The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-21
CARLYLE HARRIS PLEA.
The Bright Young Murderer Who
Is Condemned to Death.
SENSATIONAL SCENE IN COURT.

Remarkable Interest Displayed In tho
Case by the General Public--The Con-
demned Man Cheered by a Vast Throng
on His Way to the Tombs.
NEW YORK, March 21.--Carlyle w. Har-
ris was yesterday brought before Recorder
Smyth and sentenced to be electrocuted
the week beginning May s. He made a
long address in the dock asserting his in
nocence and denouncing those who worked
against him, especially Lawyer Dilworth
Choate and ex-District Attorney Wellman.
When Harris left the court house in City
Hall park after being resentenced vast
thHong of people crowded about him and
Deputy Sheriffs Brown and Burke, to
whom he was handcuffed, and followed
him for blocks on his way to the Tombs.
Cheer up, Harris you will beat the re-
corder yet," said one sympathetic specta-
tor. Harris smiled and said nothing.
Then another yelled for cheers and the
crowd yelled Justify in unison. The demon
stration surprised Harris, and as he passed
into the Tombs he smilingly remarxed:
"They believe me innocent if they cheer
me on the street."
The crowd left him only when the iron
gates Of his prison changed in their faces
and the policemen ordered them away
iIdTTiS dppestrtu very CHeerlul, anu WHen
told that he would not be taken to Sing
. Sing until Wednesday, expressed his graft
fication. II feel" he said, like man who
has done good days work and is tired. I
am surprised at the way held out, for this
morning 1lwas very sick. lam very happy
now, for have proved my case. / am
satisfied now, though have been legally
tried and convicted. They say Assistant
District Attorney Wellman, who left the
court room when 1 roasted him, sneaked
back again. If I'd known it would have
hauld him over the Goals again. WE'LL it's
over now, and am ready to die, although
declare solemnly that am an innocent
man."
Interest in the case here is almost un-
paralleled in the city's criminal annals.
Harris speech when he stood up to be re-
sentenced was a most sensational one 1t
was the last despairing plea of an intel.
ligent, bright, delicately nurtured young
man who felt deaths dark shadow closing
about him,
In his closing appeal Harris said: II am
before my judge, as you will some day
come face to face with your Judge, Re
corder Smyth, stripped of all these earthly
dignities. There is strong power In in
nocenee, which in my case has risen slpe-
rior to the terrors of death. Two years
ago visited lonely grave, and today, as
then, l thank God that he who will may
read in this new evidence my innocence OF
this foul crime"
my duty in this case is doubly painful"
said the recorder as soon as Harris had
finished. "Yoa are undoubtedly man Of
extreme ability. l regret to see you here
today. But after hearing all you have to
say am still Of the opinion that this new
evidence would do you no good. In this
am sustained by the court of appeals.
The date for the execution having passed,
by reason of your appeals it devolves upon
me to again appoint day.
within the week beginning"
Harris stood up and clutched the bar
with one hand. The other hand he
stretched out to the recorder. Then,
raising his voice, he cried: 1.-THE last oi
Carlyle Harrisl warn you, Mr. Smyth,
1t will be the last of school girl expertsl
the last of perjured -. Deputy Burke
touched him on the shoulder and he sank
into his chair.
Your execution will take place in the
week beginning Monday, May s." the re
corder said. Remove the prisoner"
Harris picked up his coat. He was pale
self contained, unbroken.