0G country gossip
Snd told that oficial ~ the unusual
sight he had seen one morning shortly
biter the two Americans took up their
abode In the villa les 70 them by spolat0h.
The Russian nov under Suspicion.
I was coming down the road from the
hills very early one morning. Oh. maybe
afteen DAYS ago said the woodman.
and AZ ! dFoee my donkey through the
rcss vines that hid ths front of the house
I tsw this American and ne woman, biz
wife. aasiFedly in a % of madne.s. ney
we're out On the little plot of grass bef0gu
ard they were dong the
lance of the devis, Rxcellency'
The pFocuratOF ordered the faggot
,sndsr to he more sxplicit.
I nay IL vas the dance Of the devils. |
EvcelIsncy. This young American. Who
was ~ thin and sick. he and the large
woman but she Vas not ~ large were |
nearly naked. and they were rolling On |
the grass. First they would roll over the |
ground aud then they would prance and |
sing and shout No, they were not drunk
{ knew what drunk people do. and II -
not that
One u the residents o. the better class
whose home h about a mile from the
villa Occupied BY the Chhritons confirmed |
this tale % the iaGgos pedler and added
10 II. He told the pro0Irat0r that on
several 0ccaaions he had passed the house
very late a. night and hnd caught Heeting
glimPsss Of the American and his wife
playing Kind Of frenEied game Of tag
ab0nt the grounds. He added that on
one occasi0n be had paused in front Of the
villa, attracted by the noise OF something
smashing within and that be had seen ths
legs OF a chair and tho gilt frame OF a mir
nor come Tying through the window
This informant Of the police said that
insanity was the only explanation h. could
make 70 NJ the unusual behavior of the
pair.
OthsFs In the neiGhborhOOd, both trades
psople and residents Of other villas. have
theae two strange recitas.
They say that tho popular belief obtained
throughout the countryside that the
american had q craEy vile and that she
vas making him crazy too. No one
bat trades people eVsr visited the place.
,xoePt ~ Spolatoh and one other. they
,aid, because Of the unusual behavior Of
ne couple.
News hat came from Nenios 10 the in
Fesa'gat0rs at work on TIE mystery to-day
bat added 10 the Susre reputation that 10
growing about Forser Charlton and his
wife. The procuratoT OF venice ts's-
sraphed nat the Chs-i.Jns had paaaed
hree days there during ne latter part Of
lprtl and that while ~ the Hotel EUROPE