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Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
CHARL TON ARRESTED:
CONFESSES To CRIME
Murdered Woman in Fit Of Temper
and Threw Body in Lake in
ItaIy--No Defense.
ARRIVED ON PRINCESS IRENE

this, he confessed he was the man
sought.
He dictated the following confess
sion:
my name is Porter Charlton. !
live at 204 West Fifty-fifth street,
New York city. am forty-one years
old. My home is in Omaha, Neb. /
am a bank clerk by profession I
lived very happily with my wife, who
was the best woman in the world to
me, but she had most ungoverna-
BILE temper, and so had l. We quar-
relied frequently, and she used vile
language to me, the meaning of
which, am sure she did not know.
On the day | killed her she had
cursed me.
II told her that IL she did it again
would fix her; again she swore at
me, and / was in a daze. / struck
her with a mallet with which / had
been fixing a couch. l thought she
was dead. / stuck her body in a
trunk and threw the mallet in after
her. That night at 12 o'clock ]
dragged the trunk to a pier near
Moltrasio and threw 1t into the lake.
The following day l left Lake Como
for Genoa, where l boarded the
Princess Irene four days later"
Charlton signed the statement and
wrote on the bottom in his own
handwriting: II understand that
Ispolotoff has been charged with the
crime. He is absolutely guiltless. /
have no defense to make, and wish
to make none"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
We're Bound For
Training Camp
at FOrdS.
ARRIVED LATER

1t was learned from Joseph
Batess hotel, between Fords and
this city, by a NEWS reporter this
morning, that the two men in the
rear Of the big Thomas auto that
was struck near Woodbridge, killing
two men, yesterday, were Bert
and William Hutchinson, q promoter
of sports. From the same source 1t
was also learned by the NEWS that
Thomas Gilfeather, the man burned
to death, was a western pugilist
Abram Morris, the driver In charge
of the car, was licensed chauffeur,
working for the Central Park Taxi
cab Company, of 145-151 West 10th
street, New York The machine,
which was reduced to an almost
worthless pile of scrap iron and
burned wood, was the property of
the taxicab concern.
The accident was one of the worst
auto fatalities that has occurred
here in some time. A machine, val
ued at about $4,000, was completely
demolished; two men were killed
and two others had a narrow escape.
1t Is almost inconceivable that two
men like Keyes and Hutchinson
would become SO badly frightened
as to run away and leave one man
dead and another dying In burning
pile of wreckage. 1t is very evident,
according to Coroner Garretson' q
findings, that Gilfeather was knock
ed unconscious and then slowly
burned to death without ever regain
ing consciousness. No injuries were
found on his body to indicate that
he had been killed outright 1t is
believed that Morris, the chauffeur,
died instantly. The account in yes
terday's NEWS, secured before the
world had been apprised of the dis
astrous occurrence, was handled
with accuracy SO far as officers OF
the county and railroad company
were able to state.
Engineer A. q. Barnes was in
charge of the light engine that
struck the autoists. According to
his e .ament, the engine was going
twenty hyi1es an hour. He was In
the right side of the engine cab and
the fireman and fiagman were In
the other side. His statement fur
ther tells that the usual two long
and two short blasts of the engine
whistle were given for the crossing
but that the auto was seen when the
engine was within seventy-five feet
of the crossing. The auto stopped
with the forepart on the left rail and
the fireman yelled Whoa" to the
engineer Several short, sharp
shrieks of the engines whistle were
sounded as warning and the en-
gine brakes were ground hard
against the wheels. But despite all
this the auto was hit with consider
able. force, so that the engine and
heavy iron parts of 1t, weighing
about ton, was hurled distance OF
$50 feet from where it was struck,
1t laid left of the track on top OF
Chauffeur Morris when first seen
after the accident. The tonneau and
lighter parts of the auto landed
Continued on page A.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
men IN SALOON ROW
HELD IN $500 BAIL

William Bergoses, William Bagloski,
BENJAMIN and Peter Lauser, were ar
rested and held in $500 bail last night
on complaint of William George Meso-
sko, bartender in the Cleveland ave
nue. saloon, where, it is alleged, nina
ture war took place Sunday night. Mes
oslxo, who is himself under bond of
81 900 to await the action of the grand
jury, claims the men assaulted him in
the fracas Joseph E. Stricker inter
ceded for the men last night.
Antonio Bergoses, John Lyzynsky and
Calvus Bergoses were also arrested in
connection with the affair. The first
furnished a bond of $500 to keep the
peace. The last two named were held
in 1900 bail each to await the action
of the grand jury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23


