Carlyle Harris, 1893 May 8

officers told Mae E Potts that. they believed that her daughter had
been murdered. She then agreed to an autopsy which revealed the
presence of the morphine. Harris maintained his innocence consist-=
ently and his mother, a prominent temperance lecturer and writer,
employed the best counsel available and fought tenaciously for his
life. He was electrocuted at “ing Sing Prison on May 8, 1893. His
mother, who had always overindulged him in every way, had the
following ins soription engraved on his tombs stone? "Carlyle Harris y

murdered, May 8, 1893,"

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officers told Monae Potts that they believed that her daughter had
murdered. She then agreed to an autopsy whic the
nce of the morphine. Harris maintained his innocence consist=
Ly-and_t mother, a prominent temperance lecturer and writer,
oyed the best counsel available and fought tenaciously for his

fe. Ne was electrocuted at “ing Sing Prison on May 8, 1693. His
mother, who_had always overindulged him in every way, had the
following ins ription engraved on his tombstone: "Car
murdered, May 8, 1893."

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3-yea r-old white third-year medical student, had secretly
married Helen "Potts ; daughter of a prominent and res spected New Jersey
family an teb. 8, 1890, When the girl became pregnant, Harris, who
‘was afraid that a woald lose the allowance which his family was pro-
viding for his medical education if the news of his marriage eae ced
out, performed a clumsy abortion, taking into confidence Helen's
mothere The girl was enrolled in a fashionable New York boarding
school in order that they might be near each other and maintain a
semblence of courtship. Finally Mrs, Potts became insistent that he
marry her daughter publicly on the first anniversary of their secret
Beene Helen had been complaining of headaches, and in Janaary,
1891, Harris gave her four capsules and told her to take one when
she became 413 again. One of the capsules was cea with pure
morphine and she took if on the night of Jan, 31, 1891, and died in a
coma the next day. Fearing a scandal, Mrs, eee refused to allow
an autopsy that would have revealed es abortion that had been per-
formed the previous year and stated that her daughter had suffered
from a heart condition for some time. Reporters discovered a recoré
of the secret marriage and, after quite a bit of investigation,

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HARRIS; Carlyle

Harris, a et inmey white third-year medical student, had secretly
married Helen Potts, daughter of a eee and respected New Jersey
family on a 8, 1890. When the girl became pregnant, Harris, who
“was afraid that he woald lose the allowance which his family was pro=
viding for his medical education if the news of his marriage leaked
out, performed a clumsy abortion, taking into confidence Hotonts
mothere The girl was enrolled in a fashionable New York boarding
school in order that they might be near each other and maintain a
semblence of courtship. Finally Mrs, Potts became insistent that he
marry her daughter publicly on the first anniversary of their secret
Gero Helen had been complaining of headaches, and in Jamaary,
1891, Harris gave her four capsules and told her to take one when
she became i112. again. One of the capsules was a ed with pure
morphine and she took if on the night of Yan, 31, 1691, and died in a
coma the next day. Fearing a scandal, Mrs, Potts refused to allow
an autopsy that would have revealed the abortion that had been per-
formed the previous year and stated that her daughter had suffered
from a heart condition for some time. Reporters discovered a record
of the secret marriage and, after quite a bit of investigation,

HARRIS, Carlyle

Harris, a 23-year-old white third-year medical student, had secretly
married Helen Hee daughter of a prominent and pyenecred New Jers:
family an Feb, 8, 1890, When the girl became pregnant, !
was afraid that he would lose the allowance which his fanily
viding for his nm d the news of his marriage
out, Pectoraad a eluney Jeep taking into confidence Helen's
mothe! in a fashionable New York boarding
school in arden that th hey might be near each other ani naintain a
senblence of courtship. Hinally Mrs, Potte decane insistent t
” daughter publicly on the first anniversary of their secret
Helen had been conplaining of headaches, and in
larris gave her four capsules ami told her to tal
she became il] again, One of the capsules was filled with pur
jorphine and she took it on the night of Yan, 31, wee na
coma the next day. Fearing a scandal,
1d have revealed th @ abortion that hed been
nd