Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
MRS. CARLETON NOT
SLAYER Of RECTOR.
HER MOTHER INSISTS
Mrs. Pyle Finds Torn Letter
From Rev. Christler That
May be Clue.
DAUGHTER HAD NO SO GUN
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

U1vre, Mont. orr. 20 While Ms
Christler today was oa an rae'hourf
train accompanying tno hodY ~ .-r
slain husband. the iAev T.. =. Cor.e~- 20.
reetor ~ ST. MARKS Episcopal C1l- 70.
and known as The Reboo - ar ...-
doors" Mrs Joseph Py,o. no'ne- .
Mrs Margaret Csr.ofpn vhosD .efy
was found bes.9e Thar ~ Chr'r'.o~ q
attempting n prove that hop daughter
did no. conmlt the murder ard s1i-
eide
A coro0er's jury brought IN -e--
dict Yesterday stating that Mre ra-.s-
ton killed tho Pev. Chr.s''er and ---7
shot herse'f The .ra gedy o~-.-r,f
early Friday morning
Mrs. CHrg,'er ett wt'h fre hrs- 2
her husband FOR Waterloo. - y ..a-
teTday morHlnR
In spite of ne ooronr-'s curry ra~-
dict, Mrs Pyle hag ora,,rel an a.-
torney and !s "ndeavor.nr 20 e-d e.f-
dence that viii prove ae- daug-+or
did not commit tho .-.rae.
II DO not believe N1-gare. Ia O."
seid Mrs. Pyle sho-.'v after 7e- 80
rival IN Havre from hop oo-re a
Butte. ! shall no' boz sa''veo4 mi
I find who owned -ho rln Hoy -.s-
erence was % 38-oaltra revolver "a
the hand Of Mrs Carleton .c1a, --,
bodice were discovered
a small 22-caiIbre revolver e7e ~.s-
tomarily carried vac found N ,r-,
Car'eton's hand nag.
Mrs Pyle - now engaged IN -.r-.-,
together bits ~ a torn letter found .,
me waste basket ~ aer dauzh.a-.s
room, and which she declares a.
Mr. Cartoons Handwriting T7a- ,r--
carleton had an nfa.1atlon sr- "a
minister - admitted by Arrs pie
Mrs. ChristIer said she -a+-irr.s
home about 10 o'clock Friday ava-,-,
and found a light Calling u = Tfs,,,o
a. neighbor she said. che asked hin, .,
stand on HIS front porch while she CO.
tered. She testified she found Nrs
/ Carleton. wife Of Frank Carleton
former District Judge. destrovirs, a
/ picture OF DR.. Christler and sdnnor-
ished her. The witness said Mrs
/ Christler seemed anything but IN ba-
right mind"
Finally. Mrs. Chr1stler said. sha nor
suaded Mrs. Carleton 20 leave with her
walking toward the towns husiness
section. where they met DR.. Christlsr
who was With the Rev. DR.. Chaprnan
Of Butte. Mrs. Carleton was left down
town, Mrs. Christler said. the others
returning 70 the Christler house.
Mrs. Carleton returned 70 the house
later, the widow Id.
The witness hesitated in repeating
the conversation. but IN answer 20 a
! question replied that Mrs. Carleto,
said that 7 MRS. Chr4stler) had 10
place in DR.. Christlers ne"
She said Mrs. Carleton made n,
threats. but she did most of the talk
ing DR.. Christler arose and started sor
his sleeping room. Mrs. Christler said.
and Mrs. Carleton also arose a. II -
depart. Mrs. Christler said she had
opened the front door with her back
TO Mrs. Carleton, who had followed DR..
Christler.
Then came two revolver reports.
Mrs. Christler said. She turned 70 see
Mrs. Carleton fail in the doorway or A
small hall leading into the bathroom
and into Dr.. ChristIer room.
Mrs. Christler said she stepped over
Mrs. Cartoons body and tried 10 ger
TO DR.. Christler. but the woman's body
had fallen so as to partly block the
door. She then called the police and
physicians.
Mr.. Hauge confirmed Mrs. Christier' .
story that she asked him 70 stand on
his porch until she went into The
house. He added that she afterwar,i
stepped out again and said: Every
thing IS all right" He retired and did
not learn Of the shooting until the
next morning.
Mr.. Hauge said he had seen Mrs.
Carleton trying to enter the ChristIer
home about 4 O'clock ,ast Sunday. on
; the night Of the shooting, after %
O'Clock. he said. he had seen Mrs.
. Carleton turn out light in the Christ
Ter home.
Mrs. F. E. Martin. librarian. a
friend Of Mrs. Carleton. who lived IN
the same hotel. said she was called 20
Mrs. Cartoons room Friday night an,!
found her IN bed. suffering hysteria.
The Rev. Mr.. Christler was rhere
! trying 70 quiet Mrs. Carleton, the wiz
, ness testified.
According 20 Mrs. Martin. Mrs.
Carleton told her she had taken an
overdose OF sleeping powders and had
just awakened from a sleep Of thirty
hoprs. Mr.. Christler left after she had
prepared food for Mrs. Carleton. she
said