The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-15
HARR|S' REMAINS WANTED BY NO ONE Wife Slayer May Be Buried
 By City KILLED SUNDAY NIGHT Man Who Knew Dead Man in Lynch burg Says He Killed His Former Wife at . Street Carnival
 Last September
KILLED SUNDAY NIGHT

Harris relatives do not want body,' were the words of a telegram received late last night by Chief Bodeker from Chief of Police Seay of Lynchburg, Va. A telegram had been received earlier In the day stating that instructions would be wired to Lge I.oy where to ship the tody of Harris, who was killed here Sun day night by Detective Nation The Lynchburg authorities evidently had a talk with Harris people later, though, and found out that tAey did not want the hody. Chief Seay does not want the body, either, as Harris identity has been established beyond doubt.
 The remains will now be turned over to the city and will probably be buried in the pauper cemetery. 1t may be that some of Harris friends here.z of whom he seemed to have very. many, will pay the expenses for modest funeral serv- ice. No intention of this kind has been expressed yet. howayer.
 C. Nj. Keser appeared at police head quarters yesterday and claimed to Chief Bodeker that he was an eye witness to liIe crime in Lynchburg last September, when Harris murdered his divorced wife, for which crime Detective Nation tried to arrest him Sunday night kesler said that he knew Harris and his people at the lime. Harris had made threats, claimed Mr. Keser, to kill his wife the fir~t time he saw her, after she had obtained divorce from him. He said that Harris met his former wife on the night or September z, at a street carnival at r.ynchburg instead of in a theater, as was at first reported. Harris shot her through the head. She fell on her face, and waking up to her. he coolly sent escaped at the time, by running through the crowd [ nd calling out as if he were after the murderer.
 Harris presence was detected in Bir- mingham and after tracking him to his boarding house, Detective Nation and Officers Strong and Fuqua went to the house, 2410 Fourth avenue. to arrest him. Harris evidently had ascourse of action planned out !E ease an attempt was ever made to arrest hini. Though he had not weapon on him. he attacked the of f1cers in a iiand-io-hand struggle to the death, which was an amazing demonstra- tion of the mans almost superhuman strength. After twice knocking Officer Strong down, he got a grip on Detective Nation snd was about to get Nations pistol. Na.ion knew that. once with the pistol in ms possession, Harris would kill every man that stood in his way. Nation fired. tie ball passed through Harris heart, and he died instantly.
 Harris had been here four months and had led an ideal life. He was a painter, but at q Terent times in his life had Leen a constable, railroad carpenter and a oeputy sheriff. It was supposed that he was about to get married. from information obtained from letters which were on hiin when he was killed. There was a s1o0 reward for his capture, but 1t was claimed yesterday that tho reward became annr,ied by the killing of Harris wien he wax arrested.
 Harris was one of the most athletic looking, ptst developed and strongest men ever seen in Birmingham. He was about fee, inches tall. and weighed about 20 pounds. The fight he put up will never be forgotten by the men who had to contend with him.