The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
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Austin SCOTS Discredits Theory
of Former Suitor Being
the Murderer
Charlton May Have Been Jeal=
Gus Because of Letters From
Her First Husband

The theory that Mrs Scott Castle
Charlton, the former San Francisco girl
whose murdered body was found in a
village of Moltrano in Italy, had been
killed by one of her former suitors,
was secuted as ridiculous by Austin
Scott, her brother, yesterday. The
theory was advanced by Judge Charl-
ton, father of Porter Charlton, her hus-
band
Il can not see what there is to lead
Judge Charlton to arrive at such a
ridiculous theory" said Scott. "The
two have been married less than three
months and in every letter my sister
spoke of her great happiness. 1t is
not likely that old suitors would be
forcing their attentions on her so soon
after her marriage and it is still more
unlikely that they would follow her to
Italy.
AFFAIR a MYSTERY
"In fact, the. whole affair is a mystery
to me and l have cabled the American
consulate in Rome asking for full par
ticulars. The dispatches from Italy
stating that young Charlton was beat
ing my sister and that on account of
their constant quarrelings they were
forced to leave a hotel came as a dis
tinct surprise to me, for it was only a
short time ago that we received letters
from both my sister and her husband
in which they spoke at length of their
happiness.
I'VE were exceptionally pleased to
hear of her marriage and her happiness
and thought that at last she had
reached the end of her many troubles
There was not the least cause for un-
easiness on our part.
cot course, in such a case as this
theories and rumors of the widest
kind crop up. My personal opinion is
that the letters written by Neville Cas-
tie, her former husband, which were
found III the trunk, had something to
do with the tragedy.
JEALOUSY SUSPECTED
II do not wish to charge any one
with the crime upon the little informa-
tion we have. According to the dis
patches from Italy, Charlton beat my
sister. He is missing. The letters
from her former husband are found in
the trunk and when on top of all this
man, very much in love with a woman
considerably older than himself and
probably dominated by all the jeal-
ousies of extreme youth, it is but nat
ural that suspicion should point to
him"
Austin Scott is employed by the Yaw-
man -Erbe manufacturing company.
The belief that the murdered woman
was happy in her marriage was shared
by Mrs. William Hood, old family
friend, living at 2020 Broadway, where
also lives Miss Catherine Scott, sister
of the dead woman. Shortly after
Charlton married Mrs. Castles which
was March Il of this year, he wrote to
Mrs Hood and spoke in ardent Ian
guage of his happiness.
MOTHER OF FIRST HUSBAND
Mrs Michael Castle, mother of Ne
vile Castle, the first husband, who
lives at 2003 Lyons street, knew moth
ing of the affair except that her daugh-
ter in law had married again.
MY only information is that the two
were married March 2. ] made sure OF
this fact some time ago, but more thar
this l know nothing whatever about the
woman / did not know she and hel
husband were in Europe or, in fact
anything about them. have not hearo
from my son, but l do not believe he
will take any action in the natter
Mrs. William Craig, mother of vii
liam D. Craig, the New York lawyer
who was shot by Mrs. Charlton at the
Waldorf Astoria, was equally ignorant
on the matter.
After my son refused to prosecute
she said. "and she was given her liberty
she dropped from my mind 1 did no.
know that she was married or wha'
became of her"
Miss Scott. who is employed by the
firm of Heller, & Wilson, constructing
engineers, and a sister of the MUIR
dered woman, is Frustrated over the
shock Between her and Mrs. Charlton
there was an unusually deep sisterly
affection.