The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-30
"PORTER CHARLTON"

NEW YORK-Special-T world
wide search for Porter Charlton, hus-
band of Mary Scott Castle Charlton.
The American woman found murdered
in a trunk in Lake Como, Italy, came
to an end when he was arrested on
suspicion Of her murder in Hoboken.
N. j., Thursday as he landed from the
liner Princess Irene, of the Bremen
Steamship Company.
At first Charlton protested that he
was not the man wanted and that he
was Thomas Coleman, but a search
brought out no letter or card or any
thing to show that he was Coleman
and did bring out a case with the in
itials ''P. c." on it. Then he said to
the chief:
al admit that I am the man
YOU want. L am Porter Charl-
tom
Charlton showed no fear and
was cool and collected.
He protested his innocence of
the murder.
"I did not kill my wife" he said
under heavy questioning, land
know nothing of how she was
murdered
Chief Hayes kept at the prisoner
and finally Charlton said he desired
TO make a statement and have ii in
writing. Witnesses and pen and ink
were brought quickly
the chiefs office to be arraigned
before Recorder McGOVern. The
statement was there read and the
recorder asked him If that was his
statement.
lit Is my statement" he re-
piled cOOlly.
''You had better take il and read
Ii carefully, and if there is any
thing wrong say so now and we
shall correct it, the recorder
told him.
Charlton did as directed.
Everything is all right, and that
is my signature" Charlton said.
Chief Hayes then requested that
the murderer be remanded until to-
morrow morning and this request was
granted.
Captain Scott, who is stationed with
the Fourth Coast Artillery, at Fish
er's Island, told a remarkable story
vision had prompted him to leave his
bed near midnight last night, come
to New York under great difficulty
and go to meet the steamship Princess
Alice, where Charlton was arrested.
Captain Scott says some strange un-
seen power led him to New York
thence to Hoboken and finally to the
boat. But for his appeal to the Ho-
boken police, Charlton would prob
ably not have been captured.
''It is needless to begin by telling
how have felt ever since 1 learned
my efforts to find the slayer OF my
sister," he said.
Captain Henry Harrison Scott
United States Army, brother of the
murdered woman, when told by Chief
of Police Hayes at headquarters that
the man arrested was undoubtedly the
young Washington man, cried:
'T'l hIOW Onf his brains - and -
whipped out of his pocket a big army
| revolver.
Charlton's life was saved only by
| the quick work of the chief and hi:
| detectives who were in the room
| They fell upon the army officer q.
| him in custody.
| Charlton's arrest was the result o.
| cabled adViceS from Scotland YarC
| after the sailing of the Princess Alice
| The Scotland Yard men had secured
| Information that a man resembling
| Charlton had booked passage on tn,
| ship.
Charlton was pointed out by Cap
tain Scott as he stepped off the gang
| plank.
The man drew back when the Off
| GERS approached him and laughed.
Il am not Charlton" he said. "Yol
| have made q mistake"
But he answered in detail the pic
| lures and descriptions OF Charlton
| who was known to Captain Scott
| Detective SergeantS Weinthal, Gar
ret and Fallon, assigned to the cas-
| by Chief of Police Hayes, took thei
| prisoner to police headquarters.
The prisoner carried two dress sui
cases, was neatly dressed and of re
fined manner.
He kept his calmness until pu
through a third degree" examination
by Chief Hayes. His nerve had beer
shaken by the attempt OF Captai