Hoboken, June 23:-Porter
Charlton, confessed murderer of his
wife, Mrs. Mary Scott Castle Charl-
ton, was arrested today as the
Princess Irene, of the North German
Lloyd line, entered her dock in this
city. Ten minutes later, in the
was facing loaded revolver in the
hands of Captain Scott, United
State Coast Artillery, brother OF
the dead woman. Captain Scott was
disarmed before he had time to
shoot.
Charlton made q complete confess
sion, in which he admitted that he
killed his wife in fit of temper and
threw her body into the lake He
completely exonerated Constantine
Ispolotoff, the Russian, who was ar
rested on the charge OF being impli-
Gated in the murder
Charlton was arraigned before
Recorder McGovern in the Hoboken
police court, and to the clerk he said
he had no defense and wished to
make none. He was remanded until
tomorrow and the state department
at Washington was notified.
The Princess Irene came up to
her pier in Hoboken at 1890 o'clock
today. Waiting on the pier were
Captain Scott, Lieutenant Rogers,
Of the New York police force; De-
tective Sergeant Garrick and Detec-
tive Sergeant Weinthal, of the Hobo
ken police. The officers went to the
second cabin and burst into the
room occupied by a man who had
registered as Jack Coleman, of
Omaha. Captain Scott recognized
him as Charlton. In spite of this
the man denied his identity. He
was then rushed to police headquar-
ters, and before the chief of police
he was forced to write his assumed
name. 1t so closely resembled his
signature that, when confronted with
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23

without results, and more money
was refused, SO he spent his private
fortune in the work. The machine
in which he was injured is of his
own invention, Weighing 1000
pounds, with 780 foot wing sur
face.
Cody's first successful flights were
made on July 81, 1909, at Alder
shot His most successful flight
was made September 28, 1909, when
he made cross country fight
around Aldershot, remaining In the
air one hour and three minutes, fly
ing forty-seven miles, worlds rec
ord at that time for cross country
flying. Captain Cody claims that he
invented warping wings for aero
planes long before the Wright
Brothers but his claims are de-
MED
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
AEROP[ ANE MAY FLY
AT SOUTH PLA|NF|ELD

Back in the fields and woods of
South Plainfeld, three miles east Of
Plainfield, is young aviator barely
twenty-five years old, who expects
to startle the world in a few days
with an aeroplane built according to
his own designs and plans. He is
Clinton Hall, of Netherwood, SUI
burb of Plainfield. Since he gradu-
ated from college year ago, he has
been planning out and building his
wonderful machine, and now, with
the last detail recognized, he is
really to make his first real fight
Saturday afternoon.
In large canvas tent on the out
skirts of woods lies the machine at
present-similar to all appearances,
to the machine in which Hamilton
passed over this city little more than
a week ago; but in detail, different.
For instance, Halls engine, six
cylinder, thirty-two horsepower af-
fair, is not at all like Hamilton's.
1t is of his own invention, and was
built according to his own design,
by Fulmer, a mechanical expert, of
Plainfield. Then, too, the planes OF
Halls machine differ in that they
are convex instead OF fiat. thereby
rendering the machine, he says,
more buoyant. While the Plainfield
mans aeroplane has two cylinders
less than Hamilton's machine, yet
the former apparatus weighs less
than 600 pounds, while Hamilton's
weighs $50. If the ratio Of motive
power Is one cylinder to each 100
pounds, then Hamilton with his eight
cylinders carries an added weight of
$50 pounds. weight which Halls
engine is not called upon to bear.
Two weeks ago Hall completed his
machine in his workshop at Neither.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
JUDGE MAKES
MAC WILLIAM
PROB. OFFICER

