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DIR. FOwLER'S TESTIMONY.
RECORDER sMYTH ADMITS hrs EVI-
DENCE IN THE HARRIS TRIAL

The Physieiau Describes the Evidences Of
Morphine Poisoning in the Death OF Helen
Potts, and Tells 81 Carlyle Hnrris's Tn
different Demennor Mt tho Death BED.
Men and women hung about the door OF Part
Ill OF the Court OF General Sessions all day
yesterday for chance to get within to hear
tho evidence In the trial Of Carlyle W. Harris.
A very small part OF tho crowd got past tho
doorkeeper. however. There woro only two
women in tho court room other than those
who were witnesses or were friends OF the
Harris or Potts families. Ono OF these. who
stood up oil through the afternoon. was n
young woman with big Gaincsborough hat.
and not an incident OF the trial escaped hor
attention.
Mr.. John A. Taylor for the defence made n
sharp fight to carry the legal point he had
raised on Tuesday for the exclusion Of DIR.
Fowlers testimony.
Tho responsibility" said Mr.. Taylor. "of
the law which does not allow a physician to
testify concerning the condition OF his patient
rests with tho Legislature and not with tho
District Attorney. The Court Of Appeals says
that this law could not be invoked to protect a
criminal. but 1t is not invoked for criminal
There Is no criminal here. 1t Is invoked in
behalf Of his dead wife. Who will say what
may not be disclosed to blast tho character OF
this young girl? But II there Is any danger OF
Justice being thwarted by this law. 1t was tho
duty OF the Legislature to make n provision
applicable to this case In the special act. The
Legislature had an opportunity in 1891 to say
that this statute does not apply in criminal
cases, but they were dumb
Assistant District Attorney Simms cited q
decision of Judge Earl OF tho Court OF Appeals.
who said that the provision OF tho code was
never intended to protect murderer by shut
ting out evidence against him. In most cases
OF poison it would DO impossibleto convict the
murderer under such II construction.
Recorder Smyth overruled Mr.. Taylor's OBJ
lection and admitted DR.. Fowlers testimony.
DR.. Fowler. who had been sitting in the wit
ness chair while the argument had been going
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PRESENTING JACKSON'S HOME.
A Reception to AID tho Ladies' Hermitags
Association OF Tennessee.

For several years now there has been an Or
ganizntlon among the women OF Tennessee
called the Ladies' Hermitage Association. Its
Andrew Jacks son and tho keeping OF his tomb
In repair. This association has its head
quarters at Nashville. and from there it
right earnestly and jealousy guards the Her
mitage and the tomb Of Its former tenant
Those who arc familiar with tho private life
OF Andrew Jackson will remember how chival-
rous the statesman and soldier was toward his
wife and all women, and It seems peculiarly
lifting that women should thus guard the visi-
Die marks Of his life. short time before last
Jackson's Day these women sent out this re-
quest to the governors and military COM
THE Ladies' Hermitage Association. whose
homo OF Andrew Jackson and guard the tom b
where sleeps the old hero. respectfully request
the Governors 81 the states and military com
OF Gsn by rhin Ig salute
battle Of NeWN orleans RssPTsetiulIy.
MRS. C. r. WRIoHT. secretary."' "sSeh''
1t Ia hardly necessary to say that this re-
quest was complied with. and thus new fea-
ture was added 70 the already imposing cere-
m9nes T RaM stsnd the Of The
Ponce dc Leon In 81; Augustine, for the benefit
q the fund fol. furthering the objects of the
ho 5aeson Hsn4o hs aSa
From the, arrangements already made. and
from tho list OF eminent persons who intend
going, the reception and BAH will BIO both in
ead IN hs o. the of this
century. which are graceful and becoming to
men as Ysu as to women.
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FLORA CHESTER THIS TINE
Correspondent Now and TO BE Made Defend.
amt In Suits for Divorce.

