The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-09

teiegraphs papa It sill csause US all untold
misery. Do 1t Tor ray sass Oh, CARL You
she wrote second letter. falling him her uncle
had told me OF her celdi,iosi.
During the long Ia. < whsh followed the con-
versafion Helen showed ser mother the letter
which she had written TO Is,rris urging him to
write and tell Mrs. Potts tbs shoIe truth He
afterward did this, aad MIRA Potts was Disposed
TO make the bsst OF tee mssser and help them
both.
II was . dreadful revelation that was made BY
Dr. Treve-ton to the xriei-s sriekeu mother Her
daughters health tat besn shattered by Car
lyle Harris, and her illness 1t that time was
septic poisoning, the resuls:of dangerous ope.
ration performed Or her Ia June by him. Dr.
Treverton said that EIsien Mad tod him her sad
story She had had three unsuccessful opera
lions performed upon her, and was suffering
from the effects of rEs lasatwo she gave Dr.
Ireverton written stasesnent at the time TO
the effect that an c2eratioN had been under
taken IN May, ls9o, &c PHI sieisn OF New York
CITY. and Two by c. ". Harss, from the effects
or failure OF which .ae suffered until che was
renewed by Dr.. TreveIton. Ma Potts went to
Ne" YORK and secured asopy Of the marriage
contract, the original OF :: hEch Harris said he
nad burned, and irOra Harris himself on afi-
davit with all the marcos. earris had given the
ages of himself and aellen IA n years each at
ms place Of fesideues at New Haven, Conn. MIRA
Potts secured this aocuns nj and further in
sisted upon Harris signsssg an affidavit in
which be acknow edged. that the names
given In the n.srrisga certificate were
MS own. Carlyle W. Harris, and Helen
Nelson Potts. Mra Potts than earnestly wished
70 have the marriage eerem Sny performed again,
this time publicly. so that it could be pro.
Claimed to the woris. Bus Earris urged that
public marriage w4uid iS detrimental to his
career. Finally he promise: that II Mrs. Potts
would not ask to have the ceremony repeated
at once ne would consent tf one later on, al any
time she wished He then Suggested that Helen
should spend the intervening time at some good
school in New York, and he: himself suggested
the Comstock finishing sIhool, because, he
said. he had dear friend tl,sre, . teacher, who
could teach his wits to be: like herself-"gra-
cious and graceful" Tha plan was approved
by Mrs. Potts, and Helen, i,ow In fairly good
health. went to Nex York: to remain in school
till such dme a. her husband should formally
acknowledge her Al his Las fnl wife. But, the
danger apparently over. Harris wantonly re-
fused to make good lis wors. He had promised
that the engagement shoul. be announced at
the holidays, but when the .si.ae came, As Mrs.
Potts said:
He refused, and few days later wrote me,
and with the ARREST assursacs suggested that
all question of Marriage BE- deferred for two
years Longer. lost patien.s, yet wrote kindly
and tried to show hiin whaS living three years
as an unacknowledgsd vita III ust mean to her.
and that saw no reason fsr il. / advised that
he take his wife, &C Iietlys oa the anniversary
OF their marriage ana be married by o minister
that if he succeeded "A graz. lstng in the spring
l would send thcEa both to Europe before he
settled to practice In New siGrk., He wrote in
the kindest way. said evsryshing should be
done as wished. even IL IL: h.ndered his pro-
fessional advancement, "if $40 other means OF
satisfying my scrup-s couR! % found" 1.-THE
words were undersccred BY MIS-. Pottsl 1t was
then agreed that the religious ceremony should
take place on February s. 1885, But the long
weeks OF illness ana anxi.s.y had again told
upon the nervous system oicths young wife and
she became q victim Of inssmnia. On January
% she complained pf this to Harris who was
calling upon her az the sctool. There was no
one else to whom std could :,u-n, no one Who
thoroughly understood the sause of her suffer
ing as he. In her estremItT she asked his help
and he prescribed iof her. He wrote out the
following prescri ptoa and aiguself had it filled
at the drug store:
Quin. Sulph. rr XIV.
