St. Paul daily globe., 1893-03-24
Carlyle Harris Taken From
81 the Tombs to Sing
Sing.
He Now Is Within Thirty
Feet Of the Chair Of
Death.
From Now Until He Is Exc
odted He Will Not Be
Alone.
He Completes an Octette OF
Murderers Waiting for
Death.

SING SING, n. Y, March 23.-ln
solitary, grated cage of iron. In low,
shell-like structure within the prison
walls, Carlyle Harris Is spending the
first night Of his waiting in prison for
death. The chair i'll which he Is ex-
pected to die Is not thirty feet
distant from the cot whereOn he
may sleep, if he can. He does
not know, however, that he might, were
the doors swung open, flip paper wad
over the oaken chair wherein they eX-
pect to focus the silent forces to com
pass his death. Were the young mans
cell window open he might we'll
nigh hear the wash of the river
beneath the walls that shut
him in from the outer world.
He is alone tonight. He never again
will be without human paniOnship,
unless he should be considered fayora-
bly, by the governor. Just outside his
ante-mortem tomb Of iron, keeper sits
and watches. They fear he may kill
himself, and the yawning chair OF death
in the next apartment is jealous of its
prey. The death watch is set. Harris
was astir in his cell at the Tombs in
New York at o'clock this morning.
Leaves the TOmbs.
"Well," he calculated through his
cigarette smoke to the keeper who
watched, this will be my last morning
in here. anyhow"
AT O'clock other keepers came. Har-
ris saw them and knew what it meant.
I'VE have come to take you to Sing
Sing" said Burke.
Il thought you would be here early"
replied Harris with smile.
He put on his overcoat and gloves and
came down into the office. lie was
handcutfed to Deputy Sheriff Brown.
They waited inside until a horse car
was in sight, then brought him out.
Harris Shivered slightly as he
felt the chill, damp air Of the
morning. The car was full of pas
seDgers. They at once recognized
him. There was' considerable excite
ment. The start from the TombS was
made early, and at an hour not an
nounced, SO as to avoid crowd of Curl
Gus spectators. At the Grand Central
station there was crowd, however.
The deputies hurried their priss
oner through the gates into
the train. Officers and prisoner
took seats in the smoking car. Harris
had not been on the train ten minutes
until all learned of his presence. They
crowded into the smoking car until
every seat was taken. The women
were as eager to sit in the dust and
smoke as the men. When all sitting
room was gone tine rest of the
passengers filed back and forth
along the aisle. stopping in front OF
Harris and staring into his face. Har-
ris did not like the scrutinizing. He
turned his face away. Once, however,
when woman was passing, he looked
her full in the eye and
Turned His Head
to watch her walk away. She was
young any pretty. The most remark
able feature of the trip, with the pos
sible exception of Harris unconcern,
was the mysterious way i'll which per-
sons in the stations along the way
| found out that he was coming. They
even knew what car he sat III.
| The train that Harris was brought up
on got here at 1924. Burke and Brown
were going to give Harris ride to the
prison. He said he preferred to walk
| and get the air.
This may be my last chance" he
| said, so the three, with a small crowd
trailing behind, walked back along the
track until the prison was reached.
At S:35 o'clock the doors of the prison
closed upon Harris, little crowd was
inside, and as he started to enter the
dark passageway to his cell he turned
and said In tone that was touched
with sadness:
Good by. all. 1 can't shake hands
| with any One."
He grasped the hands of the deputies
and disappeared. Every particle OF
clothing was taken from HIM, and he
was dressed anew from the skin. He
got neat cutaway Of black. HIS hair
was trimmed. and the beard he grew
in the Tombs was shaved off.
| Then he was measured, weighed,
his age, name, birthplace, ETC.,
taken and he was locked in his cell.
| There are eight cells in murderers' row
occupied. Besides Harris, the con-
demned are: Sliney, HOllister, Rohl,
| Osmund, Hamilton and Geogegan.
Hamilton will be the first to die, then
Geogegan and Sliney will be executed.
| Harris turn will then be next.