ant In Suits for Divorce.
Areminder of the sensational runaway match
OF the late Richard Newcombe's daughter,
Florine. and Theatrical Manager George W.
Iedcrer. appears In the domestic troubles Of
George II. Pierce. known on tho stage as
George II. Murphy or Dutch Murphy.
Ho Is n leading actor in Donnelly and
Gimrd's Natural Gas" Company. Suit for
divorce Inns been brought against him in the
Supreme Court 10y woman who calls herself
Della Pierce The correspondent handed by
her is Flora Chester whose sister Clara was
chief witness for the prosecution in the Grim
innl complaint against Ledcrer Clara Chester
alleged that shc was Lederer's WIFE, and caused
bis arrest for bigamy. after he had married
Miss Ncwcombe. She disappeared during the
investigation before Police Justice Hogan,
and tho proceedings were thereupon aban-
donnd. subsequently Mr.. Newcombe disn-
herted his daughter for returning to hcr hus-
band. and the will is now being contested.
OF Della Pierce, although he admits that no
married her. He alleges that he learned after
the marriage that her former husband was
living. and that. although n legal separation
was obtained by her. she was not divorced. In
the gossip about tho ease 1t is suid that rs
soon rs the present suit is decided. Murphy
will apply for II divorce from Flora Chester,
Whom ne ma rrn while they w.rS both ON,
has proof Of Floras inldclity. and names John
Eusk OF Denver MS correspondent. Flora
Chester and Della Pierce met some time ago
mt night In mn uptown concert garden aud, 1t Is
said, pulled each Others hair.
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SET FIRE 10 HIS HO0kS.
The Charge Which Booskceacr Peters
IL Being Tried In brooklyn.

Bookkeener Henry Peters. who was arrested
In Brooklyn in September for arson aud SUBJ
seuuently indicted for grand larceny. was put
on trial in the Court OF Sessions In that city
yesterday. He WAS employed by Harvey b
Co.. manufacturers Of pianos. and on the
night of Sept he went to tho office OF the
firm il. Franklin and Dupont streets. and rs 10
is alleged. set fire to tho books and PAPERS.
after snturating them with Kerosene. A watch.
man discovered the fire aud put it out before
tho books We're destroyed. An examination Ut
the. hooks showed that Peters was S2td short
in his accounts.
At the trial yesterday expert accountants
testified that the prisoner had made false en-
tries in the books so "a to cover up his en-
b"2Zlcmcnts. George Hdlpin testified that he
witnessed the fire and saw Peters standing Mt
the desk while the watchmun was stamping
on the hlnzing books.
The prisone". a tai. thin man, with sharp
fentureS jumped NJ AT this point, and Ad.
yancinE toward tho witness with clenched
fist: called him n murlcrer and perjurer. lie
had to be held bnck in his seat by a court
officer. Tn" trial will 10 continued to-day
and experts will Dc examined to prove that tho
urisun,f is in
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COtLD LIE HAVE BEEN SATEDe
Mr. W-bbs Testimony Gomez rnlng tho
slabbinE Of Stable hoy KObertn.

Coroner Parslow has begun an investigation
OF the death of Andrew Roberts. tho Gutten-
burg stable boy. who was stabbed by John
Baylis. another stable boy. George Webb. o
horse owner at the Guttcnburg track. told the
story of tho quarrel and the stabbing us 1t has
already been told in The Sun. Webb thon
continued:
II ran to tho Office OF DR.. Burns. but tho
Doctor refused to have anything to DO with the
case unless ne 6 S2t 40 down him wEo
but the Doctor insisted on, immediate
payment. ] returued ~ tho drug store to
Which lioberts had been carried and gave the
drpg ii ny godh wssh e. sesny FOR so
scious and bleeding. l returned to Pr. Burns's
scented to 80 and attend Roberts. He ordered
the removaI Of the patient to St Marys Hospi-
1t is said by the surgeons in st. Mary's Hos
pital that prompt attention and the stopping
q the flow Of blood might have saved R2bertss
session Of tho inquest. He positively denies
Wsbb's statement, and threatens to have him
sumed next Wednesday.
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Tho trial OF Charles koenigsberger. lately
tho proprietor OF tho restaurant Mt 1GS East
Houston street. for murder in the first degree.
in killing Morris Goldsmith. IL g'nzier. in his
restaurant. ended yesterday in the General
Sessions. before Judge Fitzgerald. Koenigs-
berger was Jointly indicted with William
Langeheinc..a waiter who. while intoxicated.
shot Guldsnith at koenig>befGerI playful dt.
rrctOn The glnZinr wanted Sl.O5. and Koe-
niGstcrgcr offered him Is cents for putting In
four I,ancs of glass. Goldsmith refused to take
% cents, and IarGeheinr shot him dend.
: Lan.ch"inr pleaded guilty Of manslnughtor
IL the second degree recently IN the General
guilty. and he was tried. The jury convicted
kocnSspcrGer yesterday OF nnnslaughter in
the second degree. and Judge Fitzgerald re-
mundeh him to await sentence. The extreme
penalty under tho conviction is Imprisonment
IN State prison for ton years.
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on. threw inside tho
newspaper he had been
reading and began tho
story Of Helen. Potts's
last hours. He had
been called at midnight
to attend the girl by
Miss Day.
In what state did
you find hcr z" ask cd
Assistant District At
torncy Welimnn.
Il found her In a
state ofcoma." said the
physician. md the
surface OF her skin was
pale and blue. Her
reSDirQtiOnS wcrC In
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A Switch Tower Burned.

