The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-26
HGLY TO DEMAND CHARLTON
MINISTRY PREPARING PAPERS
FOR HER AMBASSADOR
b a. y. Woa't Give Iilm ~ lilsbeut sOn-
lenee WIIl Isr lInDnaei IN llis Alnseaee
AllrRlst HAS = Lnng siege Win ire
Prlsaacr and fNureNaes Ills OplnloR.

III. SPECIAL CIhls DsspIich 10 rus SuS
ROAR. June 2S.-rhe question ~ tho
extradition az Porter Charlton Is being
disguised by III. pres. The GiOrRais
rHalia publishes a letter from Advocate
AnsAldi. who examines the ease a. great
lsngth Ne quotes authorities Oh iiris-
prudenoe and tho ltalO-Amerioah con-
ssAtlon - lses Hs ess0.ides tina
Charlaon's extrAditiOn depends ON the
Interpretation Of the word -individu-
als' contained In the ilrst article II tho
oonvention
According % tho Italian Interpretation
Che word does not include Italians. a.
Italy does not surrender Italians charged
y "a crimes committed abroad. because
Il h forbidden by article y Of the penal
osle: but the American Law does not
forbid the surrender of!Americans Hence
\ different Interpretation is possible,
ihe lack Of reciprocity. however. alters
o,s oase Charlton's lawyer can snccess-
ni.iy oppose extradition. Besides the ques-
tion cannot be settled befOre the result
o. Oharlton's medical examination. II
Ne is pronounced to he Of unsoUnd mind
eSiradition will bs impossible
The Minister of Foreign Affairs has
completed arrangements for the trans
mission To America Of tho documents
aleoesSary for extra.litiOn and has In
sfnIcied the Ambassador az Washington
10 take steps TO request formally that
Charlton be turned over To Italy. for trial
provided there 10 any likelihood os has
rnQuost beng granted.
No action will be- taken before June ~.
n extradition is impossible Charlton
viii lie tried IA oontumaciam, that ls In
hiS absence. at Como. and Il he ~ con-
sioied will receive the maximum penalty.
Imprisonment for hfe.
u was a wearing day for Porter Charl-
AN yesterday In the first place no one
bua an alienist came TO see him. In the
sssaond place that alienist. Or. William
3nroine Arlitz. one Of the four experts
reiained by Judge Charlton to report
~ 10 his sons sanity. stayed with him
Ior two hours. plying him with question
nfter question bearing on every part Of
eis life. inducing in the youth every
emotion from perfunctOry laughter TO
black rage and giving him barely time TO
recover from one question before he fred
smother
The fact that DR.. Arlitz was cool and
that HE questions were carefully framed
and easily stated wasn't much Of a relief
% the youngst ter who has confessed to
numbering ms wife by the shores Of Lake
Como Charlton. according 10 DR. Arlitz,
who looked pretty serious when he
s1ierged from tbs county jail In Jersey
City, has a highly emotional nature.
Hes pretty had said the alienist
fh6urhtfrlly as he quit his two hour eX-
animation Hes all confused
lis he wotse on mentally and physi-
cally. than he vas at the time Of his cap
tire hereg' DR. Arlirz WAS asked.
sHe certainly il. was the reply Hes
decidedly worse HIS confinement has
3 good deal 81 do with IL. Why the 10y
must have manifested al least forty d.
lerent moods while was with him one
question would evoke memories which
would cause him 10 laugh unrestrainedly.
Another remark would make him lose his
sslf-control He would he in passion
ia a third question saddened him.
may say that any remarks about his pun
h.hmani were met with indifference.
sOf course be realizes. the doctor con.
linued. where he Is and what he has done
In a general way hut there IL nothing
dear C1t IN has recognition Of events In
the present nor does the immediate past
stand out with any distnctness After
the murder he seems 10 have felt that
he must 20 away somewhere or do some
thing SO he went 20 Genoa and boarded
sha Princes Irene He had no definite
p-oiec'Rn mind
D.. Arl1 was asked II there vas any
resemblance 10 the case 81 Harry Thaw.
Don't get the idea that there are any
brainstorms in this, he replied. laughing.
tWhy, no, this boy = case differs markedly
f.om Thaws Thaws insanity Il pro-
EresFive. Understand, that h. he grows
worse an the time. Now | cannot dis
cuss this case specifically 40 this time.
But you NAV know that there were in
stances ~ Porter Charlton's early life.
instances I cannot describe % you, when
BE- was absolutely unable 10 control him
IAN Of M have known men with minds
~ ghtly unbalanced. ~ that they we're
erratic in youth. Then during the period
Of adolescence they met with some re-
tariati0n or developed Improperly 90
elise were placed in some situation which
tilted them over and made them dis
finctly insane Often these men were
brilliant ~ certain things, and there IL
M bainsaying CharltOn's brilliancy IN
enfne regpeCtE-
Judge Paul Charlton. the prisoners
ffther. went back 10 his home in Wash
matoD yesterday morning He was &C
oanpanied Nv ex-senator William u
Edward whom he has retained 20 look
after his sons interests. The Judge was
~ much broken up ~ ever. but Mr.
Edwards persuaded him that he could
d. no COOL IN Jersey city. II would he
neeessary o. 70 home and tell the young
mans mother about him some time soon T,
and bitter and formidable ~ this task
Was for Judge Charlton, he made up his
mind ~ do II 20 once. Besides he wished
% see II any steps toward extradting
his SOL O. italy could not Ne deferred
until Federal Court had appointed a
commission Ia pass On his sanity and
I. the commission had reported one way
or another.
". Floyd Clarke ~ n VAL street. counsel
Tor Charlton. decided yesterday that
there was nothing more that could be-
done for him in his fathers absence
he therefore vent up % the larchm0nt
Yacht Club. II which he IL o member
~ stay till Monday
Consequently there was no one but the
alianist 10 SEQ Charlton all day The
four alienisis retaine hy JUICE charlton
had examined the prisoner on Friday
afternoon separately and together Three