The Washington times., 1922-10-29
INQUIRY ASKED
lnCHR|GTLER
Staying CASE
Authorities Believe Crime Due
To jealousy, But Will
Act at Once.
RECTOR WAS POPULAR
Respected Throughout All
Northwest for vigor of
Convictions. s
International New. Service.

tragedy which ended In the deaths
OF the Rev. Leonard J. CKristler
and Mrs. Margaret Carleton, the
mother Of the woman who killed
herself, after shooting the rector,
arrived here late today and de-
maaded that an inquest be held i'm
mediately to probe the double
shooting. =. r.a,., . j.
Havre authorities, convinced that
the Bishop of all outdoors" met |
his death at the hand of Mrs.
Carleton, believed an inquest un-
necessary, but-will hold 1t tonight |
1t the mothers insistence. |
Bishop ut Funeral.
Amidst q great crowd of sorrow
ing friends, funeral services for the
slain clergyman were held this
afternoon. Bishop Faber, who dis.
ago against the pastor, officiated.
Careful Investigation Of Mrs. Car. |
leton's effects and personal belong.
ings failed TO indicate that the sen.
saS oSal, HallMills murder mystery
in New Brunswick, N. j., had any
influence in causing the hand
soonest woman in Montana" to send
the man she evidently loved and
herself TO the grave.
Mrs. Christler expects to leave
late tonight for Waterloo, n. Y,
with the body of her husband, She
will probably make her home there
with members Of the family. There
were no children I'M the Christler
family. ... ..
Wild InfatuatiOn.
Among the bunch of torn PAPERS |
found in the room of Mrs. Carleton |
were letters and kilograms which |
had been torn and partly burned.
They are said by Chief of Police |
Moran 10 indicate that Mrs. Garlic |
ton entertained q wild infatuation |
for the minister she murdered.
In this connection charges were !
preferred some time ago that the |
relations between the couple were |
but an Investigation set
on foot by Bishop Faber proved, to |
the satisfaction of the bishop, 1T |
proper conduct were unfounded.
Nevertheless, the stories have been |
persistent that the study Of St. |
Marks Church has been a trysting |
place for the pair and that Mrs. |
Carleton, who was separated from |
her husband, Judge Frank Carleton. |
frequently had been, seen going 20 |
the church when the minister was |
IN his study.
Daughter Of Pioneer.
Mrs. Carleton was a woman OF |
most striking appearance. She was |
the daughter. Of Don" Davenport, |
q Montana pioneer. and was very
prominent in the affairs of Havre. |
the little town of few thousand. |
which received it's chief fame |
through the residence there of the |
Rev. Mr.. Christler.
The murder was dramatic in the |
extreme, taking place in the hall. |
way of the rectory while the rector's |
wife, who IL a niece of United States
Senator James w. Wadsworth OF
New York, was in AM adjoining
room.
Mrs. Carleton was separated from !
her husba nd early In 1921 and during |
the last year has been superinten. |
dent of a Chautauqua circuit.
Builder Of Northwest.
No minister Of the gospel ever at.
tracted the. attention in the North. |
west that Dr. Christler has. He came |
10 Montana i'm 1907 direct from Au.
bum, NJ Y. This was long before the |
broad prairies of the State had been
Welded by the cowmen to the influx |
OF homesteaders. With character.
istic energy and vigor he set TO work |
developing his territory until st. |
Marks, of which he was pastor. be-
came one of the strongest and most |
influential units of the Episcopal |
Church in Montana.
rIl .aryipno n hiS ha 81 ioh |
soon gained for him the designation |
of "Bishop of All Outdoors:" Indians, |
cowmen. women of the plains and |
homesteaders alike shared his conf !
dence, and they attached the unusual |
,,o0nomen to him because his service |
always has been for them and he
cause he always fought for their |
Fights to the very last ditch. He |
was the friend Of everyone who |
needed a friend. and cared little for
matters that would seem to reflect |
IN his reputation II what he was do. |
ing promised to help some one else. |
Challenged Men to Fight.
! Once he challenged a gang who |
had been denouncing the church, to |
n free.for.all fight, warning them |
that he would give them the |
.damnedest licking Of their life" |
iThis made such hit with the men |
that they declined the challenge. He |
invited them to come to his church |
and they said they would IL he |
.swould tell them where his church |
was" i
II was his constant prayer that
sthe good Lord keep me from be. |
coming q trump or pious nonentity."
In Havre, a small community, he |
built one Of ihe finest granite church. |
ca in the entire Northwest. In De. |
cep1ber. 1920, before It was formally
opened, he had II utilized for the |
funeral OF Long George" Francis, |
an old.time cowboy. known from the |
canadian to the Mexican border. who
later turped town rustler and was at |
the time 6f his death fugitive from |
Justice. -...
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