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VOL. XL NO.
5.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 24, 1910-TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
ASTOR CENTENARY
NOW 1N1IIST0RY
Old Bellevne'i Hundredth Anniver
sary Firit Celebrated There and
Later in Omaha Theater.
MONUMENT PRESENT, ATE
John Lee Webster Tenders Vi 'al
and Governor Accep "1
"OLDEST SETTLER" AT
S. D. Bouvier, Who Came to St
1853, Among Audience.
Roosevelt Takes
Luncheon with
Rough Riders
Former Commander it Gueit of the
Association at Function at
Harvard Club.
EXPERTS REPORT
CHARLTON TAKEN,
ON HIGH PRICES
CONFESSES CRIME
Republicans and Democrats Do Not
Former Omaha Boy Arrested in New
Agree on Reasons for Recent
Increases.
York Admits Killing Wife
with Mallet.
SIXTEEN PRINCIPAL FACTORS
CAPTURED AT STEAMBOAT PIER
0. D. WATTLES GIVES ORATION
Tells Hour Death of Governor Dart
nil Activity of Karl? Omahans
Ho It bud Ilrllet lie of Metro
politan Jluuur,
Old Bellevue's onu hundredth annivers
ary has passed Into history, with the many
oilier events sot down opposite the name In
'lime's Index. All of Thursday, was given
to the celebration In Bellevue, and uu even
ing meeting m devoted to It In OiiiaJia.
A handsome little monument which will
ryeuk of the celebration of the day to later
generations waa tendered to the slate of
Nebraska by Johu Lee Webater, president
of the 'Nebraska State Historical society,
und was formally accepted by Governor
bhallenberger. The governor promised to
direct the attention of his successor to the
need of coring for and maintaining- the
monument.
Mrs. Ureal S. Ward, regent of the Ne
braska chapter. Daughters of the Ameri
can He volution, pulled the United States
flag off the monument, unveiling It to the
guze of several hundred eld end young Ne
braskans who had gathered about. In do
ing so she marto a patrlotlo little speech,
which wus well received, and as the flag
rose a! group , of Daughters recited the
pledge of fealty to the flag.
In the group surrounding the monument
during the presentation and acceptance was
. D. Bouvier, on whose breast was a
budge bearing the words, "Oldest Settler
in Nebraska." fie came as a small boy, In
'53, and has lived for flfty-sevent years on
the same farm, about twenty miles north
of Omaha.
Another spectator surprised and delighted
the old-timers by dropping In to help ut the
dedication, after an absence of forty-eight
yean. This was T. P. Cook, general sup
erintendent of the Western uiiion Tele
graph company in Chicago. He was accom
panied by his sister, Mrs. John M. Enochs.
Mr. Cook came to Bellevue In his special
car, bringing along his son, M. T. Cook.
"And after this dedication is finished I am
going out to see tha old farm where we
bad bur first home," said Mr. Cook.' Tha
farm is now occupied by William Miller.
OJa'nr.iOltiVl'lmrra at Hand. ;
There Were also In the group about the
monument numbers of men and women who
came to Nebraska in '57 and the years Im
mediately following. In fact, but few of
the old settlers were missing from the
gathering in the town that one day almost
achieved the point of leaving Omaha still
a village.
In closing his presentation speech, ad'
. dressed to Governor ghallenberger, John
Dee Webster said:
"As our forefathers all along the Atlantic
coast venerate the memories of their
earliest settlers, may we likewise venerate
those who are the founders of the begin
nlng of our state hlsiorj. This occasion Is
one of inure than ordinary Importance. It
will not be strange If those who come 100
years after our days shall look back
through the pages of history to ascertain
what we, who are now here, are doing on
thla occasion. It la befitting and approp
riate that thla monument shall be pre
served, protected and maintained by the
state of Nebraska as one of the muni
ments, of its title to social progress and
high civilization. In this spirit and with
this hope the State Historical society turns
this monument over to the keeping of the
state of Nebraska."
The governor of the state accepted the
stone memorial of a notable Incident of
a hundred years ago In the like spirit. He
called attention to the fact that, while
we are not as yet a thoroughly homogene
ous people, It Is high time the state, and
l..i cltisens thereof, should begin to take
. iride and an Interest In promoting and
establishing historical monuments of this
character.
Thu monument stands on the highest
point of thu hill that slopes to the vllluge
from the door of the recitation hall of
Bullovue college, a most sightly location.
