Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-15
May Be in Germany.


port. but no word has been received here
Of the result.
May Be in Germany.
There are others who believe that Por.
ter Charlton has gone to Germany by
way Of Lucerne. A man fully answering
Charlton's description, wearing a raincoat
and carrying a valise. went to the rail.
road station here at 10 o'clock last Thurs.
day night.
man check his valise and started with
him on the midnight train. The man pre-.
Sented book ticket good for six months
between Como. Venice. Lucerne ano
Basle. The Charltons came here from
Venice.
After boarding the train the man. sup
posedly Charlton. and who seemed weary
took off his shoes and slept until the
awakened him to ask for his
ticket. Poletti left the train at Lugano.
Inquiry as to Ship Sailings.
at Moltrasio. deposes that Porter Chart
ton entered her office at 4:3O O'Clock
afternoon. June 6. and scanned
the new official time table OF the weeks
sailings of transatlantic steamers bound
for North America from Naples. Genoa.
Trieste and MarseIlie. He asked the post.
IL the list were quite reliabl.
and then dropped. she says, an unstampet
letter addressed to the Russian. Ispo
atoff in the letter box and rushed away
in the direction Of his villa.
The capostazfone Of Lugano appeare<
before Count Guglia. procurator fol
Lombardy. yesterday. Lugano is IL
in the canton of Ticino.
He said that on the night of June +.
he sold a ticket for Lucerne to a slende,
young man of the description Of Porte.
Charlton. The young man desired 4
travel by the st. Gothard railway.
Thought It Might Be Charlton.
There was nothing about his appear
ance that especially interested the Swiss
but after the news of the murder hat
been spread he identified. he thought, th'
husband of the murfered woman.
He told Count Guglia that the youn.
American spoke Italian imperfectly.
carter had taken him to the railwa,
station, and the carter had told the ca
postaZione. or statfonmaster. jestingl.
hat he had charged the young man "all.
[nglese," that is to say. more than Gus
omary.
Count Guglias Inquiries directed Il
Lucerne have met with little response
The only fact obtained by the procurato
which appears Of significance Is that
pale young man dressed in suit
weeds and wearing cap obta!nes
change for a bill Of the Banca Nationals
n Lucerne June y.
The young man took dinner alone at
popular restaurant. and gave the waite
1 bill for I,OOO lire tabout 5000. TIL
Size OF the bill excited comment, and tn
Incident fingered In the mind of the res
taurateur.
1epolafoF Ia Tnferr0rared
Constantine IspolatofY. the chance 40
,uaintance of Porter Charlton. and hi
wife, Mary Scott Castle Charlton, whf
las been held In custody since the body
" the woman was recovered from Lake
ONO. was again interrogated today, tht!
ime by an examining judge.
The suspect was as nonchalant as ever
lie insisted that he was absolutely innO
.ent OF any connection with the crime
which, according to his story. must havs
,een committed some time after his las
Meeting with the Charltons.
The Russians imperturbabilfy fre
Iuently Is exasperating to those whe
ave sought to lead him into a betrayal
Il a familiarity with the habits of The
Movements Immediately preceding tho
murder. Today he was disposed to poxA
un at the authorities.
The Italian government" he said witt
smile, must be very rich to keep mt
etter in prison than I have been able n
I've outside on an annual pension OF So
rom the Russian government
Ispolatoff is credited with being or hav
ng been in the employ of the RussiAs
overnment In a confidential capacity.
Police Have Secret Theory.
1t is believed that the authorities hav,
worked out a motive for the crime baset
pom what has been told them by peasan,
eighbors of the Charltons and by thu
h hyscians who were called in. Just whai
his theory is remains matter of con-
ecture.
The authorities are spurred ON by thu
lterest taken In the case by the State
department. at Washington. as showT
Trough the activities Of American Am
assador Leishman and the American
onsul at Milan. Charles NJ. Canghy.
Mr.. Leishman Is stopping at Castl.
'riou. the home Of Mrs. MacCreery. or
he shore OF Lake Como. He Is keepin.
18th the American embassy at Rome, ane
frequently with the Officials
the Italian government
Mr.. Caughy had an interview with tht
uthorities at Milan today regarding tbs
Irther search of the lake. The consu
olds to his original belief that Charltoc
as murdered and his body disposed O
a manner similar to that employed l.
le concealment of the body OF his wife
The Italian authorities have yielded tt
,e insistance OF Consul Caughy and au.
lorized the further dragging OF the DO:
I'M of Lake Como in a search for tbs
,dy Of Porter Charlton.
This announcement was made today fol
wing a protracted conference betweeE
flcials of the government and the con.
II.
Two Theories Of Tragedies.
It is impossible TO decide yet which
two theories Is the more probable.
One is that Porter Charlton murdered