The switch and signal tower on the Culver
road near the Kensington. I. l.. station was
burned to the ground yesterday. The Are oc-
CURED while Switchnan John Stain was out
side clearing the snow from the SWITCH and Is
supposed to have started from an overheated
stove. Tho tower is the one in which a man
was murdered about two years ago. It stood
Twentieth street trains run on the main track.
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A Jewellers OverdOse.

Orlando p. Mount. who lives with his hroth-
n-law. John Philips, ut :I3l East Th:tieth
street. was taken i'll at his home yesterday.
and it was thought he had taken arsenic with
suicidal intent. lie was taken a prisoner to
bellevue Hospital. wi,crc he told Dr. Cooper
that he had taken five c"nts worth OF arsenic.
DR.. Cooper says that no arsenic was 1ouud In
his stomach
Mrs. Philips. Mounts sister. saws that her
brother has been suffering from grip for sew.
erul weeks. and had taken, an overdose of
medicine II" is % years old. unmarried. ana
u lewc!lcr by trade. employed ut Ti1anys,
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OPEN
YOUR EYES

When you ask for a bottle
Of WoLFF's ACNE BLAcKlNo
see that you get the genuine.
The real article made by US
cannot be bought for less
than 2oc. a bottle. 1t is good
material and worth its price.
There are limitations offered
claiming to be Just as good"
for less money. Don't buy
them. Ifthe "Just as good"
has any merit it ought to sell
without invoking the aid OF
comparison with our Acme
Backing.
roLFF q RANDOLPH, Philadelphia.
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The Rev. Mr.. Scntz KcsIgns.