Ills; Crowd Hears Addresses.
From the monument the exercises were
transferred to a great tent placed Just
opposite Bellevue park. Here probably
l.OoU people had gathered to listen to
speeches by John Lee Webster, Q. W. Wat
tits, Albei t Watklns and Governor Snellen
berger. Oreen's bund played old-time airs
and a quletet of South Omaha men sang
favurlte old songs. Edward P. Boker
lend' red a vocal solo and James Carley
pluytj a cornet solo.
Mr. Webster rapidly and eloquently
skriiUd tha settlement and development
of tie west before Introducing Mr. Wat
tle, who said:
"1 tils early trading post was the first
welcome sign of civilisation to those re
turning from the wilderness that lay be
yond. It waa here that Governor Hurt,
the first territorial governor, came, and
but for his untimely death this would un
doubtedly have been the first capital of
the territory. It waa here where the first
Presbyterian mission established in the
territory was located In 1M1. The first
court of record was opened here by Judge
Fcnner Ferguson in March, lsia. The first
republican convention met at Uellevue In
August, 169.
"it has beon truly said that "God made
the country, but men make cities.' It
cannot be dxuled that Bellevue. with Its
beautiful plateau, was designated by na
ture to be tha site of a great city, and
but for tha activity of the early settlers
in Omaha, this today would be tha com
mercial center of Nebraska, while Omaha
would be a struggling village. The fut
ure of Bellevue aould no doubt have been
aettled but for tha death of Governor Burt.
Again Its future would have been fixed
but for tha change of plana at tha last
moment in the building of the Union Pa
ciflo bridge across the Missouri river.
Bellevue may be poor in other respects,
but It is rich In historic importance .in
. tba annals of tur state.
y lesert Tbrury .ow Ludicrous.
... .v wie r.ortn American Review said
(Continued on Second 1'ags.)
NEW YORK. June . Theodore Roose
velt was a little late getting to work to
day, It being 10:3 o'clock when ha reached
the office of the Outlook and settled down
at his desk. Few visitors disturbed him.
Colonel Koosevelt spent the night at the
home of his brother-in-law, Douglas Rob
inson. t Callers began to arrive in such numbers
hat Colonel Roosevelt found that he had
to give himself over to them and prac
tically to abandon work for the day.
Among the callers were Prof Brander
Matthews of Columbia university and David
Mulvane, republican committeeman from
Kansas.
The delegation of Rough Riders which
came to escort him to the dinner of the
Rough Riders' association at the Harvard
club, appeared headed by Colonel Alexander
BroJIe, with Sergeant Charles E. Hunter,
president of the Rough Riders' association
und Captain A. F. Cosby, of the New York
branch of the association. They pinned on
the lupel of their coats a badge bearing
his own features In "bronze, the badge hav
ing been prepared for the occasion and
each Rough Rider wearing a similar one.
One of the features of the luncheon was
tho presentation to Colonel Roosevelt by
Don D. Muxlow, of Guthrie, Okl., on be
half of the Grand Army of the Republic of
that slate, of a guidon or cavalry flag.
Seven Indictments
in Glover Murder
Widow of Waltham, Mass., Lumber
man and Seven Others Charged
with Crime.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 23. As a re
sult of the Investigation of the murder
of Clarence F. Glover, a Waltham laundry
proprietor last fall, indictment warrants
were Issued today against Mrs. Lillian M.
Glover, widow of the murdered man and
six others, who are charged with being
accessories after the fact.
Hattio Deblanc, a housemaid is accused
of murdering the laundryman. It was an
nounced today that In addition to Mrs.
Glover the following persons had been in
dicted: Samuel Elmer und Alton E. Tupper, Mrs.
Glover's counsel In the contest of Glover's
will; Mr. and Mrs. Francis Freeman and
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour 8. Olover. Seymour
Glover was a brother of the murdered
laundryman.
Wireless Official
;FinetriaiTterript
Secretary Lucien C. Wallace of the
New York Office Refuses to Tes
tify Before Grand Jury.
