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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1893
Page
5
The piece reviews a court motion in a murder case involving Carlyle W. Harris and Helen Potts, detailing appellate findings on morphine causes and trial evidence. It also covers pension reform disputes, notes on politicians like Roach, and lists numerous local residents' health and travel updates, with mentions of public office and postal appointments.
In 1893 Harris urged Mrs Potts to marry a wealthy old man and proposed poisoning him. He bought quinine and morphine capsules, dispensed as directed, and the woman died shortly after. Harris was convicted of murder. appeals followed. News briefs include a Wisconsin arson confession, Paris state funeral plans for a statesman, and Panama gold payments.
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