The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-16
POLICE FIND BRASS KEUCELES
~ SPOLATOFFS HOUSE; But
NE WILL ne RELEASED.

Net Enough 70 Conneet Him Win Murder
% Mrs. Charlton % Lake Gene
-AuthSFitIea Seek WomanS Husband
Alive. but Divers search for HIS Boay.
special Cabs DsspacA 70 rHn Sun.
Conc. June IS.-The police have found
a pair n brass knuckles az the house
occupied by Constantine Spolato6. These
are presumably the ones that he borrowed
from an inn keeper a few days ago. az
told in these dispatches. when be said
that he was in fear Of enemies taking
his life.
Notwithstanding this find. IL IL probable
that the Questionable Russian will be
released from custody in a few days.
Nothing whatever has been adduced
by the polioeor the Procurator to connect
him directly with the murder Of Mrs.
Porter Charlton. whose body. bearing
evidences Of murder, was found IN the
lake near here last week. The authori-
ties now despair Of finding any proofs
OF his guilt in this case. In fact, though
they arrested and held him on general
principles. their theory has never been
that he committed the crime. They
have not even believed that he had knowl-
edge of it prior 20 the discovery Of the
body.
The police construction Of the case
Ia that Mrs. Charlton may have been
killed perhaps in a quarrel or accidentally.
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throw some light on her death. and they
think that he is now on his way 10 the
United States. They believe that he Is a
passenger on one Of the Italian liners
which sailed about the time Of the
Woman's death, the virginia. which left
Genoa on the day the body Of Mrs. Chart
ton was found. or the Verona, which
sailed from the same port on Juns s.
Both vessels are on their way 10 New
York. They are equipped with wireless
apparatus. and messages have been
sent 10 the captains giving absorption
Of Charlton and asking that he be de-
tanned II On board either ship.
The police have practically finished
their investigation Of the case and they
are now preparing % report the evidence
10 the examining Judge. who will conduct
future inquiries with the aid % the police.
The navy divers who are b examine the
bottom ~ lake Como for the body OF
the murdered WomAn's husband or other
evidence 10 show that he too was muir
derrd will arrive here tonight.
They will begin dragging opposite
Moltrasio tomorrow. The poliOe are con-
WINGED that their work will be- without
result. but the procurator wishes b satisfy
the American Consul. who does not doubt
that Charlton was murdered and who
threatened 10 search the lake At bis own
expense n the Government refused 10
do ~
The police are following up testimony
regarding Mr. and Mrs Chariton's strange
life together. They have ascertained that
the couple consumed during the last week
they were AZ their villa twenty half bottles
Of sweet wine. twelve quarts Of red vine.
ten quarts Of white vine. four quarts Of
rum and seven quarts Of brandy More
over. when they lunched or dined out
they drank freely many cocktails before
their meals.
The police have catalogued everything
found In the villa. They found no money
or jswelry. They have telegraphed 70 all
the hospitals and sanasoria in Italy and
Switzerland describing Charlton They
think II possible that IN health might have
compslls1 I'm 20 enter some institution.
The mystery II the vciled woman
Who was seen a. the Charlton villa has
been cleared up. The woman proved
10 he . German governsas who was seek
ing a situation and who applied 20 Charlton
and spolatoh
Among the letters found az the villa
was one written by Mrs Charlton 70 her
first husband, Mr. Castle. which con-
tanned an allusion 20 Rudolph. who. the
police suppose. was her son.
WASHINGTON. June iS-Charlea N.
Caughy. American Consul a. Milan, Italy.
reported 10 the State Department to-day
hat divers viii begin to-moFroW 10 search
tho bottom q Lake Como IN the hope
OF finding the body Of Porter Charlton
the young bank clerk whose wifs's body.
boxed up in q trunk. was recently hshed
out Of the lake. MT caughy believes
that a double murder Was committed
and that Porter Chhrltous body was
also sunk in Lake Como.