The evening world., 1892-01-30
tx 7 RA
2 O'CLOCK.
LAWYER JEROME IS RESTING.
He Expects to Resume Carlyle
Harris's Defense Monday.
The Prisoner Desires to Testify for
Himself and Has No Fears.

Nany expressions ~ admiration have been
| evoked by tn" mnstcrly way In which youn.
Lawyer VILLAIN TRAY ers Jerome has handled
he Intricate aud complicated scientific qucS-
tions involved In the trial OF Carlyle W. Ear-
ris, charged In the Indictment with having
poisoned his young wife. Helen Nelson Potts.
These gave place tn-day to words OF sympa-
Thy bccauN" of the breaking down OF his higli-
strung ncrvon, system under the tremendous
strain Involved In the work of the trial.
At his mothers residence. 33 West Nine
tccnth street. Lowell II. Jerome, the Lawyers
| elder brother, said this morning:
" TrnNors IS All right. lie Is asleep at thi,
moncnt. He was simply tired out a nd needed
rest for mlUl and body. II" has worked tin
| laic Al night IN preparing n!a opposition To
he experts uf the prosecutions. He is cN-
| trcn"ly nervous anyway, and the work keyed
| him w to such point hat steep refused It's
| comfort 10 HIM.
~ lie simpl, broke down, like n man in a
| slN-iht race, Who has walked himself tn a
| stnndstill. All be needs H. rest.
" lie lined Al III" Union club, for a change,
| last night, ana pldTed pool all the evening at
the CLUB. Then he came hOmc and has had II
| night OF rcstiul sleep He Will surely he In
| rshtnS trim Monday"
| The question, asked by Mr. Jerome of the
expert witnesses on the stand were rcplete
with chemical and medical lore. Probably
no"ther lawyer IN Scw York could equal him
IN such huitl".
| In his utter WEAKNESS resultant from the
| long strain Of preparation and sleeplesS
nights, Mr.. JrrUmc'S mind finally Jagged and
his last question was actually incOherent.
| Then he hrokc down and the trial was adj
| journcd TIL Monday
carlyle ". Harris this morning came down
from hi cell on the third tier al the Tombs
| Prison 10 sec II reporter for The EVENING
| WORLD His irst question was about Mr..
| Jrrom".
alt was an awful strain upon him." said
| Harris 81 hau feared the result. ! was
much NOR" worried over that than for the
outcO ONE OF tn" trial. Knowing my own inno-
ccncc have never doubted the result.
~ desire TO go on the witness stand. Ihaye
was less eager for this scientific combat and
more deslrOus OF meeting and refuting the
absurd testimony regar ling my alleged re-
marks about women. They arc absurd -
Harris was pale, hut collected and cool. lie
smoked cigar like an epicure and talked
lii. a cool, scif-containcd student. lie said
OI Mrs Potts:
"Shr is n most magnificent woman. She
auOrcd my wife and she thought much NJ
Inc. She thought more OF my wife and my
s,lI than oI all the rest OF the world. Poor
| woman.
"As to my mother--she Is n brave little
mother, Gcd bless herr She stands the
strain We'll.
"Pm glad the prosecution did not see TT
to place great stress on the fact that ], a
| student, pre- umed to prescribe. All students
prescribe. 80 docs every body else prescribe.
| II you sneeIc, every friend you meet pre-
| sCribcS remedy for II. and any one can buy
| drugs ut any drug store.
| ~ don't deny that Canandalgua affair,
| bu; II il absurd as u motive FOR murder
| why. never mct that Young woman I'LL the
| day before and I've never seen her since.
| Like most college boys have sown wild oats.
| ] am not worse than other young men.
| " am much depressed to-day, but not from
fear"
! Harrtss voice sunk to Il mJllrnful cadence as
| he continued. his eyes noistching and his
myers twitching.
| .lou know tomorrow Is the anniversary
| Of my wife'S death"
Then. after ii pause: "And ! have Oeen
| locked up here ten months, charged with kil.
| ing her. l. II wonderful that am pale!
| :" shall ~re my good mother to-day. She
| comes every day. She 1, my comfort"
| Harris smiled pleasantly IN bidding the viS-
it"r good-bs and returned to his cell.