The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-29
SLAYER OF RECTOR
BELIEVED INSANE
No Inquest Probable in
Havre, Mont, Tragedy,
Officials Say
MOTHER IS INDIGNANT
Mrs. Pyle Says She viii De
mand Probe of Death Of
Mrs. Carleton and Pastor

HAVRE. Mont. oct 27-rhc
Rev. Leonard Jacob Christlcr. rcc-
tor OF ~. Marks church OF tho In
carnatIoB here and wihcly known
as tho bishop Of all outdoors and
Mrs. Marguerite Carleton. wife OF "a
former Montana district Judge. who
were found shot to death yesterday
tn the clergyman home within %
few feet Of the room occupied by
Mrs. Chrlstior. were the victims ot
temporary Insanity on tho part OF
Mrs. Carleton in the opinion Of To-
cal Officials
so sure are tho officials that tho
deaths represent murder and
tuicide that Coroner Jonn lloll ana
the shcriffs office lfrt night an
bounced that no inquest would be
hold unless relatives or the dead
man and woman inaist on one.
Mrs. Pyle. mother of Mrs. earle
ton, announced this afternoon she
would demand that tho tragedy re-
quilting I'm her daughters death be
aully Investigated. Sho announced
that United states senator walsh
would have charge OF the invostiga-
tion for her. Senator Walsh ls regis
fcred at a local hotel
Theories Confirmed.
The theories Of the officers re.
toived confirmation from Dr. -, &
Mackenzie. called Immediately
after the shooting. who said that
when he arrived the the pistol was
ttill grssped In Mrs Carleton's hand
and hor finger stlll on the trigger.
In mn unsuccessful effort 10 es-
tablish n motive for the shooting. Of
ficcrs yesterday pieced together n
humber OF letters found torn to hita
In the hotel room Mrs. Carleton uc-
cupied They declared. however. that
they could find no mention NJ the
dead clergyman In these lettors
which were from Mrs Cnrleton's
mother, daughter and husband. for
mer Judge Frank Carleton from
whom she was separated, one OF tho
letters from her husband officers
said, mentioned that he was sending
her sum OF money.
Mrs. Christler said that Mrs.
Carleton came to the Christler home
last Thursday night and remained
hntll early Friday morning, talking
90 the Reverend and Mrs Christlcr.
When she started TO lcaNt the clcr-
Fymnn accompanied her toward the
exist, the widow said, and had iusi
shut n door between a small hall and
the rooms whore Mrs. Chrlstlcr was
left when two shots rang out. Mrs
Christlcr opened tho door and found
The bodies, that OF Mrs. Carleton
fallen across the minister's body.
Principals Well Known.
All OF the principals In the trng-
rdy were well known. The Reverend
Chrlstler wos 80 years old and had
beld pnstorates In New York and
New Jersey lie came To Montana
In 1907 as missionary OF the MilS
river valley and had developed his
field into one Of the largest mission
Territories in the United States.
Mrs. Christler IA the daughter OF
the late David Wadsworth. Auburn.
N. Y. manufacturer. and IN a niece
pf United states Senator J. w,
Wadsworth. jr., OF New York. Tho
Reverend and Mrs. Chrlstlor were
married IN 1871.
r Mrs Carlcton'a husband was on
an automobile trip In California
when the shooting occurred, and up
10 a late hour last night, had not
tbeen reached to he informed of the
affair.
She is survived by n daughter nv
n previous marriage, She had re-
burned to Hnvro only recently. hav-
ing spent the summer Ia the east In
chnutauqua work.
Mrs. Christler announced that the
Reverend Christler would he buried
Mt his former home In Cayuag0
county. New York Funeral arrange
ments for Mrs. Carleton wait In
structlons from relatives