Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-24
CAPTURED AT STEAMBOAT PIER
Is Recognized as He Steps from Boat
and Taken to Station.
THIRD DEGREE BRINGS ADMISSION
Makes Written Statement About Body
Taken from Lake Como.
POINTS PISTOL AT POLICE CHIEF
becomes Infurinted and Draws Re-
vOlver from His Pocket, but IL
Quickly Ovcrpowered by
Detectives.

Detectives,
NEW YORK. June 2S.--Porter Charl.
ton, husband of Mrs. Mary Scott Castle
Charlton. whose body found stuffed
In a trunk, which was taken from Lake
Como, Italy, recently, was arrested as no
stepped from the steamship Princess
Irene in Hoboken today. Charlton at
first denied his identity, but after being
given the third degree" he admitted
that he was the husband Of Mrs. Charl-
ton Charlton made signed statement
to the Hoboken police
While Charlton was being sweated un-
der the third degree" he became in-
| furiated and, drawing revolver. tried
| to shoot Chief OF Police Hayes. He was
disarmed and few minutes later con-
fessed the crime.
| Text of Confession.
| Within half an hour after his arrost
Charlton had signed the following state
ment:
| MY wife and lived happily together.
She was the best woman in the world to
me, but she had an ungovernable tenn
per. SO had l. We frequently quarreled
over the most trivial matters and her
language to me was frequently 80 foul
that 1 knew she did not know the mean.
| ing of IT..
The night I struck her she had been
quarreling with me. She was in the worst
temper l had ever seen her in. / told
her If she did not 1 would leave
her and put a stop to It. She stopped
for little while and started again.
| II took mallet which had used to do
| household repairs and struck her three
times. / thought she was dead. put the
body in trunk into which also threw the
mallet.
About IL that night 1 moved the trunk
from the house, dragged II to a small pier
near the house and threw II overheard l
remained at Malpraiso the next day and
left the following night and went to Como
and from there to Genoa. where took the
steamer Irene three days later. The room
where l killed her was an outdoor sleeping
apartment
| "(Sgned) PORTER CHARLTON"
AT the suggestion of an attorney, whose
services he secured shortly after his arrival
at the police station, Charlton added this
postscript to his statement:
Il have been informed that c. X Ispol-
atoff has been implicated and / wish to
state that this gentleman is absolutely
guiltless. l have no defense to make and
don't wish to.
''(Slgned) PORTER CHARLTON"
Tries to shoot Chief Hayes.
Charlton was given the third degree" by
Chief of Police Hayes of Hoboken and
several detectives. Before the confession
was obtained 1t was stated by the police
that Charlton became infuriated by the
gruelling to which he was being subjected
and springing to his feet, drew a revolver
and tried to shoot Chief Hayes
Charlton was disarmed by the detectives
n haan
young man, now picture of abJect despair,
confessed to staying his Wife
The c. X. Ispolatoff 10 whom Charlton
referred as having been suspected by the
police of some knowledge of the tragedy
Is presumably Constantine Ispolatoff, the
Russian, who became acquainted with the
Charltons while they occupied the villa
on the shore of Lake Como and who. fol-
, lowing the discovery of the woman's body.
was detained and examined by the au-
thorlties' The Russian established to the
satisfaction or the authorities that he knew
nothing Of the crime beyond what was
known to everyone and recently he was re-
leased.
Travelled as G, w. Coleman,
Charlton travelled under the name of
e Charles w. Coleman Of Omaha. Though
$ the name appeared on the passenger list
r as John Coleman. 1t was apparent that ba
: had lost much weight on his flight from
/ the scene Of the crime
charlton denied flatly when placed I'M
der arrest by the detectives that he was
the man wanted and took the officers to
his cabin to prove that his name was Cole
- man.
e He asserted that he lived in Omaha and
T. had never heard Of Charlton or his wifo
When asked If he could produce letters
I to prove that he had received any money
n under the name Of Coleman the young man
e SAID ne could not. search was made
t through his clothing and effects, but the
= ottlcers ialied to find single letter or
e paper bearing his name
Gharton's trunk was found on the ri.r
and that bore the single initial &c"
Satisfied that they had the right man
the officers with Charlton secureIv,
u manacled started for police headquarters.
1t was then that Charlton began 10 break
e down for he wavered and almost fell and
= the detectives had to let him sit on the
pier to recover himself Charlton turnad
white ana suffered an attack Of nausea
and the officers carried him TO the patrol
wagon.
Identified by Captain scott.
Captain Scott, brother OF Mrs Charlton
materially assisted the officers in effeot.
ing the capture OF Charlton, whose careful
, description he mad given, Captain Scott
took one glance at the prisoner and then
said: That's Charlton"
Captain Scott had obtained ten DAYS
, leave OF absence from his post and was
making It a practice TO watch all incom-
Ing ships.
% Captain Scott this morning obtained from
n a Wall street bank, description OF Charl-
n ton and copy OF his signature. Then he
went 20 Hoboken and got Chief Hayes 10
a assign two detectives to help him.
5 The three hurried to the North German
Lloyd dock. arriving there Just as the
$ steamer Princess Irene was docking.
L Passengers we're already coming off ana
i submitting 10 custom house inspection.