Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-25

New Developments In Carlyle Harrls's
case-No Attempt mt suicIde-A SYM
pathlzer With the Condemned Man
starts a Morphine story.
New YORK, April 24.-Statements
that Carlyle Harris's illness is an at
tempt at suicide because OF an alleged
i'm IMPRESSION that the governor has re-
fused to interfere with the recorders
sentence are lies, declared Lawyer
Howe, vehemently.
"Look at these two letters from Car
lyle which got this morning. Are they
not calm and we'll written? Do not
copy them. He merely says he is suffer
ing from intestinal trouble, ana hopes
his mother is not i'll.
"The prospects for Carlyle are inhn-
itely better" the lawyer continued. Il
have Just obtained very important news
additional evidence that Helen Potts
was a morphine eater. Look at this
letter which came this morning"
The letter was in feminine hand,
on fine note, and ran:
"NEw YORK, April 20, 1893.
"DEAR SIR-The following facts In
connection with the Harris-Potts case
having come to my notice, thought to
advise you OF same, not knowing OUT
they might be of some help to you, even
at this late hour, /. e.
81 am informed that the Potts family
at one time resided at No. ZIG West
Thirty-sixth street, New York city, the
ianitress of which house or fiat tells
very interesting tale, If true. This jan
itress's name is Mrs. Barter, and she
claims to have made the remark one
day to Mrs. Potts that she was suffer
ing from a frightiul headache, when
Mrs. Potts volunteered to furnish her
with some powders or pills, which she
claimed her daughter always USED
when suffering from the same trouble
Just in what form the stuff was
am unable to say, but she claims when
she took it she became like one intoxl-
Gated, and she claims that it was NOR
phine that Mrs. Potts gave TO her. Fur
IhermOre, Mrs. Barter's sister happened
to visit her while in the condition pro-
duced by the alleged morphine.
'As 10 the truthfulness OF this state
ment cannot say, but if it will be OF
any use to you. you can find this Mrs.
Barter at the before mentioned address
and can interview her yourself. Not
caring to have my identity known at
the present, will simply sign myself
"ONE WHO'S INTERESTED"
"I have a very important affidavit
here now from woman. am only
waiting for Helen Potts's photograph
to be identified to make this public.
Then there will be big news. What l
shall do while the governor is here l
cannot tell"
Morphine was never given me by
Helen Nelson Potts or by her mother
as remedy or anything else" said
Janitress Mary Z. Barter, of No. l16
West Sixty-third street, when told OF
the anonymous letter receixed by Mr..
Howe. "When the grip first ragged
in 1890 1 was attacked, and Mrs.
Potts, then living here with Helen and
the twelve-year-old son George, gave me
autpyrene powders. They were not
good for me, however. | never was
told anything or noticed anything that
would Justify suspicion that Helen
Potts was addicted TO morphine or any
other drug. Carlyle Harris visited the
Potts almost daily during their resi-
dence in the first flight fat, and seemed
devoted. Mrs. Potts and her daughter
had been given antipyrene once, but
that is all / know about it.
THE Potts remained here from Octo-
Der, 1883, 10 April, 1889. Mr.. Potts
came to see them when in town. They
were the incest people l ever met. Mrs
Harris was here last week, saying she
understood I could give evidence to
show that the dead girl had taken NOR
phine while in this house. l said /
could not give such evidence. Mrs.
Harris was very cheerful, l thought.
DIR. Thompson. who testified at the trial,
was the only physician who attended
Helen to my knowledge, l cannot i'm
agine who sent the anonymous letter"