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Show A CAREER OF CIMME. The Misdeeds of IITT.n l ibertine Who FoOBd ilin ;irl Wire. WW York, Feb. 4.-The prosecuting at-torney at-torney made public last night a statement of the double life led by Charles W. Harris the youttft wife-poisoner convicted last ni-ht' during the past few years. In the early part of his trial, a gentleman living in Con-neetieiit Con-neetieiit wrote Attorney Wellman, imparting impart-ing some information which caused the attorney at-torney to summon him to New York. He told Wellman that about seven years ago he was acquainted with n young woman named Lulu an andt, who was married at the age of 14 to one Charles Harris, who wus then Hi. Within a fortnight tho girl dis. covered that his first name was Carlisle; that he was well born, and had an uncle who was a famous physician. Harm' grain-father, 1). B. MeCready, was probably the one re ferred to. The pair soon went to Connecticut to live, when the young wife detected her husband in an intrigue with another girl and, in disgust, left him re. turning to New York, where afterward a criminal operatiou was performed. Inspector Byrnes'! men found this girl at Perth Am hoy, where she was living, aphysieial wreck from the results of the operations. She could not be induced to go to New York to testify, as Harris had threatened her so that she lived in perfect terror of him. Numer ous intrigaes of Harris's came to light During his engagement to Helen Potts he wished to engage himself to a voung lady in Ashury Park, and when she asked him about Helen he replied that he was tired of her and wanted to shake her. H was also en-gaged en-gaged to marry a young lady living in Brooklyn, a close friend of his mother "kc trayals of girls by Harris seem to have been numerous. He was at one time em ployed as purser on the Old Dominion steam ! ship line, and the olllcers tell many tales j about his habits. |