The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
CARLYLE HARRIS AT REST.

The Poisoner's Remains Removed to the
Grave with No Ceremonies.
SING SING, N. Y. May 9. 1S93.-This
morning a hearse in which was a coffin
containing the remains of Carlyle Harris
rolled out CT the Sing Sing prison. The
hearse, with curtains drawn, emerged
from the south prison gate. n ear the gate
| house.
Five minutes later Mrs. Harris aud her
son Allen accompanied thu body on the
1890 train north as far as Poughkeepsie,
| where they changed cars at 1920 to take
| the 1890 express from New York, which
does not stop here but reaches there at
1914.
1t was expected that the body would
reach Albany at 2:35, and would I'M
mediately buried in Rural Cemetery
there.
The body of the young wife-poisoner
remained all night in the gruesOme death
chamber, where the spark of life was
~extinguished yesterday.
At fifteen minutes after nine this morn
Ing two closed carriages drew up in front
of the prison They contained Mrs.
Harris, the dead mans mother; Allan
/ Harris, his brother; Edward Morrell, his
cousin. who strongly resembles the exc
cuted %poisoner; Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
I dolUSY, VI Olf1olQu AMI ooulOi0 uSS,
Williamsburg, friends of Mrs. Harris,
| and o beautiful young woman, clad III
| black, whose name could not be learned.
Prison Chaplain Wells and Under
| taker Kipp also accompanied the funeral
party. Young Allan Harris carried an
| easel OF laurel, tied with purple ribbon:
| Mr.. Morrell a big box full of dogwood
| full blown tree in the yard of Nj. Clark,
next door to Mr.. Ambler's boarding
| house. where Mrs. Harris stopped
while in Sing Sing, and MIR. Goldey u
huge wreath OF annunciaJion lilies.
| white and pink roses and yiolets, with
| the words AT Rest" and "Innocent' in
blue immorteiles. TO the wreath was
attached a mourning cards inscribed.
with sincere sympathy. Mrs. w. u.
| Goidey."
Two stalwart prison guards brought in
| the coffiu, which WIS iuclosed in a plain
| box, and placed IL on u couple of stools.
| The cof1n itself was satin lined, of very
| dark antlque oak, highly polished, an d
| resembIed mahogany. The plate bore
this inscription
Carlyle w, Harris,
Murdered ay s, 1898,
Aged % Years, 7 NJ onths, 10 Days.
ssWe would not if we had known."-Tne Jury.
Chairs were ranged about the coffin for
| the nourpers. who rose when Chaplain
| Wells began reading the solemn Protest
| ant Episcopal service for the dead.
AS the Chaplain's words softly echoed
| throughout the vaulted room. Mrs. Har-
| ris stood at the head of the coffin, gazlng
steadfastly into the face of her dead boy.
but uttered not a word or sob. and shed
not a tear. The beautiful young woman
who accompanied her, however, was
much affected. more so than any one in
the party.
In addition to the regular funeral SER
vice Chaplain Wells read the commit
ment service, it beiag the intention of the
family To have no services at the grave.
Harris Last Statement.
ALBANY, N. Y, Mays 1S93.-The last
statement written by Carlyle w. Harris,
has been received at the Department of
State Prisons. It Will be held. however.
until The arrival OF Mrs. Harris, who will
be allowed to dispose OF it as she sees fit.
| She is expected here late this afternoon.
The statement contains nearly eighteen
hundred words.