NEW YORK, June 23.-The grand Jury
which Is investigating the government's
complaint that officials of the United
Wireless Telegraph company used the malls
In furtherance of a scheme to defraud in
vestors appeared before Judge Hand in the
United States circuit court today and pre
seiitcd Lucten C. Wallace, secretary at the
company's offices here,' for contempt for
refusing to testify before the grand Jury,
Judge Hand fined Wallace 150 and directed
him at once to return to the grand Jury
room and be sworn;
COMMENCEMENT AT CORNELL
President Schurman Confers Decrees
on Seven Hundred and Six
Grnd nates.
ITHACA. N. Y., Juno 23.-With the ther
mometer registering In tha 90s thousands
of senior week guests today watched the
Cornell seniors march to the armory to
receive their diplomas from President Jaoob
Gould Schurman. Degrees were conferred
on (00 graduates. The address by President
Schurman was devoted mainly to Goldwln
Smith, "A Man of Letters, a Speculative
Thinker and a Political Critic."
FAIL TO FIND WENDLING
Report that Murderer of Alma Kell
n er Is on Ranch .Near Kan
Antonio I'ntrne.
HOUSTON, Tex., June 23.-Chlef of Po
lice Ellis of this city and Chief of Detec
tives Carney of Louisville, Ky., returned
here today from San Antonio, where they
have been for two days on a fruitless quest
for Joseph Wendllng, wanted In Louisville
on the charge of killing 8-year-old Alma
Kellner. The officers are convinced that
the report that he was on a ranch near
San Antonio is untrue.
Confesses Murder of Woman.
CUMBERLAND. Md.. June 23. Harry
C. Noland, arrested on suspicion of having
murdered Alice Brown Lltten, whose body
was found In the woods near here ye
terday with her throat- cut, made a com
plete confession of the murder, police au
thorltles stated today. The' tragedy,
Noland averred, waa the sequel of a quar
rel over another girl. The slain woman
was elghteeen years old.
Swimmer Loses His Clothes
on Banks of Carter Lake
This tale, although It is tha latest news
from tha watery depths of tha far-famed
Carter lake, is neither a fish nor a suaka
story and is guaranteed to ba strictly un
varnished. Tha moral in It la so impressed upon tha
mind of tha hero that the next time ha
goea in swimming it will either ba in the
nighttime or else ha will ba very sure that
his heretofore despised clothes are safe
under lock and key.
Tha son of one of tha captains of tha
fire department decided that yesterday wn
a perfect day to visit the old swimming
hole and try his luck. Accordingly, ha be
took himself to that place on Carter lake
that was known to him long before ha
got to tho high school in his school career.
Greatest Advance in Cost of Produc
tion of Farm Products.
MOVING HABIT ALSO IMPORTANT
Shifting of Population from Pro
ducing to Consuming Areas.
i
COLD STORAGE ALSO IS BLAMED
Icing Plants, It Is Asserted, Enable
Wholesaler to Bell at Advan
tageous Times, Rearulat-1ns-
Prices.
WASHINGTON, June 23. Republicans
and democrats do not agree as to the
causes for the gjeat increase In the cost
or living Doiween iuuo ana uuu. ine ma
jority report of the special senate com
mittee, which has been Investigating these
questions waa submitted to the senate to
day by Senator Lodge, chairman of the
committee.
The minority was authorized to employ
an expert to go over the report of the
majority and prepare the minority views
for submission to the senate. The report
made by Senator Lodge found that of the
many causes contributed to the advance in
prices the following were most marked: ,
Increased cost of production of farm
products by reason of higher land value
and higher wages.
Increased demand for farm products and
food.
Shifting of population from food produc
ing to food consuming occupations and
localities.
Immigration to food consuming localities.
Reduced fertility of land resulting In
lower average production or In increased
expenditures for fertilisation.
Banking: Facilities.
Increased banking facilities in agricultu
ral localities, which enabled farmers to
hold their crops and market them to tho
best advantage.
It was found that this not only steadied
prices, but had a tendency to Increase
them.
Reduced supply convenient to transpor
tation facilities of such commodities as
timber. '
Cold storage plants, which result in pre
venting extreme fluctuations of prices of
certain commodities with the seasons, but
by enabling the wholesalers to buy and
sell it as the best possible advantage, tend
to advance prices.
Increased cost of distribution.
Industrial combination. '
. Unions of Dealers.
Organizations of producors or dealers.
Advertising.
Increased money supply.
Over-capitalization.
Higher standard of living.
