The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-24
INSANITY TO Be
CHARLTON SPLEA
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his. return for trial. The attor-
neys for the defense and the grief
stricken father OF the young man
say that he was. The father
brings forward irrational letters
to prove the assertion.
Captain Scott, brother of the
dead woman, says that he-was
not. He also has letters written
by Charlton to him in the happy
honeymoon days at villa Legnazzi
on the shores of Lake Como,
which, he declares, prove that
Charlton was in his right minG.
Stall Loves Wife He Murdered.
Charlton processes that he stiI1
loves his dead wife. He cher
ishes few rings end jewels that
she wore as mementoes of his
first few weeks of happiness with
her beside the Italian lake.
Yet he calmly discussed the de-
tails of his attack on his wife,
OF her death and of his attempts
to hide the body.
The new-found attorneys Tor
the defense have intimated that
they will set up an insanity prea
to clear Charlton of responsibility.
J. Fred Clarke and former States
Attorney Edwards Of Jersey City,
counsel for Charlton, today order-
ed that no more interviewers ae
allowed to see the accused youth.
In the meantime alienists for
the state will examine Charlton to
test the young mans sanity.
Attorneys familiar with italian
law assert that Charlton, if exit a
dited, cannot be convicted of any
crime but that of manslaughter
The penalty for that crime n
Italy is six years Imprisonment.
This, in the case of Charlton,
would be tantamount' to death
sentence, as the youth is a victim
of tuberculosis in an advanced
stage.
Watched During Night.
Charlton was watched through
out the night for fear that he
might commit suicide. The heat
disturbed him and he was exceed
ingly nervous. He spent much
of the time talking with his
guards. He fell asleep about 1
O'Clock and awoke at hungry.
After eating ham, eggs, rolls and
coffss, he asked for more to eat.
After breakfast he had a shower
bath, dressed and read everything
in the papers concerning his ar
rest.
He was arraigned before Re-
corder McGovern this morning.
The recorder adjourned the pre-
liminary hearing until next Tues
day at the request of Charlton's
attorneys, who said that they were
not sufficiently familiar with the
case to warrant an immediate ex-
animation.
Charlton was taken from the
court room and will be removed
to the Jersey county Jail. Judge
Charlton arrived today, bringing
with him two letters written by
his son in Italy. The missives
were incoherent and peculiar.
Believes Son Insane.
ct have convincing proof that
my son was insane" said Judge
Charlton, from the fact that he
reached here in the manner IN
which he did. That action alone
shows that he is not responsible.
There are no sense in many of his
statements. Why, when he was
told that Twas coming here. he
said, how hattering.'
Father Furnished Money.
1T is not true that Porter's
wife furnished the money for the
Italian trip. supplied the
money"
1t became known here today
that Judge Charlton met his son s
wife and questioned her regarding
her past life. 1t is said they quar-
relied and that was the reason the
Charltons went abroad.
On the other hand, Captain
Scott says that the letters in his
possession show conference. He
insists that the Charltons lived at
Moltrasio on money Mrs. Charlton
received from Neville Castle, her
first husband, in lieu of alimony.
Arrangements have been made
for the burial of Mrs. Charlton IN
the Scott family plot in a ceme-
farv paar Con ITropricrn