The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-28
HARRIS HIMSELF PLEADS
He Tells Recorder Smyth That
He Is Innocent.
MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL ARGUED.

The Question Seems TO Hinge on whether
or Not Helen Potts Was Addicted to
the Use Of Morphine, and the AGldavits
of Each Are Directly Contradictory
Harris Creates Sympathy.
NEW YoKE, Feb 29.-After hearing
arguments in favor Of granting a new
trial TO Carlyle w. Harris yesterday, the
court adjourned until to-day, and Dis
trict-Attorney NicoIl was given week
to produce other rebutting evidence Mr.
Howe will by that time have his Penn
sylvauia aud New Jersey afIidavits certi-
fed.
The court room was crowded, and
when at the close of the District Attor.
ney's remarks Harris asked the privilege
Of speaking in his own behalf the specta-
tors evinced the deepest and most intense
interest.
The Recorder granted his request.
Harris spoke in a low voice, and said that
he had never DETAINED his wife's name,
and that he was not instrumental in Sc
curing the afidayits that his counsel had
submitted.
81 am innocent, " he continued "and
/. So snou" Walk Uue sIteets lree
C.Oizeh' ana hoU DC sent TO prison until l
uIg;
Wnen ne resumed ms seat hIS mother
Ieh upon ms preasu' IhreW her arms
aD0uU ms hecN' ana Wep0 bitterly
Harris was DrousnG rom the IomDs
n"nucuAeu 10 Al!Gnuel l. falIoh, Jhe PARK
Pollce,hah' on urlal Ior perjury before the
heCoruer'
0notCly alUet IL o'clocN Lawyer VIII
nam r. Rowe began ms argument IN
support Oh uhe acVlon Iof new JrIal
L!aIrls, VINO SUI near MS counsel rested
LIS uloCuer menu upon ms DreasC'
Dl9vricC attorney GiGoll asked ms
Hohor ho0 I" alloW Jhe ainuaVlts TO be read
rs Uney were hoU auIhenticatea' Ihose
sMeaLIHs go 10 Onelii we're an IN FennSylVa-
MA ma ne saiu' anu therefore, ne objected
me court, however, allowed MI Howe TO
re'tl r Vne I'IuaFIus'
Counsel Degah argument by toucnlng
appear, ne u"eIV upon Uhe testimony OF
s5Vera. witnesses at the trial OF harris
ne sala that Harms desired to 90 upon
Ghe s1Hnd aU ms trlal' but MS counsel re-
Iuseu 10 allow MN 10 TESTIFY.
-, Mr, move salu ne had alauavlbs TO snow
IhaV Vhe morphine was selt-admlnlstered,
ana not by the hand OF the defendant.
Mrs' jackson, principal OF Che school
the deceased attended, VIII testify, II a
new Crlal De granted, tnat Helen's CON
duct was not OF the best and that she
Golu her she would nave to go home.
heien, IN turn, sald thaG she would not
as her nome was perfect hell, and she
would XIII herseiI hrsJ
Inc hrst aindavit was that OF Mrs
MARY trenet, formerly Mrs. Harris. 1t
Is stated thatln 1853 she resided at l90
west EoCh street: Helen Potts often
cailea tnere on VlslU TO her daughter
Ethel: Ihat in January, 1889, she visited
her daughter's room ana found her
asleep and breathing heavily When she
had awakened, she at hrst refused tc
state the cause OF her second sleep but
4IUer"arus aamlUted taxing phi tAd'
Helen fotts mad given her.
Ethel NJ harris, ~ years old, or ala
Lexington Avenue, sWears 10 an sindaVli
III Whlcn she says Uhab IN 1909 sle com
PlalEeu 10 Helen FosIs Oh passing sleep
IeSs IIguus ana ChaC helen gave her PHI
Whlch She toIu her TO take beIore retlr
ing. Sne cautioned her against speaking
OF Ihe plI' She IurUner states that Helen
tolu ner she was IN lhe haOIt OF taxing
-, "
LOOK VAe phi ana Sept Tor tWehty-thre'
hours: ID July, 1852 she says she went
TO VIsit Helen at As3ury Park and when
she complained OIL headache Helen oHer'
ed her another pull
MIS- T. H. jackson, prlhclPal oil the
seminary Wnlch tEe deceased attended
says That Helen told her she was IN the
habit OF taxing morphine which was pre-
criDeu 0y ner Pnyslclan'
Dr. william D Seari, OF Brooklyn, De
poses thaG at various Tunes ne prescrlD
ed for Helen Potts morphine IN small
Quantities
Mary A Lewis OF scranton Pa.' IN al
aIhdaVlU, sWears that she worked Tor Dr
Ireverton OF scranton, and that sne saw
Helen Potts there almost dally ana con
FeIseu WIN ueI, anu UuaO llel'l UOIo nol
she used morphine
Other at1ldaYts allege th25 the actions
OF Ihe deceased lhulc"Iea VhaU sue was
auulcIeu 10 Ihe morphine HaDl''