The foregoing findings were gathered by
measuring the prices of 267 commodities, in
cluded in the price index number of the
bureau of labor. These commodities were
grouped and the advance noted for the
different groups during the period from
iSM to 190V, inclusive. The general whole
sale price level dues advanced during the
period 11.5 per cent. The groups show ad
vances as follows:
Farm products, 39.8 per cent; food, etc.,
13.6 per cent: miscellaneous commodities,
14.7 per cent; clothes and clothing, 12.3 per
cent; fuel and lighting, 6.9 per - cent;
house furnishing goods, 5.3 per cent; metals
an dimplements, 3.63 per cent.
A decline was shown for drugs and
chemicals amounting to 2.9 per cent.
The report states that in view of the
fact that the increases have been so much
greater in products coming either directly
or indirectly from the farms than in any
other line excepting products of the forest
the conclusion must be reached that the
most Important cause for the advance is
to be found In a study of farm conditions.
HEAT
PROSTRATIONS
IN NEW YORK CITY
Ho Relief from High Temperature Is
In Sight and Long; Death
List Seems Likely.
NEW YORK, June 23.-New York was
still sweltering today from the heat wave,
which has blanketed tha city for several
days. There were numerous prostrations
during the day and tha long list from hrac
seemed llkoly to be added to before nlgbt
fall, aa there appeared to be no relief In
sight. The temperature at 10 o'clock
was 88 degrees.
ALLEGED HOLDUP MEN
ARE ACCUSED OF BRIBERY
Ivro Men Charged with Trying- to
Hire Victim of Robbery at
Denver to Leave City.
NEW YORK, June 23. Charged with
having offered Charles Hill, a Denver
hotel manager, $000 to leave the city and
thus block the prosecution of men alleged
to have held hlin up and robbed him,
two men who gave their names as Joseph
Cohen and William C. Tucker, were ar
rested today and held for examination.
In tha usual way he piled his clothes In a
neat pile on the bank and let himself go
in one delicious plunge.
The swim wss fine. Fact is. It was of
such a degree of excellence that he re
mained longer than usual and forgot to
keep the eye that was out of the water
on his clothes. And In the meantime a
bold, bad robber got that apparel and
disappeared, leaving the shivering youth,
Eddie Morris, to go home In tha con
ventional barrei.
The record does not tell Just how It hap
pened, but after considerable persuasion
and several strong Inducements another
youth took the proper pity on the hero
and went home to fetch tha Sunday-go-to-meeting
togs that tha swimmer might re
turn properly togged.
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Mil m . plfclKsis? ' fjf1
LAND,
From tha New York Herald.
MURDER MYSTERY IS SOLVED
Dying Man Accuses Another of Long
Forgotten Crime.
AUSTIN CAMPBELL 13 ARRESTED
iMrs. R. C. Cotter Gives Kansas City
Chief Information Her Son Told
Her on His Death Bed Beat
Kell Hanrahan to Death.
From the revelation of a man on his
deathbed In Kansas City, the Omaha po
lice Thursday morning uncovered the mys
tery of a murder committed two years
ago, and arrested the man charged with
the murder. - J.
. Detectives McDonalaand Dunn" arrested
Austin Campbell. 191 South Eighth street,
as tho murderer of Neil Hanrahan Novem
ber 23, 1907, through the story told by F. C.
Cottey, a few minutes before he died.
Mrs. Cottey declared her son had told her
aa death was coming upon him, that Camp
bell had beaten a man to death In the rail
road yards of South Omaha two years be
fore. Cottey explained he had not divulged
the gruesome story before because he
feared Campbell would kill him If he did,
she said.
Acting quickly, Captain Savage detailed
McDonald and Dunn on the case and made
Investigations of the story. It was found
from Sheriff Bralley that a murder had
been committed, aa Cottey hud said. The
victim of the murder was Neil Hanrahan.
His murderer had never been Identified.
According to Brailey, the murder occurred
at Twenty-eighth and L street in the rail
road yards at South Omaha.
Campbell gave himself up on the call
of the detectives without resistance. He
declared his real address was on Fourteenth
street.
The Information which led to the un
covering of the crime, came to the Omaha
police in a letter from the chief of police
of Kansas City Mo., which was given to
him by Mrs. R. C. Cottey of 1118 Holmes
street of that city, following the death of
her son.
