The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-16
THEMoTHEa ARRIVES INrAcoMA
Seducer Benton in Danger Of Being
Shot by the Girls Brother.
Ground Broken for the Great Kittitas
Irrigating Ditch A Portland Car
Accountant Killed = Allotment Of
Land to Coast Indians.

MISS darrlS trlen0S, tn0Se tCs whom she
confided her troubles, are corryinced that
Henry Harris love for his daughter,
whom he murdered yesterday; ;Swas that of
lover and not that of q parens 1t is also
proven beyond q doubt thatzH Harris lied
when he repeatedly bemoaled to his
friends his alleged inability to induce his
daughter to return to her mother. Her
letters, and his also, show thai he did not
want her to go home. A womaa who acted
as mother to Miss Harris, asd in whom
the dead woman confded, says:
Harris drove of every man who showed her
the least attention. Evidently he wanted her
all to himself. His letters wera those of
lover. In them. and have read n.any OF them,
he said he could not live withoueher; that he
must have her, and so OIL. He stayed here in Ia.
coma with her when he should haze been with
his family. She said he wantedc her to keep
house for him. She told me, with@tears in her
eyes, that he dogged her everywhsre. She was
high.spirited and honorable. Ben sDn, no doubt,
seduced her under promise of marriage. She
told me about her troubles in war that left no
doubt but that she fell ut Beufon'x hands, be-
heving he would marry her and tase her away
from her father, whom she loattfsd. She said
she lOathed him because he follossed her; be-
cause he persisted in dogging her, and because
OF his unnatural love. she was 4lgh-spirited
and felt the disgrace heenly, anez would not
talk about it unless when desperate.
Another woman who knew q Miss Har-
ris' troubles says:
asked her once If she never loved any man.
She said, ayes, more than my own Hfe." Iasked
her why she did not marry thai man. "Be-
cause" she said. "my father would not let me.
He will not let any one have anything to do
with me-"
The lady first referred to sad she had
frequently rocked Miss Harrss to sleep
when she had cried about her disgrace and
her troubles. Then she said:
One day. while rummaging In hss trunk, she
showed wedding cards that had bean prepared
for her marriage to some one. Thst was before
Benton met her. asked her why she did not
marry that man. She said her fathsf would not
let her. She also showed me pieces of her
wedding dress. It seemed to break: :1er heart to
think of those thingA
This woman will allow her same to be
used, if it IS necessary to do 50, in estab-
fishing the virtue of Miss Hafgis and the
villainy of her father. She ds5es not feel
disgraced atMiss Harris havingsheen In her
house. She. with sti,ers, had advised Miss
Harris to run away from II sSris. Miss
Harris was preparing to do soSbut failed.
and seemed to know that he w5uld follow
her. Lately when steps were taken to Jail
Harris on the charge of insa@ity. he be-
came less insulting in his treatment of his
daughter. On Saturday he Seemed to
walk about with chip on h5 shoulder.
He whistled at times. and this=was a sign
to those who knew him best, taat he was
in a dangerous frame Of mind.
Women who knew Miss Harrss, are up
in arms and are indignant at the insin-
uations that she was waywafH, beyond
her betrayal by Benton under tie promise
of marriage. They want to Know why
Harris followed her to her roofa, coming
at unseemly hours in the moaning and
why he insulted every man who met his
daughter.
Making due allowance for a fa1her's love
for a favored daughter, Harris action, as
divulged today by the women: in whom
Miss Harris confided, seems not above re-
proach. In fact, it is know. by Miss
Harris own statement made Cess than
three weeks ago. that her fatber's affec-
ton was not such as it should b.. Because
she repulsed him, he seemed : to grow
savage and morose. When she was
just budding into womanhood Uarris took
trip with her into Montana tlsat is now
regarded with suspicion. Miss 1arris was
prepared to beat her fathers brains out if
he pushed his indecent condu.t too far.
He, on the other hand. is know, to have
thrown up in her face the Bel:ton affair
every time she was displeasins to him.
That was his hobby. Because OF this. it is
supposed, Miss Harris did not consent to
her fathers arrest, wishing toz keep the
matter quiet and avoid scandal, Also be-
cause Harris twitted her of tEis and of
Benton's alleged reflections upos her char
acter. she either proposed to ctanpel Ben
ton to retract or be shot. Wigh that in
mind, being pushed by hef fathers
insults, she went to Seattle AID pawned
her diamond ring to buy receiver and
kill Benton. She has made tlzese state
mcnts to several of her friends hsre. These
friends say it will be q furthes disgrace
and insult to the dead woman tC carry out
the fathers request, that they De buried
side by side in one grave. Sh@ despised
her father, and her friends sag her re-
mains should be buried as fa: away as
possible from those OF her father.
While Miss Harris appears tos have had
considerable will power. her fsther also
seems to have exercised some slsotle influ-
ence over her; some call it mesaneric in
huence For instance, he worSsed upon
her sensibiites until she was ready to
murder Benton. whom she pr5fessed to
| love better than her life, and would not, she
| said, when not under her fatlasr's infiu-
ence. harm him. She said sac would
| rather cut off her arm than do So,
The confusion in her room at he Cleve-
| land house showed that father asad daugh-
| ter had struggled for long time before he
| sho. her.
Mrs. Henry Harris arrived From Spo-
kane at midnight, accompanied by her
| son Albert, who says ale will
shoot Benton, his sisters oetrayer,
| on sight Albert is married,
| and his mother lives with his faSnily. He
| says that while his father was jGalously in
| love with Eta he was not il aE5y way an
unnatural parent. He was peEniar man
| and would, Albert says, on OCCASIONS hue
/ and kiss his sons. For kiss Etta could
| get her father to do anyssing she
| wished. Her father seemed unsole to live
| away from her. Mrs. Harris can speak
| but little English. Regariinz the al
legged unnatural conduct of he- husband
| toward Eta she will only say: '.de loved
| her better than he did his lifes' Harris
| and his daughter will be buried tomorrow
| at 1 p. n. from Hoskas undertaking rooms
| under the auspices OF Jewish soc5ssies.
The Masonic order. TO whies1 he be-