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TEN SEPARATE COUNTS ARE BROUGHT AGAINST NEGRO* i• WHO : SLEW SEVEN NEAli DODGEVtLLE, AVIS.I0OGEViBlitSi' Vfr fe., Aug. ' 28— jullen Carleton, carried by seven deputies, was taken into Justice T. H. Arthur's court on Thursday, and before the largest crowd that court has ever held was charged with ten serious Crimea- Seven of these were charges of murder. two of assault with intent to kill and niurder; and the other with getting fire to the country home of Frank Lloyd Wright. Chicago architect,' In answer to a question as to his plea to these chargee, Carleton merelymade an iinimelllgble, mumblingreply, seeming to try to make his hearers believe he had not understood the charges. Ten witnesses were examined by District Attorney James O’Nlel of Iowa county. Among these were William Weston and Thomas Fritz, the only persons who escaped .■ the Wright bungalow alive, each being badly Injured or burned.Held Ter TrialCarleton was held .to .trial by Judge Arthur, who believed there was enough evidence to convict Carleton on each of tho charges brought against him. Tho negro will be tried at the September term of circuit court before Judge George Clementson, •which opens Sept. 20.Tho first trial of the r.egrro will be for tho murder or Emil Bourdelle of Milwaukee. When this charge is disposed Of that Of murdering Mrs.. Mam ah Borthwick will bo taken up. followed by tho others.In the preliminary hearing On Thursday, Harper Harrison of Spring Green testified Carleton had told him on the night the bungalow was burned and its occupants attacked, that he had killed Bourdelle in self-defense. saying Bourdelle had said: 111get you yet.”Mistaken for MimHarrison alao testified that Carle-ton had told him ho had killed Mrs. Borthwick. thinking she was a man who had come to the aid of Bourdelle and that had he known who she was ho would not have attacked her. Harrison said the negro had given no reason lor having killed tho others or for setting fire to the house.During tho proceedings tho nosro sat at fi srr.all table, eating in turn from some bananas and apples which had been plven him and toying with a prlass of water. He seemed to pay no special attention to the proceed-tups.Sheriff Williams testified that on Wednesday the negro was allowed the freedom of tho corridor, and that Carleton threw a drinking cup t«t him and later a pall containing water. Tho sheriff said It took the efforts of twomen to force Carleton into his cell.
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Racine Journal News
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Aug 28, 1914
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