Charles M. MacWilliam, former city
clerk of Perth Amboy and present Uni
ted States storekeeper in the white lead
department of the United Lead Works
between this city and Maurer was ap-
pointed probation officer of Middlesex
county by Judge Adrian Lyon yester-
day afternoon. Mr.. MacWilliam will
qualify and commence his new duties
tomorrow He succeeds Russell B. Wat
son, who was recently made assistant
to the county prosecutor.
Mr.. MacWilliam was the choice out
of panel of three eligible candidates
for the position His opponents in the
contest were John ID. Sharman, of Sa;
lem and Walter D. Van Syckle, of New
Brunswick. A Jersey City man was on
the list of three and Mr.. MacWilliam
was fourth at first, but the former
withdrew in favor of the Middlesex
county aspirants and the local candi-
date was the successful man, as was
predicted in the NEWS several weeks
ago.
The Office is to be held indefinitely
so long as the incumbent performs his
duties to the letter of the law. The sal.
ary attached is 800 a month. Head
quarters are in New Brunswick, in the
county buildings and the officer will be
required to travel about the county.
Mr.. Macmillan passed the New Jer-
sey bar last February. He is well
known in this city, having been promi.
nent in politics. He is through with
his job as United States storekeeper
which probably will be filed by local
custom house man for a month or so,
The position is to be abolished about
August 1st The government will 90
back to the former method on domestic
lead, duty paid.
Judge Lyon sent letter to Mr.
Van Syckle, of New Brunswick, stat
ing he had not overlooked the fact
that Mr.. Van Syckle had passed GER
titled and was one of the LEADING
claimants for the position and Civ
ing his reasons for appointing Mr..
Mac William.
Judge Lyon states there are a
great many reasons for naming Mac
William, some of the principal ones
OF which are that he is a thoroughly
capable man and one who 1t is be-
lieved will make an excellent officer
in that position. He has a large
family and as his present position, as
United States storekeeper, will be
abolished in a short time, the Judge
says he will now get an opportunity
to develop into a useful man, which
he might not otherwise get. Van
Syckle is New Brunswick lawyer,
who formerly served as court clerk
1t was believed in New Brunswick
that he was the man slated for the
position.
MACHINIsTs WANTED. PERTH
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
.INTER-COUNTY
ROAD To BE
PUT IN SHAPE

The Franklin Park and Kingston
road, between Middlesex and Som
erset counties, will be repaved in
accordance with plans and specifi-
cations prepared by County Engi.
neer Simons, of Middlesex county.
This thoroughfare Is in need of re-
pair, having been that way for some
time. 1t is now to be improved in a
modern way.
Engineer Simons met with the
Board of Freeholders of Somerset
county yesterday, and the road in
question was looked over. Mr.. ST.
mons plans and specifications were
viewed and ordered approved. The
thoroughfare will be built Jointly by
Middlesex and Somerset counties.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23

wood, and carted 1t over to South
Plainfield, where the rolling stretch
es Of meadowland provided an excel
lent place for trial trips. Harvey
Steengraff, who owns large farm
there, turned over twenty-nine acres
of land to the aviator and gave him
the freedom of the place. Hall To-
Gated his machine in a tent, and last
Thursday brought 1t out on a smooth
avenue Steengraff has provided for
him, to test the engine before MAX
ing any aerial flights. Unfortunate
ly, he ran into the side of the road
and damaged his forward wheel, but
this did not prevent him from put
ting the machine into action again
two days later
Saturday Hall brought out his ma
chine again and while an enormous
crowd looked on, he ran along the
road, scared up in the air and then
descended to a distance Of about six
feet from the ground. For a dis
tance of about fifty yards the ma
chine sailed gracefully along until
1t struck an automobile and cracked
one of the cylinders.
Hall Is now having the cylinder
repaired and will be ready for his
flight Saturday. He believes he is
now familiar with the actions of the
machine when in the air, and he ex-
poets to remain off terra frma for
some time. ~ %H 81
For the purpose of observing the
machine and obtaining, II possible,
an interview with the youthful avia-
tor, an EVENING NEWS reporter
yesterday visited the scene of Hall s
operations. Alighting from the train
at South Plainfield, the reporter was
directed to Harvey Steengraff' s
farm, about mile back from the
CONTINUED on page ID
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
IDENTITY OF MEN WHO ESCAPED
FROM AUTO WRECK EST ABLISHED
AVIATOR CODY
FATALLY HURT
sssOsaI BY DATED Prsss wsrs.

Special BY DATED Prsss WSrs.
Aldershot, Eng, June 23:-Cap-
tain S. F. Cody. aeronaut, who has
been experimenting with an aero
plane for the British war office. is
believed to be in a dying condi-
ton this afternoon as a result of
an. accident on Laffan's Plains this
morning. when his machine crashed
to the earth. Cody was rendered
unconscious and the aeroplane was
smashed to bits.
1t was at first not believed that
Captain Cody was seriously hurt,
but later he took a turn for the
worse, and it is now thought he is
fatally injured.
Cody is naturalized Englishman.
He spent $4,000 Of the governments
money in aeroplane experiments
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
BOYS CONFESS
TO ENTERING
BANK AT S. A.

