Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-11-02
MAYOR HARRISON KILLED.
Carter Harrison Shot Gown in his
Dwelling.

cago, exCongressman, exscounty
commissioner, editor, capitalist and
author, was assassinated in his
own residence. at No. 231 South
Ashland avenue, thie evening at
s O'clock. Three bullets entered
his body and in less than one hour
after the first shot was fred death
ensued.
The man who did the shooting
was arrested aud locked up at the
Despiaines street station. There
the man gave bis name as Eugene
Patrick Prendergast. He was at
one time a member of the Chicago
police force. The incidents that
led up to the billing show that it
was premeiitated and deliberately
planned.
Al $50 o'clock this afternoon a
man ran u the front steps of Mr..
Harrison's residence and rang the
bell. Mary Fansen, the servant,
answered the bell and the man out
side asked for Mr.. Harrison. She
said he would have to wait q mos
ment as Mr.. Harrison was asleep
on the sofa in the parlor, at the
same time going back through the
ball to call him, leaving the door
open. In q moment Mr.. Harrison
stepped from the paror into the
hall. In an Instant the man had
drawn a revolver and fired, the
shot entering the abdomen just
above the navel. Two more shots
rang ont AZ instant later, the first
of which entered the mayors body
under the left arm, penetrating the
heart. NJ. Harrison, when the
fist shot was fred, had started tor
ward the door and the second shot
struck him when within afew feet
of the assassian. Mr.. Harrison was
so close to the mpZzlC Of the res
voiveF when the third shot was
fired that the bullet shattered one
OF the knuckles OF his lett hand the
powder burned the flesh. Mr.,
Harrison's goodman, who was in
the rear Of the house when the
iyst slot was fired, ran into the
hall and fired three shots at the
man as be started cut Of the front
door. The murderer stopped for an
instant, turned about and fired a
parting shot at the coschman. He
then ran down the fro steps and
passed rapidly north on Ashland
avenue.
Mayor Harrison after the last
shot was fred stepped into the
parlor and started towards the dins
ing room. He had taken but a few
steps when he fell into the buffers
Eantry which led to the rcar of the
house, His son Preston, who was
up stairs at tie time Of the shoot
ing, ran down and was at his fath-
et's side i'll al instant. Mr.. Harris
son said: Il am SHOT, Preston and
cannot live. Where ia Annie!'
Mr.. Preston Harrison hastily
let his fathers side and rushed
ont upon the street in pursuit of
the assassin; in the meantime MI.
and MIS-. w. j. Chalmers who live
across the street, had started for
the Ha rison residence, as they
had heard the shooting, They saw
8 mar running up Ashland avenue
and met the son Preston in pur-
suit. Young Harrison stopped long
enough to inform his neighbors OF
the terrible sff4ir and then started
on in pursuit of the murderer. Mr..
and Mrs. Chalmers hastily entered
the house, Mr. Chalmers at once
making a pillow OF bis overcoat
whichhe placedunderMr. Harrison's
head. Il have been shot and can
not live" said the mayor, as he
gab9ed for breath.
"You won'tdie," said Mr.. Chal-
mers, you have only been shot in
the abdomen"
mo, l have been shot in the
heart and | know | caunot live"
was the response. They were the
last words OF the mayor. He im~
~mediately become unconscious and
died at S:25 O'Clock.
The murderer, pursued by the
coachman, ran along Ashland
avenue toward Monroe street at a
break-neck pace, Coming to Mon>
roe street, he turned TO the east and
started tor the city. The pnrsuer,
who bad been reinforced by an
officer and several citizens, gained
rapidly on their Ga they
sped until Deeplaines street was
reached when the hunted man
again turned to the north and in a
few moments had reached the Des
PLANES istreet police station. He
walked in and approached the sers
geant at the desk. He was about TO
speak when the foremost of bis
Fursuers rushed breathless into the
station. clock that mar up" said
the goodman. He has killed
Mayor Harrison" In an instant
the sergeant was out from behind
his desk and, catching hold of the
mans arm pulled him within the
wire enclosure a though to pres
serve his life from a crowd which
was gathering with astonishing
rapidity. Without waiting to res
eister the prisoner, he was quickly
taLap banE ord r1aaoJ hobiDd tho