The Bessemer indicator., 1893-11-04
MAYOR HARRISON SHOT.
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Promised a. Once.

Carter H. Harrison, who d serving hs min
tsrm u mayor Of Chicago vs shot And killed
At his house At O'Clock Saturday evening.
The murder wa committed by Eugene
Patrick Prsndergast, paper carrier, Who ae-
clared that Mayor HarrlSon had prcmised 70
make him corporation counsel and had not
kept his word. This, he said, was bis only
reason for committing the crime He u
man about Ave feet i've inches In height
smooth shavcn, his rather clean-cut features
1t up BY pair Of dark eyes.
When he called at the house, Mr.. Harrison
WAS Iu tho dining-room which opens Into TIE
rear end Of the hall. Hearing the man AK
for him, he rose and stepped into tho ball
way and walked toward Prendergast, who by
the time he caught sight Of Mr.. Harrison had
advanced about ton feet from the doorway.
Without saying word Prcndcrgast drew his
revolver and commenced to fire. He pulled
the trigger but three times, but every bullet
hit tho maIk. One ball shattered Mr.. Hnrri-
sons left hand, another passed Into the lower
right side Of the abdomen, making wound
that would have been mortal within few
days, the third bullet entered the chest slight
ly above the heart. This bullet was the iui-
mediate cause of his death.
Mr. Harrison shouted "Murder! and turn
ing walked into back room where he fell
The murderer put the revolver in his pocket
and walked cut Of the front door. The coach
man followed and shot at him as he dissp-
pcnrcd in the dark. but without effect. Prem
dergast took car and riding about mile
surrendered himself at the Desplalnes street
station. In reply to questions he said thnt he
~ <,f g.
ton counsel by the mayor, which position he
,,so. I'll III orde. - ozrry out scheme OF his
for elevating the railroad tracks. He repeated
ly snid that he killed Harrison because he bad
appointed another to the pl ace, and that he had
done right in shooting the mayor. The an
swers that he gave showed that his mind was
unbalanced. lie is believed TO be
paper carrier. A great crowd soon collect
ed about the jail, but the police force was
sufficient 10 protect the murderer against
threatened attempts at lynching. Meanwhile
all was excitement ut the Harrison mansion.
William Preston Harrison, the mayors son,
hurried down stairs on hearing the shots, and
several ncighbors ran In. Mr., Harrison re-
allied that he was shot through the heart,
and said so to n nelghbor, Mr.. Chalmers. He
was borne to a lounge and becoming uncon-
scious almost at once, died In twenty min
utes.
The police had been called and great num-
bers OF officers patrolled the streets looking
for the assassin who was then giving himself
up.
The news was q great shock to the people
Of Chicago and the whole country as we'll, as
Mr.. Harrison WAS a very popular man with
tile people. lie was a really wonderful man,
nne had not only won great popularity, but
had made fortune. lie had been married
twice and was soon to have been married
sgain to Miss Annie Howard Of New Orleans,
who was at Mr.. Harrison's house mt tho time
OF the shooting. In accordance with the
wounded mans request she was at once sum-
moucd to his aide and was present when the
end came. When 1t became evident Mr..
Harrison could not survive his injuries and
could live but few moments at most, Miss
Towards grief was p!tiAblc. She was COM
p!etcly overcome an was led away BY friends
who feared for tho affect upon her mind.
She wns taken in closed carriage to the
home of Carter II. Harrison, Jr., whero she
spent the night.
A banquet of business men which was in
progress was adjourned, and the closing ex-
ercises at the Worlds Fair will be curtallcd.