Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-15
HOW NAY CARLIN DaED.
Lewis Kloex Nos Held Responsable 70
the Death,


Lewis Ikaes. Mes Held Respe.sssle for
the Death.
TIE TESTIMONY yEVoRY ras coRoNxRs JuRY TO-DAY
THE MOTHER TELLS or TIE ALLEGED ASSAULT
rHH DOCTORS sAY DEATH WAS DUE 10 CONGESTION
OF TIE LUNoa
The form OF Nay Carlln, the little girl who. It
u alleged, was criminally assaulted by Lewis Kio;z
last wednesday, lay In an ice-box in the front
room OF her parents house, No 80 9th street
northeast this morning, when Coroner Patterson
and Deputy Coroner Tyler arrived at the house.
Iney neid an Inquest at IL O'Clock DR.. Tyler, as
sisted BY Dr.. q. L. z johnson, made q post-mor-
tenn examination. after which the Jury was sworn
The jury was composed Of william H. Killman. F.
J. Clements, A N. Brooke, Andrew Norton, W. A.
stewart AND A. L Brown. The top had been lifted
from the ice-box, and the form or the dead child
could be seen BY those In the room The body was
attireo In white dresg, and held In one hand o
small bunch of white flowers.
IN. MOTHERS TESTIMONY.
Wnen the mother OF the child, Mrs Ella A. Car.
lin, was called a. witness she was completely
broken down, showing evidences of extreme ner-
vousness and excitement. She testified that about
6:4O O'Clock Wednesday evening she went out to
Call her children from the lot above her house
enns sss called 20 Se anang Of
one OF ner neighbour children came running tow ard
her. AS soon as the boys backs were turned TO
ground and placed hfs face on her person The
wlIneSs seeing MS actions ran with all her might
s TOW 1nsm s, On her way she picked up stick
oruteP Her calling him brute attracted the at
fention OF citizen, MI. E H. Brown, who arrested
"Dld you hear your child make an outcry,"
"No, sir" she answered II was nervous and
ran and called: You Srute YOU bru,sT" 0'''''
., Witness said that the two. following nights her
lttle child repeatedly called In her sleep: "Oh,
mamma, donI let That bad man take me; don't let
him take me-"
"Was she crytng." asked the coroner.
and myself were excited, and was very Wv m nuh
alarmed, because did not think that man would
assault my nve-year-old child in that manner"
ROLLING HOOP.
Witness continuing, said that the next morn.
Ing before she went to the Police Court her child
was we'll and was rolling hoop and playing on
the pavement with the other children. Her child
was nervous about going TO court and Injecting
that bad man." Every policeman she saw she
would say 'Mamma, don't let that bad man take
me-" Alter returning home from court the child
again played on the pavement rolling hoop.
AFTER leaving court, and before going home,
lng-room on street, Yesterday morning she
came down stairs about O'Clock and complained
OF her hands being cold Witness thought that
the child had chill, and asked her to have q cup
OF Gomez, which She drank. The little child then
asked her to hold the bread to her mouth while
she ate After breakfast the mother said the child
wanted her to hold her on her lap, which she dld.
she held her until
Her JAWS WERE Set,
and then she called in a neighbor She sent for
nve physicians. but they were all out, and arrived
when 1t was too late. The child died at ABOUT
12:30 O'Clock. Witness said: IL asked her where
She was sicK9" sne answe, ed: "Right here In INV
head,' putting her hands to her head. She then
SAID 70 me. "hold my little hands; hold my little
hands" That was the last thing She said and In
about ten minutes sh Was dead She had no con-
vulslonS, but had some fever.
THE MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
DR.. Tyler testified that he made the post-mor-
TEN examination. He found no evidence OF yio
lence. Witness found the lungs deeply congested
gested. Death, he said, was no doubt caused by
congestion OF the lungs, the result probably OF q
conyestiIe chill or fever.
Or. d. l. T. johnson gave similar testimony
He said that there was no evidence that death was
tne result OF violence at all but that 1t was from
natural causes.
THE VERDICT OF THE JURY.
The jury returned verdict that death resulted
rom congestion OF the lungs and was not the re-
suit OF violence.
Mr. Campbell Darlington, Mr. Klotz's counsel.
was present during the hearing, and when his
client was exonerated he delivered the news to
hearing the result. The DEFENDANTS wife and
other relatives were at the house OF Mrs Cariln
curing the inquest and his wife was 80 overcome
Dy the excitement that she was taken sick and
DR.. Tyler was called in to see her.
KLOTZ RELEASED.
klotz was released from custody when the yer.
oict was reported to Lieut. Kelly. Klotz is thirty.
three years old and has always borne an excellent
reputation. During the yellow fever epidemic
IN 1873 and 1879 he distinguished himself by
latter city was striker with the fever. For some
Time ne was the only telegraph operator in Mem
PMS. the others having fed from the dreaded
disease. Near the house OF Mrs Cariin is a large
pool OF stagnant water which makes 1t unhealthy
for the persons living near 1t. 1t stated that
Will take place tomorrow
DR.: J. w. Little writes to TEE STAR stating that
ne oid not arrive at the house until two hours and
hall after the death VI the child, and hence gave
no opinion as to the cause Of DEATH as it would
nave been impossible for him to state the cause OF