Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-03-19

different result than the one then ar
rived at.
The evidence produced upon the trial,
the Recorder continues, traced the con-
nection between the defendant and the
deceased from the time they were In
troduced to each other down to the time
of her death It disclosed the fact
that her defendant. while he and
the defendant resided at Asbury
Park and subsequently in the city OF
New York, prior to the time she entered
the Comstock School, they were fire.
Guently in each others company, and
that the defendant, medical student,
a man undoubtedly Of keen perception
and having the advantages which the
relations existing between him and the
deceased furnished Of observing her
habits, was unable 10 discover any signs
whatever which led him TO conclude
that the deceased was addicted to the
use OF morphine or any other powerful
drug. To mind this, he states, is q
strong and convincing circumstance
that 1t was impossible that the deceased
could have been addicted to the use Of
morphine and the defendant not oo-
serve it.
Recorder Smyth next reviews the
testimony OF DR.. Hand, and states that
the effect of morphine on the deceased,
which tie Doctor observed while treat
ing her during the removal Of the foe
tus at Scranton, conclusively proves
| that she at tn at time was not addicted
TO the use OF any narcotic.
| Recorder Smyth concludes his decis-
| ion with the statement that "a careful
examination of the facts and circum-
stances established upon the trial OF
this case, as well as the additional facts
which have been presented upon this
motion, by way Of newly discovered evil
dence as could have legally been ad-
mitted at the trial, it would not have
changed the verdict which was render
ed against him.
The motion, therefore, must be de-
MED.
THE STORY OF THE CRIME.
Carlyle ". Harris, now under SEN
tence OF death for wife murder, is a
Young medical student, Of good family.
! His parents came from Scotland in the
early sixties, and have since been resi-
derts of New York State.
1t was while in attendance at the
medical school that Harris met pretty
HELEN Potts, daughter OF George Potts,
of New Castle, Pa.
/ An attachment sprang up between
them which, on the part OF the deceas-
cd. was very much akin to love; and
after many reiusals she finally gave a
! reluctant consent 10 q secret marriage.
! 1t has since developed that the mar
riage was nothing more or less than a
mock ceremony performed by one OF
/ Harris friends but the deluded victim
believed herself to be lawfully wedOed
wife.
Soon, however, clouds began to sp-
pear on the matrimonial horizon; the
! younr wife wished to acQuaint her rela.
/ tiyes OF the marriage but Harris would
NOT consent, giving for his reason that
il would connect her name in some club
scandal that were at the time aloat,
but which would soon be lost sight of.
So the matter rested until IL became
evident that the young wife would in
the future become also mother. Then
! L
an operation was performed by DR..
/ TreYerton removing foetus of about
five months formation which had
apuareary been dead for some time.
While here Harris bpasted to DR.. Trever.
ton that he had been secretly married
to At least two young ladies, and stated
that ne expected TO, in the same way,
! seducR many more
II was while the deceased was al
Treverton's that Mrs. Potts visited her
and learned OF the marriage and the
more recent events.
| During the first week OF the follow.
| ing september Harris was found at 6
hotel in Canandigua, New York, under
j an assumed name and in the company
Aof q woman named Drew.
During bis stay at that place be wa: