Evening journal., 1910-06-11
BODY in TRUNK
in LAKE COMO
American Woman Slain and
Husband Cannot be
Found
CHARLIONS MARRIED In
This CITY LASl MARCH

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
COMO, Italy, June 1.-THE whole of
Italy is being searched to-day and the
seas are being strewn with wireless mes
sages in an effort to apprehend Porter
Charlton. Of Washington, the youthful
husband Of Mrs. Mary Scott Castle Charl-
ton, whose mutiated body was taken from
trunk found in Lake Como yesterday.
The theory that Charlton also was slain
has been abandoned by the police.
Constantine Ismo. atof, the Russian ar
rested at Roggiano yesterday, who was
seen many times in the company Of the
Charltons at their cottage near Moltrasio.
has been sweated by the police but has
thrown no light on the murder. Ismoaton
I insists that he last saw the Charltons in
their cottage and that there was nothing
then to indicate that a crime was impend-
ing.
The authorities cling to the belief that
there may be a connection between the
murder of Mrs. Charlton and the death Of
Miss Estella Reid. the New York girl,
whose body was found on the beach at
Naples on April "a Nothing to connect the
two murders has yet been made pubic.
COUPLE HAD QUARRELED.
The proprietor Of the Suisse Hotel in
Como. where the Charltons stopped be-
fore taking up their residence in the cot
tage near Moltrasio, was examined by the
police to-day regarding Charlton's alleged
mistraetment of his wife. lie admitted
that the stories of cruelty were true and
repeated his statement that the couple
quarreled so violently and that Charlton
treated his wife so badly that he was
forced to expel them from the hotel.
The police believe that Charlton. who
was at least twelve years younger than
his wife. soon tired of her after their mar
rlage three months ago. information hav-
ing been received from America that he
married her as the result Of a sudden in
fatuation.
The Chartons evidently sought to throw
an air Of mystery about themselves while
here. They received their names and were
known as the Charlton Porters." To some
people Charlton passed himelf as the nep-
hew of his wife, the disparity in their
ages making this easy.
a search Of the effects Of Mrs. Charlton
found in her cottage failed to give any
clue to her murder
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. June 1.-THE word re-
| ceived from Mrs. Mary Castle Charl-
ton, by her brother, Captain Henry II
Scott. OF the United States army, now
stationed at Fort Wright. Fischers
Island, was a letter dated April Is
telling of her marriage and that sh,
and her husband planned to live IL
Frankfort, Germany. for two years.
ct have cabled for all information
possible" declared Captain Scott to
day, "and until 7 receive details.
cannot say what is best to do. Mar,
wrote TO me while on shipboard terin
that she had married the son OF Judg
Charlton, of Washington. in Whining
ton. Del. on March 10. She wa
pressed for time when she wrote an,
gave me no details. have hear,
nothing further from her and had sup
posed she was visiting points Of inter
est in Europe"
Other friends Of Mrs. Charlton, VIII,
stuck to her after her attempt to shoe
/, William Craig in Peacock Alley" a
the Waldorf Hotel, say that when sh,
went abroad she expected to return
this fall.
!. They say that she met Charlton
while he. was a student at the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania and that sh
/ appeared wildly infatuated with him.
Fears Charlton Has Been Murdered
{ BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. June 11-Judg
Paul Charlton. the father of Porte
r Charlton fha rnieefpc husband 90 -,
woman whose body was found in LAX
Como. Italy. collapsed to-day.
Judge Charlton asked the State De
partment to secure all possible in
formation concerning the case II
is fearful that his son has been mur
dered.