Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-08-31 | Page 1 | Porter Charlton on Train for Como

PORTER ML 01 HUM FOB MO Newspaper Correspondents and Photographers Prevented Prevent-ed From Approaching. GENOA, Aupr. SO-Portor Charlton, under escort of Lieutenant Frnnohlni j and Carabineer Bizzo of tho Italian ! military polico, yras brought ashore bore todny from tho steamship Eo D 'Italia. Aftor a few hours Ln prison, ho was hurried to Como, where he is to stand trial for tho murder of hie wife, throo years ago. The strictest measures of precaution wero adopted to guard Charlton, and by a stratogem tho newspaper correspondents corre-spondents and photographers wore presented pre-sented from, approaobin'g him. The head .qf.-.thopolics invited1 the newspaper newspa-per men aboard hia launch. Tho invitation invi-tation was eagerly accoptod, in th belief be-lief that this would bo a good moann to roach tho prisoner. Tho launoh eet out for the Re D Italia, but suddenly stopped ln midstream. All protests wore unavailing, oven when Borne of the American reporters threatened to take the mattor up with tho American authorities. Charlton appeared in the gangway supported on oithor side by Pranchini and Rizzo. He was handcuffed for the first time, but tried to conceal tho fact by the uso of a waterproof, which was folded ovor hin hands. Ho was very pale and kept biting hia lips. Instead of tho Maraasi prison, whoro a groat crowd had galherod, he was taken to the barracks of the Carabineers. Carabi-neers. Tho crowds then rushed to the barracks, bar-racks, but tho gates were closed and guarded. After a short interrogation by the captain of tho Carabineers, Charlton was put on the 7:45 train for Como. Lieutenant Franchinl and Rizzo, Riz-zo, who hnd resumed their uniforms, still acted aa his guards. COMO, Ital7, Aus. 80. Porter Charlton Charl-ton arrived here tonlsht ana was talcen Immediately to tho San Donnlno prison.