Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-25
TO DETERMINE
CHARLTONS
SANITY
CONFESSED MURDERER
MAY Be SENT TO MADH0USE.
Believed Unlikely Italian Au-.
thoatieS VIII Demand His
Extfaditiol, Jersey Courts
Have Mo Jurisdiction In Case


ing Morning journal Special Isased Wlrsl
New YORK June - Porter clprl-
ton Wln never be- tried Tor murder 10
Tie courts Of New Jersey whether
he beat his wife INTO inscnsibiIlty with
4 wooden mailct at Lake Como. Italy.
ANA then stuffed hcr. sim living, into
"a trunk and sunk The trunk In the
waters ct the lake, IS "a matter oitr
side tbp Jurisdiction OF the New Jef-
scN courts.
on the other hand, hc VIII not be-
released nutil tle question Of his san-
ltp H. determined This is assured vs.
the Charlton family, who announced
Through couuscl tOniRht thar W the
Mouths mind proved dangerously un-
sound they would take the Initiative
IN having him committed to an in
stitutlon
Tho fnthor. Judge paul charlton.
had previously said that he Beloved
Porter crazy.
The attitude or the Ncw Jersey
courts, ~ dottncd tonight by Prose
IrutUr Pierre GnrYln OF Hudson cuun .
|tt. ia this
The state of New Jersey now holds
Charlton merely ON the complaint Of
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tive from Italy, pending - request for
his extradition from the Italian de-
partmcnt OF state, through The Italian
minister to Secretary Knox. ~ ok
tradition is MOI demanded there ia
no action the courts Of this state can
take. Whether The fedcral courts cin
still step IN Is a matter outside my
province, ana OF which the attorney
general Of the United states Is more
competent OF pass opinion
Thus, thore Ia possibility thai Charl-
ton may walk from Jail a free man,
without trial, for the trend Of the dis
patches from Rome seems 10 indicate
that the italian government viii not
the matter with reluctance. since
oXtradition 10 Italy OF M American
subject who has committed II crime
within Italian Jurisdiction would im-
porn q cherished Italian precedent
Explaining the attitude of the fam
Us, x. Floyd Clarke. the lawyer re-
toiued hy judge charlton, said to-
night
@Thc Wish of tho family Is "a see
Justice done az between the boy, the
facts aud the public. II there should
be np request FOR pXtrndltiOn aud
hclce no prosecution gadcr tho laws
OF NrW Jersey, Charlton win ask Tor
a commission In itinacS 10 determine
his sons sanity II his Son Is found
he win he committed to an I'M
Institution lf he " found snne
well, this Is "a matter 80 far distant
rs yet that ! prefer not 10 take It up
now.
Aiipnists retained by the family
Nho examined young charlton today
charles \. Dana. professor OF
lefvou discusses Ina The Corneil Med.
cal school, lr Edward b.. Fisher Dr
Nlle1 Mclean Hamilton. prominent ln
be fhaM trials ana William j. Ar
itz. city physician OF %floboken.
Charlton answered test questions
shortly before O'Clock until
learlN 3 O'Clock liis attitude seemed
% be one of total Indifference, ON
he conclusion of tllt examination, [
AttornoN Clarke. speaking for the
marty. said chat different conclusions
uti boon reached amt that "a further
examination would De made tnmor.
pr. Arlit2. Whu visited charlton
"a his cell this afternoon. said be-
the afternoon conference there
Nlts no doubt in bis mind that tho hoy
was partially Insane, hut questions as
% where insanity began ana partial
Insanity ended. or as TO what specific
form OF insanity Charlton had. he
wooded
Captoin Henry Harrison Scott. &. IS
A. brother ot Charlton's murdered
whose pcrsistcney brought about
boys capture, is positive that the
prisoner is stn
THAT boy ne said, els as much Ia
lossessiou of his run wits aa ann
lie is the picture of self possession
quick wittcd When they asked
nm Yesterday. $50 Nou arc Charlton
Va caught nn the slurring %pronunoiu-
ION and mimickcd 10 into a. dirforcutl
.hode of meaning Some people may
me a. Charlatan.' he parriod.
locs thnt sound Hike insanity tp you2H
charlton his brother clarence ana
iis lathrr hnd am hours talk after
lac consultation of the Atheists THE
Wp elder men ,amc away much dee
PRESSED ana refused to tank Tor pub
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