The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

Th0 rate OF young fofter Snoh'eoH'
who murdered his wife on Lake Como,
Italy, in June. lslo. and who has been
held . prisoner in Hoboken. N. J.. for
two years. will be determined within the
next few days by the United States Su-
preme Court, whose sessions begin to-
morrow.
At an early date as possible after the
opening Of the court the question as to
whether or not Charlton will be turned
over to the Italian authorities and sent
back to Italy, to be tried there. will be
argued before the court
The presenting OF this matter before
the court will revive interest in one of
the most remarkable wife-slaying cases
on record. It IL the story of . young
man of high birth and breeding. youth
full in years, handsome in face and fig
ure, Of high mental gifts and quiet de-
meanor, caught in the fascinating graces
|of an experienced woman Of the world.
whose checkered and hectic career fur
nished diversion for Newspaper readers
for more than q decade, and who finally
met q hideous fate at the hands OF the
young man she had % strangely en-
chanted.
Father Prevented Extradition.
Porter Charieton ID the son Of Judge
Paul Charlton. solicitor of the War De-
partment and q classmete Of President
Taft. and II was the Intervention of the
father and all the powerful influences he
was able to summon which prevented
the extradition Of young Charlton imme-
diately after his arrest in this country.
to which he had ned after numbering his
wife, cramming her body into q trunk
and throwing 1t into Lake Como.
The fight Of the Italian authorities
for the extradiction OF Charlton re-
suited in diplomatic complications that
threatened for a time to develop Sc
riously.
Young Charlton has been lying In Jail
In New Jersey for two years awaiting
the verdict Of the Supreme Court as to
whether or not he will have to go back
to Italy and stand trial. II the court
decides that he should not be extra
dited, II seems there will be no other
alternative than to set him free.
Trunk Found In Lake.
Como discovered a trunk at the bottom
Of the lake, weighted down by a heavy
stone. They turned 1t over to the Do
lice of the village Of Moltrasio. who
opened It and found the body of Mrs.
Charlton.
Messengers were sent to notify the
young husband. He was gone. 1t then
was suspected that he, too, had been
murdered, color being lent to this sus-
picion by the fact that Chariton's coat
was discovered in the Lake the follow
ing day. Ambassador Leishman went
In person to Lake Como and had the
lake dredged thoroughly.
Acting upon the belief that q double
murder had been committed. the police
arrested Constantine Ispolatoff. who was
held until It became known that CharI-
ton. instead Of being destroyed. was on
his way to America.
On arriving at Hoboken Charlton was
promptly arrested and almost as prompt
ly made Q full confession o. his crime.
The substance Of this confession was
that his wife was given to such violent
fts Of temper that II became unendur-
able. And on the night Of the murder
he said she berated him in such violent
language that he himself became daxed
with anger and struck her with . mallet
which he had been using in the mending
Of some furniture. He struck her re-
peatedly until she was dead. He then
placed her body IN the trunk. and At
midnight dragged 1t to . small pier and
threw It into the lake. -Four days later
he boarded the steamer Princess Irene
at Genoa and came to America
DaeGhter sf Californisa.
lGrs. Charlton was The daughter Of n.
n Scott. of aan Francisco. and . sister
OK Capt. Henry Harrison Scott. Of the
United 9tatss Army. who insisted from
the nrst that his lister had been muir
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