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Show ton. law officer of the bureau of in fcular affairs of tho war department, as soon as ho hoard that a man said to be his son, Porter Charlton, had been arrested, left hia office In tin-war tin-war department and departed from the city, presumably for lloboken. CAUGKT Charlton, Arrested on Landing in New York, Confesses New York. June 23. Porter Charl-1 tt 'ii. husband of Mary Scott Cnstle-Charlton, Cnstle-Charlton, whose body was found stuffed stuff-ed in a trunk which was taken from Luke C'omo, Italy, recently, was arrested ar-rested as he stepped from the steamship steam-ship Princess Irene in lloboken io-d.iy. io-d.iy. Charlton at iirvt' denied his Identity, but after boing given tbe "third degree" admitted he was th husband of Mrs.. Charinn. He tbeu made a signed statement confessing the murder to the lloboken police Th1? police later ronounced that tho statement slgn-d by Charlton was a contession that he had slain his wife. Charlton suld that while he and hi. wife were having nuppei together at the villa on Lake Como, lhey had encaged in a violent quarrel. Charlton said his wife, who wan one of the best women in the world, had an ungovernable temper. c;lled him some vile names and that fn ally, when he could stand her abuse no longer, he attacked her with a wooden mallet. The young man said ho struck her over the head three times, killing her instantly, he bellews. Charlton said he then plated the body lu a trunk which he threw into the water While CharK.on was being sweated rnder the "third degree." he became Infuriated and, drawing a revolver, tried to shoot Chief of pollc hayes. He was disarmed and a few minutes later confessed the crime. The police were watching for the r.rrlval of the steamer Deutschland this afternoon as it had been reported report-ed that Cnarlton sailed cn that iU-amcr. Some officers, however, were sent to watch the docking of tho Princess Irene Three of them took up positions on the pier where they could watch everybody leaving the vt sscl The officers had a description of ClMiiton and when thev-saw a man resembling him leave the hhip they placed him unJor arrest. Captain Rroti. the brother of Mrs. Charlion, who bad com'- to Holoken tnuby o aid tbe lloU'Ueu police in liieni'fying the susm-cl . fr.uir-t.hn ' D.-uischland, was summoned to the pr when Charlton was -ai rested. Captain Sett took ouo glance at the url---ner and lmnudluielv recognized him a Charlton. In the meantime, the patrol wp.on had been summoned from the station house aud the prisoner pris-oner w ith the three detectives and Captain SoU. was hurried to head-quarters. head-quarters. Charlton traveled under the name of Charles W. Coleman of Omahn, though the name appeared on the passenger list as John Coleman. The accused was utterly broken in spirit after his arrest and it was apparent ap-parent ho had lost much weight n his flight from the scene of tho crime. Charlton denied liatly, when placed under arrest by the detectives, that ho was the man wanted, and took tin. officers to hia cabin to prove that ( Ills mime was Coleman. lis assorted assort-ed that he lived in Omaha and had never heard of Charlton or his wife. When asked if he could produce letters to prove that he had received any money under the name f Coleman, Cole-man, tho oung man said he could not A search was made through his clothing and effects but the officers failed to find a single letter or paper. pa-per. bearing his name. Charlton's truuk was found on tbe rder and that bore the single Initial -C." Satisfied that they had the right man. the officers, with Charlton securely se-curely manacled, started for pollco headquarters. It was then Charlton began to break down for he wavered end almost rell and th deteetivea had to let him sit on the pier to recover re-cover himself. Charlton turned white . and suffered an altac kof nauseau. u the officers carried him to the patrol wagon. Capt Ccolt, brother of Mrs. Charlton, Charl-ton, materially assisted the officers In .effecting the capture of Charlton, whose careful description he had given. giv-en. Captain Scott took one glance ac the prisoner and said, "That's Chariton." Chari-ton." . Capt. Stolt had obtained a ten , days' leave of absence lrom his post ' an" d was watching all Incoming ships. Within half an hour after bis arrest Charlton hud signed the following statement: I "My wife and I lived nappiuy together. to-gether. She was tbe best woman In the world to in, but she had an ungovernable un-governable temper. So bad I. We frequently quarreled over the most trivial matters and her language to me was frequently so foul that I knew she did not know the meaning of It . "The niglil I struck her she had been quarreling with me She was In the worst temper I had ever seen her In. I told her If she did not cease. I would leave her and put a stop to it. She stopped for a little white and started again "I took n mallet, which I had used to d.i household repairs, and struck her three times. I thought she- wa3 dead. I put the body In a trunk in which I also threw tbe mallet.; "About 12 o'clock that night T brought the trunk to my house and dragged It down to a mall pier 'and threw It overboard. 1 leit the following follow-ing night and weut to Cmno and from htere to Genoa, where I took tho teamer Irene, three days latei. '"I he room where I killed her was an outdoor sleeping apartment. "(Signed Porter Charlton." Father Hure.es Away. WashinstcD, Juno 23. Paul Charl- |