New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-22
LOOKS BAD FOR HARRlS.
OTHER GRIMES ArTRIBUTED TO HIM.
HELEN POTTS WAS NOT HURT BY oEnlNARY
DOSES OF MoRPHNE.


The pitiful story told by Mrs. cynthia Pot'S III ten
eral Sessions Yesterday Of the secret marriage oi her
younr daughter Helen and OF the sad circumstances
that attended her death interrupted several 'io-
by the mothers overpowering emotion 'h S''u'"aE'
January 81 the witness met Harris and her daughter Az
the COmstock school. and the three went uo""""p II"
gether Mother ard daughter hac luncheon 'oseher AT
the school. "Ilelcn was very happy went "n INC
witness land was in the best health. She had got
over the siokheadaches which used 10 bother her.
Helen showed me 4 pltbox which contained cap'ul'4
which Carl gave her They made her III ana she feh
Inclined b. throw the remaining one ont oil tie "hdo"'
ION the next morning sunday. received sum
mons at Ocean Grove could not get train until
evening Carlyle Harris met me at the ferry ''ad !;
Carlyle. what j, i'll Is ,hc very III
lie answered II II the very worst lie a.
sisted me in the carriage. When ooliu SPEAK /
said: o Carly. IS thi, your work. lie said: Nv
God. mother what DO You mean - asked him If he
Ind r,pcated last sumner, work. and had there been
any need Of an operation. lie said a God was his
Judge there had been ~ operation. lie sald she had
died Of opium poisoning. II was IrlghuW h'sl'Hc
Of the druggist. relieved that IT was no worse
The scene was pitahle in the extreme ana yet ara
matte. The poor mother could harulS De h|i'u Ior
her sobs Harris was apparently unmovtd. MIS-
Potts went on Il felt there something We must
settle before we reached The school said She has
been your wife, the mother Of yor chhi and she must
h, buried under your name He grew pale a. death
at the suggestion. and said No. no. Ny family
would never forgive me- answered: carly she Is
out Of your way How can yW he 50 hard on hcrF
He said that 1t would he Just the same IL sue "e''
Queen Vict0ra's daughter
Mr.. pats was almost historical. and had to stop.
4 c,,ss NJ water was given her. soon She went on ::
We reached the school aud went up-talrS ana saw
nv daughter. Carlyle went with me. lie asked me
if wished post mortem examination wond Just
,s soon he hid asked me 10 have one Tor my 'en'
said No.. He afterward spoke to the Deputy Coroner
saving 70 him: Here Is one Of te capsules s'ioh Is
| gave her You may take IT and have 1t analyzed-'
cav him soon after the funeral and he said 1t was
all a druggists mistake. lie proposed to have the
psnlcs alaly1cd II he had 10 pay for the work out of
his own pocket lie ed again that he must have the
affidavit in which he had declared that he and Helen
had been married under assumed names
Mr.. Jerome then began the cross examination lie
went over much Of the story which the wiuleSs ma"
already tod.
Mrs Potts then said that she had written letter 10
Mrs Harris on February 3, while the young Wiies
hodv Was still unburied. This letter was touching
I'm the extreme and as Mr. jerome read II the witness
could not restrain her tears and sobs In II Mr. fotts
referred In terms which mothers sorrow over inc
death Of her daughter takes to her sore aicoh ana
thanked Mrs Harris for letter which she had "ntbh
her Mrs Potts also invited Mrs. Harris TO Visit her
AfprWard
tended TO tell any one the probable cause OF her
daughters death not even Mr.. Potts and least ~ all
CARLYLE Hariss moth She had written the letter 10
prevent any suspicion Of what she thought 10 be the
truth.
She Also wrote 20 McCready Harris. the prisoners
brother asking him to visit her She was anxious
lest reporters any one e-e. should get an MIXING
OF what She regarded the real state of affairs. and there
fore wanted to keep mp every appearance of friend
.rvI. ls i
hat she had wanted 10 shield Carlyle on account 81
the love which her daughter Lad borne FOR him.
