The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-14

statement he desired. He then said
that Harris was not his right name,
and when urged to give his true name
so that his family might be written
concerning his death, he declared that
he never intended 10 reveal his true
name He said that his family stood
high socially; that they We're wealthy,
and that he had two sisters married to
men who held high office, and that he
would die unknown before he would
bring disgrace upon them by giving
his true name, and his family history.
Harris did not die. After months Of
suffering he recovered, but he was dis
abled forever from work, and conse-
quentIy was returned to the Peniten-
tiary, where he is nurse in the hos
pital.
After he became thus permanently
disabled, Herbert McClammy, of Will
inington, who defended Harris on his
trial, got up petition for pardon,
and procured all the signatures re-
quired by the Governor except that of
Judge Mears. who presided at the trial.
Governor Carr then wrote Harris that
ne would issue the pardon if Judge
Mears would also sign his petition.
Judge Mears would not sign the petit
ton.
REFUSED FREEDOM.
Last March j. G. l.. Harris, Of this
city was employed by Harris to assist
in pressing the petition for pardon. He
went to see Harris and talked over his
case fully and then went To see Gov
ernor Carr. He found Governor Carr
determined not To issue the pardon
unless Harris would disclose who he
was, and this information the Governor
intended to verify To this Harris re-
peated that he would remain in the
penitentiary and serve out his term, or
die therein as the case might be be-
fore he would disgrace his family by
an exposure of his name and personal
history.
Harris had one friend, Edward War
rem, to whom his Raleigh attorney adj
dressed letter at Pittsburg, Pa. a
reply came promptly with the promise
of help, pecuniary and otherwise.
A second letter was received by the
attorney from Warren, purporting TO
have been written III Chicago, and was
mailed in that city. But this was the
last ever heard from Warren.
A SINGULAR "FRIEND."
There was also prisoner in the pen
itentiary by the name OF Mansfield
when Harris went there. The two be
came fast friends. Mansfeld's right
name was George II. Scott. His home
was at Anchorage, KY. Scott promis-
| ed to help Harris in his efforts to Sc
cure a pardon. He went to see the
Raleigh attorney, and appeared to
have plenty of money, and declared that
he was ready to pay one thousand dol
| lars to insure the pardon. Scott left
Raleigh under promise to return but
| has never been heard from
| The only clue ever given by Harris
| as to who he is is the fact that his
| father was postoffice Inspector under
| President Arthur, and was quite an ole
man in 1891. The convict says that be
expected through Warren 10 have Sc
cured the active assistance Of that not
ed gambler and sporting man OF Chi
/ cago, Mike Mcdonald, and through the
| influence of Mcdonald he expected tc
| enlist the active services of eX-Con
| gresham Frank Layler and through
| Mcdonald and Lawler he expected
to get strong letter to Governor Carr
from Governor Altgeld of Illinois. Bu'
! Warren, who was travelling agent