The Washington critic., 1888-09-15
KbOTz ExoyERATED.
The Coroner's Jury Decide that Mary
Carlin Died from Natural Causes.


The Coroner's Jury Decide that Mary
Carlin Died from Natural Causes.
The coroncr's inquest held this morn
ing over the body of little Mary Ellen
Carlin resulted in the cXoncration of
Lewis Klotl as the cause of her death.
At lcvcn clock The following jury
was taken into the neat little parlor Of
Mrs. Ellen Cnrlin's residence, at 73O
9th street: VIM. III. Killman, L. |.
Clements, a. NJ. B'colke. Andrew j.
Morton, w. A. Stewart and A. H. Brown.
DIR. Patterson presided nt the autopsy,
which was conducted in the presence of
the jury, DR.. Tyler and DIR. johnson.
The first testimony taken WIS that
of the mother. She was pulc and care
worn, but spoke firmly.
She said
Il was sitting hero at about half
past six on Wednesday, | saw the
lawn tennis players about twenty min
utcs of seven. | called my little ones,
and the little boy came running toward
me, l Thought, at my call l went out
on the common AS soon as the little
bows back was turned to the man who
made the assault, he placed Mary on hcr
back. When | saw that, | ran with
all my might and on my way found q
stick. While the man was in this posi-
tion, struck him, calling him brute,
and l. kept calling it at him. That at
tractcd n citizens attention on Seventh
street. and he made the arrest | could
not hear the little girls cries, / was so
much excited. AS soon as | saw his
position, / ran and struck him. She
cried oh, Mama, don't let the bad man
take me-
During the last two nights she
would cry out in her slccp, Oh, mama,
don't let the bad man take me; don't !ct
the bad man take me p Then / would
tel lSc her into my bed and quiet her"
Was she crying when you saw them
on the common ?" asked the doctor.
became so much alarmed that did
not notice, because did not think thnt
q decent man would make such an indie
cent assault on poor little infant"
Were her clothes down y
" Yes, sir.
"Thc next day she was not nervous (;
she was we'll and playing with the lit
tic children around here before she
started for the Police Court. She was
! rolling hoop. But she was nervous
about going to the court for fear she
would sec the bad man. She would
become frightened at men on the street
and say, Don't let that bad man take
| me- After. she came out of court she
seemed WELL and played up and down
/ in front OF the house. She seemed per-
| fcctly well and ate very heartily at
/ dinner.
Yesterday morning" Mrs. Carlin
| continued, "when she came down stairs
she complained that her hands were cold.
| / thought it was a chill she had then,
| and | asked her to have n cup OF coifcc
which She took. Then she seemed to
want me to take her on my lap. held
her until her jaws became set, and then
! / called i'm neighbor. As near as / can
guess she died ut 80. L sent for five
| physicians, and all were out; none came
| until il was too late. She had n fever
before she died. asked her where she
was sick. She said There, mama, in
my head l did not think she had any
sign of convulsion. The last thing she
SAID before she died was Mama, hold
my little hands, hold my little hands, |
know it was nothing but the shock of the
assault, at least l think that. oh,
| Ileavensl' she exclaimed, with choll-
ing. Just as she concluded.
DR.. Tyler testified that he had made
an examination of the body of the child.
He found no evidences of violence on her
person. The lungs, kidneys, stomach,
and other organs were more or less con-
gcstcd, the lungs particularly so. Death
was no doubt produced by congestion of
the lungs, probably produced by con
gcstive chill or II congestive fever
LIE. II. H. u. JUIlHoul Nuo pINSthh du
the post-mortem. and said there was no
evidence that death was produced by
violence at all; probably by natural
causes.
The Jury, after short dclibcration,
found that the child had met its death
from congestion of the lungs and not due
to violence.
Campbell Darlington. Klotz's coun-
sell was present at the inquest. and as
| Tho decision announced
carried the news to the prisoner at the
Sixth Precinct Station. Klotz was peer
ing out of his cell waiting for the It'd
ings. He was haggard and had cvt
IDENTIFY been suffering much mental pain.
what did they do ?" he asked anN
iously.
You will be released" said Mr.. Car
rington
Are you sure it's all right?"
Yes"
Well" Klotz said with half sob
I'm mighty thankful"