In her redirect examination Nj. Potts aid that
her sonInaw wanted tho marriage settled before u"
fall ~ 1890 The charge o, keeping disorf"rly house
had already been heard u nj the College ~ Physicians
and Surgeons. He feared lest Dr. Trrv'rt"n should
write 10 the faculty about he affair with MI, Potts
and that he HnrTis. would got Into trouble about H.
Dr. Charles W. Trcverton. tall man Of somewhat
positive manner. was the next witness lie laid be
was a ply sician and lived In Scranton lie lad
prncused medicine for ak years. II" was the uncle
OF Miss Potts having married her mothers sister. The
yonng irl had visited him In the summer 81 $50 at
his home
John A. Taylor. for tho defence. oblcctci 10 this
witness tcstfyng. N he Lad treated the Young XIII
In profess iona and therefor" confidential cnpaoty.
Thl, point wa, also raise whom Or. Fowler took TIE
witnc,s stand and Recorder smyth second time
Overrulcd The objection. Tie witness went on:
Helen came to my house about The last 81 Jnnc
About a month later Harris came Ia rcrInt"n. She
had tolegrnph,d for him. he there two dnNs
arriving Oh sunday aud returning home on Tucsdny
lie stayed at my house, al IIolcn's request lie wont
with me 10 visit my patcnt'. ON Monday "" were
ont riding together. Then he told me- that D" wa a
student at the College OF Physicians and Surgeons. he
a,onlshcd he said at the nature Of IIoens Illness
lie thought that II all over. lie had performed All
operation, he said, and thought that be- had removed
everything. / a-hcd him n he didn't feel eome~hat
delicate about such thing. No. be laid he did not.
He hal performed two operations and was a fitr
FRI ghtrled the last He had believed, however.
that all the trouble over
Mr.. Jerome objected again aud again in the course
Of the examination. lie aid that the prosecution had
no sht 10 introduce testimony about crime with
which the prisoner uo charged Ia Ia" Indictment
The Recorder however, allowed Dr. Trcver,ou - 20
on The witness continued
" Harris told me Lat my niece not the only
young woman with whom he had had such dealing,
things very nicely, very Slick hc said. lie never
deserted .ucA women but al,Sat, k,phcd after them
"I1c been secretly maiTIei 10 two Young women
he said. i took one Of them to a yingn hospital
in NcwiO rh tltt aud her child Ng0 LJu thcf'. lie
aid that be virtually married t. Mis, Potts, ~
there had lcen ceremony. My nIccc'' ch.li Wa born
In scranton. ca led DR.. Hand IN consultation
Here the witnoe- gave very important tcsti.
mOny. Mr. jerome Eah been tr ing 70 show That MISS
phnc. that an ordinary m"licnal dO-c might have
Killed her. Dr. TT vcriOn. however. declared that be-
had given her fourth Of grain Of mo rhlnc every
three hours day while sho sick lie gave her
four such does rhcsc had c~-cd her pain, but had
not affected her ga any other
Mr. Jerome then a-kcd the witness many questions
nbDut himself and his m deal cduratlon. Did Won
not make statement I'm new paper about the III
ness Of your dead niece, whom You ATTENDED IN "A
Confidential cap1-ty -
&c did dcHanty came The answer.
Mr.. jerome then = nd letter written by the witness
to Harris The physician aAkcd for money to pay the
expenses attending the young woman, Illness. d" II
you will do this read the letter. things can Lc
made .. r. agIdn, and no one will be- any wiser II
not Will take other steps. Shoufd be pleased 10
SEE you In scranton at once, 10 see 10 This NATTER
DR.. TrcNcrton admitted writing the letter He
said his sister IA law had paid him money for at
tending her child. Dr. Hand Of scranton. then cor
rohor1icd his associates testimony about the young
wCumns Illness and the birth Of her child.
DR.. James r. Hayden chief Il the clinic depart
ment OF the College Of PLY sCan, and Surgeons the
n Xt witness He knew Harris and had had n talk
with him about January 90. 1891, with regard To-
students giving medical prescriptions DR. HAYDEN