The Washington times., 1910-09-01

he Times yesterday morning and talk
e frankly OF seeing Halls body sew
eI-al hours before the ErewsOme md
Eventually was reported 10 the Police
woods story however. did not tend TO
duplicate him in any way with the real
crime
when the police finally learned Of
woods prior finding Of Harns's body he
told detectives the same story as out
lined three DAYS eEO TO The Times.
Two Women Discovered
hives cations conducted by Times re-
porters. after the police had dropped the
case disclosce that HarIis was involved
IN love affairs With al least TWO women
one Of these came 10 the undertaking
establishment and threw herself across
the coffin in which the body Of Harris
lay She wept Historically. Several
persons were present and witnessed this
Incident They Included Clarence D.
ColVln. Of 1913 Belmont street, who
told a representative OF The Times.
however. that he vas not acquainted
with the Ereif-stricken young woman.
and that none Of those present could
learn her identity
ar COlVin says that Harris prOoa bly,
had several girls and that he intimated
q few DAYS before his death that he was
IN serious trouble with one Of them
TIE police found among Harris ef-
fects a love letter written by a young
woman in Anacostia- She spoke Of
Harris desire 10 break OF his engage
ment with her She refused 10 listen
70 such 4 proposition
Scout Suicide idea.
Members Of this girI's family told The
Times today that the engagement be-
tween the two young people. who were
cousins, was not regarded seriously
Both the girl and the mother secuted
the idea that Harris killed himself
Er1a
too good-natured for that" they said
Harris Wrote To Girl
Harris had not called upon his Ana
costa fanCee since last Monday night
on that day he wrote her also from
Baltimore. which again reminds one of
the fact that torn bits Of letters found
in harris room spoke OF his meeting
another woman IN Baltimore
This torn letter IS one Of the several
that tie police have claimed Harris
wrote 10 himself
Since a renewed investigation has been
ordered BY Major Sylvester, II is prob
able that the police VIII not tae Up the
matter Of the difference in handwrit-
iuEs, as shown By the various love let
tiers
The Times has daily pointed out that
q would have been impossible for Har-
us even II he engaged in sue hfOOlish
practices as that Of writing himself
notes. TO affect three distinct STYLES Of
handwriting
The police have held that the several
love affairs in which Harris probably
was involved was sufficient 10 uuueTVe
him and that he sought his own death
Ell1 police, until ordered TO do so by the
fuDerinJendent OF Police today. have
refused to take COgniZance Of other in
CLIENTS which went TO indicate that Hsr-
RS was murdered rather than self
slain.
Probe Saloon Quarrel
Find out about that quarrel in Halls
saloon was the iacOnic manner n
which Major Sylvester this morning in
structed the police Of the Fourth pre-
cinct 20 tae I'D again the Harris -inves-
tiEatiOu-
It was not until Major sylvester or
dered all papers in the case sent TO his
office that he learned Of the various IN
solved incidents which have their bear
ing upon whether or not Harris really
did take his OWE life
All along the police have known that
AZ Hall appeared at the undertaking
establishment TO identity HaTr- Mr.
Hall declared that the dead man fitted
the description OF the man he had
admonished the night before not 20
u-eDare TO fight II his place
The police might have ascertained. as
readily as did The Times, that Harris