Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-11
MATTER on ENTRADITION FIN
ALiN SETTLED ~ SUPREME
COURT DECISION
ANSWER MURDER CHARGES
Murder uf Mrs. Charlton and His
coVery Of Body in a Trunk, Sunk
IN Lake Como. Caused lu-
tcrnaiionnl Sensation

~ Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, u. C.. June 10.
Porter Charlton must return to Italy
70 answer charges OF having murder.
e1 his wife In June, 1870 NJ Lake
Como the Supreme Court held to
day. Justice Burton who delivered
the opinion in the extradition ease
said no error had been committed
in excluding evidence OF insanity al
the habeas corpus proceedings In the
lower court and that no error wa,
committed In asking for a formal de
mand for Charlton because Il was
not ueccss airy to make this demand
At the eNtradition hearing
The court held that the matter of
waiyinI oxtradition rights was pure
ly one IN which the United States
government must and had acted and
the fact that no reciprocal extradi-
tion treaty exists between Italy and
the United States Is no reason why
the United States Supreme Court
could not grant an extradition after
the United states government reius-
cd 10 take advantage OF that phase
of international law which might
have made necessary refusal.
History of Case
The killing of Mrs Porter Chrlton
stirred Europe ana America as have
few murders of recent years. With
the discovery OF her crumplcd bod,
stuffed into a trunk and sunk Co..
Lake Como, Italy. where she had
been with her husband 70 spend her
honeymoon. both continents turned
to search Tor the murderer.
The first great problem to solve
was the whereabouts OF the twenty
one year old husband who. as a bank
clerk Ia New York. had married the
woman eight years older than him
~ ihf ''tOr q ife e"
n. Castle, san francisco lawyer
His father. Paul Charlton. law advis-
q. OF the Bureau of lnsular Affairs
and former President Tarts class
mate. was firm in the conviction
that HIS son too, had been murder
ed That question was solved when
Porter Charlton. with his initials
marked on his suit ease arrived on "a
steamer from Italy, few days later
O, Hobokcn, y J. That ui2hl there
appeared q confession bearing his
name
iIis Confession
My wifc and lived happily to-
eeihcr but sine had am uucontroII-
able temper. and so had 1 read the
confession On the nithi OF The
murder she had the worst outbreak
OF temper ever saw. ! told her 20
keep quiet of would make her keep
quiet Then She had another out
break : took up a wooden mallct
with which had been repairing %
table. aud hit her on the head and
body tao or three time Nt mid
might ] put her body IN a trunk,
dragged 90 to a small pier near the
house. and threw it overheard.
diplomatic Problem
With the acceptance of the con
fcssion as a solution OF the crime.
there arose almost at once the dip
'omauc problem OF Charlton's extra
dition 70 was admitted on all hands
that Charlton could not be tried n
the United states ior a crime CONE
miited IN italy Ills friends. head
ol by his father took the position
that be could not be- cNtra1,t.d tU
Italy because Italy had always re-
fused. under the cXtradition treaty
of 1865 60 return italian subject.
90 ue United states TO answer for
crimes committed here
italy. however, made request 60.
the prisoner. Secretary Knox par.
rled by asking if Italy thereby meant
to waive iis past Interpretation 81
tlr treaty. Months ot dpioma,ic
,Hrfaue, followed
Suhicc; 10 EStradition
Judge John a uIlir. of tbo Court
d.. over aud Termiuor iu Hudson
county. n y. sitting as q federal eN.
tradition magistrate. held Charlton
sH.arf to ,sali'ioH Tho court dc
,Hn,l 90 receive evidence of ChWl
f.s insanity ou the srouud thai
ra3ar tho aU OF Nev Jersey iefeus
r. could lot be- made az e prelimi
r4r. nari1. OF the nature then bs
fu.. the court
-.rrstar, knog approved thai
f0rul. taking the position thar In
a.ur,H as Charlton could not D..
bMrHt to answer for The crime 30
3D.. country tbe United states World
afH.-, to l's Interpretation OF th'
tr..f. ht surreuderIus Lim 90 iias
Ia'hcr's lnoris
charlton father Then began ih'
lse ieht to save bis ou from r.ira