The Washington herald., 1907-06-24

Philadelphia, Pa, June 23.-Raving and
declaring his love for little Mary Newlin,
whose strangled body was found buried
in his yard, Irwin Lewis, who Is accused
of her murder, is in a critical condition at
the county Jail tonight All day he
acted like a madman, becoming so vio-
lent that it was necessary TO put him in
a strait-jacket.
Dr. Joseph H. Scattergood. the jail
physician says he does not believe the
accused man will be able 20 60 10 AyOn-
dale tomorrow, where the district attor-
ney proposes to have an inquest held in
the case.
My God. they are going to kill me,
Lewis cried in his cell as he sat on rude
bench. his hair disheveled and his hands
clasped over his face. Save me, save
me-" he shrieked. Don't let them hang
me-"
Then, suddenly leaping 70 his feet. he
began to butt his head against wall Of
the cell. Two jailers sprang upon him,
and although he is young man OF slight
physique a desperate struggle ensued.
Other jaIlers flung themselves at him and,
pinned him TO the floor A strait-jacket
was hastily brought, and the maddened
farmer was soon helpless, although his
piteous cries rang through the building
until he became exhausted.
Broken Under Strain.
That the strain which Lewis has gone
through since the finding Of the murdered
child's body Friday has proved at last
too much for the marvellous self-control
he at first manifested Is the opinion Of
Dr. Scattergood. who is In constant at
tendance upon him tonight
Let ne out Of here" Lewis pleaded
with the physician. Il am innocent I
didn't kill little Mary. l love her as 1
loved her mother.
The physician tried to reason with the
| accused man, but the latter soon became
violent
The district attorney to-day completed
his arrangements for tue inquest and the
arraignment Of Lewis, which Is expected
10 follow. and both are scheduled fOT to-
morrow afternoon At Avondaie He has
flung out the hint tslat the testimony that
would be introduced by the prosecution
at both the inquest and the subsequent
hearing would not only be most sensa-
tional, but would throw considerable light
upon the mystery.
TeIl-taIe stains in Barn.
Blood stains discovered to-day upon q
stairway in the barn on the Lewis farm,
behind which the body of little Mary
Newlin was found, are believed to
strengthen the theory Of the district at
torney that the murdered child was
struck down In the frame structure. bru-
tally kicked and beaten. only to be thrown
into a two-foot hole. with a buriap bag
tightly drawn about her neck.
The attitude Of Lewis family is one Of
absolute belief In his innocence. one Of
these who has come TO Lewis aid IS
Prof J. Lewis. superintendent Of the
public schools at Beverly. y. J.. an uncle
Thomas Pierce and William s. Windle.
two Of Chester CoUnty's foremost law
yers, have already begun to prepare a
defense for him.
Lewis father and the wife of the ac-
cused man talked freely for the first time
/ to-day.
AIibi Contemplated.
They admitted. as they said they had
already done to the district attorney, that
Lewis had gone to his farm from that OF
his father, nearly a mile away, at about
o'clock on last Sunday afternoon. when
little Mary Newlln was last seen alive.
we had a family reunion on last Sum
day" the elder Lewis said.
Some relatives of ours, named Naylor,
had come from Wilmington 20 visit US,
and Irwin, my son. and his wife came
over from their farm, about a half OF
! three-quarters of a mile away. Little
| Mary, the dead child, went 20 her grand
fathers to spend the day. At about 4:45
o'clock Irwin started home to put on his
working clothes, so he could help me milk
the COWS. He walked across these fields.
and he was back in half an hour"