The sun., 1910-06-25
CHARLTON'S PLEA INSANITY
cav 4 PRISONER lDJU DICED
INSANE BE ENTRADETEDs
AiirnisIs Have ENamsRed Him- stain
W0man's DrotheF Isas Engaged
COunsei 10 Oppose Insanity TheoTy
ChaFItoR 70 ne ArFalgned Tuesday.

taken to ltaly to stand trial there for the
murder Of his wife in their villa on the
shore Of Lake Como. Insanity will be tho
ground upon which this fight will he made
and It will be fought out in all probability
in the near future before a United States
CommisSi0ner in Nsw Jersey
A formal complaint against the prisoner
sworn 10 Yesterday afternoon by 0ustavo
di Rosa. the acting Consul here. set forth
that the Italian Government wanted
him. and upOn the strength Of this Judge
blair OF the Court Of Oyer and TsrmineT 10
Jersey City formally committed Charl-
ton to the county Jail there. There he will
he held pending his surrender to the
United States authorities 90 he arraigned
before United States Commissioner Rowe.
No demand for the prisoner has A. yet
been made by the Federal authorities.
Charltons father Is one of the best
known lawyers in Washington. He IL
a bit Of an expert on international law
himself. a classmate Of President Taft.
and hh- long been attached to the War
Department. where Il has been his duty
to pass on all legal questions affecting
our insular possessions Judge Charlton
has come here to fight for his boy.
One Of the very first things he did yes
'erday was TO hire four alienists They
are Dr. Charles L. Dana DR. Allan McIAne
Hamilton. DR. Edward 5. Fisher and Dr
William Jerome ArlitE Of Jersey City.
They visited young Charlton at the Jsr-
sey City jail yesterday afternoon. Judge
Charlton also retained a. one Of his law
yers ex-senator William D. Edwards
After the alienists had examined Charl-
ton in the jail they had a talk with his
: lawyers. Mr. Edwards and r. Floyd
Clarke of n Wall street. Later in Mr.
/ Edwards oGice Mr. Clarke made this
l statement:
The hoy j. probably insane Ihev have
him under observation for the purpose
ol determining this point These gentle
men are % give a. true a statement a.
possible without regard 10 anytaing except
/ the truth
When q Was recalled 90 senator Ed
wards that DR.. Hamilton. DR. Fisher and
DR.. Dana had figured In the Thaw ease he
Srerned 10 he rather put out. This IN not
a sensational Gaze like that. he remarked
Beyond this statement the lawyers
who met la senator Edwaris's oliice did
not carp "a ~ yesterday. Il was evident
/ that On the matter Of the e1trlditi1n aud
! rha treaty with Italy they wenr up IN the
Z ar -nmawhnt When NJ Edwards was
lsk-d Il an insane pyru.n cruld h. eX-
! tradit-l f,Jm his own country Mr.. "a.
wuris saii That II a question ! wish yuu
would put o. the Attorney General at
Washington Appdrrnly 10 pr'oe,lrnt
ans recalled yesterday
Mr. Clarke IN the cuurse uf an interview
was represented ~ saying that une ul
the experts had Informed hun that ChaTl-
"a WIS undoubtedly = paranuiaC AMI
Was suffering frpm either dsmsutia pre-
ro, or dsm-ntil adulrssrns lie was
4isp rapr-srntrd ~ saying that Iharl-
. Ne mind s-.eInad 10 H. in a haz" and
taat hs dd net remember much about
hiz crime AIR Clarke refused tJ say later
whether BE- had been CORRECTLY quoted
iir said that l-ti-rs written before and
after the marriage wuud have a most
important b,.ariug ru the oaEs. intimating
that they were to help along the insanity
plea 10 be- raised before the United states
Commissioner
Whils CharltOn's father backed by the
lawyers and experts "a preparing to make
q light % keep the boy In this country
Capt. scott. the brother Of Charlton's
wife. is getting ready 20 make just ~
bitter a fight ths other way lie SAID that
he war going to do this IN justice 10 his
dead sister The Captain retained lawyer
Emil Fuchs " this city bright and early
yesterday and with him went over 10
Hob0ken ~ watch Developments. Mr.
Fuchs defended Mrs Charlton when she
was arrested for shooting Lawyer Craig
before her marriage
Mr. Fuchs teIegraphed to the State
Department Ia Washington asking per
Charlton and 10 submit proof that the
latter was not insane ann should be
nsturned a. Italy to be tried. lie said
that the Captain also had some letters.
we will have one letter. he said. written
twenty -four hours J lure the murder.
which will 60 a long way toward up
setting this insanity plea. think. We
alsp have other letters
Mr. Fuchs refused u1 give out the letter
written just before Tho crime. but be
did make public a lsttsr written by Charl-
ton 70 the Captain just after the marriage.
This letter said
The lady and ! are sailing the I5th of
this month for EurOpe 10 be gone for
several years Then We viii return 10 this
country and make orr home In the West
Il - quite evident that Mamie should get
Out Of this country. uhers she has lived
such a lonely and unhappy life. and Il h
time that -hs should have q chance 10 for
get H. horrors.
The letter said that one Of the reasons
they we're going abroad was because Of
the past unpleaSantness. evidently !
referring 10 the attempt 10 shoot lawyer
Craig
, Capt. scott has taken quarters ~ the
Army aud Navy Club and he made Il
plain yesterday that he intended 20 oppose
vigorously the plans Of the defence.
4 have retained Mr. Fuchs laid the
Captain. simply TO see that justice IA
done 70 the memory of my sister. She
was brutally murdered and ! firmly be-
heve that the man who murdered her 10
as sane as / am. This plea Of insanity. |