The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
DR.. Fowler Allowed to Testify in the
Harris Murder Trial.

NEW YORK. Jan. 20, 1s92.-All interest
in the case of Carlyle w. Harris, who is
| on trial for the alleged murder OF his
| wiJe. Helen Potts. by poisoning with NOR
| phine, was centered this morning IN the de-
cision of Recorder Smith on the issue
raised by the defence yesterday. Lawyer
| Taylor made the objection that called
| matt in the proceedings, and did it when
| DR.. Fowler was called by the prosecu-
! ton.
| DR.. Fowler was the first physician sum-
moned by Miss Day, who conducts the
| Comstock school. He worked over Helen
| Potts, who was then dying, all night,
assisted by DR.. Bayner.
The defence objected to the introduce
| tion of DIR. FowIer's evidence on the
ground that he had held confidential
relation TO the dead girl and could not re-
| veal what had occurred without consent
| of her representative, who, naturally,
, was her husband.
The Recorder said today that he had
| examined the statutes and precedents.
| The poiut Was new. but the statute was
| not involved for the protection of the
| prisoner. but for the protectien of the
| dead woman's character; therefore the
point was not good.
| DR.. Fowler testified that he found Miss
| Miss Potrs 'in state of coma" lie
| identified the pill box. but said he did not
know what it contained He also told
what medicines l. e prescribed. He is still
| on the stand.
| Preparing for War.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, lS92.-The Presi-
dents message on the Chilean controversy
will probably not go to Congress this
week. This is taken by many
10 indicate that Chile has
| at last come to her senses, amt has SUBJ
| mitted some sort of peaceful proposition
| for the consideration of the President.
Nevertheless the Navy Department is GO
| were a certainty.
| Captain Remey Going to Washington.
! SAN FRANCISCO. Jan, 20, 1892. Captain
Reney of the Baltimore has started for
Washington with his report in regard to
the outrage upon the sailors in Valpa-
| raiso.
Prince Alberts' Funeral.
LONDON, Jan. 20, 1892 The fu-
neral of Prince Albert Victor
took place today. The funeral ceremonies
commenced in Sandringham Parish
| Church and were confined TO members of
| the royal family and 10 the household of
| the Prince Of Wales. The Prince anil
| Princess or Wales and her daughters,
he Princess Louise, the Duchess
of Fife. the Princess Victoria and the
| Princess Maud, were present. Prince
George of Wales, looking quite delicate,
as did also the Princess Victoria May of
| 1eck, were also there
The body was taken 10 the station upon
| a gun carriage like that of any officer of
the army. and the Prince of Wales.
accompanied by the Duke Of Fife,
walked the whole distance, TWO
miles, between the church and the
railroad depot directly behind the coffin.
| The other mourners followed the funeral
cortege in carriages. The road to the sta
tion was lined. not by the troops or police,
but by the school! children of the neigh
borhood, who wore large black Grape
rosettes upon their left arms.
Eight Killed, Others MANNED.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Jan. 20, 1892. Eight
people were killed and several severely
manned here yesterday in coasting
exclusively of men ana were
all on one large bob sled.
At the bottom of the coastiug hill the
sled, while under great momentum,
crossed some railroad tracks. where it
was struck by train. The sled and
people were Knocked into the air, and
only two escaped death.