Porter Charlton Confesses to Murder in Hoboken
Port er Charlton admits killing his wife after a dispute at a villa by Lake Como. He is captured in Hoboken with Captain Scott and Chief Hayes leading the arrest and securing a confession notarized in Hoboken police HQ. Charlton says he planned to work in a bank and details the murder and disposal of the body.
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Charlton
Hoboken
Chief Hayes
Slim
Scott
West 55Th Street
Woodward
Messonia Apartments
Chariton
William L. Hite
Louisville
J. Floyd Clark
No. 37
Wall Street
Hayes
Genoa
Lake Como
Russell
George M. Ross
Perons
National City Bank
Ross
Garrick
Weinthal
Fallon
Italy
Europe
Army Officer Denies Threat in Charlton Capture
Captain Henry Harrison Scott of the United States coast artillery led the capture of Porter Charlton and defended his actions. He stated he never threatened Charlton with a revolver, and described the across the sounds and Hoboken visit, the bank search, and the decisive identification process. He explained his motive was to avenge his sister and to bring Charlton to justice, not to harm him, and said he would have his sister's body repatriated to the family plot in Washington.
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Chariton
Porter Carleton
Captain Scott
Cheriton
Scott
Charlton
Porter Charlton
Washington
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Heyes
Garrick
Fallon
Henry Harrison Scott
United States Coast Artillery
Chief Hayes
New York
Fort Wright
Fisher's Island
Sound
New London
Conn
Grand Central Station
Police
Inspector Russell
Hoboken
Weill
P. Charlton
Italy
Cypress Hill Cemetery
San Francisco
Moitrasio
Switzerland
Lucerne
London
Southampton
America
Deutschland
Guglia
Venice
Moltrasto
Como
Peddies
Italy May Not Seek Him In Extradition Case
A Hoboken arrest of Porter Charlton triggers extradition questions between the United States and Italy. Rome weighs Italian action while the State Department defers comment. If not acted on within forty days under the 1884 convention, Charlton may be released.
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Porter Charlton
Hoboken
Washington
George Charlton
R. Floyd Clarke
Wall Street
Hayes
McGovern
Charlton
Italy
Chariton
United States
Porter
Woodward
Clarke
William D. Edwards
Hudson County Bar
State Department
Wilson
Knox
Taft
Insular Bureau
Rome
England
Charltton
Rain causes auto death near Castellane in France
In heavy rain near Castellane in the Basses-Alpes department a car carrying Mr and Mrs Henry, and Mme Matton, overturned in a ditch. Mme Matton died, Mr Henry was badly hurt, Mrs Henry escaped unharmed as the car crashed on a steep hill causing hood canvas to snag the brake.
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Nice
France
Henry
Mme
Matton
Castellane
Department of
Basses-Alpés
Henrys
Mre
Japanese Cabinet Crisis Promises Diet Tension
Victoria June 23. News from Tokio reports a looming crisis in Japan as Prince Yamagata clashes with Premier Katsura over naval enlargement policy. The upcoming Diet session will focus on this dispute, while a government law valued at 250 million dollars appropriates Emperor property and imperial revenues.
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Victoria
B. C
Tokio
Prince Yamagata
Marquis Katsura
Lassoed Dog Leads to Police Appointment in Pittsburg
Charles Ross a substitute officer saved a six year old named Fred Bloom by lassoing a mad dog chasing him. He tied the animal to a post and shot it dead. The incident occurred as he was walking with a lasso to give to a friend bound for Arizona. Today he was appointed a regular policeman.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
Charles Ross
Fred Bloom
Ross
Arizona
Governor Haskell Calls Special Election on Grandfather Clause
Oklahoma City June 23 Governor Haskell issues a proclamation to hold a special election on August 2 to ratify a grandfather clause amendment. Opponents charge the measure would disfranchise Negro voters and dilute civil rights.
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Haskell
Oklahoma City
Okla
Immigrant Station Workman Dies at Ruhleben Quarantine
Berlin June 2 The Russian workman who was ill at the Ruhleben immigrant station died of cholera today. Immigrants at the station, most bound for America, will remain in quarantine pending the completion of an official bacteriological examination.
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Berlin
Ruhleben
America
Crime mystery at First Lake Como trunk contains Mrs Charlton
June reports from Moltrasio Italy tell of a trunk found in Lake Como bearing a woman later identified as Mary Crittenden Scott also known as Mrs Porter Charlton and former wife of Neville H Castle United States Attorney at Nome. Authorities suspect Porter Charlton fled while investigators note evidence of quarrels, possible jealousy, and a strange Venice Venice stay with acts described by locals.
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Moltrasio
Italy
Porter Charlton
Charles Caughy
United States
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Cernobbio
John A. Leishman
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Lombardy
Charitons
Hotel Suisse
Constantine Spolatoff
Spolatoff
Roggiano
Charltons
Charlton
Chariton
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