Two boys whom the local police
claim have confessed to having at
tempted breaking into the First Ma
tional Bank of South Amboy, were
arrested yesterday by Detective Ser
geants HUFF and Long, on charges OF
grand and petit larceny. They we're
accused Of the theft Of three bicy-
cles, one from L. Burt Moore, of
State and Smith streets; another
from Abraham Davidson, of 868
State street; and the third, from S.
Agreen, of 95 Smith street.
The boys were Abraham Slower.
twelve years old, and John Sedesky,
fourteen years old. both of South
Amboy. Slower was paroled In the
custody of his mother. The older
boy was held for the probation Off
Ger. All three wheels were recoy-
cred by the detectives. The local
police say the boys are connected with
several robberies, and that they
have made an unsuccessful attempt
to make away with funds in the
South Amboy bank.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
800 FROM HERE UN
ARCAAUM EXCURSION

Today is annual Royal Arcanum day
at Bellewood Park and approximately
three hundred men, women and children
together with forty from Woodbridge
and others from cities hereabouts are
attending. Five passenger coaches and
a combination car were required to
convey the merry excursionists to the
scene of enjoyment. The customary
games and athletic events, that have
made the Arcanum excursions famous,
are being held.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
To Sue the Public Service.

Leon Sabalanko, who fell from a
trolley car at State street and Buck
ingham avenue last Sunday night will
shortly start suit for damages against
the Public Service Corporation. He
appeared at police headquarters this
morning and requested the name Of
the patrolman who saw the accident
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
FEAR GREAT EPIDEMIC
CHOLERA IN RUSSIA

st. Petersburg, June 23:-Dispatches
received here telling of the prevalence
of Asiatic cholera in Rostov and other
cities Of southern Russia cause medical
men to fear the greatest epidemic in
Russian history will be raging before
the end of the summer. Hundreds are
already dead and many cases have been
reported.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
CONSTABLES TO KEEP
EYE ON ROOSEVELT
special bu United Press WE.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, June 23.-Col.
Roosevelt has been converted to the
use Of the automobile and may buy
several cars soon, having forsaken his
old friend, the horse. His trips to the
Outlook Offices are now made in an au-
to. About the only ones worried by the
Colonel's new fad are the country con-
stables who fear they may have to ar
rest him sometime for speeding.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23

APPEAR AT
WASHINGTON
New Brunswick Men Are
First to Take Advantage
of New Law.
ATTY. GENERAL WILSON
AND DELEGATION
tFrOm the NEWS oorrsspondent.) )


Washington, June 23:-F. M.
Yorston, secretary of the Board of
Trade, of New Brunswick, and Will
liam L. Ransom appeared this after
noon before the Interstate Commerce
commission, presenting the first
formal complaint under the new
railroad law. The protest was made
against the increase in communication
rates on the Pennsylvania railroad
and request was made that the
commission take steps to require a
suspension of the proposed increase
IN rate by the railroads.
Mr. 1orston and Mr.. Ransom
were feard by Martha A Knapp,
president of the commission. The
matter will have an early consider
alton by the Interstate Commerce
commission
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
Attorney General On Hand.
Special bU United prcss Wfre.

SPoO'ut W OHHeu Press WFe,
Washington, June 23:-The fight
of the New Jersey commuters over
the proposed increase in passenger
rates on railroads running into New
York was transferred to the Inter-
state Commerce Commission today.
Attorney General Edmund Wilson.
of New Jersey, Senator Briggs, Al
fred Barber, secretary of the rail-
road commission of the state, and
Peter S. Backus, an attache of the
attorney generals office, accompa-
MED by delegation of commuters.
appeared before the commission and
presented their complaints.
They said that the proposed in
crease in commutation rates would
affect fully 100000 persons daily,
and presented arguments to show the
railroads were not justified from the
standpoint of the returns received,
in making the increases. The COM
mission took the matter under ad-
visement and will try to render de-
cision quickly as to whether it can
handle the complaint
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
TWO JUDGMENTS IN
THE DISTRICT COURT

In the district court tins morning,
Frank Avchen was awarded a ajudgment
of $3.50 against Harry Jordan and <.
Herehi was given a judgment of $25
against Stephen Gasdak. Six cases
were adjourned and FIVE discontinued.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
Father Won't Believe 1t.

Specfut oU UHted Press WTe.
Washington, June 23:-"I refuse
to believe that 1t is my son." explain
ed Judge Paul Charlton today, when
informed that the police of Hoboken
had arrested man who they said
confessed that he was Porter Charl-
ton and that he had murdered his
wife. Judge Charlton broke down
completely, and was unable to say
mora
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
N~Governor Fort TeIegraphs.

