The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-29

| scraps Ct letters found in Harris
room
Regardless of whether Harris slew
himself or was slain BY another. he
was in trouble Furthermore, he had
something 20 conceal, and that some
thing had to do with 2 woman The
/ Iejters left behind, pieced together.
I indicate that he had but recently
married His family know nothing Of
such an event
Harris Wrote Letters. Police Say.
The detectives. after investigating
what appeared on its face 70 be another
great murder mystery today came 10
/ the conclusion that Harris had written
the letters TO himself
Accepting that version. Il stiu remains
/ 20 be explained why and how Harris
! could affect several widely divergent
I STYLES Of handwriting, why he wrote OF
l the same subjects and why he wound
s5vise himself. in these letters. not to
+ worry
IF these letters were the creatures OF
I q temporarily deranzed mind. il the
more clearly indicates that there was
/ some recent secret which had entered
/ into Harris life and which. IN al prco-
/ ability, resulted in his undoing, either
T BY his own hand OF that OF another,
VII, perhaps. was interested in the same
4 woman or the same secret
/ StiH holding TO the murder theory,
{ robbery has been eliminated Harris
( had nearly $50 in his pockets when
found by an old boiler al Ninth and I
( southwest Only the pistol was missing
Negro Pocketed Pistol
The police explained the absence OF
the pistol on the theory that il had been
4 D0cketed by the negro who first found
the body early yesterday
The negro who pawned the pistol with
lsadore Rosenberg, 512 Four-and-a-hsIf
street southwest, gave the name Of
Henry Jackson. address 1873 K street
southwest There IS no such number
This furnishes still another broken
Ink IN the chain Of circumstances that
at first thought to Indicate murder. and
now suicide
Proprietor Rosenberg has but a hazy
recollection Of the negro who came to
MIN late yesterday afternoon to dis
pose OF the gun It was unloads. but
: bore evidences Of having been fired
recently Snokeless powder. according
/ tc the police and Harris relatives who
identified the weapon, was used by the
, street CleaniSg inspector
Woman IN the Case
The woman in the case. whether or
not she was the object over which
Harris worried. is indicated IN the fol-
, lowing letter. torn in tiny bits, found
in the dead mans room
Dear Bro.
Please come I'D this evening. as
: NOrvel, now my hubby, is going
r. back to Was 1inEtOu this evening
I'm going to New York. would be
CAD TO have y1u and Clara 10 come
Tell cara ais all right, that I'm
2 now fFTs- Harris and Hubby Is so
70 anxious 10 meet YOU before he goes
b home. The Kids getting impatient
: Your beloved sister and Bro
v N. and y H
: Another letter. some Of the scraps
S .'of which are missing. is written in 4
e somewhat similar handwriting. al
= though not necessarily by the sam:
author
Tnis letter invites someone to come
10 Baltimore. declaring that '.ebout
twenty ere here. and all the beer il
Baltimore Is on deck
j Surprised at Being Married.
e II appears that the kid is again
- restless. and the writer brings tht
missive 10 an abrupt close
: This letter is signed Your attsntivD
a Bro in Law, y Harris and has
p significant postscript, namely:
e Wouldn't that break YOU"
d If Harris was in reality the aUtho
4 of this communication. II would indi
I cate that his marriage was Just a bi
y surprising TO himself and that he re
CARDS il as a huge Joke to sign him
: self as a brotheE-in-law
t The handwriting is fine enough Z
b be that OF a woman hoyevsE
d As published in The Sunday Evenei1
Times Yesterday. Harris IS known [
nave visited fai-lmore within the pas
week His uncle. r. A Harris OF II
NV York avenue. with whom tn
: young man ii--ed- recalls this fact II
J. also SAYS thai the now slain man re
l. ceired nurnb Der OF teieGr2ms and spe
u during the past month OF late toe
"a Tt1rTis is said 10 have been keeDin
II Irregular hours. although he voUschafe
. nc information as to his movements
Il A brother Of the dead man. AiIbCr
: Harris. Of Msrtinsburg, Va. came {
Washington this morning. He identiAe