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{{Short description|American convicted murderer}}
{{Infobox criminal
{{Infobox criminal
| name = Carlyle Harris
| name = Carlyle Harris
| birth_date = September 1868
| image = Carlyle Harris.png
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| birth_date = September 1868
| birth_place = [[Glens Falls, New York|Glens Falls]], [[New York]]
| birth_place = [[Glens Falls, New York]], US
| death_date = {{Death date|1893|05|08}} (age 25-26)
| death_date = {{Death date|1893|05|08}} (age 24)
| death_place = [[Sing Sing Prison]], [[New York]]
| death_place = [[Sing Sing Prison]], [[New York (state)|New York]], US
| conviction = First degree murder
| conviction_penalty = Death by electrocution
| conviction = First degree murder
| conviction_penalty = Death by electrocution
| conviction_status = Deceased
| conviction_status = Executed
| occupation = Medical student
| spouse = Mary Helen (Neilson) Harris}}
| occupation = Medical student
| spouse = Mary Helen Potts
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}}


'''Carlyle Harris''' (September 1868 – May 8, 1893) was a medical student at who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his wife.
'''Carlyle Harris''' (September 1868 – May 8, 1893) was a medical student who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his wife.


A student at [[New York College of Physicians and Surgeons]], Harris murdered his wife, Mary Helen Potts, whom he had married on February 18, 1890, with an overdose of [[morphine]] in the form of sleeping pills. Although Potts' death was first attributed to a stroke, the murder was discovered by physicians only because she displayed severely contracted pupils, a characteristic symptom of morphine poisoning.
A student at [[New York College of Physicians and Surgeons]], Harris murdered his wife, Mary Helen Potts, whom he had married on February 8, 1890, with an overdose of [[morphine]] in the form of sleeping pills. Although Potts' death was first attributed to a stroke, the murder was discovered by physicians only because she displayed severely contracted pupils, a characteristic symptom of morphine poisoning.


Prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Charles E. Simms, Jr., the witnesses against Harris included Dr. [[Rudolph Witthaus]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wilkes|first=Roger|title=The Mammoth Book of Murder and Science|location=New York|publisher=Carroll & Graf Publishers|year=2000|isbn=0-7867-0789-5}}</ref> Harris was represented by prominent defense attorney [[William F. Howe]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Trager|first=James|title=The New York Chronology: A Compendium of Events, People, and Anecdotes from the Dutch to the Present|location=New York|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|year=2003|isbn=0-06-074062-0}}</ref> He was found guilty of first-degree murder, and executed in the [[electric chair]] at [[Sing Sing Prison]] on May 8, 1893.
Prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Charles E. Simms Jr., the witnesses against Harris included Dr. [[Rudolph Witthaus]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wilkes|first=Roger|title=The Mammoth Book of Murder and Science|location=New York|publisher=Carroll & Graf Publishers|year=2000|isbn=0-7867-0789-5|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mammothbookofmur0000unse}}</ref> Harris was represented by prominent defense attorney [[William F. Howe (lawyer)|William F. Howe]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Trager|first=James|title=The New York Chronology: A Compendium of Events, People, and Anecdotes from the Dutch to the Present|location=New York|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|year=2003|isbn=0-06-074062-0}}</ref> He was found guilty of first-degree murder, on February 8, 1892, the second anniversary of his marriage to Helen Potts and was executed in the [[electric chair]] at [[Sing Sing Prison]] on May 8, 1893.


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
The detective novel ''Max Hensig, Bacteriologist'' was written by [[Algernon Blackwood]] who had been a police reporter for the [[The New York Times|New York Times]] during the murder trial.
The story "Max Hensig, Bacteriologist" was written by [[Algernon Blackwood]] who had been a police reporter for the [[The New York Times|''New York Times'']] during the murder trial.


Journalist and author Bernard Barshay wrote the story "The Case of the Six Capsules" based on the events of the trial. This story was later recorded on the record ''Four American Murder Mysteries''.<ref>[http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=1709, ''Four American Murder Mysteries''] Folkways Records FW09781</ref>
Journalist and author Bernard Barshay wrote the story "The Case of the Six Capsules" based on the events of the trial. This story was later recorded on the record ''Four American Murder Mysteries''.<ref>[http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=1709 ''Four American Murder Mysteries''] Folkways Records FW09781</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of individuals executed in New York]]
* [[Capital punishment in New York (state)]]
* [[Capital punishment in the United States]]
* [[List of people executed in New York]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

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| NAME = Harris, Carlyle
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Medical student convicted and executed for the murder of his wife
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| DATE OF BIRTH = September 1868
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Glens Falls, New York
| DATE OF DEATH = May 8, 1893
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Sing Sing Prison]], [[Ossining (town), New York|Ossining, New York]]
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 22 May 2024

Carlyle Harris
BornSeptember 1868
Glens Falls, New York, US
Died(1893-05-08)May 8, 1893 (age 24)
Sing Sing Prison, New York, US
OccupationMedical student
Criminal statusExecuted
SpouseMary Helen Potts
Conviction(s)First degree murder
Criminal penaltyDeath by electrocution

Carlyle Harris (September 1868 – May 8, 1893) was a medical student who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his wife.

A student at New York College of Physicians and Surgeons, Harris murdered his wife, Mary Helen Potts, whom he had married on February 8, 1890, with an overdose of morphine in the form of sleeping pills. Although Potts' death was first attributed to a stroke, the murder was discovered by physicians only because she displayed severely contracted pupils, a characteristic symptom of morphine poisoning.

Prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Charles E. Simms Jr., the witnesses against Harris included Dr. Rudolph Witthaus.[1] Harris was represented by prominent defense attorney William F. Howe.[2] He was found guilty of first-degree murder, on February 8, 1892, the second anniversary of his marriage to Helen Potts and was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison on May 8, 1893.

Legacy[edit]

The story "Max Hensig, Bacteriologist" was written by Algernon Blackwood who had been a police reporter for the New York Times during the murder trial.

Journalist and author Bernard Barshay wrote the story "The Case of the Six Capsules" based on the events of the trial. This story was later recorded on the record Four American Murder Mysteries.[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wilkes, Roger (2000). The Mammoth Book of Murder and Science. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers. ISBN 0-7867-0789-5.
  2. ^ Trager, James (2003). The New York Chronology: A Compendium of Events, People, and Anecdotes from the Dutch to the Present. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 0-06-074062-0.
  3. ^ Four American Murder Mysteries Folkways Records FW09781
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