Neil Hanrahan is remembered In police
circles in South Omaha and also the cir
cumstances of his death. It was never
suspected that he had met with foul play,
but it was thought he had Jumped off the
West L street viaduct and had met his
death toy the fall. When examined, it was
found that he had a number of bruises and
one very large fracture of the skull. This
It was supposed was due to his pitching
i headlong off the viaduct.
Fireworks Set Off
in Boone Store
Fall of Go-Cart Starts Blaze that
Causes Damage of More Than
Fifteen Thousand Dollars.
BOONE, la., June 23. (Special Telegram.)
The Temple of Economy, a general store,
was badly damaged by fire this afternoon.
A quantity of fireworks In one of the show
windows was set off by. a gocart falling
among some dynamite caps. There was
something of a panic among the half hun
dred people In the store, but all escaped
without Injury. The noise of the explo
sion frightened several horses arid caused
them to run away. The loss on the stock,
which will exceed 115,000, Is covered by In
surance. The damage to the building is
not extensive.
Captain F. S. Cody
Falls Hundred Feet
American Aviator in Employ of Brit
ish Government Seriously In
iured at Aldershot.
LONDON, June 23. Captain F. S. Cody,
the aviator, while making a flight at Aider
shot today, fell from a height of loO feet
and was seriously Injured.
His aeroplane was caught In a gust of
wind and becoming unmanageable, plunged
to the ground. Cody was pinned beneath
the wreckage.
Captain Cody, an American by birth. Is
employed by the British war department
to teach its officers aeronautics. Last full
at Doncuster ha took out naturalisation
papers and became a British cltUen.
CHILD!
HOW YOU HAVE
Base Ball Games
at Fort Banks
Old Federal Law Gives State
Right to Stop Sport of the
Soldiers.
the
BOSTON, Mass., June 23. United States
District Attorney French has Informed the
soldiers at Fort Banks, Winthrop, that
Sunday base ball playing at the fort, which
has been going on for the last three years,
must cease.
Sunday base ball playing has been al
lowed on government lands in Massachu
setts, but Mr. French finds it Is made a
criminal offense under a law of the United
States which provides that where no pun
ishment for any offense on government
lands is provided, the offender Is liablo to
punishment under, thalaws of the state In
which tha lands are situated.
Massachusetts laws prohibit Sunday- base
ball games.
Complaints were made to the district at
torney by Rev. Frederick M. White, pastor
of the First Baptist church of Winthrop,
and by others who want Sunday ball play
ing to cease. Mr. White also has written
to the War department.
Midshipmen
at Plymouth
Five Hundred Naval Cadets Will Be
Guests of City During Part of
Stay in Port.
PLYMOUTH, England, June 23. The
American battleships Inciana, Massa
chusetts and Iowa, with 600 midshipmen
from the United States Naval academy at
Annapolis, Md., arrived here at o'clock
this morning. Tho young sailors are hav
ing their summer practice cruise. The
squadron is connanded by Rear Admiral
Clark.
The squadron sailed from Hampton
Roads on June 9. Instead of following the
usual routine of a practice cruise along
the New England coast the vessels steamed
for t-.i mouth, the end of the first leg of
the 10,000 mile trip.
The local authorities ara planning a
round of entertainments for the visitors.
The midshipmen will be given a dinner by
thu lord mayor of London.
CLOSE OF BIG CELEBRATION
ProKrsm This Evening Open to Public
at Urandela Theater Starts at
Elarht O'clock,
The meeting at the Brandels theater this
ev.enlng, marking the close of the Astoria
celebration will be open to the public. It
will begin promptly at 8 o'clock, and the
following program is to be carried out:
Selections Green's band.
Presiding officer, Mr. Samuel Avery,
onancenor university of Nebraska.
Invocation Rabbi Colin.
Hymn to Music Omaha Maennerchor.
Introductory Address Chancellor Avery.
Fair Rothtraut Omaha Maennerchor.
Auaress air. ueorge t;. MacL.ean, presi
dent State university of Iowa.
How I Have Loved Her Omaha Maenner
chor.
Address Mr. John Lee Webster, president
Nebraska State Historical society.
A Sunday on the Alps Omaha Maenner
chor.
Grand Finale (Song of the nation.)
Green a band.
President Says Congress
Has Kept Party Pledges
CINCINNATI. O
statement In the
June 23. In
Times-Star,
a signed
President
23.-I am
has been
Taft Is quoted today aa follows:
' WASHINGTON, D. C, June
elated at the legislation which
ei. acted by this congress. It has
thu pledges of the party. It Is
fulfilled
a great
satisfaction to me that we have accom
plished so much. It has been the custom
In the past to try to fulfill party pledges
during the term of the president elected;
ne have tccured what we ttt out to get
during the first regular session of congress.