Morph. Sulph gr. l.
In capsules vi.
Big: One beio.s retirih%
(sigped.) q W. H., Student.
! had purposed visl,ing ny daughter on Mon:
day, February 2, bus changed my mind and
went on Saturday, Jsnuary 81. instead. had
lovely day with my rhild, cad she insisted on
mates who were. she said. "sle dearest, loveliest
girls in the world" And they certainly were
among them. She was HAPPY and well. She
put on her new reception dress and waltzed
around the room to Snow ne how pretty the
angel sleeves were. ehe wed me the box OF
pills. and shook the only Q';pane pill in it. say
ing she had mind 4, thros l. out Of the vim
dow-they made her feel &C VT angely, just as il
she were dying. This. nigh. Size played for Miss
Day an hour or more aiter :ae girls went to the
the concert. Then sire gos Dr. Browns book
'Rab aud His Friends aud 70 All aloud to Miss
Day, and the pathetic little story made them
both cry. Al lo:30 ste left sIiss Day, saying she
wDuli
hoped to sleep well. ne Gsrls awoke her from
her pleasant dreams tnat tst for them. would
Inent / believe she kne,i ell For after she
felt the choking sensesion ser friend said, "Lie
down and go to sleop. ants you will feel all
right" she said. "Ier, bui.;t will be the sleep
OF death" These wera her last words. When
Harris met me he told me 10. was the druggists
awlul mistake that used ser death, but he re-
fused her name in GVHth 4. in life, and lis
tened in vain for any real &, et at her untimeiy
end In his voice. Ana whe. was first shown
my darling rs she lay dessh IN the art room
of the school. with tsat s.gsuge smile on her
lips. he WAS explaining thifgs to Miss Day. I
wrote and asked hini as hS could not take his
true position not 10 Gone T.: tae funeral But
he came and was sent away:
The verdict of the coron:r'r jury was that
Helen Potts came tn her :testh from opium
poisoning Carlyle V Harris was arrested on
the charge that he had sus cautiously subst-
tuted Tor one of the pills I'm ne box one capsule
containing two grains 81 m:rphine On Febru-
airy l. lsol. just one year aitx- ais w1ies death.
Harris was arraigned ;or Isurder in Recorder
smyth's court in New York s'lty. The trial was
"A long one, with manS delays, sud il ended in
verdict of guilty. Harris Swas sentenced to
death, but his attornot appealed. The court of
appeals refused 20 sci aside Chs verdict Of the
lower court, and o. MOts!as. March %, 1885,
Harris was sentenced 20 di. curing the week
beginning May S. Harris or: that occasion made
an address in his owA sehal. The doomed man
ad dressed Recorder S.Gyth Ter full hour and
half. 1t was not Eassios.ate appeal, nor did
there come from his : ps tss torrent OF abuse
tina. was expected. 10 ssoCd a; the bar
trembling like asj.en, s.sSirg himself from
collapse by frequent irtnks'. brandy aud water
aud talSed Is though ae wef:- = lawyer arguing
the case OF another, icstead .)f a man standing
on the brink of the grave. wsosa words We're de-
signed 10 influence the one : al whose power 1t
was 10 name the day !or his execution.
strong efforts had b1 N made by his attorney,
the famous criminal lawyer .!owe. TO save Harris
from death, aud OIL the taisis and turns and
stage effects that apI tain &, the dramatic law
yer's methods were trougat into play without
await 1t sought - hav. public meetings to
arouse public sentiment, isit the press of New
York promptly contemnes the movement
Then petitions i'll big rolls, satds of them, were
signed asking the governor s. commute the sem
teace. He refused. Final ~ an attempt was
made 70 smirch his v Tins ~ afacIsT-fo prove
that Helen Potts W. q CO htmed opium user,
nud a commissioner v>s sp1. plated To tske testi-
rony Some o. the witnesses had evidently
been bribed 10 give aamnafse evidence, but the