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VOL. IX. NO. 94
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CAPTURED ON ATLANTIC STEAMER COMES
' NEAR MEETING DEATH AT HAND OF SCOTT
Brother of Mrs.. Mary Scott Charl
ton Tries to Shoot Down the
Young Murderer When He .
! Repeats Tale of Crime
(Bpdl Diijwteii to 111 Journal.)
: New York, June 23. Porter Charl
ton, suspected of having killed his
Vif e, Mary Crittenden ; Scott Charl
ton, was arrested at Hoboken this
morning on board the North German
Lloyd '.liner Princess Irene, and
shortly after -confessed ; the crlmei
Charlton had been -traced by the
police of Milan from town to town
In Italy; to the steamer, y. The Amer
ican police were notified of his pres
ence on board the Princess Irene..
.Captain Scott, brother of , Mrs,
Charltoi, attempted to shoot Charl
ton,' i '
. ' Charlton after committing the . mur
der hurried from Come to an Isolated
town and from there made, his Way io
the seacOast. 1 Tracft was had of him in
several i places before the coast wi
reached 'but nothing conclusive was
learned about- the man until he made
application, at a small railroad. station
for transportation to a nearby town, lie
was questioned by the clerk who gave
the first definite information of Charl
ton's effort to. reach, the seaboard,
v?; f Relatives KotUled. i ' ' " v
. Carlton's father, who la with the at
torney general's office in -Washington,
had been quietly notified that his son
was on. the Princes; Irene and -at -.ths
same time Captain Scott war appraised
of the news. He was requested to re
main at Hoboken until the arrest that
ha might Identify thff young murderer.
Charlton Is said to have kept to him
self during the voyage to the United
States and he drank a great, deal.: His
fellow bassengers-say that he showed
nigna of break down and was very nerv
ous at f times.".'-
' Charlton Breaks Down. s
Charlion at first denied his Identity,
but the police came back at Mm with a
rapid volley of questions and directly ac
cused (lm of the . murder.; saying that
they had all necessary evidence that he
had killed Mrs, Charlton." The young
man then broke down and admitted that
he was guilty. , .' '.-" : .':; - "-.:
' When the Princess Irene waa coming
alongside the dock Captain 8cott with
Lieutenant Rogera of the Nw York
police denartrnents and "Detective Ser
geants Garrick and Weinthal of Hoboken
' were standing guard over Charlton. The
police were also keeping an eye on
Beott. Bcott had dramatically pointed
to Charlton, and said "That's the man
who killed my sister." The entire party
left the ship hurriedly when the gang
plank, was lowered.-.. :-.-.( H.--
Charlton had registered as "Jack Cole
nan, Omaha, Neb." ' " . "
t First of all, be exonerated Conatan
tlne Ispolatoff, the Russian arrested
' near the Villa Legnazsl, as Mrs. Charl
ton's murderer. , He said that' his wife's
temper was ungovernable and that she
frequently used vile language. , v; ,
. .On the day that he" killed her, ac
cording to Charlton's confession, she
had cursed him. He struck her with
a mallet and after putting her. body In
a trunk threw it into Lake Como. On
the following day he went to Genoa to
elude ths 'authorities. .
Charlton's statement follows: ,
i "My name Is Porter Charlton. 51 live
;s if" ,
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fPnitM Preei Vntmi Wire.). ' , v
San Francisco, June 23. As a result
Of ; arrangements completed today . for
. t.ie . covering of the Jeffries-Johnson
fight by the United Press the 600 after
noon newspapers served by this organK
satlon will receive the most nearly in
stantaneous action ever attempted in
connection 'with a big news event"-"-.
It is planned to deliver into the of
fices of United Press papers throughout
the country detailed descriptions of each
blow struck within IS seconds of the
time the blow actually landed. In order
to do this two "United Press trans
continental leased wires will be run to
the press table at the ringside In Reno
and these wires will be manned by two
of the; fastest sending operators In the
country, to whom the story will be dic
tated. Owing to the limitations of the
carrying capacity ot telegraph wires
three relays fir resendlnga will be neces
sary to reach all points. :.".:
Belay at Ban rranoisco. - v
Qpe.ct-ltiese-rftlfl.i-a-wm ha. male - ai4
fcan Francisco, where the stuff will be
resent to the coast paners; another at
i'enver, from where all , central , and
southern points will be served, and a
third at New, York, from Which eastern
points .will be taken care of. ,At each
of . these jiojnts the receiving operator
will use .a. visible typewriter and the
UNITED PRESS FIGHT
' ' . ' . . 1 , ', . . . ', . . , ' :, . k . , . . . , I . . ,
CP'
at 304 West Fifty-fifth - street,'; New
York. I am 21 year's of age and my
home - Is Omaha, Neb. I am a bank
clerk by profession. s-
"I lived happily with my wife, who
was the best woman In the world, to
me; but she' had an ungovernable tem
per, and so we had juarrels frequently.