The Rev. James Il. Scnt2. pastor Of the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church OF Morrisania. ut 10Th
street and Washington avenue. has rendered
his resignation. to takc effect in February. He
old and was called before the Presbytety ut
their last meeting 10y the ollermemb0rs OF the
congregation. who complained that the young
was too attentive to tho young women OF his
church. Mr. Sentz says that falling health is
neets to return to his home In tho South.
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1T was my impression that tho quantities
might have aye been reversed and asked Harris
soon with the word that the medicine had b"en
put UP Wp IN accordance , With the preseripton."
asksd M fne W VISIT hins you can
-" Harris asked mo at various times whether
he could be- considered Responsible orwhetherr
occupied With that, but was trying to save the
How many times did he ask you 4 he was
At least eight or ten times" said DR.. Fow
Tho only assistance that Harris gave to the
pr: Fowler said. was to hold ono OF tho poles
time Pf PEW IoSsr Won't 1f' on. athe%sh he I'D
thn which he said
w. What y A would have been the effect" asked
ut would have killed the girl" replied DR..
Hy o'eIP S, il Tie morning the eyes Of the
iris was hardly visible This. Dr.. Fowler. OK.
paasa %aS hynt"m Of entire nervous
,,nS Kept t np ths Artificial resriration:"
n use. aG shes nsa was e Sef
o'clock. IL she, dead. Doctor'' Harris asked
Mint M fG Scco s pa 1en be saS M p Gaa
\. had said that hewas somewhat Interested In
tho girl. and might become engaged to herufte
retired to- tho other end of the room to lenyo
Hnrriss alone with the, dead girl. nnd shortly
her wcro: i am so sorry for you.' He showed
no marks Of affection toward the girl. and
went myself and closed her eyes and arranged
Dr. Fowler said he observed q very marked
lack OF intprcst on IIarris's part. and was sur:
Kerr left tho house together, and Harris ac-
companed them.
"0n the street" said DR.. Fowler. Harris
again asked me whether he could be held In
blame for this terrible case. told him that
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hc couldn't spend Two rowLrRs bSsKrin
S or trn .'o days in any work q tho kind.
Mr. Jerome was rom Two n rGwl bn
Tx medical Journal from mr. his S't dsss
c eur s., from one:fouIth Of grain Of morphne
curacy OF tho Observations There was lively
spat tight here between Travers jerome and
Assistant; A.. Isl District Attorney ,Wellman. The
Il think Mr.. wcllman knows something
aware that he has any exceptions % to MAKE e
TO for1 the testimony he must make them in tho
IMr; Jerome ought to learn some manners"
III can't iearn manners from You. MS you
Tho Recorder sternly declared That the d,s.
'!S9 ss' s s'GP that he had read hundreds
ing been killed .by.a worry small quantity OF
morphine. and Mr. jerome asked il ali these
hundred eases wore faulty.
suppose th"ro are hundreds OF faulty OBJ
ssserVa,lons IN law as well as in medicine" was
's E$Sn to iii.
S Ms 5$S% ,H y wfPtsa 70 know II Pr Fowler
phia. who snid that n positive diagnosis OF
m""r,h n 10 nt3isonitng Is impossible
ad the @itnc y knowledge and
Tho lawyer presented several big medical
WORKS to Or Fowlcr's attention. whose au-
jerome cited several diseases. as urrmia md
epilepsy whose symptoms were similnr to
those OF morphine poisoning. hut DR.. Fowler
declared TINT hi opinion regarding tho cause
OF Miss Potts. dGati wns not changed.
stand and tho direct examination of Mrs.
Cynthia :. Potts. the mother OF tho dead girl,
was resumed.
She took IN tho conversation again which
she had in Lawyer Dnvisons Office with oar.
lyle Harris Carl would make. her no promise.
liquor in his profession. $50 You Would
poison" said Mrs. Potts to him. "and would
you use that ~
"Cnrl told me- continued Mrs. Potts with
mn effort. that his position in society would
not be injured by tho scandals at Asbury Park
Iyhinh IL, = inNnlNal mi 1.
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many letters OF condo.
lence. some people, he
said. thought It was
rather getting ahead Of
the Asbury Park pco-
pie"
What else did no
say?'' was Mr.. Welt
mans question.
He ,promiscdto have
a ministerial marriage
ut any time in tho flu
ture TINT | should say.
After | got the AFFIDAVIT
and the copy Of the So
cret marriage from him
his " ulo manner
ohm unI nrl h. .,a
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Sir Edwin Arnold who has been confined to
his room In the Everett House by the grip. had
30 far recovered as to be able to 60 out for half
In hour yesterday
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him what the capsules
had contained. and no
told me he had given
them formaiarin. head
ache, and insomnia. He
had ordered twenty
five grains OF qulnino
and one grain Of NOR
phino to be mixed and
made into six pills. ]
told him that even one
grain OF morphine il it
were all in one Pill,
could not have pro-
duced the results l had
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did not use a thermometer. He certainly
wouldn't bother about the temperature Of q
asked.
bound up ut every inspiration. The heart
responded UNUSUAL to tho act OF respiration"
DIR. Fowler did not make any muscle tests.
BECAUSE. rs he said, there was not the slightest
voluntary movement by tho girl. md she had
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HR' '.HoHI cR0Ss'tAAH'Sh'' II base It." said Dr.
Fowler, slowly ION the entire group, OF symP-
ration. The Condition Of the eyes. their con
traction. and final dilation. The whole
was picture Ae Of morphne poisonins and
nothing else. know nothing that could have
produced the sequence OF symptoms but NOR
Was there anything to indicate that Miss
Potts had heart trouhle?"
Not the slightest"
This brought the direct examination to an
end; and Lawyer Jerome brace1 himself
cross.examination. Mr.. Jerome expressed his
surprise when the physician told him that he
only Appropriated the girls temperature. and
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only knew tnut IL was q
frightful case OF NOR.
phine poisoning, and
some ono WAS at fault.
l said to him that l
presumed tho druggist
must have made the
error"
+" What was the cause
OF Helen Potts denth2"
asked Mr.. Wellman. be-
Ing on II new tack.
1t was an overdose
Of morphine or an OPP
late" said the ply
STEFAN.
And on what cir
cumstances do,you base
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oS An osIttroS. bored and occurred onlv
twice in minute The pupils OF the girls
eyes were contracted to point where they
were almost impcrccrtible. There was an
entire absence Of any voluntary motion"
DR.. Fowler looked at tho pill box which tho
District Attorney showed him. and rccoe nized
it as the one which had been found that night
in Miss Pottss room. Tho moment that Dr.
Fowler found how alarming was the condition
and sent for his associate. DR.. Baner. whom he
asked to bring al the remedies for. u case OF
morphine poisoning. After giving tn" girl one
or two pints Of the coffee no hogan efforts at
artificial respiration. and kept them up with
out cessation all tbs rest of the night.
opium and to maintain and increase the girls
vitality. Atrorine. diSitalis, and ,.whiskey
were also administered hypodermically. They
were direct antagonists of morphine and
served to increase the hearts action. DR..
Fowler said that the remedies produced no
What did this show?" asked Mr.. Wellman.
THAT too great quantity OF morphine had
been absorbed for the remedies to have any
Dr. Fowler did not use stomach pump be-
cause it would have killed the girl III her con-
dition.
At3 o'clock in the morning Miss Potts had
perceptibc rally. when for half an hour hor
respirations wore rs frequent as ming or ten
In II mir mute. DIR. Fowler returned to his own
house for few minutes. and then the patient
daylight Dr; Fowler sent for young Harris and
questioned him about the pill box found.
said to him. continued the physician.
that we had frightful case here. and there
must have been some great mistake. asked
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PLk-RON

