Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-20
70 BIZ ELEC7ROCUIED.
s,,l,r,o Passed Upon Carlyle v. HaT-
EI;, The Wife Murderer.
DRAMATIC SCENE IN COURT.
y,sliesympathy Manifested in Behalf Of
the Young Prlsoncr.-lIis s'ate'
mcnt InaudIble.

Yxw YosK, March 2o.-Thero was
,a,.,lc scene In the court Of general
s,,.Iops this morning when Carlyle w.
u.,,,s The young medical student,
-, e.llsd to the bar to receive the
.,sses OF death for poisoning his
.,er,,ly welded bride, Helen May
I'm. Public sympathy had been
,,ou,ed 10 an unusual degree in behalf
N The young man, ana II went to the
,s,ent Of holding q mass meeting In
M behalf in Madison square gar
5sn but al without avail to stay
,be action OF the law. There
was an immouse .throng Of people
around the building, In which Recon
der smythe sits, this morning. Adj
mission was forbidden TO oil except
iho,e bearing orders from tho district
attorney, but in spite OF this the court
r5om was crowded before the time ret
rrthe sentence to DO passed. Harris
was finally brought IN, looking worn
and haggard, and showing nnmietak.
able signs OF the terrible ordeal
through which he had been late.
y passing. When court opened
tho recorder called the prisoner
to the bar, he responded, walking un-
steadily, with evidences OF extreme
weakness. Asllod II he had anything
to say why eentence should not be
passed upon him, no leaned heavily
Tor support on the rail, and began in n
voice inaudible except 10 those I'm.
medlately ut his elbow. After one or
two uuintentional interruptions by
people coming In, the stiffness Of death
settled over the court room, but
the words Of the doomed man
were still lnRudlble, except once In a
while whom he reached some
point In the case which moved him
strongly, when he would utter "A ssn-
fence or two with startling strength
ana distlnotness. He then gave way
10 evident weakness and talked In an
undertone. At the close the recorder
sentenced him 10 DO eleclrocuied In the
week beginning May the Sth.
There were wet eyes In tho court
roomnt times during Harris speech,
and the throng was deeply moved.
Among the most dramatic points In the
speech woro where he denounced Dill.
worth and Choate, newspaper man as q
sneak, u peIjurer, an outcast, and the
district Attorneys tool; where
he denounced Assistant District
Attorney Welman Rs liar; where
with tears streaming from his eyes aud
s0bs convulslng his frame he turned to
hank his counsel, Lawyer Howe,
aging he was a poor man aud could
never repay his devotion; ending by
handing him an envelope which he
mid contained his dearest possession,
Helen's last gift to him.
Harris spoke an hour and forty MIN
utes. he made no sign Us the recorder
hurriedly pronounced the date for
execution. Mt the close OF the scene he
was taken back to the Tombs.
The envolop which he handed his
LAWYER contained n pair Of cuff buttons.
Presidential Nomination.,
WAsuIEGToN, March 20.-The Pres.
iient has sent the Senate the following
nominations: James Il. Eustis, Louis
lana, minister TO France; Theodore
Runyan, New jersey, minister TO Ger.
many; John II. kisley, minister IN
Denmark; James q. Jenkins, Wis, u.
). Circuit Judge Of the Judicial circuit;
Walter ID. Da6nuy Virginia, solicitor
department OF state; Charles -.
Sleuartg,t Texas, Judge United States
court for Indian Territory; Ernest II.
Baldwin, Maryland, first auditor OF
the treasury; Wade Hampton, South
Carolina, Commissioner OF railroads;
stephen Il. Koister, postmaster nj
LANDER Wyoming.
II appears the Senate acted upon all
nominations sent In up TO Saturday
except Edmund Is. Whitney, n. ",
10 be assistant attorney general; Il. l..
Gayle, New Mexico, 10 be- receiver OF
public moneys; j. II. 5windiehurst to
be postmaster at Livingston, Mont.
The explanation OF the failure 10 act
In the cases OF Whitney and Gayle
VIII doubtless be found In the fact
hatthe committees on judiciary ami
public lands, which must first pass
upon the nominations. have not yet
mad meeting.
j.. Il. Rlsley, nominated minister to
Denmark, 10 u brOther-in Jaw OF Senator
Noothees and lawyer OF high stand
Tug In New York rs well as this city,
Nhere he became well known through
MS practice before the court Of Alaba-
ma claims, ~ member OF the firm Of
hsley a Fiagg. Rlsley is about 80
80 W akNs nv Nur boAu III hHuA
Senly, Indiana, near Vincennes.
early thirty years ago lie went 10
ntR York where he worked hard and
slh great success at his profession as
aAWyer. His appointment II said he
nlogelher duo 70 business influence,
nlving boen recommended by bank
10 shipping interests OF New York.
nv has, however, been "A etaunch
democrat. Duringthe last Campaign he
HM president OF the Democratic club
~ Wesichester, but has avoided taxi.
,nG aldes In tue factional guarrels Of
e1e party In New York. He Is man
means with handsome country
tM At New Rochelle.
A., ineodore Runyon, the new minister
germany, Ia one OF tho promi-
muI ngures OF the New Jersey
vrehooracy and man OF pro.
sunoeu ability. For ton years he
as chancellor Of state and has twice
, ysou lts candidate for governor, ut ono
hs turing the war. Early In the war
o0R charge Of regiment OF
Vim Jersey troops and served
h ulslinction as an officer In com.
'uu. AZ present he is practicing
~ ny IN IN Newark and enjoys the esteem
VIZ PEOPLE OF the state among whom
az a. JANUS high az n lawyer, gentleman
-Hu man OF fine attachments.
Nominations Con nrnied.
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