She used vile language, the meaning of
which 1 am sure she . did not. know. ,
'The day I killed her she cursed me,
and I told her that, if she did It again
I. would fix her.' 1 Again she swore at
hie. I was In a daze and struck her
with a mallet with which I bad been
fltlng the couch on which we had been
lying. I thought she was' dead. w
"1 stiiffed the body Into, a trunk and
threw the mallet in after her. . That
night., after midnight, 1 ; dragged the
trunk to the pier near" Moltraslo and
threw it Into the lake. On the following
day l left Como for Genoa and boarded
the Princess Irene four days later." ,
Soott Attempts to Shoot. ',
Charlton signed - the statement- and
then underneath he wrote: : .
. "I understand that N.' C. : Ispolatof f
has bepn charged with the crime. He Is
absolutely guiltless. I have no defense
to make, and wish to make none." '
Vhll Charlton was calmly making
his confession Captain Scott listened in
silence. Almost abruptly Charlton
made a' serlousicharge' agalnsf Ills dead
wife.'! Scott rose, drew his revolver and
pointed it at the prisoner,. V ?: : - T
Xharlton sprang; from his chair and
fell to his knees begging the captain not
to shoot. Detective Weinthal and othef
policemen grappled with the Infuriated
armycfflcer and wrested tne weapon
from his hands.
. v . . Charlton Talks. .
. Charlton chatted freely with report
ers after his confession, today, "I made
a clean breast of the whole thing and
L, fee better now," he said. "I was In
a daae when I killed my, wife. , It seems
like adream..5 I remember It vaguely,
but it does not seem .like It happened
in my Ufa. ;
-T loved my ' wife and I know she
loved me. Despite our love we seemed
io . quarrel all the : time. , Apparently
everything threw her Into a frenzy and
I guess I' was Just aa bad. Our tem
pers caused. the crime. .' .
"I don't care what is. done with me.
I believe there Is no death penalty In
Italy. I remember that from reading
King , Humbert's assassination. I am
willing to return to Italy and stand trial
but I hope the trial will be short
."I Intend to plead guilty and I guess
that taeans life imprisonment. But that
won't be long with me. The doctors say
that close confinement would cause me
to ; die of galloping consumption. ' Oh,
well, U Is soon over, anyway," he. con
cluded, ; .: :
Chief of Police ' Hayes was confused
in reading Charlton's confession and
Charlton, said: - '.;',?": ' j
"Let me help you, chief."
..The prisoner then took the paper and
without, any emotion read clearly every
thing that was written on it
Charlton posed calmly for several
photographers. - He pointed out a typo
graphical error In the ' stenographer's
copy of his confession and asked that it
be corrected. "
WILL BE TOLD
IIDCC
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sending operator, seated beside him,
will relay the incoming matter word for
word as it is received. v
The task of. giving to the country
this description of the fight, a story
which promises to be one of the most
widely read of the decade, has been as
Signed to Max Balthasar, best , known
In ,the sporting . world aa 'The Ring
slder," one of the foremost , boxing
authorities in the country and a man
whose 1 opinions have' fdr many ; years
been the last word in Sporting questions
on the Pacific coast, the home of the
lighting game. i ' . : -
Expert at Eelm.
Balthasar has , been at the ringside
during practically every important bout
participated In by either Jeffries or
Johnson and has a personal, and expert
knowledge of the science and style of
each man. For several weeks past he
has been, in touch with, both" fighters.
has studied them at their work and dur-t
ng tneir relaxations, ana tne Full value
- 4tis - - kiMrwledgg - cr - -
methods will be brought out In his der
scrlption and analysis of their battle.
Balthasar will be assisted In his work
by TIP Wright, also a well known box
ing authority, who will' divide with Bal
thasar the work Of giving to the United
Press the' news of , the training camps
up io ma tiay or tne cattle.
