The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11
Italy Being Searched for Por-
ter Charlton Believed to be
Wife Murderer
BODY WAS RECOVERED
FROM LAKE BOTTOM
There Had Been Frequent Quar-
rels-Couple Was Expelled
From Hotel-Russian De-
tectives Are Called in.

COMO, ITALY, June 11.--Th4
whole of Italy is being searched to-
day and the Eeas are being streWH
with wireless messages in an effort to-
apprehend Porter Charlton OF Whah-
ington, the youthful husband of MIR
Mary Scott Castle Charlton. Who16
mutilated body was taken from ~
trunk found in Lake Como yesterday q
The theory that Charlton was a1oo
slain has been abandoned by the pu-
lice. There are reports that he w.
seen in Como as late as Wednesdays
but these have not been verified.
Constantine Ismolatofr. the Russfnn
arrested at Roggiano yesterday, who
was seen many times In the come
pany of the Charltons' cottage, ha1
been sweated by the police, but ha1
thrown no light on the murder. rhS Y
police. however, look upon him a.
an important witness and police ex~s
perts from Rome have arrived here
to continue the investigation OF th0
Russian. Nj
Ismolatoff insists that he last saw
the Charltons in their cottage, ana
that there was nothing then to fndf-
cate crime was impending.
The authorities cling to the helfex
that there may be connection be-
tween the murder Of Mrs. Charlton
and the death of Miss EstelIa Reid.
the New York girl whose body was
found on the beach at Naples on
April "a. They were in almost corl-
slant communication with the Naples
authorities to-day regarding the Reid
murder. Nothing to connect the two
murders has yet been made public.
Sent From Hotel
The proprietor of the Suisse Hos.
tel. in Como. where the Charit0ns
stopped for a few days before taking
up their residence in the cottage near
Moltrasio, was examined by the po-
lice to-day regarding oChariton's all
legged mistreatment OF his wife. h
admitted that the stories Of crus1e
were true. and repeated his a1o1~
ment that the couple duArr&1N4 Z
violently and that Charlton N4M
| his wife 20 badly that he 49, keQ
TO expel them from the hOteL
The police believe that Cnaf1f
who was at least twelve years youns#
err than his wife. soon tired Of heRs
after their marriage three mCne1lo
ago, information having bean re-
ceived from America that he married
her as the result of a sudden tnfatu-
alton.
- One OF the most complete draI-ueA0
ever set for a fugitive La spread Tor
Charlton, and 1t LIS not believed that
he can long evade arrest Every
shipping point has been warned and
the police throughout Europe have
been given descriptions OF him.
The Charltons evidently sought t.
throw an air of mystery about theua~
selves while here. The reversed their
names and were known as the .Chax4~
ton Porters." To some people Chart
ton passed himself on as the nephew
of his wife, the disparity OF their
ages making this easy.
A search of the effects of MN
Charlton, found In her cottage. fail00 /
to give any clue to her murder. Theirs
were scores of letters addressed to-
her under her maiden name OF Many
Crittenden Scott and the name Of her
first marriage. Mrs. Castle.
1t Is practically certain that Mrls#
Charlton died from suffocation aft9t
her body was crammed into tha
trunk. To-day's post-mortem reveaI4H
seven wounds on the head. but th93;
are not believed to have been nu1
Gent in themselves to- cause death
They undoubtedly rendered her uns
conscious in which condition the bo<Y
was wrapped In a heavy strtp ~
cloth and crowded into the truul
Imolatoff. according to q story t0e1
the police to-day, made inquiries ~
some fishermen on Lake Como carr
In the week as the deepest part 60
the lake.
Brother in Army.
The last word received from Mr.
Mary Castle Charlton by her brother
Captain Henry III. Scott. of the Cnited 81
States army, now stationed At Fort q
Wright. Fischers Island. was q let
ter dated April 16. telling Of her
marriage and that she and her hus-
band planned to live in Frankfort,
Germany, for two years.
Il have cabied for all Information
possible" declared Captain Scott To- U
day. and until / received details
cannot say what is best to do. Mary
wrote me while on shipboard telling
that she had married the son OK 8
Judge Charlton, of Washington. n
Wilmington. Del. March IL. 0A&
was pressed for time when she wr0&a
and gave me no details. I have heard n
nothing further from her and haA I
supposed she was visiting points e. 1
interest in Europe #A
Other friends Of Mrs. Charlton. VIA Il
stuck to her after her attempt t9a
shoot William Il. Craig in "Peacoe1a
Alley" at the Waldorf hotel. say fhH1
when she went abroad she exp4ct3lN
to return this fall. They say that nE1S
met Charlton while he Was 4 aGu&
dent at the University OF PennoVn&
vania and that she appeared wiIG7
infatuated with him. #
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