The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
KILLED WIFE
Arrested as &c Came Oh German
Liner at NeH Yslk.
HE CONFESSES CRIME

ILL VVlsS kUOLC SitkuAL
C.ctl Mallct n Shay Woman .irtc
They HAD II Nio;cnt Quarrel. The,
Stuck the Body in !, Trunk, Car
ried It Down to Like. and Thrcv
il in the Mater.
Porte: Charlton. husband OF M@rl
Scot, Castle Charlton. whose bod,
was .ouad IL 4 trunk in Lake Como
Italy. reached New io.k on Ge.
| man Liner THURSDAY 4 man re
sem bling Charlton was arrested a:
be stepped from the steamer a, h.>
pier il Hobokeu. Ea gave the names
oi Charles ". Co;emaa. ou; d report
i.om Hoookea SAID that at the po.
ice station he broke down and ad.
mi;ted that he was Charlton.
Charlton said in has confession
he aud his wife had been having sup
per together a; ;he villa on Lake
Como and that Lley had engaged IN
r!o!en, quarrel.
Charlton ssic his wife. Iho was
one os the best women In :he world.
but had an unsovernable temper.
called him some vile lanes and that
finally who he could not stand her
abuse any longer. he attacked her
with a wooden ma!!et The young
man said tha, Ae struck her over the
head three times. knocking her un-
sconscious and killing her. as far as
be knew.
Charlton told The police that be
then stuck the body Of his wife in a
trunk and carried It down to the
lake. where he threw the trunk into
the water.
The body OF Mrs. Charlton was
found packed in trunk which was
taken from Lake Como near the viii
lage Of Moltrasio BY fishermen June
10th. The woman with her husband
had occupied villa on the lake front.
leased BY them some time before. AT
the time the wonan's body was found
Porte: Charlton could not De found.
I he Italian police have insisted
that Charlton was alive and have di-
.ec;eG their energies 70 locating the
Young maG American CcaSu! CauS-
aer. on the other hand. held 10 the
theory that a double mu-de. had bcc;::
committed. and il was through his
that the Italian au-
tho,itieS engaged divers 10 make the
search Of the lake bottom.
Meantime detectives followed up
their own theory and their recent
conclusion was that Charlton was
passenger upon some steamer which
mad sailed from Genoa OF other ita.
lar po-, for New York.
The police were watching for the
arrival Of the steamer Deutschland.
as /, had been reported taat Charlton
sailed on tha; stea mer. The officers
had a description Of Charlton. and
when they saw man resembling
him :eave the ship they pounced Up
on him and placed him under ar
rest. lie protested vigorously ana
seemed inclined torcibly TO offer re-
sis;aace. BIZ, he soon subsited. Capt.
Scott. brother o: Mrs. Charlton. took
one look at the prisoner anG s;io
The man was Charlton. Later Chart
ION made signed statement 20 rae
police.
While he was being sweated un-
der the third degree" Charlton be-
came intuc!ated. and drawing re-
rolver. tried 20 shoe; Chief OF Po:icc
Naycs He vas quickly disarmed.
and few mi.utes !a.er coniessea
the crime.
Within half an hour after his az
res; Charlton had signed The :olio1'
Ing statement:
My wife and lived happily TO-
rether. She was the BEST woman y
the world 20 me. ou, she had an
unsovernabie ,emp.r. So had l..
We frequently qua.re,ed owe. the
most trivia. matters and her lang
uase 20 me was frequently so foui
tSa: know she di! cot know ine
meaning OF II.
The nigh; struck he! she had
..e.n oua-re!.ng v!:h No. She vas
N tho wors; tempe. had eve. seea
aer In. ! told H.. Il she did 90;
ease would leave h;r and put q
STOP 20 It. She stopped for little
While and started again.
- took male; which had use'
20 do household repairs and strnch
pc. three times. thought she WAS
lead. pu; the body in trunk i;
| which ! also threw tho mailct.
About twelve that night
hrough; the truck 20 my house ans
ragged j; down 20 email pier aat
:h!ew !: overheard. left the FOL
| lowing nigh, and wen; 10 emo. a3t
from there 70 Genoa. where :ooi
The steamer Irene three days later
The room where I killed her va
an outdoor si.ping apartment