The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-24
Charlton IS Guiltn
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ex6nerated BY chafitna
Wife Not Dead.
Don't YOU know that the artppsil
showed that your wife wasn't 4 VI
when she was put in the tfunk?g One
Of the detectives asked the prisoner
For the first line since captaia
Scott left the room Charlton lost bis
self.c6ntrol.
coli lfy God! II couldn't bels7 he
sried. she must have been dealt
The youth showed a curious deslr,
% protect the reputation Of the wCnlan
he killed and refused to answer qdgs-
lions bearing on her life Abroae
us my wife,s name going to appear
n thisg was one Of his frst questions,
After Charlton had been led away TO
cell Captain Scott sat with aiS
hands clehtehed tightly about hk
walking stick an told hIs story.
Several days ago, he said q made
up my mind that Porter Charlton
would come back to this country He
had no friends in Europe and It would
be his naturlal impulse to come nome
wednesday / learned that tho Deaet
.hland was due mere Thursday ani
ate at night / got a ten days leave 81
ibsence ana made up my mind TO 50
to New York and personally wa.ch
3yery incoming steamer.
Captain Scott went to Hobosen aud
Jaw Chief OF Police Hayes. a founi
mat he had laid all tho traps for tie
apprehension Of Charlton at The
steamers. While was giving him The
description Of the man was inform
ID that the Princess Irene hrd Just
docket. Although / had made airangc'
ments to meet the beutchland daw-l
die harbor with a tug, FASTENED II
me North German Lloyd dock. The
passengers and the customs Officers
we're examining their baggage. Three
detectives were with me. We look. d
in two or three stalls and at last J
Jaw Young fellow i thought Answered
10 the description Of Charlton. Ht
vas looking about him and his hahda
trembied slightly as he opened BIS
baggage for the tnspoctors We &dnl
Up to him and / asked,
Aren't you Porter charlton7" We
denied this emphatically and told as
mis- name was Jack Coleman"
Captain Scott here described Inv
he hesitated to order the mans arrsst
and forced Charlton to write his sig.
nature, which tailed so accurately VIII
i sample in his possession that lie
felt sure that no mistake was being
made. Charlton was then taken to
Headquarters when he again slgnta
his name.
When the youth saw some poe1'I
signed John Rodney" PORTER cnatl;
ton,' he stepped close to Chief Hayes.
ana silll:
eyes. I'm Porter Charlton. / admit
IL"
Then he glanced tearful1y at bis
brothcrla.law. q won't make sny
statement in the presence Of captali
.scott,r he deci1red, trembling. Tsis
tell everything; only Set Captain SUIT
ont of the room."
Scott withdrew and the youth tlen
told his story, Finishing he adaSl
calmly almost smugly.S"I have no dc
Tense to- make. No delease.
Charlton looked anything but cana
bic Of lie deed, to which he has con-
tossed. lie il blonde and slesd m
der average height, with a fac rali.sr
weak, but by. no mesAs repeiant.
Has Resources
selieCniessed murder though he is
Charlton Is not without resources
soon after he was locked UP he got an
ittorney and his father Judge Char.
IN, arrived in Epboken last night to
look attet his sons case. The young
aisn was aFraignsl betrs Rcd :
McGoYern at 9 O'Clock this mornias
is a fugitive from Justice and the dis
position Of his case from that time
probably will rest With the federal
authorities,
As son as Gastayc NJ RISE tho
italian consul at New York learned Of
oharltoas arrest he cabled his GOV
eminent for instructions, He believed
that he would be ordered to mike
application for extradltlon for trial u
Italy. White life .impr'sonTnent Is The
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