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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 23,"
MURDERER WHO CONFESSED
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Porter Charlton,' who has been captured and who has confessed that
' he killed
GUGGENHEIM VICTIMS
BACK; TO ALASKA
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Seattle.- Wash . ; June 23. Daniel
Sutherland and " John' J. Boyce, former
United States marshal and district at
torney, respectively,., at '.Juneau,', are in
Seattle on their return from . Washing
ton. , They will sail tonight on the
steamer Jefferson for Alaska. Suther
land and Boyce are the officials re
moved by President Taft.,;lt Is alleged,
at the Instigation of ,the Guggenheim
interests. vvwv iy.A-' , '
. ' "We . are ' not attempting to be rein
stated but- merely to, - lay-.' before the
senators conditions as' - they f exist In
Alaska," said Sutherland vtoday. J v
ROBERTSON, POET AND
f . CLUBMAN, IS .DED
(United PrtM Leewf Win.)
San Francisco, June 23. LouieAlex
ander Robertson, ' poet ' and clubman;
died last night at the sanitarium where
for several years he had been a sufferer
from locomotor ataxia. Among Rob
ertaon's best known works are a book
of poems, "Beyond the Requiems," and
"Montesuma," a play, which deals with
the conquest of Mexico by Cortes.
STREETS
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0 COMMON USK
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his wife.' . ' !
STEAMErT'HUMBOLDT.r:
. r : DISABLED ON iPASSAGE
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Prince , Rupert, B. C.. . June 23. The
steamer Humboldt, bound from Seattle to
Skagway, Is af anchor in Lowe Inlet with
a broken forward thrust bearing. The
tug Lome has been' sent" ndrth. from
Victoria to tow the Humboldt back to
Seattle end Is due! here .Sunday; V
) Some of the passengers and perishable
freight of the, Humboldt - were brought
here by the steamer Vadso. The steam
ship City of Seattle will bring the re
mainder of 'the 'Humboldt's' Skagway
passengers. ?' - ., . v -,.
The Humboldt will miss her next sail
ing . schedule from -Seattle,, but will be
repaired at 'an early date.' ,
LANGFORD-KETCHEL .
" FIGHT CALLED OFF
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(United Preoe Leaned Win.) '"
. Jsaa Francisco,, June 23. -Tom O'Day,
associated with Sid Hester, in promot
ing, the fight between Sam Langford
and Stanley Ketchel, which was to have
been staged the morning of July 4, at
Reno., today "announced - that ' the' bat-
ltle .had been called off, , . , ,
VACATED FOR RAILROADS
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Diagram Showing btrvete tlty founcil Voted Oyer
1910. TWENTY-TWO PAGES.
SHOTS IN WOODS
HALT MAN SOUGHT
After 'Exciting Chase Over
Rough Country Officers Cap
ture Frank Jones, Under In
dictments in St. Johns Case.
FUGITIVE GIVEN TIP
BY SAWMILL HANDS
Threw Up Hands and Surren
dered When Bullets Whizzed
by In i, County Jail.
Frank H. Jones, under indictment as
one of the leaders in the Hindu riot at
St Johns, March 21,' was captured last
night" in a ; most sensational ' mannef,
after a number of shots had, been fired
by hla pursuers.;..-. .. - - .
Jones,', who Is but' 24 years Of age,
was 'brought, to. the county Jail at I
o'clock this mornlng by Deputy Sheriff
Frank Baty,-'. Special Government. Agent
Tj. I .Levings and Sheriff Carnine of
Cowlitx county, Wash. The capture was
made in the woods at Eldred s mill, nine
miles back of Rainier, i at 8 o'clock last
night, - -v.,:- i;-i -;.- , -;.,.-.f U'-'A
The captive was brought to the City
on , the tomer Iiirllne, ,Wjtc stopped
M Rainier at midnight ohlitr way from
Astoria, and reached here shortly before
I this morning. Deputy . sheriffs and
Levings have been searching for Jones
ever since . his- Indictment, and it was
eventually learned, with certainty that
he was in, hiding int one of the logging
camps down the, Columbia river. . , j
. ''?. Start' to TngitWe. ; ; Vv': J :.:', :
. Tuesday afternoon Levings and Baty
started out on a canvas of all the camps
in hopea of getting, their man. . They:
went to Stella-yesterday mornings be
lieving that Jones was employed In one
of .the camps in ; that district There
they secured the assistance ,. of Sheriff
Carnlne.v They . learned that Jones had
gone to another place further -down the
river. ;. Chartering a fast launch, the
party - crossed, and recrossed .the river
half a dozen rtlmes, , touching at Clif
ton, Mayger"s and Rainier on the Ore
gon side, and touching at a number of
points' in the vicinity of Stella on the
Washington shore, but everywhere they
were told that Jones left some time
ago. ,r, . - i
. It was learned that on an Island about
a quarter of a mile from the Washing
ton shore , lived an , uncle ot Jones, by
"the name of Cllne, and- that In all prob
ability -Jones had found refuge there.
