The New York herald., 1868-01-29
THE NEWARK SP.RlTIaL,STs.

The Triul of McEwen Continued-Curi0us
Revelations by Miss Reeves, DIR. Wickcs
and Justice Miii--CUnviction of the Accused.
No trial. has taken place with one exception yet fresh
in the public nd, in that aw-abding State of New
Jersey quarter OF century which has absorbed
the public attention that just closed at Newark
What Spraalism ,s, aud what 1t is not. every one
would like 10 know and perhaps the morbid curiosity
OF that vast crowd which pressed and thronged for ad
mission to tho yesterday ~ pardonable the
assumption that the public mind seeks to be
enlightened on this question: Many OF the good
citizens OF Newark had hoard of such a
thing ill about three weeks ago whom the announce
out that public deceHcy had been led and
hbtions OF disgusting nature had taken place tho
public street. From that day public opinion has boon
distracted regarding this extraordinary occurrence
feeling OF commscra.ion for the wretohed dupes finds
place in many q heart that would mediate summary
punishment on the hghwayman.
The officers OF tho law tax ed yesterday in the
endsavor keep back the crowd which throngcd the
passage to the that they sometimes lost all patience
and many a luckless spectator made for the first
time his acquain ancc with the locust But in spie
OF all precauton the court was crowded 80 that when
the doors closed the keepers deaf TO all i'm
portuui,y The prisoner never lost that mir OF abstrac
iion which seems impervions 70 pdbc opinion
public excitement but with dignied attitude awaited
the result Of the deliberations OF what he affects TO
gard puny race Il can hardly be said that there is
method 10 his msdness for with all his vauntng no
seems incapable OF sef-contrUl Tho abstraction into
r.ac,lon which succeeds upns,si mental excite.
ment and the strangest circumstance Of ell Is
the cIearness with which no delivers his ideas,
occasionally betraying an unimpaired intellect.
There a remarkable prominence in that part OF tn
head where phrenoIogists locate the Of wonder
Altogether the wrackthe only appropriate term-pre-
scnted TO the public view at the conveys Q
melancholy though saiutary lesson moro potent than
o. mental vscnity which leaves tho poor wayfarer 70
wander perplsxed through the crossroads and byways
o. is when ne mas parted win me passport o. religion
all events the very term spirituasm will 30 Reproduced
through future time.
Al halfpast nine o'clock the trial resumed. The
County Prosecutor had already proved by Witnesses that
tho disgusting exhibitions and details heretofore pub
shed In the HERAp plain facts, and the counsel
for defence had brought forward several Witnesses yet
the most important evidence was yet TO come.
pr BeshqsI Doda oens called 'ss1sa na, III ~ ,r D..
OF tho occurrence; in conversation with him McEwen
had stated that looking At the matter from DR.. Dodds
standpoint, he tMcEwen) was guilty OF lcwdness, but
that he occupied higher plane than the doctor he
was guilty Of the crime with which he was charged
the apartment at night with he. and her mother
she admitted that she, her mother and McEwen pre-
sented themselves in nude state at the wndox OF her
house to the public gaze; she Saw nothing improper in
what had done she knew at the time OF this trans
action that she was only Mis- Resvs and not Evo or
renee took place for 10 the pure all things pure
she did not consider herself on ,he frs, plane
f. x wickes being sworn, made the following state
ment On the night when the arrest Of the parties
made McEwen rushed into The publishing house in
Garden street. clothed only in his pants aud shlr He
sat down In the OF the floor took OF his shoes
and stockinga He then 10 talk in tho widest
manner telling what great events bad occurred at
uMothor Recves that sonob after him, and thai
he would be imprisoned for the "trutn's sake All
the while he threw his about frantic man.
uer Swapping his fingers and his eyes sparkling with
wild excitsment Wickes then told him 10 20
out of the house when McEweu told HIM that ne
fwickes couldn't put him out n he touched him the
spower' would strike him dead He then went on 20
say that he had taken all evil from Mrs Reeves tha,
had ii in his body and that she The hrs, plane
No one must touch him counteract the influence
the evil would go back 90 the woman Then he. .ssd
he had stripped for the 'iruihs sake aud asked
Wckes II he would strip for tho truths sake I"
wckes replied in the negative aud McEwen responded,
1 ssYoun have 70 strip, men and women VIII have
to STRIP the world will have 70 strip Tor the
| truths sake'r He then went on 10 say that the
| Judgment day was hand, and that he waf keeping
back the catastrophe; " anybody touched hin/h would
lose the mower and the world would ond. Ar Wickss
asked him II he would TAKE o BATH and IAe assentsd
He was under the bath long while ana refused 20
! move Finally he was taken from the water by main
force bus again managed 70 gain accesA to the water
1 and was q second time taken away. Ansr white
wickcs heard raps the door and supposed that thsy
we're made by boys living In uie neignborhood
/ The boys had annoyed him for q long White
| on account OF their desire 20 see the child
TWO and half years OF age whose face Is covered with
| beard and whom Dr. wickes obtained from It's mother
Mrs jones' at soms point sgron huudred mites ffou