GROWN I
BEEF TRUST BILLS ARE VOID
Judge Landis Sustains Demurrer of
Chicago Packers.
ANOTHER GRAND JURY CALLED
Not Shown that Any Offense Is Com.
rattted or that Companies Are
Engaged In Interstate
Commerce.
CHICAGO, June 23. Judge Landis in the
United State district court here today
sustained tha demurrers of the so-called
"beef trust" to the indictment charging
combination in restraint of trade. A new
grand Jury was ordered to renew the In
reetlgatlon of tha nacklna- comoanies.
' The Indictment drawn on evidence secured
by agents of the federal government ran
againsp the National Packing company
and Its ten subsidiary companies, charging
violation of tha Sherman anti-trust law.
Smiles, handclaps and congratulations
were exchanged with much glee when
Judge Landis announced that the Indict
ment would not stand, but the demonstra
tion came to a sudden, almost breathless
end when the court added:
"Call a special grand Jury venire of
seventy-five men for July 14."
This body will be ordered to hear testi
mony with a view to finding valid Indict
ments against the packing companies.
The Indictment quashed today failed to
show In the view of Judge Landis, that
any offense had been committed within the
last three years. It did not show that dur
ing this statutory period the defendants
had been engaged In Interstate commerce.
The general averment that the packing
companies engaged In a combination In re
straint of trade, the court declared to be a
mere conclusion. Judge Landis said:
. "The court Is not clothed with authority
to supply, entirely by Inference, the com
plete omission of so fundamental an ele
ment of the offense."
Golden Rule Chief
Found Not Guilty
Cleveland Official Who Was Sus
pended Pending Inquiry Into
Charges to Be Reinstated.
CLEVELAND, June 23. Fred Kohler, the
"Golden Rule" chief of police who was
suspended from the position by Mayor
Baehr, upon the filing of charges alleging
drunkenness and Immorality, was acquitted
by the civil service commission late today.
Kohler will be reinstated at once.
Dior Plney Stockmen Organise.
BIO PINEY. Wyo., June 23.-(Speclal.)-A
meeting of stockmen was held here
Saturday and the decision reached to re
organize the Big Plney Live Stock asso
ciation. The resolutions favor leasing of
the publlo domain, better transportation
facilities, the adjustment by peaceable
means of all range disputes, securing Just
administration of the forest reserves, pre
venting the stealing and killing of live
stock, etc.
Rainstorm In Black Hills,
DEADWOOD, 8. D., June 23. A rain
storm visited the western part of South
Dakota last night and benefited crops In
many sections. East of, Rapid City the
fall was heavy. Reports are more favor
able today from all the grain districts.
"We now have the best railroad regulation
law we ever had. The provisions for the
supervision of capitalization were omitted,
hut this does not mean that they have been
abandoned. Renewed efforts to enact them
will be made at the next session.
"I think tho party In power has enacted
legislation which will Inure greatly to Its
bensflt. It has kept Its contract.
"The congress which Is now closing Us
first regular session has dona nhat it
proinisod the people to do, and the republi
can party has a good record to take the
people In tha coming election "
Is Recognized as He Steps from Boat
and Taken to Station.
THIRD DEGREE BRINGS ADMISSION
Makes Written Statement About Body
Taken from Lake Como.
POINTS PISTOL AT POLICE CHIEF
i
Ite-
Heroines Infuriated and Draws
volvrr from Ills Pocket, but Is
Quickly Overpowered by
Detectives. '
NEW YORK. June 23. rorter Charl
ton, husband of Mrs. Mary Scott Castle
Charlton, whose body waa found stuffod
In a trunk, which was taken from Lake
Como, Italy, recently, was arrested aa ha
stepped from tha steamship prlnxeas
Ireno in Hoboken today. Charlton at
first denied his identity, but after being
given the "third degree" ha admitted
that he was tha husband of MJra. Charl
ton. Charlton made a signed statement
to the Hoboken police,
While Charlton waa being sweated un
der the "third degree" lie became In
furiated and, drawing a revolver, tried
to shout Chief of Police Hayes. Ha waa
disunited and a few minutes later con
fessed the crime.
