The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-02-05
GUILTY.
A Medical Student Convicted OF
Numbering His Girl VIE.
A scene In the Court ROom-An Eight
EeaF-OId Son OF a wealthy Rev York
Farmer IzidnaPed-A Note Asking
For Ransom.

NEW YORK, Feb. a-For nearly a
month young Carlyle Harris has been
on trial here for his life, charged with
having poisoned his girl wife, who at
the time OF her death was an inmate of
a fashionable boarding school for
young women In this city The mar
riags of the two had been kept secret,
but the mother Of the girl, Miss Helen
Potts, learned OF it and had pressed
young Harris then a medical student,
to fix time when the marriage OF her
child should be made known That
time was close at hand when the
young woman died and was buried
Fifteen days later rumors of foul play
having crePt about the jersey town
where the dead girls home had been.
she was dug MP and an autopsy was
made and morphine was found in her
system Then the young man was AZ
rested and the marriage was announced
He admitted having given her capsules
of morphine and quinine as nervine,
but tried to cast the blame of his wite's
death upon the druggist who prepared
the capsules upon Harris student pre-
scriDtion- 1t TRANSFERRED that the young
woman had been before her demise
brought close to death by one or more
criminal operations made by Harris
On the trial which has just ended, IL
transpired that when the young wife
was almost in extremis on one OF those
occasions Harris was engaged in liber-
tine orgies with other women notably
in Canandagua, n. Y. Evidence that he
had wished to be rid of his gIrl wife,
and that he dreaded lest his family
should know of his marriage was in
troduced It was proved that he had
betrayed other young women and that
he had boosted of his power with girls.
Much expert testimony WIS introduced,
the defense seeking to convince the
jury that the young wife died OF heart
disease.
Finally at $3.50 o'clock last night the
case was given to the jury. Evidently
the twelve men had practically rea chcd
q conclusion when they left the COURT
room for at 1890 they returned, the
| foreman announcing; Guilty of
murder in the first degree
Mrs. Harris shrieked and feA to the
| floor. MY God" she cried, where is
/ justiceP"
There is no Justice on this earth, %
/ replied Harris younger brOtb er who
| held his mother in his arms
'It's lie that he is guilty and from
such men as these mOaned the grief
stricken woman
The convicted murderer turned to
/ comfort his mother. Carl is all
right ne whispered to her. There,
mother, it is only for a time. This
won't stand"
The recorder did it" cried Mrs.
| Harris. The woman was utterly over
/ come and it was some time before
/ her younger son and other relatives
were able to take her from the court
| room
The recorder thanked the jury for
the attention they had given 10 the
| case and said that from the evidence
he did not sec how any other verdict
could have been found.
KIDNAPPED.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3 Ward Waterbury,
! the eight-year-old son of Charles L.
! Waterbury, a wealthy farm er of Pound
! Ridge, West Chester county. was kid
/ mapped by unknown men on Monday
morning while on his way to school
/ This letter has been sent to the father
/ Sir-Unlcss you are prepared 10 deliver the
sum of 5000 in cash as a ransom TO US You vii
! never see your son aEuin-the mon sy to be
! AIfuer's bridge in front of Minc5s mill, one
/ mile east of Bradford court house. ut miduigh
/ Tuesday
Farmer Waterbury is generally con
sidered to be one of the richest men il
the country about Pound Ridge. He
/ recently inherited S25. 600 from the
estate Of his father.
Mr.. Waterbury yesterday Afternoon
went to the bank and drew out Sc 600
which he says he will pay to the alb
! ductors and make no fuss if they
| produce his little son