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Show Till! MSI' MIXIC. Unless Governor Flower of New York takes some favorable action this week, Ibo chencia aro that Carlylo W. Harris will Immediately thereafter be tent to confront his victims In the great beyond. Thu terms of thu sentenco are tlist he be ut to death by means of electricity any time during Ihe week following, excluding Hunday ol course, but thu prison cfllclall bavc so fur shown a disposition to get such work out or the way ai soon ns poul bio and have not permitted very much if the allottod tint's to expire before carrying out their ordtri. There scorns at thli time but ono faint chance for Harris, and It Is not nmountlug apparently to a great deal. When tho two men who evercarne tho Jailer and made their escape from tho death houso in Blng Blng prison several daji ago gavo Harris a charico to iscapu also, he would not rtvall lilm-elf of It, tut preferred to remain re-main whero he waa. Mils, on the fare of It, wuuld bo a rather strong plea lor mercy, tut how little It should count lor when the man aud his methods are taken Into account 1 Harris Is mora of a student of human nature, moro ob(crvnnt In his methods and moro (hllosophlcil In his listlncls tlisn the ordinary criminal; he understool that a chance fir a final eicapu was about ono In a hundred and that reopture meant the utter destruction of every lic; while refusing refus-ing to go when ho could would of Itself create a favorable Impression which might risult In aimellilugbenuflclal. However much of a villain he may be he Is a long way from being a fool, andnooue but n fool In his circumstances circum-stances woulJ have escaped, guilty or not guilty. It ii to be hoped the governor will (an upon the case In ao.ordanie with 111 merits asthe same are niadeapporent to blm, not In consonance with clamor clam-or ono way or another; and that If he decldti tolellheexample cf a reward for not fltilng from Impending Justice be made, while still holding tho prisoner pris-oner guilty, he will not let It fall below such metsuro of uultbment as will ecuro the jxoplu against the culprit during hie natural life. |