The Island would have proven a splen
did place, for It Is made difficult of
access by swamps and a rank growth
of willows,-but the closest investigation
revealed only that while the hunted man
had been there he. was not there then.
-::-On JTew TraU. ' ':;''
Late in the afternoon It was ascer
tained that Jones was. working at the
Eldred , mill. The party reached May
ger's a little before 8 o'clock, but were
unable to hire a rig to take them to
the mill, 9 miles over the hills. At
May gar's it was learned that In the
afternoon a special -message had been
sent to Jones to get out of the coun
try: that special agents were hot on bis
trail, and that he would probably be
captured.-.' i
Instead of waiting for a conveyance,
the three man hunters ; struck out on
foot. Spurred on by the fear that their
man would gain a. big lead Into the
wilds of the big timber, they kept up
such a pace that the-S miles wire cov-
(Continued on Page Eighteen.)
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PRICE TWO
JOHNSON
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N TRUNK ALIVE
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Grewsome Fact Announced To-
day by Physicians Who Ex-
amined Body Wefb Beat
Man With Door Knob.6 '
WEAPON TAKEN FROM
DOOR OF SLAYER'S ROOM
Coroner's Jury Holds Accused
Man but Fails to Mention
, ' ' Mrs. Kirsh. ' '
details of greater horror mere brought
out today In the Investigation into, the
death of "William A., Johnson, wealthy
rancher, with whose murder J. P. Webb
and Carrie Kirsh are charged, by the
discovery that he died ' In the trunk In
which his ' crumpled body ' was found' in
the union' TAAhirpr toflnn' Iota Mon
day night .Suffocation, and, strangula-
uon, anq not the cudgeling given -him
,by Webb caused death.--r :vi f-i''. '-'-
Then there caihe the .finding by Frank
Dane, deputy coroner, of a brass' door
knob wltn which-physicians who. exam
ined ' Johnson's akuil said Webb beat
the-ranche .4ntd, & etatof .. eat'uBScfous
nees before cramming him Into the
trunk. Dr. S. C. Slocurt and Dr. Ralph
C. Matson agree that Webb must have
used the door knob for a Weapon, In
stead Of the "blnclc . 1nrlT? which wo.
found In JohnRon's hand satcbel.K ;.
!i Webb made no. further statement to
day. Neither did the woman,, but,de-
iciuyeB Bttia sne is weakening and they
expect a' atatement by ' her , within a
few hours. She han neen tnM w.Kh
confessed,-' but the , deUlls ;have ' been
aepf irom ner. - - , , ; c.
I ChOd Goes . With rather. 4-
-Willie Kirsh, the v-year-old eon of
the woman, was taken to Seattle late
yesterday afternoon by the father, from
whom Carrie Kirsh ran inv nuariv
year ago, stealing the child. i .
Another minor actor in the tragedy
Walter Johnson, a brother of the mur
dered man .will be here Wiav. w
egraphed- that he is -on his way from
iwin aiis, laano. Johnson's body lies
at the morgue awaiting the arrival of
the brother. '
After an Inquest studded with horri
ble and , startling details, a coroner's
Jury yesterday afternoon returned a
verdict that Johnson came to his death
(Continued on Page Two.)
Deaths and Prostrations, in Ad
dition to Widespread Dam
age to Crops.
' (United PttHW Leased Wlro.
Minneapolis, Minn., June 23. Rain
predicted for today Is the only relief
in sight to end the Intense heat of the
past few days and prevent a. larger loss
to crops in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Mon
tana and North and South Dakota.
: Five deaths and numerous prostra
tions have been reported in this city.
Forest and brush fires are raging in
the Mesaba and Vermillion ranges, to
add to the intensity of the heat.
Reports from Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas
and Colorado show that, crops are dry
ing up. The loss is already estimated
at 20 per cent The percentage, of loss
will soar unless rain comes soon, , s
' Philadelphia, June S3. Two more
deaths from heat occurred here today,
making the total for three days 26. The
temperature is higher today.-
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Schurman Eulogizes Goldwin Smith.
' (United Pr Leseed Wlr.
