New-York tribune., 1910-06-24

Porter Charlton. the young husband OF
Mrs Mary Scott Castle Charlton. wnoSe
bodv was found in a trunk IN Lake
Como. Italy. on June I'D, arrived mere
,-.s+srdav on the North German liner
pr;,zass Irene. from the Mediterranean
and confessed that he had killed MS
wife.
His arrest on the Irene was unex-
nsctad The detectives who were look
inc for him believed he was on the
Deutschland. which docked few piers
south of the Princess Irene later IN tne
day.
Charlton could not have escaped un-
less he had jumped overheard IN the
Atlantic. At the gangplank was Captain
Henry Harrison Scott, Of the coast ar
tuIery corps. a brother Of the murdered
woman. who. though he had never seen
Charlton. was armed with a description
of him and other means of identifying
the husband Of his dead sister.
Charlton. who is twenty-One years old,
is male and slender. He had been en-
ploved In the National City Bank. OF
this city. and had reputation there FOR
being always cool. This faculty OF self
possession stood by him yesterday wnen
he was intercepted on the North German
LIovd pier by his brother-in-law and the
detectives. but when questions he could
moi well answer were put to him his
nerve fled and he became confused
Although it was reported that he had
drunk champagne on Wednesday night
and made merry with four Americans
in the second cabin Of the steamer.
Charlton was nervous when he walked
ashore Yesterday with his hand baggage
II was his nervousness and his pallor
and general resemblance TO the descrip-
ton his captors had OF him that led 10
MS arrest.
In Hurry at the Pier.
Charlton was in hurry TO get away
from the pier. He had only hand bag
gage. and took it promptly TO the Sec
tion marked &c" Adhering TO the gen.
eraI custom of criminals to keep some
remnant of their identity in their alias.
Charlton travelled under the name ot
Jack" Coleman
AS the file Of passengers came down thu
gangplank Captain Scott saw a young
man who fitted Charlton's description
He watched him several minutes and
then approached him while a customs
inspector was examining his baggage
Looking the youth squarely in the eye.
he said: Are not you Porter Charl-
TONI
With no apparent concern Charlton
said he was not. volunteering the IN
formation that he was Jack" Coleman.
of Omaha Here again Charlton clunS
TO a remnant of his identity by giving
Omaha as his address, for he was born
there twenty-one years ago That bit
Of information gave assurance to Cap
tain Scott. and he asked Charlton IL he
had any cards or other means OF prov
ing he was Jack" Coleman. OF Omaha
with an air of assumed indifference
Charlton said he had no cards and then
gave his attention again 10 his baggage
Not once. though. did Charlton have tho
the occasion for his questions
By this time the four detectives-Gar-
rick. weinthaI and. Fallon. Of Hoboken.
and Ross OF New York Headquarters
went up to the young man. and their
presence annoyed him. Captain Scott
thought there might be something in
Charlton's baggage that would clinca an
Identification and a search was made
Some laundry was found there bearing
a tag on which was written "P. Charl-
ton" but this did not disturb the youth
He simply repeated his statement MY
name is Jack Coleman, of Omaha"
SUMMER SCHEDULE TO LONG 5RANCH
AND ASBURY PARK,
pennsylvania Railroad effective Sunday
June 20. Frequent fast express trAlns.-
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