The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-15
Police in Many European
Cities Report That Suspects
Are Being Detained.
WIRELESS Is USED
TO REACH STEAMERS
Meanwhile Lake Is Still Dragged
by Those Who Believe
He Is Dead.

COMO, Italy. June 15-The authcri-
TIES are today convinced that Porter
Charlton, the husband OF murdered
Mary Scott Castle Charlton, sailed for
New York on either the italian Steam
Navigation COmpany's steamer Verona.
which left Genoa for New York on
June s. Oh the Italian Lloyd steamer
Virginia, which sailed for Genoa OF
June g.
They have sent wireless messages 10
both these vessels requesting their cap
taius not % permit any passengers
cor-esponding 10 the description OF
Charlton 20 escape without thorough
iuvesrieatioa-
TIE police were today advised by the
authorities OF Italian and French cities
and ~ London's Scotland Yard that
men suspected Of being Porter Cha J.
son were under arrest or being closely
watched
The most promising Of these was a
report from Geneva. Switzerland. that
Che police Of Lausanne had in custody
-lau closely answering the descrip-
-.Cu OF che husband.
According 10 Geneva authorities this
man arrived in Switzerland shortly
after the time that Charlton Is de-
CLarCd 10 have taken q ST Gothard
train from Como on Thursday night,
several hours after the discovery Of the
uUuk containing Mrs Charlton's body.
Count GuigIia's Remark.
Count GulElia. The tacitu-n procurs-
tor. when informed Of the Geneva re
port smiled for the first time In two
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for many things.
Ee refused IC elUcidate his some
what cryptic remark
Constantine Ispolatoh, the Russian
suspect. was the object Of a clever
uaneuver by the police when word Of
J-e arrest arrived
Awakened in his cell, he was shown
tie dispatch. though not allowed 10
examine il. and. brought face 10 face
suddenly with Srim memenlos OF the
crime. was told that the new prisoue.
had confessed. duplicating him.
The man OF iron nerve smiled.
shrugged his shoulders, and asked for
q cigarette.
The utmost effort Of the clever and
keen Italian police has failed 10 shake
him so far.
one of the most desperate tricks OF the
police has been tried without avail on
LspoIatoT- In his cell, fastened into the
wall IN such way that the prisoner can
not tear IL loose IS a portrait Of the
slain woman. Lighted so that il is Wis
irle OF all hours. facing him when he
aDakeIs and when he drops 70 sleep.
the woman's smiling .countenance gazes
IuL into his eyes
This method Of the third degree" has
secured many confessions in Italy; 1t
has sent some prisoners insane.
one of the leading detectives at work
on the case said today Charlton is
either under arrest or VIII be within
tveuty-four hours"
Consul Has Another Theory.
The Italian police have completely
abandoned the theory that Charlton may
have been murdered along with his wife.
thereby placing themselves IN direct op-
position 90 United States Ambassador
Lcishmau and United States Consul
CaugEy az Milan. who still insist that
Charlton. TOO. was slain Consul Caughy
discovered today what he believes TO be
new evidence in support OF his theory in
the fact that a second trunk was missing
from the Charlton villa Immediately
after the murder. Caughy says II Is i'm
probable that Charlton would have taken
the trunk with lim in his escape
Caughv believes that Mrs Charlton's
body was placed in one Of the trunks
found In the charlton villa and the hus-
bands body in the second trunk, and
that both were thrown into the lake.
The supporters Of this theory today
maintained a vigorous search Tor the
body OF. the husband. A maj Effort 70
locate il if IL is i'm the lake was made
with graphing hooks
aIf Drags Fail, Use Dynamite"
If this fails, use dynamite was the
order given out this morning. and
preparations TO cause an explosion in
the lake in the hope Of bringing the
body 90 the surface were made.
Premier Luzzati in his capacity OF
minister Of the interior. himself gave
the order FOR J-e renewed cra=glnc OF
the lake. and 10 him every develop
ment Of the TRAGEDY j. reported detail
hy detail as IL Is barred
EotE Sjznor I.uzzsti and Count GulglIa
.olrv Nrre in communication with the
SWISS authorities. and the wires from
Rome and Como 20 Geneva were kept
hct for Eoars-
The testtmorv Of Sienora Eliza Cana
rani. the postmaster at MOLtraSiO. has
bacr rareiuIIv kept from the kCoWledse
OF Is1slatoH. whose case has henefted
mafariaiIv bv H. That Charlton post
eli the uvstar Ted letter 20 the Russian
telling him Of his intended deCarturc
rom the villa upSetS the theory that
the Russian himself wrote il to eStap-
FSh an aiIfi VI does not clear UD. how
ever. toe enigma Of the duplicate letter
found iE fine villa
-sTne rtli1c which IT indicated most
Clearly said one detective today is
that TsDolaycf and Charlton were ac-
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who displayed such an interest in the
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