Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-05-13
CARLYLE ". HARRIS.

Warden Du:ston announced that every
thing was il readiness and invited the
Witnesses down stairs, They We're
taken to enc Of the tfices and counted.
There was delay of Is minutes there.
Then he party filed solemnly down the
stairs through the kitchen under the
w;i,teE's house and out by a temporary
rassageway built Of pine boards TO
screen the witnesses FROM the outside
public.
It was 1885 when the witnesses en-
tered the room. While they seated
themselves Electrician Davis attached
the wires 10 the battery of lamps and
turned on l..oo volts He finished test
ing the apparatus at 1886 and an
nouuced that all was ready. Con-
nanghton and two guards then went for
Harris. lie was
Awaiting he Final Summons
IN his cell With him was Chap
lain Wells. Harris was ready in a
moment and the little procession was
quickly formed. Screens had been
placed in front Of the other cells so that
the men who will soon meet Harris
fate did not see him as he went with q
guard on either side and the
faithful chaplain following him. He
looked slight and pale as he stepped
into the room. He paused an instant
on the threshold and looked calmly
over the assembled witnesses. Kind
hearted Warden Durston had stepped
over to the reporters and asked them to
conceal their pads. saying Harris
might not like it." The paGs were put
out OF sight and Harris merely looked
over the people, scanning their faces as
his eyes swept around the room. He
walked entirely alone, just behind Con-
naughton, and wavered for a moment,
more from not knowing which way be
was expected to go than from weakness
Connaughton
Pointed 20 the Chair
and without even look of culiousity at
the thing which was to end his career,
he dropped in his seat. As he did 50 he
began to talk in low voice. He said:
Il have a word to say if the warden will
permit He paused and repeated: Il
would like to say something if [ have
the warden's consent" Warden Dur
ston stepped over to the chair
and said: What did you wish to say
Harris then in weak voice, as
though each word cost him
q powerful effort, said, Il have 10
further reservation to make. l desire
to say that
Am Absolutely Innocent"
These We're his last words After
uttering them he seemed relieved and
settled back in the chair and was
quickly pinioned A current Of 1,790
volts was turncd on for two seconds and
then reduced to $50 volts. After 55 3-4
seconds the current was turned off and
upon examination the prisoner was
dead
At 3 o'clock Undertaken Kipp. who
carries on his business in Tie village Of
Sing Sing. drove up to the prison. He
procured the prison physicians certifi-
cate of the cause Of Harris death, and
then drove into the prison grounds
through the southeasteriy gate. In his
wagon was a highly polished oak cas-
ket, which was carried into the death
chamber, whers the body Of Harris,
dressed in a dark suit OF pr1son-maue
clothes. reposed upon a table. The
body was placed in the casket. The
refused to disclose the plans
FOR the disposition of the body.
STORY OF HARRIS CRIME.
Carlyle W. Harris was born in Glen
Falls, n Y, in September, 1869. He was
The grandson Of DR.. Benjamin ". Nc
cready Of New York city. Carlyle went 70
work early to own his own living. lie
as q book agent, was a clerk,
and for two years an actor iii & Paul
kauvar' company, thus presenting q
pretty varied career for a young man not
over 10 years Of age.
Having decided to be a doctor he entered
the College Of Physicians and Surgeons at
New York, going to live with Dr.. Nc
Cready. He spent the school year OF 1889
30 in that college In the summer OF 1859
be went to live at Ocean Grove, \. j. III
August 1889. a ball was given at Coleman
House. Ocean Grove. At that entertain
ment Harris formed the acquaintance OF
Helen Potts The girl was then IS wears