Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-25
WIFE MURDERER'S san
IS TESTED BY ALIEN
Family Of seIf-eonfsssed Slayer
Woman at Como 70 Prove Soul
ness OF His Mind-Path to LibertS
Is Apparently An Easy Matter sor
Young Man.
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Charlton win lever be tried for muir
der in the courts OF New Jersey.
Whether he beat his wife on the head
into insensibility with blows with
wooden mallet at Lake Como, Italy.
and then stuffed her still living, into
trunk and sank the trunk in the
waters OF the lake. Is matter out
@sNie the jurisdiction of the New Jer.
sey courts.
On the other hand, he will not be
released until the question OF his san.
ity Is determined. This IL assured By
he Charlton family, who announced,
through counsel tonight, that II the
youths mind proves dangerously uu-
sound they would take the initiative
in having him committed to some
suitable institution.
The attitude OF the New Jersey
courts. as defined tonight by Prose
cutor Pierre Garven, of Hudson coun-
|. ~, Is this:
State Holds No Claim.
The state OF New Jersey now holds
Charlton merely ON the complaint on
the Italian consul general SIS a fugitive
from Italian justice. pending a re-
quest for his extradition from the
Italian department OF state thraugh
he Italian minister TO- Secretarf
Knox. OF the American department Of
state. II exfradition is not demand
ed, there is absolutely no action that
the courts of this state can take.
Whether the federal courts can still
step in is matter outside my pro
vince, and on which the attorney gen
eral of the United States Is more com
petent TO pass opinion"
Thus, there is a possibility thar
Charlton may walk from Jail free
man without trial. for the general
trend OF the dispatches from RoH7
seems 10 indicate that the Italian
government will act In the matter
with reluctance. II at all, since 10 de-
maEd exrradition 10 Italy of an
American subject. who has commit
ted crime within Italian jurisdiction.
would imperil cherished Italian
precedent.
AlieEists. retained by the family
who examined young Charlton today,
are Charles L. Dana, Professor OF
nervous diseases in the Cornell medt
cal school: Dr. Edward b. Fisher, Dr.
Allen Mclean Hamilton. prominent In
the Thsw trials. and VIM. ]. Ariitx,
city physician OF Hoboken.
Answers Test Questions.
Charlton answered test questions by
the alienists from shortly before
O'Clock until nearly 3. His attitude
seemed 10 be OF total indifference. On
the conclusion of the testimony. At
torney Clark. speaking for the party,
said that no definite conclusions had
been reached and that further exam
nation would be made tomorrow.
DIR. Arlitz. who visited Charlton IN
his cell this morning. said that there
was no doubt in his mind that the
boy was partially insane.
Captsir Henry Harrison Scott. o.
5. A. brother of Chariton's murdered
wife. whose persistercy brought about
the boys capture is positive that the
prisoner is sane.
Charlton, his brcfher Clarence. ana
his father, had an hours talk after
the consultation Of the alienists- Tie
two elder men came away much DC
pressed
Scott Urges Prosecution
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Scott. sent letter t. Secretary q
state Knox tonight urEiRz <hz<
Charlton be prosecuted
Il have in my possession" he wrote.
letters and ether evidence tcndnS
20 show tic condition Of the mind o.
Porter Charlton. who stands accused
Of the Durter q hts wife These
scfsers ara other evidence we're dated
apparently about the tine Of the uur--
der. N NY consultation Nth frc re-
Drcsentzfivas Of the Italian EoFer1
ment. am Informed hey have et-
dence substaniiatins the confession
% Porter Charlton
and bis family may feel fcr '-c
respected parents % the accused zsch
feeling cannot deter them ron eek
ire Justice