Text of Confession.
Within half an hour after his arrnst
Charlton had signed the following state
ment: "My wife and I lived happily together.
She was the best woman In the world to
me, but she had an ungovernable tem
per. So had I. We frequently quarreled
over the most trivial matters and her
language to me was frequently so foul
that I knew she did nut know the mean
ing of It.
"The night I struck her she had been
quarreling with me. She waa in tha worst
temper 1 hud ever seen her In. 1 told
her If she did not ceasa 1 would leave
her and put a stop to it. She stopped
for a little while and started again.
"I took a mallet which I had used to do
household repairs and struck her three
times. I thought she was dead. I put tha
body In a trunk into which I also threw the
mallet.
"About 12 that night I moved the trunk
from the house, dragged It to a small pier
near the house and threw it overboard. 1
remained at Malpralso the next day and
left the following night and went to Como
and from there to Genoa, where I took tha
steamer Irene three days later. The room
where I killed her waa. an outdoor sleeping
apartment
"(Signed.) PORTER CHARLTON."
At the suggestion of an attorney, whose
services he secured shortly after hla arrival
at the police station, Charlton added thla
postscript to his statement:
"I have been Informed that C. K. Ispol
atoff has been implicated and I wish to
stato that this gentleman Is absolutely
guiltless. I have no defense to make and
don't wish to.
"(Signed.) PORTER CHARLTON."
Tries to Shoot Chief Hayes.
Charlton was given the "third degree" by
Chief of Police Hayes of Hoboken and
Beverai detectives. Before the confession
was obtained It was stated by the pollco
that Charlton became Infuriated by the
gruelling -to which he was being subjected
and, springing to his feet, drew a revolver
and tried to shoot Chief Hayes.
Charlton was disarmed by the detectives
and after he had been quieted down tha
young man, now a picture of abject despair,
confessed to slaying hla wife.
The C. k. Ispolatoff to whom Charlton
referred as having been suspected by tha
police of some knowledge of the tragedy
la presumably Constantlne Ispolatoff, the
itusslun, who became acquainted with tha
Charllons while they occupied the villa
on the shore of Lake Como and who, fol
lowing the discovery 'bf the woman's body,
was detained and examined by tha au
thorities. The Russian established to tha
satisfaction of the authorities that he knew
nothing of tha crime beyond what was
known to everyone and recently he was re
leased. Traveled as C. W. Coleman. '
Charlton traveled under the name of
Charles W. Coleman of Omaha, though
the name appeared on the passenger list
as John Coleman. It was apparent that ha
had lost much weight on his flight from
the scene of the crime.
Charlton denied flatly when placed un
der arrest by the detectives that he
the man wanted and took tha officers to
his cabin to prove that his name was Cole
man. He asserted that he lived In Omaha and
had never heard of Charlton or his wife.
When asked if he could produce letters
to provo that he had received any money
umler the name of Coleman tha young man
said he could not. A search was made
through his clothing and effects, but tha
officers failed to find a single letter or
paper beaiiiiK his name.
CJiaiiton's trunk was found on the pier
and that bore the single Initial "C."
Satisfied that they had the right man
the officers with Churlton securely
manacled Marted for police headquarters.
It was then that Charlton began to break
down for ha wavered and almost fell and
tho detectives had to let him sit on tha
pier to recover himself. Charlton turned
white und suffered -an attack of nausea
and the officers carried him to the patrol
wagon.
Identified by Captain Hrott.
Cujtuln Moott, brother of Mrs. Charlton,
materially usblstcd the officers In effect
ing tho capture of Charlton, whose careful
description he had given. Captuln Scott
look one glance st the prisoner and then
said: "Thut's Charlton."
Captain Scott had obtained a ten dajs
leave of ubsenco from his post and was
making It a pructlta to watch all Incom
ing ships.
Captain Scott this morning obtained from
a Wall street bank, a description of Charl
ton and a copy of his signature. Then ho
eiit to Hoboken and got Chief Ibiyes to
assign two detectives to help him.
The three liuiried to the Norm German
Lloyd dock, arriving there Just as the
sleumer l'rlnzess Irene was docking.
"Passenger were already coming off and
siiluiilitlng to I'liKtom hnustf Inspection,
Finally vso suw a insn wo thought W4
Charlton," said Cuptalu Scott. "Ha wai