The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-24
Although Porter Charlton Had
Confessed to Wife Murder
FATHER AND FRIENDS ACT
They Will Engage Strong Lawyer to De
fend Youth The Prisoner Was
Cheerful This Morning and
Read His Confession.

Hobolsen, y. u, June "a with his fa-
ther Judge Paul Charlton, law officer
Of the bureau Of insular affairs 1t Wash-
ington, and his friends ralifine to MS
defense, Porter Charlton, who yesterday
confessed to the murder Of bis wife at
Como, italy, was cheerful to-day Re
Will not be allowed to plead guityi but
strong firm Of lawyers win be retained
70 defend him, and the plea win be in
sanity Charlton spent a restless night
and read the papers with full confess
sion this morning
When Charlton was arraigned to-day
before Recorder McGorefn his attorneys
asked for a delay. and the hearing was
set for next Tuesday morning.
Cnarlton's confession was secured less
than nm hour after he had landed from
The North German LLOYD steamer Prin-
cess Irene the Young man stating With
out a tremor, that IN a ft of temper he
had beaten his wife. damned her body
into a trunk. and sunk it in the lake.
Tie woman was Mary Scott Castle Of
san Francisco, a woman Is years his
senior divorced wife of Neville II. CTS.
ne san Francisco lawyer Charlton
il only 8 and was married to the wom-
an al Wilmington, bek Inst spring, over
lia parents protests lll-mnted and
10th of erratic temperament they sailed
ior italy for their honeymoon. Murder
rat j t0 an end and her hody was
eud III tie lake 81 fishermen Oh june
eiecina from ltalY under an assumed
1ne alinot renniless md shabby Of
q Charlton on analng ran straight
rfia the arms oi Cap. Henry Harrison
81 ait 81 s. A. ile murdered Mife
ltqthcr+ ne wa taken b police head.
Quarters at Heboken, where after q pits
fble tallape 80 sgasmeaic that It pro.
dueei extreme naasea Dc reQane1 his
NaQMire and uaillnchingly signed the
conle sion
antain Scotts foresight resulted n
tHafltoa's arrest Stationed Fort
Nrirht on Fiahor's island. of New Lon
paa Conn. G8piain Seaft obtained hurv
raa leave of absea M ana eclnek YES.
tef8ar motn'a as meHf to 8ahasen %
THREE A0i0kea deteftve ADDED him
iIe accompanied thc PRISONER NJ police
cofat mst aia NOT hear t'le Young mans
confession gharfon. whose collapse
after arrest sesmed due 70 fear Sc Cap-
tln Scott. rather than a ren0rsa over
the crime. refusei to make statement
in the army officer presence and tae
latter left tie roon Throughout tie
ordeal Captain Scot bore himself well
bWi at The request af dete ives Who bad
noticed 8 bulge feneath bis coat which
proved to be q pistol be surrendered the
weapon without objection
ctarlton cissrsd tie Russian.
eharton sad IL DE eaaf on llat
4e and bis wife had been haYihe supper
together : tbalr Hilla op lake G~dln
aRditbat tneY had engaged 81 eio'ent
quarrel 1harlon5 aid Bits Wife, Whu
was one eff the best women b The world
but had an ungoVefpable temper called
him some vile names and that finally
when he could not stand her abuse any
longer he attacked her with wooden
mallet. The young man said that he
stInek her over the head three times
knoeing her unconscious and killing ber
as far as he knew. Charlton told the
police That he then stuck tie bolv IA
g trunk and carried II down Co tie hike
where be threw the trunk in the water.
As be appended his signature charl.
ton remarked @There's a Russian, Ispol.
stoif ! see he has been under aspi.
zion in connection with this ailaif and
! want to clear nim ITe was the onls
man Of intelligence in tie neiPhh0rhoaa
Of our villa The rest Of those whg
came to see us were cattle@
Don't you know that the autops'
showed that yonr wife was not dead
when she was put in the trunk 2" one oi
the detectives asked the prisoner.
For the first time since Captain Scott
left the room, Charlton lost bis self con
troll ooh. my God; II couldn't Bet,
ne cried. "She must have been dead
The youth showed curious desire Il
protect the reputation ii the woman a,
killed, and refused to answer questions
bearing on her life abroad
Charlton looked anything but capable
Of the deed to which lie has confessed
He is blonde and slender. under averael
height with a face rather weak hut 3,
no means repelling. He md a well-wol
suit Of blue serge and appeared rathe
down at the heel His entire baggage
consisted Of two leather suit cases