The Washington herald., 1910-06-26

New York, June 25-It was a wearing
day for Porter Charlton. No one but
alenists could see him. Dr. William Je-
rome Arlitz, one of the four experts re-
tanned by Judge Charlton TO report as to
his sons sanity. stayed with him for two
hours. plying him with question after
question bearing on every part Of his
life. inducing in the youth every emotion
from perfunctory laughter 10 black rage
and giving him barely time to recover
from one question before he fired an
other
The fact that DR.. Arlitz was cool and
that his questions were carefully framed
and easily stated wasn't much of a re-
lief to the yoIngster, who has confessed
TO numbering his wife by the shores of
Lake Como Charltod. according TO Dr..
Arlitz, who looked pretty serious when
he emerged from the county jail in Jersey
City. has a highly emotional nature.
Hes pretty bad said the alienist
thoughtfully. as he quit his tyo-hour
examination. Hes all confused.
rs he worse off, mentally and physi-
cally, than he was at the time of his
capture here2" DR.. Arlitz was asked,
Worse, Declares Doctor.
He certainly is was the reply. He S
decidedly worse His confinement has a
good deal to do with it. Why, the boy
must have manifesteP at least forty diff
ferent moods while was with him. One
question would evoke memories which
would cause him 20 laugh unrestrainedly
Another remark would make him lose his
self-control He would be in passion
till a third question swung him. l may
say that my remarks about his punish
ment were met with indifference.
.'Of course, he realizes" the doctor con-
tinued, where he is and what he has
done in a general way. but there is moth
ing clear-cut in his recognition Of events
in the present, nor does the immediate
past stand out with any distinctiveness.
After the murder he. seems TO have felt
that he must go away somewhere or do
something. So he went to Genoa and
boarded the Princess Irene. He had nc
definite project in mind
DR.. Arlitz was asked if there was any
resemblance to the case Of Harry Thaw
Don't get the idea that there are any
brainstorms in this" he replied laughing.
why, no; this boys case differs mark
edlv from Thaw's Thaw's insanity Is
progressive, l understand: that is, ne
grows worse all the time. Now, / can
not discuss this case specifically at this
time But you may know that there
were instances in Porter ChaTltOns early
circumstances I cannot describe TO you
when he was absolutely unable TO control
himself"
Father Returns Home.
Judge Paul Charlton, the prisoner S
father. went back TO his home in Wash
ington. He was accompanied by former
Senator William D. Edwards, whom he
has retained to look after his sons in
terests. The judge was as much broken
up as ever. but Mr. Edwards persuaded
him that he could do no good in Jersey
City It would be necessary TO go home
and tell the young mans mother about
him some time soon, and bitter and for
midable as this task was for Judge
Charlton, he made up his mind to do il
at once. Besides. he wished to see If
any steps toward exraditing his son to
Italy could not be deferred until a
Federal court had appointed a commits
sion TO pass on his sanity and the com
mission had reported one way or another
The four alienists retained by Judge
Charlton examined the prisoner on Fri
day afternoon separately and together
Three OF them, DT. Charles 3. Dana, DR.
Allan McLane Hamilton, and DR.. Ed
ward S. Fisher, will not see him agail
till tomorrow.
The. prisoner awOke at $50 this morn
inc after a sound nights sleep. He sen
for Warden Sullivan of the Jail an,
asked If he could have a bath. Tht
warden told him he could.
Say, what day is to-day?" asked Charl
ton. who seemed. bewildered as well a