New-York tribune., 1913-08-29
P. CHARLTON A! NAPLES
American Accused Of Murder
To Be Taken on to Genoa.
PRISONER STUDIES ITALIAN
John Palmieri, New York Law
yer, Says He Has Been En-
gagged for the Defence.

Naples. AUG Is --P,rter ChsIlton. the
American who must stand trial before
the Italian courts FOR the murder OF his
wife. Mar, Scott Castle Charlton. at Lake
Como three years ago, arrived al Naples
to-day from the United States aboard
the steamship Re d'Italia. He will he
taken to Genoa on the steamer, which
viii arrive there on SATURDAY. and will
be confined IN tho Genoa prison Until Sep
,cmbcr >. when he will be transferred 10
Milan or Como.
Charlton Was in charge of Lieutenant
Franchini and Gardiner Rizzo. Of the
Italian military police with whom he
seemed TO bc on very friendly terms
Lieutenant Frarchini said that Charlton
was boyish almost Of an infantile char
actcr docile. and mos, grateful for being
allowed To- occupy q second class cabin
in order tha, he might hav, special meats
served 10 him.
The Re Il Italia entered the harbor pre-
cedcd by the transport Rio dos Amazoncs
which had aboard a regiment Of bersa-
glleri returning from the TurcO-ltalian
war. Their reception By thousands OF
cheering peorlc delayed tho landing Of
the Re d'Italia. whose passengers Wit
messed the spectacle Charlton was al
lowed on deck. ana seemed To BE- greatly
interested. As tho bugles from the trans
port sounded charlton waved hts cap
and shouted VIVA Italia
The Associated Press CORRESPONDENT was
pcrnnittcd to see Charlton. who was sit
ting in his shlrtslccves. about to have
suppcr with the caralinecrs. Charlton
promptly exclaimed that he was tired ~
seeing newspaper men. He added that
he had had comparatively COOL voyaG g
and had spent most OF his time I'm study
ing the Italian language as he was DO
s,rous Of learning sufficient words 10 fol
low his own trial. At III" same time he
had prepared his defence.
lie begged Rizzo TO buy the American
newspapers describing his departure from
New York When he read the details Of
his crime he burst INTO tears.
Tonight "A carabinecr sleeps beside
Charlton. while another watches al the
door.
John Palmieii. formerly Of Gala bria. but
now n lawyer ~ New York. asserts that
ne has been retained as Charltons coun-
sci. lie has obtained permission TO Inter
view the prisoner Palmieri SAYS he eX-
pects the trial to begin at Como early In
october. and that it will last fortnight
He saws he will plead i'm defence OF Charl-
ION that he was intoxicated and that he
WAS legitimately defending himself.
Al the office OF John Palmieri here II
WAS said yesterday that Mr. Palmieri.
uho is now travelling in Italy. had sent
no Information TO his associates in this
cit. that he had been retained by Porter
Charlton. 1t was also stated AZ the once
~ r FLOYD Clarke. who has been Charl-
toms lawyer up to the present time, that
no Information Of change In Charlton's
counsel had been received.
Mr. Palmerl was formerly justice of
the city court in Manhattan. In the cam
ualen OF 1912 he was the Progressive
party's candidate for Attorney General cf
New York State. At that time state
chairman William II. Hotchkiss state
Committeeman Timothy L. Woodruff and
others carried on an investigation into
several alleged acts In his career
one accusation against Mr. Palmieri was
that ten years ago. while acting as coun-
co, for an Italian baker accused OF muir
der. he helped the baker to escape from
staten Island i'm women's clothes, and for
several DAYS kept him at the Palmieri
home on Second avenue Later Mr.. Pal
mieri was exonerated with regard TO
every charge filed against him.