The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-01
MRS. CARLETON
CONFESSED To
HER HUSBAND
EX-MONTANA JUDGE
ALLEGES HYPNOTISM
Asserts Rector and Mrs.
Carleton Had Clandestine
Correspondence.

Los Angeles. Cal, Oct. %u-Nrs.
Margaret Carleton. who. with Jue Rev.
Leonard ). Christlcr. was found sho, 70
death in the Chr!stlcr home at Harre.
Montana last Friday. had confessed
her love for tho Rev. Mr.. ChristiCr 20
her husband. Frank Z. Carleton, for
msr Judge OF the distr!c, court AZ
Hay-e. = Mr.. Carleton declared tonight
I'm sigred statement 20 the AsSo-
rjatcd Press.
Tho Husbands Statement.
Il can no longer remain silent IN the
face u: the startling statement OF
Bishop tahc-. given 20 the Associated
Press that I believe as a result OF
the investigation I have made Of the
tragedy which occurred in the christ
!sv home early Friday morning ana af'
;er questioning those who knew about
Il. tha. II the woman had been able 20
work her will on Mr.. Christler h" would
oe alive today. urta!thtul 10 his wife,
by, still living the statement SAID.
This attempt 20 make It appear 70
the world that Nargar"t threw her
self upon this man and that he tried 70
demonstrate with her and lead her into
a spiritual path has goaded me- into
expression.
Clanoesthe Corre6ponoence'
r wonder did His Reverence know
Mheu he made The statement above TO
ferred -. that this pastor. who T. Is
now claimed. maintained only a friend
" and ministerial interest IN tho Carrie.
ton family had written letters 20 Mar.
caret davenport. my wlta'S maiden
uam". and sen; them care general de-
livery?
Let Il be wolf understood that IN
making this statemen; ! intend t. cast
not the slightest reflection or condem-
nation upon my wife. for no one knows
a. we'll as | do the iut!ucnc" which this
man held over her. and which .ould
rcasonably bc termed hyp0oric
ia have known Of MarEarcts love
for this man for several years. and K
is only fair 10 her 20 say that she CON
feS ed II 20 mo. win not further VIC.
late hsr confidence. but do want to
state unqualiciedly and UurCserrodly
that II Is a fact that this preacher had
led her TO believe that he returned that
love"
i'avre. Mont. Oc:. SI.--Thc course OF
the bullet which killed Mrs Margaret
carleton IN the tragedy in which the
Reverend Leonard J. Chris,ler also was
killed last Friday morning, ranged
downward at an angle OF IS degrees
with The line OF body and slightly from
left 10 right according 20 Or. W. F.
Hamilton and pr. ". r. Wiliayrs ot
Havre. who made an examination nt
tho body this afternoon. Mrs. Carrie
ton was left handed. according 10 dac-
QualutanCes.
4 coroncr's jury had returned a YER
DICT. expressing the opinion that Mrs.
Carleton shot Or. Christler and then
committed suicide.
Mrs, CarlctoH's funeral service vas 70
bc held this afternoon with the Rev.
Conrad yelling, a Presbyterian minis
tor, presiding. and the body was to be
sent 70 Helena FOR burial
Mrs. Joseph PYLE. mother Of Mrs.
Carleton passed the day with her hus-
band ana an attorney. preparing list
OF questions which, she said she would
present 20 IN" COUNTY attorney. and
which, She declared would tend 10 SHOW
taLc he" daughter did nor Go the kill
iUr. The questions ~He outlined bring
;H'o the case n theory 'ha, robbery oI
diamond rings from Mrs. Carleton may
have been The motive for the shooting