New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-03
MORE OF YOUNG HARRIS.
UNDER INDICTMENT AT ASBURY PARK.
A CHARGE OF RUNNING A GAMBLING HOUSE
HANGS OVER THE FRIEND OF HELEN
POTTS-TIE BODY OF THE DEAD
GIRL Al HER HOME.

GIRL Al HER HOME.
Asbury Park, Feb. . (speciaD.-The body of Mary
Helen Potts reached here hi, evening at O'Clock.
big crowd gathered at the station to witness the re-
mova Of the body from the baggage ear to the hearse
Al one side stood several Of the young female members
Of the Sigma Zcta Society of the Asbury PARK High
school OF which the dead girl was member and they
cried freely "a the ket taken from the car Mr.
and Mrs. George II. Potts, the parents of the dead
civil and Mr. Van Ness one Of her friends. accompanied
the body from New-York and it was taken at once to
Mr. Potts, house in LalIc-avc., ocean Grove.
C. w Harris the young medical student who gave
| The prescription to Miss Potts. is well known 10 tho
summer cottagcrs and hotel guests % both Asbury
Park and Ocean He has been hero for several
seasons. lie is handsome young fellow, ana III his
brain originated a scheme to evade the temperance laws
Of the town. lie hired the treesory building at NO.
222 Cookman-avc. II is near Ralphs coleman House
and less than two blocks from the The store on
tbe ground door fitted up a restaurant ana
candy store which Harris named the btou
Catc The two upper floors were furnished nicely
for club purposes. including reception ana cara
rooms Harris figured aS the head oil inc es'ao
u,bmcnt over the door leading from the
street TO the upper floor small sign reading NeP
time Cnbfor members only" The result oil Harris
management was that the place radcd BIZ the town
ontbori,ies Three person, were captured. and they
wore Harris Frank W. Prescott cf ASbury Park who II
WAS alleged had charge Of the pokcrroom, ana ia
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ward p Savior. Of Reading. PENN VINO serve"
drinks The evidence upon which the place was
raidcd was secured by two New-Iofk detectives
Harris and hi. two assistants were held 70 await the
action of the Grand Jury. At the October term Oh
the court tie three were indicted or charges pi
illegal liquor selling and keeping diSordery house
The trial has been postponed from time to ume
because of the illness Of young Harris. The last al
,ournment was to Thursday, March .. When inc
snbpoenas for the witnesses were issued they con
tanned the name Of Charles W. Hardness, ana ho1
CARLYLE W. Harris. The young medical student a'No
furnished bonds under the name Of liarhne''' Inc
records of the Office of the Clerk of the county VI
Monmouth show that the certificate Of Incorporation
of the Neptune Club was filed June go OF last wear
| II is signed by william +. smith, OF Planhcd' a'
! nrcsident: AMI = Dodd of Orange, VceprcN.ueh''
and CARLYLE w. Harris, secretary and treasurer ms
document sets forth that this club Is aSsociaVcu i'i
! socaI intellectual and rccreatve purposes
| No one here knew Of the warm friendly iechnI
which if is alleged, existed between the dead eHI
and vourc Harris lie only called upon her ic"
| +ir,os last summer Late this evening II was an
! rounced that the funeral Of Mi>s Potts WOMB 10
heid Thursday afternoon. Leroy PenWardeh' '4u- III
~ the dead girl said that her parents a'taeISu ~
! blame to young Harris because Oh Hcr '"u''" '