New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-21

Every window overlooking the street was filled
with persons, and so were some of the windows.
A strange thing was that mary OF these thou
sands sympathized with the young man whom
twelve Of his peers had found guilty of poisoning
his Young wife Two policemen walked ahead OF
the prisoner and the attending deputy sheriffs.
Thew were not needed however. for the crowd fell
back as the little party approached As 1t
passed the people would close in behind 1t.
Three times some one proposed three cheers for
Harris They were given each time, and nearly
every one around the group seemed to JOIN IN
them Once Harris took of his hat ana bowed
his acknowledgment of the applause one man
shouted an imprecation Recorder Smyth, but
none Joined him in this. At the Tombs steps some
one raised a cry of Lynch him." The words
caused the prisoners guards no apprehension. for
no one repeated them. Instead, there were
more cheers. louder than before. for the young
man who was disappearing in the great stone
hallway of tho sombre looking building. The Sherifi
will cause the removal of Harris TO Sing sing
tomorrow
Part iii Of tho Court Of General Sessions Is
h.,S in q room ON the first floor which is filed
when 200 persons have passed its doors. Every
ma wac keut ont of the building who had
M specisl rght 70 be there but the courtroom Was
densely crowded Harris arrived at ton minutes
before 10 o'clock Recorder Smyth was minute
later than the hour ne had set Tor court 10 oon
vene. His face. never mobile, was set ana stern
Dstrict-Attorney Nicoll and Assistant Dis'r'c'
Attorney Wellman sat in tho space i0r '"e p'oo
cutting attorneys William F. Howe ana joseph
F Mos. cat outside the railing. George Potts.
father of the murdered girl, was in conrt TO sec
his s6n.inlaw condemned TO death. Mrs. ro''s
WA NOT there neither was Mrs. Harris. she hau
visited her son in his cell early in the morning.
and then had zone to Howe q Hummels once
Her strength failed her so that she I'D" =" y"
taken back TO Brooklyn, where she Is staying
with friends
HARRIS SUMMONED TO THE BAR.
Tia crier repeated tie time-honored iorhuis'
Hear We, hear ye," and so on, and theh 'He o'.
Of the court John F. Carroll, caieo OUT O"
lyle W. Harris TO the bar" The young prisohe.
Ealked out of the box and TO the rani'e 40 IT,
Of the bench Every eye was turned on HILL
wore dark suit, with cutaway coa'' anu 'o
inland tie His brown hair, accurate! P
fell over his forehead on either side. Ills uc"'"
was trimmed short and cut TO poih'' "''"'T'
md two wears in prison had given MS eyes ''o'
Of heaviness and had pulled up the hesn ANU,
them but otherwise he seemed 10 "o III
hath. He carried himself proudly ali" s'oo' d,
The bar with shoulders thrown DacA OH" ''"'
poised as in defiance. uor
Mr.. Nicoll arose and said III your honof
please. this prisoner having been convic'ed ol '"e
crime of murder in the first degree, and the oour'
Of Appeals having affirmed the conviction on sp-
Peal, and the prisoner having made morton ~,
Q new trial before Your Honor on the sro"h" VI
hewly-discovered evidence, and that MOTION nav
Ing been denied. IL is for me now 10 move '"o
court that day he fixed for the prisoner S'"-
in accordanpe with the law.
Mr.. Carroll addressed the prisoner; 'drH,.
W. Harris, have you any legal reason ~ '.s.na
to the court against the execution OF the s,,
Of punishment by death that now s'ah"S ia ''''
iorce against you?' Cd nv
Harris began to speak, but was interrupts" ~
noise In the courtroom. Recorder on' uar
sected the officers to stop the conversa,'o" [
ris spoke in low tones, except when Ills pasS
stirred him to raise his voice he was en a. hs
st his ease, except at one or two points !" Tho Ia
speech. Once tears glistened in his eyes n
seriousness Of the whole thing WIS