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that no other paint can do. Glass painted
with it looks like colored glass. A l0c.
bottle of PIX Ron will decorate market
basket full Of glassware. AL retailers sell IL
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Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
First and foremost and above all things,
It purifcs tho blood. Not only In March,
April, md May, when tho snrsapnrillns claim
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out blood poisons Of every narno and nature.
For tho worst forms Of Scrofula, the most
stubborn Skin and Scalp Diseases, such as
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II any thing could, II would DO p,iurnn-
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back. Is any thing that isn't sold In this way
likely to be Just as goodi"
See that you get tho genuine medicine.
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80 - ' >s'N'' -
absolutely no musou-
lar action.
" 1t wouldn't have
taken long to have used
your thermometer"
insinuated Mr.. Jerom @.
When YOU can 10
moro To save life in an
other way" said tho
Doctor. sharply. |
think u man Is u GRIM
inn who loses time"
Tho witness said he
had not made IN exam
ihntion OF tho blood. as
no cOulun't shnpl tu,,
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woLFF& RANDOLPH. Philsdelphis.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-11-24
Effect on Steel Industry.

Relative to the report that the we'll known
iron firm of King, Gilbert & Warner, who have
three furnaces at Middleport. and contemplate
a reduction in the wages of the mill employees
10 per cent. result of the election, and that
they had orders for millions of tons of steel
countermanded since Tuesday, Mr.. Gilbert
President of the company, says that tho report
about the reduction of wages is wholly un-
authorized. but declined to say whether such
a reduction in wages was contemplated. He
said that they would stay in the business so
long as it paid, but if foreign goods are allowed
in this country at less price than they can be
manufactured here, then the men in business
in this country would have to either quit or
the workmen work for less wages He said
that several contracts and orders for steel had
been countermanded since the election. In
view of what the Democrats had claimed about
the new American tin plate business, he
thought that the men interested would not feel
like putting the money into it that would be
required. His company had been furnished
about 100 tons of steel a month for this in
dustry, and the orders had been counter.
manded.