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hearse until near the station. when they
turned up town. and tho hearse went to the

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Mrs. Harris and Allan Harris boarded the 1oY
resting ON the top Of the rough box. was put
Or sas S"E n SlSe SsFi Joined Sr' Mrs. Harris and her
son and rode to Poughkeepsie with them. Al
PouRhkeepsie the body was transferred to the
between. Popghkeepsio and Albany Mrs.
Harris and Allan assiduously read the news
moved as, she road the details Of her sons
death: She: read merely as one that was
The train reached here Mt 2:4o o'clock. I'm
dertaksr Tebhutts met Mrs. Harris ut the sta,
Mrs. Harris and her son entered a carriage in
droye RAPIDLY toward Rural comstery. i
reached the broad turnpike leading to Troy.
There it moved slowly until the hearse caught
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In the lot OF his father; whose fathers father
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The plot is ,25 feet square. In the centre ls
a tall marble shaft resting on g heavy block OF
marble. Inc south base bears this inscriptions:
Blessed are the poor in heart. for they shall SEQ God.
The grave Of Harris is near the northeast
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women also alighted., Mrs. Harris's veil was
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but calm and composed:
Dr.. Chapman raised his hands. and as the
emerged from behind trees and bushes. and
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diggers lowered the body into the grave. Mrs.
Harris stepped forward and peered down upon
When Or. Chapman concluded the prayer he
r. Mrs. Harris's voice was easily heard.
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lords Frazer sounded the, crave .ddiseers
As the earth struck the comm Mrs Harris
who supported her while he, read the com.
initial prayer. This exclamation was the only
msrris ssaonSh 90 ts ,he .nt Gn sssvi cart OF Mrs
WORK: MI; Hs,ris, Ara Allan ria w. mound
plot. Then the four mourners left the cemetery.
had been watching and Weeping and waiting
pushed forward and took from. the grave and
carried away the flowers Mrs. Harris mad placed
They'll maxi lovely souvenirs" said ono
An Illustration Of the widespread interest in
the case is the fact that owe were sent to
Sing. Sing by express to be, placed over Har-
IL b DOuy- lEOTn UOlHIS Ehuklnk lToul Hlt "
over ono thousand miles away. A woman in
Illinois sent a big box OF roses. A young
woman In Philadelphia sent a huge bunch. OF
white roses. Most Of tho flowers wore faded
and unit for use.
1t was the same to-day. Many OF the women
who worked their way up to tho grave. carried
flowers to replace those that they stole. The
result was that while the first score OF females
got souvenirs. those. who camo after merely
took flowers that had rested for a moment on
the grave. and that vera placed there by peo-
pie In no way connected with the murderer.
Mrs. Harris and her son drove directly to the
residence OF her sister-in-law. Miss. Jessie
Harris OF Second avenue, Lanstngburgh
The story OF the Rev. Father Van Rensselaer,
that Harris embraced. the Catholic faith and
was baptized and confessed to him is denied
by Mrs. Harris and By Chaplain Weilles OF the
Sing Sing prison. Chaplain Wells said to-
day that Harris wrote simply a friendly note
to Father Van Rensselaer, asking him to call at
the prison. Religious matters were not
touched on in the note.
when Father Van Rennsalear came to the
prison." said Chaplain Wsilles. ito see Har-
and was there throughout the entire conver-
eation. Harris was not baptized BY Father
Van Kenpsalesr: He did not confess to tho
Mrs. Harris said that he died a Christian and
that he prayed. before his death. There is
also the fact that the burial services at the
prison. and at the cemetery here were con-
Quoted by Protestant minister's.