Evening journal., 1910-06-24

By United Press Leased special Wire.
HOBOKlsN. n. j.. June ei-The pre-
lminary examination of Porter w.
Charlton, accused OF tho murder of his
wife. Mrs. Mary Scott Charlton at
Lake Como. Italy. was adjourned to-
day by Recorder AlcGovcrn at the re-
quest OF Churltons attorneys. They
explained that they had just been
brought into the case and wanted timu
to famillarize themselves with IT,
There was no opposition from PROSE-
cutor Pierre Garven and the case was
set down for next Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock.
Recorder McGovern said that Charl-
ton would be taken from police head
/ quarters here TO tho county Jail IN
Jersey city, whero could be better
cared for. Charlton was not in court.
Judge Charlton engaged as "a medi-
cal expert today 10 determine the
mental state OF his son Dr. William
j. Arlitz, the Hobokon police surgeon
/ who was called I'm by Chief Hayes 90
attend his prisoner when he collapsed
yesterday. Arlitz visited Charlton sew
eral times last night and again to-
day and expressed the belief that he
was assuredly insane lie declined tu
define the particular form OF insanity
and said this would be shown I'm court
There was an enormous crowd In
and about Recorder McGovern's court
rom when Charlton's case was called
Judge Gustava Di Roso, acting Italian
consul I'm Hoboken was present TO rep
resent the Italian government.
Captain Scott on Hand.
While the relatives Of Charlton
were rallying TO his defense Captain
Henry Harrison Scott. L. S. A.. who
was responsible for the capture was
preparing 20 aid tho Italian authori-
ties ia Furnishing the murderer Of his
sister. He came over from New York
early and conferred with the italian
representatives and turned over to
them the letter he ha dreceived from
young Charlton asking him to SEND
notifications OF his wedding 10 GER
tain friends. Scott declared that this
letter contained considerable detail
that It was coherent in every sentence
and woud Offset letters Judge Charl-
b ton planned TO produce TO show tha
his son was insane.
b Captain Scott declared that he wa.
= not actuated by q desire for reveng'
: in running down Charlton but that h'
, wanted to see justice done. He hai
j already taken steps to have Mrs. Scott
Charltons body brought to this eoun
try for burial IN the family plot fl
3 San Francisco. According to Captain
!, Scott, the money with which Charlton
, set up their establishment on tn
= shores Of Lake Como had been re
= ceived by Mrs. Charlton from her for
b mer husband. Neville Castle, who, ol
securing divorce from her settlel
81 large amount on her i'm lieu o
alimony This statement takes issu
! with the declaration Of Judge Pau
Charlton that he furnished the money
p To Defend Charlton.
\ Plans for Charlton's defense hav
been made. He win not be allowe
I TO plead guilty as he declared h
n would. II will be alleged that he wa
= insane when he committed the crime
. The first move made by Judge Charl
ton, the father OF the boy on reachin
this city from Washington was to en-
n gage attorneys to defend his son.
; Fred Clarke. a New York lawyer VIII
a represented the elder Charlton has Sc
cured former State Senator WilliaI
d. Edwards OF Jersey City to repre-
sent the youth while he IS IN the Jer
sey Jail As soon as Edwards entere
= the case he Issued an order that tn
4 rights Of the prisoner were to be re
coitinued on Second Page.