The Washington times., 1922-10-30
MOTHER SAYS
GIRL DID NOT
KILL BISHOP
May Demand New Inquest to
Fix Ownership. Of Mystery
Revolver.
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l6It Iu6 biuc Vi tho SooNUS'
Today In Havre the mother OF the
woman accused by the coroner OF
the minister's murder spent cease.
less effort to unravel the mystery.
which. In her opinion, still surrounds
the tragedy.
gether the letters, torn to shreds.
found in the waste basket of her
daughters room which she thought
might have some bearing on the
case.
II am not through with this
case" she said. "and I shall not be
until II has been proved to me more
conclusively than the hasty inquest
could prove that my daughter is
guilty Of murder. I want to know
where tho revolver that fired the
fatal bullets came from. Margaret
didn't fire the shots"
Whether she will demand that the
inquest be reopened will not be
known until tho arrival OF her hus.
band. who is expected from New
York late today.
Unrequited love or love turned
cold Is the motive generally accepted
IN Havre for the staying Of Christler.
widow Tells Of Tragedy.
The theory that Mrs. Carleton.
beautiful wife or former District
Judge Frank Carleton. now of Los
tier and then killed herself be-
cause she could not win him away
from his wife. Is based on a state.
ment made by Mrs. Christler on
the stand at the coroner's inquest
and on q letter found among the
dead woman's effects. in which Mr..
Christler advised her against OBJ
tanning q divorce as suggested by
Tho statement made by Mrs
Christier on the stand was that,
rust before the shooting. Mrs.
Carleton declared to Mrs. Christler:
You have no place in Mr.. Christler's
fife."
with this remark Mrs. Carleton
rose 40 II to 70. Mrs. Christler
stepped to the door to usher her
out. while Mr.. Christler turned and
started to his bedroom through d
hall leading to the rear.
Shot ut Bedroom Door.
A. Mrs. Christler stood with her
started to the door. then turned.
and followed Mr.. Christler into the
passage. As he stepped upon the
threshold Of the bedroom he was
shot, his body falling with feet in.
side the bedchamber and head and
shoulders In the hall. Mrs. Carle-
ton then apparently turned and
shot herself. her body falling out.
ward into the dining room, six feet
from that Of the slain rector.
The letter which Is pointed to as
supporting this motive was found
in Mrs. Carleton's room in the
10 In fal pI
unsigned, but the handwriting. in
large characters, was identified as
that OF Mrs. Christler.
The missive was pinned to one
from Judge Carleton to his wife,
which had been written on August
IS. At that time Mrs. Carleton was
in Illinois engaged in Chautauqua
work, while Mr.. Christler was visit
ing in Syracuse, n. Y. where he
spent three months Of the summer
and early fall.
Apparently Mrs. Carleton had for.
warded to Mr.. Christler her hus.
bands letter In which he advised
her to obtain divorce and find
''some man who would make you
happy" Possibly you have met
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81 Shahy AsONNptiVhs
with what comment Mrs. Carle.
ton sent the divorce offer to her
minister is not known. But what
ever overtures were made to him,
IL any, met a chilly reception. for
In his letter Mr.. Christler advised
against taking such a step as Judge
Carleton had suggested.
II want you to clean the slate
at Havre," ae wrote. Am going
to help. Your stock is going up
there. Keep It going"
Whether It was this note that
convinced Mrs. Carleton that her
affection would be hopeless or
whether she became convinced OF
this in subsequent conversations is
. matter OF conjecture.
But II has been established that
Mr.. Christler saw Mrs. Carleton;
In the hotel the night of the
tragedy.
This was testified to at the in.
quest by Mrs. r. L. Martin. n resi-
dent at tho hotel where Mrs. Garlic
ton stayed. Mrs. Martin, who Ia
librarian Of the public library here.
told on the stand OF returning from
tie library 20 her room at the hotel
and stepping into room III to see
Mrs. Carleton. who called to her
as she was passing. There she
found Mr.. Christler beside the bed
on which she war lying Ill.
Mrs. Carleton appeared to be suf-
fering from hysteria and Christler
was trying to quiet her. Mrs. Martin
said. Mrs. Carleton told me that
she had taken an overdose Of strych.
nine powder and had slept for thirty
hours
Mrs. Carleton appeared to be quite
III, Mrs. Martin continued, and said
she felt that she needed food.
II went TO my room to prepare
some for her. and when ] returned
Christler was stili there. but he left
then almost Immediately"
Elaborating her testimony today.
Mrs. Martin told the Universal Serv-
ice correspondent that fully forty
five minutes elapsed between the
time she first left the room and the
tim" she returned with the food for
Mrs. Carleton.
Il know that Christler WAS In the
room with her for that length Of
time. How much longer he had been
thsre before came in l don't know.
However, I want ~ npbar,,nnd that