Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-06-29

stuffed In trunk which was taken
from Lake Como, Italy, recently, was
arrested as he stepped from the
steamship Princess Irene in Hobo,
Ken to-day. Charlton at first denied
his identity, but after being given
the third degree" he admitted that
he was the husband of Mrs. Charlton
aud that he had murdered his wife.
Later Charlton made a signed
statement to the police.
3 They had Violent Quarrel.
Charlton said in his confession
that he and his wife had been having
supper together at the villa on Lake
Como, and that they had engaged in
violent quarrel
Charlton said that his wife, who
was one Of the best women in the
world, but who had an ungovernable
temper, called him some vile names,
and that finally, when he could not
stand her abuse any longer, he at
tecked her with a wooden malet and
Struck Her Three Times.
fle stated that he struck her three
times over the head, knocking her
unconscious and killing her, as far
as he knew.
Charlton told the police that he
then stuck the body Of his wife In
a trunk and carried 1t down to the
lake, where he then threw the trunk
into the water
The police were watching for the
arrival Of the steamer Deutschland
this afternoon, as it had been report
ed that Charlton had sailed on that
steamer
Mrs. Charston's Brother Identifies
The officers had description of
Charlton, and when they saw man
resembling him leave the ship they
pounced anon him and placed him
under arrest. He protested violently
and seemed inclined forcibly to offer
resistance, but soon subsidized.
Capt. Scott, brother Of Mrs. Charl-
ton, who had come to HobOken to-
day to aid the llobokcn police in
Identifying the suspcc, from the
Deutschland, was quickly summoned
to the pier when Charlton was arrest
ed. Capt. Scott took one glance at
the prisoner and said that lhe man
was Charlton.
fE,n,pl.
The body OF Mrs. Mary Scott Cas-
tie Charlton was found packed in
trunk, which was taken from Lake
Como, near the village Of Montrasio
by fishermen on June 10Th. The wo-
man, with her husband, Porter Charl-
ION, had occupied villa on the lake
front, leased by them some time be-
fore. AT the time the woman's body
was recovered. Porter Charlton could
not be found.
The Italian police have insisted all
along that Charlton was alive and
have directed their energies 10 ocat-
ing the young man.
American Consul Caughcy, on the
other hand, held to the theory that
a double murder had been commit
ted, and ii was through his rcprcsen-
tations that the Italian authroiies
engaged divers to make search of
the lake bottom.
Meantime the detectives followed
up their own theory, and their recent
conclusion was that Charlton was
passenger upon some steamer which
had sailed from Genoa or other Ual-
ian port for New York The only ar
rest made in Italy in connection with
the case was the detention of Con-
stantmc IpSolatom. Russian, who
has been released.
Tried to shoot Chicf.
While Charlton was being sweatcd
under the "third degree" he became
infuriatcd. and, drawing a revolver,
tried 10 shoot Chicf Of Police Hayes.
He vas quickly disarmcd, and a few
minutes later confessed the crime.
CharIton's Confession.
Within half an hour after his ar
rest Charlton had signed the follow
ing statements:
My wife and ! lived happily to-
gether. She was the best woman i'm
the world to me, but she had an un-
g0Nernablc temper. So had I. We
Frequently quarrclcd over the most
trivial matters. and her language to
me was frequently so foul that |
anow she did not know the meaning
OF it.
"The night 7 struck her she had