The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-10
HARRIS'S LAST STATEMENT.
VIDE PUBLIC AFTER HIS BURIAL IN
RURAL CEMETERY, ALBANY.

The statement u Somewhat Contradictory
Arrangement OF His Arguments for His
Ir,oeepce-Buried BY n Protestant AFTER
Protestant Services Mt the Prison-Oniy
MI. Mother, Brother. aud Two Friend.
Mt the Tunerai-They Covered His Grave
with Flowers. which Women stole for
souyenirs-The story that Harris Died -
Catholic Deniodb by Prison Chaplain Wells
l,r,SY. May a-Tho last statement OF Car
,,,. Harris reached the Office OF the Super
tr,enient OF State Prisons in this mornings
mail. Mrs. Harris wired from Sing Sing last
night resembling any permission she may
have given to newspaper mon and 'othors to
cot COPIES o! 1t. The telegram stated that
an, herself would call for 1t.
Mrs Harris reached here at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. Sho gave q written permit for
eopics OF the statement to be given to the
press. This is how 1t reads: ,ooo
so,iHcst.on hs, been brought me that Gov. Flower
m, refused TO interfere with the execution Of tho sen.
tsncc Of the lower court in my case.
Evidence has come to light that my wife was fos
years before her death addicted to the use tor misuse)
AZ the drug from an overdose OF which she died. I am
sentenced to death upon tho supposltion that 1 aubsii-
,utel a capsule containing nve grains Of morphine for
IN, of the harmless capsules l prescribed Tor her ten
laws before her death.
Now. 1T is seItevident to any ono having knowledge
OF medicine that no one addicted to morphine could be
murdered with i've grains OF that drug. because Tor
,ueh a person nve grains would not be u fatal dose.
upon this fact we based my motion for retrial. which
Recorder smyth denied. and later my plea for Execu-
tive interference.
In recognition OF this last plea a Commissioner was
appointed to investigate the credibility Of tho wit.
pesses who had volunteered testimony as to my wife's
habit. Their evidence remained mistaken. aud
.h.,,h the nroSsrutinl nftAInDfol n rebuttal thew did
not dare TO produce In open court the witnesses whose
sndavi,s were the most important OF those on which
Recorder smyth denied my motion for re,riai. Irefer
to Eunics Rockwell, Rachel Cookson, DR.. Trevorton.
: and pr. Hand. who. in their afhdavits. torswore tho
testimony given oil my trial. as l have shown. and to
Hence il was established before the Governors Com.
mi,s'@ T ~ he Il ,s'' In, TS Sd pr lk, nna o,ser. p Inv WG my
sae =gYFsh .. e, =, mG a1,,. D, tIsSSsn'4,,, and shn. n rns
. .,royed herself; Tor she was beloved and happy: Blu.
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T y : Be- the e, action Of s ,n; G nena. w nnsj not o 1q:,,;
M9.. be silsnesd BY a seeming Justification Of the Court
Where there was no doubt of gull. Gov. Flower has
S Fl, ns,t!s's ssd to '%a a yssf AGO. rs but II in the shs SA cas-. q the sa aness
iT.lla.d .hs Coutt: and there was va no EeG ,aI,ms SMITH SMITH
S. s;" a a..asy 70 n Be sDs ;s III. s sarssi asr s%y 1n'R %.i Maa1s
and others. lead. he will be soon forgotten. and the
TneI:: Isl ids. r N ming. q many thu, q. the
other woman. such . person has never been found;
SF ap Sfs. sss sSii sy libel Is /. and %' in misaSl''a through snsa the s eci'
rmus Of the press rather than by means of witnesses
4 desre in thi, utte..nce to express my great thanks
.ln .sG' th ns nab tse Sf t my 'arS u w tho h hesf D ioand eve Ss:
Ssnes a. the ~ time of 2, ny ih ;Ii. III ,sey yi wS.'a have wb "sS e,a aSa
81 f H%S Their ino~iedss until too late. viii NOT
..fThaSs ioI them no .houah, Of blame I1aiy.Su.lly
i is,s sss'a who se'S S. Ss iseorss 50 @ills H,as - to BRING the
H %ss. sI . Il such 'tna lime N a. thi; Is an 'a sasness OF my
ESs been reported in the Newspaper that dnrinE
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their staisnents to cross examination: ..
.S III G T"s d h.f r no m my WIZ, fss 10 P:. =. y. ie Ssa. sss .. ro aSGi
have brought me money and profess.ona, spseess; she
"a s.slii 1 Would have been my h%aDpinss, to shield
IAAy, now to die. T.. m.nrs. Of my Ssst b T. I.s Of
refusing to run away even when under sentence OF
,N.yGod in mercy bless and guard those 1 leave be.
h'n6 ana give them peace. w,., n.., nvv
,,HIs e. to man man; tnU y nga th1 A. no ao,, Sonese aseiaI. or ,S Sn.
lam innocent y %ists q the n, crime ina; fo %o w sSis@ni am 4 candsmnsa
IN y sss that / e 'ass' Wi Tn0 81 sn' .S a. s' i sRsfs: s g. . S.,'s s. st NOT NOT
to.Estting that. when much proof Of my innocence
WAS I0pnd. II was lnhumAnly thrust aside.
.; iii ii: i; M. s si 4 { {; $i f.; $ :sss,se for Do$ s S:s:5s: H % IA ;i'
Col. Baker. Assistant Superintendent Of
s ssnss r 81 snns sfrs SHs tn fs s2niss M W thf +. an IN
Chicago. The, statement was written in a
Sfles.. ieEibls hand; The ehirography was
.asSs q lar" iosscsp paper; The hrst
mnediately after the words. II have now to
Sis; The manqer Of my death i Of small mo-
Bat all the same " It viii sibe he more painful for
al my friends and family that died in -
and strapped In the electric chair"
Inc eraslres. were read, so far as possible.
bymeans OF a microscope. The second erasure
was SO GomtistS that it was imIposstble to dis.
on page six. after the words: was
,,o rEvs, under sentence 81 death" Al, tho
stSs" to % dl sn9 t RssatsrfBh Ss wdp5l w.,. ." drn have ave
The one word discerpible was God"
there was q third ,erasure Of three words
~ dlsCernible Immediately before the words.
Nay God in His mercy, Ic."-
Ihe erasures were made, by the use Of a
khllS and INK. The ink used was a light blue.
totaily different OF that used in the original
Erlting. AZ the bottom OF the last page were
{heSe words. Written in Harris's hand with a
h M"n M eehGtl: M above ensures We're made
staatna.S was written In q smaller hand than tho
me original COPY will be mailed to Mrs Har.
III at East Mortified. Mass. In accordanoe
Win d written request from her.
BURIAL OF HAIRS.
r IN the soil OF the Ilsural Cemetery
Of Albany, the body OF Carlyie WWseantteI
worth Harris, WAS buried at ~, O'clock liz
afternoon. Tbs. Kew. d.. la. lhapmUn' , n
TOR Of the s.. Margaret Protestant IpiscorGSSa i
church OF Manands. oiilciated. Mrs. liar.
and her son Allan were tho only mcmber, ~
the dead nuns family present. Tie de.
Meanor OF Mrs. Harris and young Allan was
me same at the grave Is at sing sing. calm
The body OF Harris rested in his coffin Iost
n,ght IN the chamber whore his life was ended.
~ 3:l5 o'clock this morning two closed car,
dIiages drew W In front Of the prison. In tho
hEst carriage were Mrs. Harris. Mrs. GoIdey.
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