The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
History of Harris, Grim >.

Carlyle w. Harris was born in Glenn
Falls, N. Y, in September, 1869. He
was the grandson of DIR. Bejamin w.
Mccready, of New York city. Carlyle
went to work early to earn his own iiv-
ing. He canyassed as a book agent,
was clerk and for two years an actor
in Paul Kauvar' company. Having
decided to be n doctor he entered the
College of Physicians and Surgeons in
this city, going to live with DR.. Me-
Cready. He spent The school year of
1859 in that college. In the sum
mer of 1885 he went to live at
Ocean Grove. N. j. In August, 1889, a
ball was given at the Coleman house,
Ocean Grove. At that entertainment
Harris formed the acquaintance of
Helen Potts. Tho girl was then 1s
years old. They went boating, played
tennis and took long walks along the
shore. In the ensuing fall Harris came
back to New York to resume his medi-
cal studies. The Potts moved into
New York, going to live at 116 West
Thirty street. Helen attended
the college of music. Harris continued
his calls on her. They became SO fire.
quent, and Harris attentions so ardent
that the suspicious of Mrs. Potts
We're aroused. Helen seemed to
be fond of Harris, On Feb
ruary IS on the pretext of talk
ing Helen to the Court street exchange
Harris and Miss Potts went to the city
hall and Were secretly married by Al
derman Rinckhotf under assumed
names. Six weeks after the marriage
Harris calls on Helen began to be less
frequent. He seemed to want to avoid
her. In the latter part of May, 1890,
Miss May Schofield came to visit Helen.
Harris and Helen were in great trouble,
for the girl wife was in delicate con-
dition. Harris proposed way to
avoid letting the world know. She
finally consented, but fearing that
1T might kill her she insisted
as q protection to her honor that first
Miss Schofield should know of her
secret marriage. Harris took Miss
Schofiela for walk on the beach and
told her. That afternoon he took
Helen out. They were gone till late in
the evening. On returning, as she was
very pale and sick, Helen went at once
to bed. On that afternoon, it was
afterward learned. Harris performed a
criminal operation on his wife. The
next week Helen went to Scranton,
Pa, to visit her uncle. DR.. Treverton.
Seeing that Helen was i'll he took her
to task. She confessed. Harris was
sent for. He confessed that he
had performed two operations. but
to DR.. Treverton he denied
the marriage. After Miss Potts
got well her mother insisted that
Harris marry her publicly. Harris pro-
missed to do SO, but urged Mrs. Potts
to wait till he had got further III his
studies. In the meantime he Induced
the mother to send Helen to the Cum
stock boarding school in this city.
Mrs. Potts continued to insist on mar
riage by a minister On January 20,
1891, Harris wrote her: aAll your
wishes shall be complied with, If no
other way can be found to satisfy yonr
scruples." On january 20 Harris got a
prescription for six capsules, each to con-
tain one-sixth of a grain of morphine
and four and a half grains of quinine.
He gave Helen four of the pills, telling
her to take one each night. He kept
two pills out OF the lot. Oa the even.
ing of Saturday, January 81. is1i
Helen took the last pill and went to