New Britain herald., 1927-05-18
CLINE IS TO BE
 ARRAIGNED TODAY
Will Be Charged With Murder sg . :. This Afternoon

W!llmantic. Conn.,. May lS R- Arraignment Of Leonard Cline. play wright and novelist. on charge yet unnamed in connection with the Ia tal shooting of his friend. Wilfred Irwin. of New York city. in the Cline home in Mansfield Center Mon- day, was set for o'clock this after noon. He had been expected to be presented before a justice of the pace in Mansfield during the fore noon, but because his attorney. Will ham A. King, former attorney gen. eral. was tied up with other court matters, the arraignment was put over.
 While the formal charge will be lodged by Grand Juror Carlton P. King, States Attorney Thomas F. Noone of Holland county has said that Cline will be charged with mur- der.
 Circumstances surrounding the shooting which caused tn. death oi Irwin in a hospital hers nearly 20 hours later are still unavailable from authorities Investigating the affair,
 Mrs, Irwin, who came here last night, and Professor George lrWln of Washington and Lee university. a brother, who arrived during the day yesterday. left with the body for Lexington, Va, where Wilfred's par ents live, this afternoon.
 Mrs. Irwin was questioned by Cor oner Arthur G. Bill shortly after her arrival and again this morning. What details she added to those al ready learned by the authorizes were not learned, as the coroner re- fused to talk on the killing.
 A closer inspection Of the farm house where the shooting occurred Today revealed evidence leading 10 the belief that one of the two men had chased the other about the house with a shotgun. When hos nital attendants arrived at ine farmhouse Monday morning, they found Cline with shotgun Tn the yard. Irwin was found on Q mattress in q partly furnished room on the first floor with gaping wound III his side.
 Hartford, May IS P-A letter Rhich had it reached this city few days earlier. might have saved the life of Wilfred P. Irwin. who died of runshot wounds at the farm Of J,aonard Cline in Mansfield Center Monday night and might have spared Cline the trial which he now faces, was received by Assistant Probation officer Charles McGrath here Satur- day from James P. Kirby. chief pro- bation officer of Cleveland, ono.
 The letter tells a story of family affection on the part of J. P. Irwin of Cleveland whose brotheriy love had followed Wilfred through many ascra pc, always protecting him from the law. and who was making one more effort to retrieve the man who j,s now dead from the consequences Iof an alleged mental difficulty and excessive use of alcohol.
 The Cleveland probation officer acting on behalf of J. P. Cline' sought to have the Hartford prooa- tion officials persuade Wilfred to leave the Cline farm In Mansfield Center, come to Hartford and place himself under the point, but unoffl- cial supervision of a competent psychiatrist and the probation oni- cials, It was the Cleveland brother s ,paan to have Wiifred find employ iment in this city if possible. but 1T ne could obtain no work the brother would provide funds which were to be administered by the Hartford probation officials.
 The letter containing ti.is plan for the care of the now dead man reach ed here Saturday. The shooting oc- cured Monday morning cn the dis tant farm of Cline and Irwin died Monday night.
 Tho letter was released by Judge Nathan A. Schatz tod1y. Charles NcGrath, assistant probation officer swlll reply to 1t today, as Probation Officer Lynch is out of town.