Trenton, June Governor
Fort last night telegraphed the In
terstate Commerce Commission at
Washington petitioning that body TO
exercise authority conferred BY the
new Federal railroad law and sus-
pend the schedules of increased rates
of the Erie, Lackawanna, Pennsylva-
mia, Lehigh Valley and Central rail-
road that have been announced to
go into effect with the end of this
month
The law provides that the rates
may be suspended for a period not
exceeding 120 days-four months
pending Investigation of complaints,
and that in the even of the investi-
cation taking longer period of
time, there may be a suspension for
six months more.
In his telegram to the Federal
Commission the governor said that
New Jersey, by its attorney general,
would lay formal complaint before
the commissioners in Washington to-
day charging that the proposed in
crease in rates for commutation are
excessive and unreasonable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
MAUCH CHUNK AND
GLEN ONOKO EXCURSION

Lehigh Valley railroad Sunday,
June 26, special train from Perth
Amboy $40 A. M. Fare $1.60
round trip. Returning, leave Glen
Onoko p M, Mauch Chunk, 6:15
p. M. See ticket agents.
1264O-6-2O-sts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
Baptiet Sunday school Parade.

In readiness for the general Sunday
School parade Saturday afternoon, all
the scholars, both young and old, are
requested to assemble IN the chapel be-
exercises win be held, after which the
classes viii be marshalled by Ross B..
Nelson, all marching to the rendezvous
appointed Mothers with babies will be
appointed place in the line Of march,
where their baby carriages will be in
order. From the primary department
up to the home department, all are
expected to be in their places If possi-
BILE.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
NOTICE.

The st. John Greek Catholic
church, corner Broad and Division
streets, desire estimates for putting
new copper roof on church building.
Estimates to be sent TO 406 Division
street. Perth Amboy, N. J.
12576-e-17-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23

Some OF the news or your Imme-
date neighborhood may be found In
the want ads today
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23

More than 10000 people in this
picinitv read the EVENING NEWS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23

Trying becomes easy wnen you
can delegate most Of 1t to the want
ad.
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WALDO
PALERMO.

Services were held at tho Methodist
church May II by the pastor. Rev. Har-
old Arey. Rev Mr.. Cochrane, who has
been at the Baptist church the past two
weeks, finished his labors here Sunday
evening.
+ Horace Black. who purchased the
Fowler place in 1907. employed Elijah
Shorey last week to take the old house
down, that was built nearly a century ago.
John Rowe Of China has been at
Charles Arnold's the past week..
c. W. Studley and little son Charley
visited his sister in Windsor Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Eliza Nelson has been the guest
of her son. Warren Nelson. the past week
and is now stopping with her son Frank,
CENTER-Augustus Benner Is to build
an addition to his barn. 1t Is understood
that c. E. Knox will do the work
Several from this place attended the
revival meetings Sunday at the Handy
schoolhouse in Liberty.
Road Commissioner c. E. Knox has
been working on the roads in this section
the past two days.
Fred Jordan Is doing carpenter work
for e. H. Foster.
BRANCH MILLs--Mrs. Althea Doe
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KENNEBEC
READFIELD.

YIN. Laughton returned Friday from
Massachusetts where he spent the
winter, and is occupying his home
here.
After severe operation at the
Maine General hospital where he spent
a number of weeks. Appleton Moore
came to his home in Readfield last
Saturday feeling very well.
Geo. Manter spent the Sabbath in
town. He holds Il position in the
Marine band at Portland
1t is reported that George Black has
sold his farm.
Mr.. Bishop has nearly completed the
concrete walls of the Henry cellar.
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The Third District
Republican Convention
: Will Be Held in
CITY HALL, AUGUSTA,
Tuesday, June %. 1910,
At 4 o'clock, p. M.

for the purpose of nominating a candi-
date for Congress to be voted for at the
state Election, Monday, September IL,
The basis of representation will be as
follows: Each city town and plantation
Will be entitled to one delegate. and for
each seventy-five votes cast for the Re-
an additional delegate, and for fraction
of forty votes in excess Of seventy-five
votes an additional delegate.
The District Committee will be in ses-
sion in the reception room Of the hall at
three O'Clock on the afternoon Of the
convention for the purpose of receiving
the credentials of delegates. Delegates
in order to be eligible to participate in
tie cOny entlon. must be elected SUISSE
quent to the date Of the call for this
convention.
Per Order 3rd District Republican Com
mittee.
SearspOrt. Me. May 8. 1910.