Ithaca, N. Y., June 23. A closer union
of Canada and America was predicted
by president Jacob" O.; Schurman of
Cornell university in his address to the
graduating class today. President
Schurman praised the late Goldwin
Smith, Canadian historian and. philanthropist,-
who donated a 11,009,000 to
Cornell. .
FIRST CENSUS BULLETIN
f-SHOWS-WASHiNGTOCtr"
C., HAS.331 ,069 PEOPLE
ffiolsl bnlletbi of , the census bureau, to-
NORTH CENTRAL
STATES PARCHED
sned today, shows that the population of
the city of Washington is 331X69. The
population -tmolUy " recorded la "loco
was 379,718. .
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CENTS. 'gntf9 "gg ;
0. R. & H. TO TAKE
T
Fourteen Ordinances Vacating
Parts of Thoroughfares to
Railroad Will Be Signed by
" Mayor.' .
BUSINESS INTERESTS
SHUT OUT FROM RIVER
Through Action of Council Cor
poration Now Owns .249
' Acres on East Side. . "
Within 30 days 14 ordinances' giving
to the O. R. & N. company portions of
14. east side streets will be submitted
by the city attorney, passed by the city
council and, signed by Mayor Simon.; In
one act the city will acauire the right of
way for the east approach of the Broad
way, bridge and' forever" loosen the east
side's; last hold on water' front publio
docks property. . .
City Attorney Grant said this rooming
that the ordinances which the council
yesterday ;. authorised , him to frame
would be completed In the. time stated. (
"I shall give my-time exclusively to
the matterafter being- put In possession
of all the facts," said Mr. Grant "!
shall most certainly ineltide in the ordi
nances provisions allowing the city the
right ,-of overhead and underground
crossing of . this property. . I shall en
deavor .to protect all , the city's Inter
ests,!' -,.
' ' Road Anticipated Aotion.
Although the east side streets be
tween East First and East Second and
East Ash . and East Glisan streets con
nect 'one parcel of land, it is necessary
that each street be presented to the rail
road : company by separate ordinances.
This is a matter of form. As a matter
of fact the railroad seems to have antic
ipated their possession, for already their
buildings, equipment and tracks occupy
the public ground.
It is not k submerged land, ' valueless
Without much filling.. . It is high and
dry, above floods, and the correspond
ing property on 'the west side of the
river - ls occupied by- the city's most
substantial business interests, and con
stituting Portland's business center.
The tract In . itself is of slight, di
mensions compared with the O. R. A
N, .company's present water front hold-'
lngs. . These amount - In round - num-
(Continued on Page Two.)
Dirigible Preparing for Return
Trip to Friederichshafen
' ' With Passengers Who , Lovo
Adventure. - "
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DusseldorC Germany, .June 23,The
"sky Lusltanla," the dirigible Deutscn
land Is preparing tor its trip back to
Frledrichshafen with a score of pass,
engers. Bookings for the trips In' tho
big airship have been' made for weeks
in advance. .' ' - "
- The Deutschland will sail tomorrow
and expects to reach the floating pUt
on Lake Constance nine' hours after thr
start. Count Zeppelin Js the nation's
nero today. The successful trip of the
"air- liner"-has aroused enthusiasm.
"It teemed u though e were an
chored in -midair," said one of the pas
engers of yesterday's trip, "and that ..the
world was passing beneath us. We iM
In magnificent "- compartments . . and
viewed the wonderful panorama pann
ing beneath. ;J R.vv. '. .
"The vibrations of the motor couM
be felt . slightly but aside from tlmt
tne ship might have been motion!.
The .exhaust of the engine was th only
sound. We maintained an avers
height of 300 feet above the earth ami
some times traveled as fast a 4 t mlUt
.WLcaui'i " " ' '
- Aldershot-England, June 13. C ' t
Cody, an aviator, wss probably f jt.iliv
hurt today, when his flerrtla 1 rt ihci
to earth. , He was - making sn evf-'i-mentsl
fllg.-u a"hd lost - ,'tl...l of ! ;
machine. ; ' The ' . hithjum tin nu.; I
swerved ainl -i fell' - Coi v . ;
from .tMiyt!j tha vutJu.4i (,. -t.
i-liiiie ui)i-fi'uu.. l.ale tutlay f.e
ditlon 'was -reported vi -.
EASTSiDES
REETS
Nl DAYS
SCORES HOPE TO -OBTAIN
TICKETS
- FOR AIR VOYAGE