The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-11-03
ASSASSINATED.
Mayor Harrison, Of Chicago,
Murdered in Cold Blood.
He Sought Rest at His Home When
the Assassin Stole Upon Him.


Himself to the city Police.
CnIcGoo Oct ~ Another crazy
crank has done his deadly work. and
Carter H. Harrison. i've times mayor
OF Chicago. and one 81 the best known
men In the west, lies dead in bis home.
No 81 south Ashland boulevard.
Three bullets entered his holy. two Of
them making Wounds sufficient 70 cause
death
III irs.ss somusgU=i s-iur IS
evening b Eugene Patrick rrender-
CAST n paper carrier. who declared
that Mayor Harrison had promised TO
make him corporation counsel. ami had
not KEEP, his word This. be said. was
bis only reason ioF committing the
crime
The only persons in the house NJ the
time bcslles Mr. Harrison were bis son.
William Preston Harrison. - year Of
age; bis niiianced wife. Miss Annie
Howard and his servant shortly be-
fore 5 o'clock the door-hcll rang. and
when Mary Hansen the domestic.
opened the door she was confronted BY
a man.
Is Mr. Harrison ingT asked the man.
n a quiet pleasant voice
"Yes, s,r, responded the girl as she
threw the door wider open 70 permit
his entrance.
Il would like 20 see him. please"
said the man, a. be walked toward the
: hack end u the hall Mr Harrison
was 10 the dining room which opens
into the rear end u the hall
Hearing The man ask FOR him, he
arose. aud stepped into the ball, walk
ed toward rrrndergast. who by the
I time be caught sight 81 Mr. Harrison,
had advanced about ten feet from the
doorway
Nithout ssying word Prendcrgast
drew his revolver and commenced to
lire ~ pulled the trigger but three
times. and every ballet hit the mark
One ball shattered Mr. fiarrisou's left
hand. another passed into the lower
right SIDE of the abdomen. making a
wound that would have been mortal
within a FEW days; the third bullet
entered the chest, slightly above the
heart
This bullet was ,he immediate cause
Of death
A. soon as Prrndervast began 10 fire
Mr. Harrison turned aud walked rapid
IS toward the dinlngrOom lie walked
through the donr, across the dining.
rom and passed into hntlcr's pantry
opening % The r,,om. whcrc. weakened
by los u bloosl be fcll 30 the floor.
Prcndereast did not follow up bic vic
tim or make any attempt % ascertain
how deadly his aim had been. iie re-
placed his revolver Ia hts pocket with
inc same drlihcration that marked al
Of his actions and started toward the
door
just a. be- was passing through the
doorway William Preston Harrison, The
mayors son. came tearing down the
stairs from the upper part o. the houss
Just ~ Mr. linrrisons coachman rar
into the rrar end 81 the hall The erie.
Of Mars Hansen directed the sou q
WHO'RE his father lay. bot the coach
man was after other game lie had 1
I revolver d ais own, and As quickly a
he realized what had occurred h
leveled his weapon and sent a hulle
after the disappcaringiorm OF the muir
dercr a second time his rcvolyri
: spoke. hut both bullets went wild.
Running TO the door the coashmal
WIS prepared 10 continue hostil.ties
but several people were entering q
{ learn the cause Of the shcoting, and b.
the time the cuachman had reaches
the sidewalk Prendergast had beei
a swallowed up In the darkness
Across Ashland boulevard. dircetl.
J. opposite the residence Of Mr.. Harrison
e Is the home Of ". J. Chalmers. tn
, wealthy maker Of mining machinery
b Mr. Chalmers was standing upon III
front steps o. his residence when IN
q shots wcrc fired. Tie bounded down tn
4 steps, and, dashing across the strcei
4 met Prenderrast almost out Of N
n gate
: "what Is ltT' said Mr. Chalmers
e The man walked rapidly north o
Ashland avenue without replying, an
: Mr.. Chalmers FASTENED into the hou'a
N lie reached Mr. IIarrison's side almo'
A At the same instant that William Pre-
!. ton Harrison had found where his faiths
/ lay.
: '.Arc you hurt?- asked Mr. Chalmer
4 rs he and the son Of the dying ma
strove 20 raise him
I've got my death. Chalmers r
sponded the mayor
Noticing a SPOT Of blood on Il
= mayors waisteoat. Mr. Chalmers sal
II guess not
= lin shot in the heart. and I'm
y dead man. was the only reply.
'e A moment later he said with vol
which was rapidly losing streDgt
~ "Unbuttou my vest. Chalmers Their
~ where the trouble j.
se BY this time the stricken man h
been borne to a couch in an adjoinii
he room. and as quickly as he spoke n
y Chalmers opened his waistcoat II
- front Of his shirt was soaked wi
IN blood. which welled rapidly FROM u
holes one Just above the heart, 4
20 other in his abdomen
IL ITS through the heart. said I
'ly mayor again. hisvoicc scarcely ab0v,
~ whisper. A moment later he sank in
y Inconsistencies. and in twenty mi
Ire utes after receiving the wounds J
Harrison was dead.
err CHckGO Oct a0-There will
nil nothing Of gladuess and csfagratu
10 ton in tho white city at is ofic
on closing Monday.
err Il was 10 have been Columbus day,
on the category Of fctcs and special da
ND and the exposition was to have 60
10 out Of official existence in blaze
Wy pyrotechnic glory BY day and mig
while pageant ON land and water W
uis merry music and happy speech But
les, will not be.
rs The .'Cuitean" Of the Worlds I
a city has changed every plan VIII
OF could be construed into official reit
ING. Individual visitors, coming r.
,.n many states aud lands. can not.
ocs course. be expected 20 restrain IN
M. enjoyment nor refrain from mirth q
,he laughter on the Midway, hut as '
~ the case Sunday everything will
nv saldued bccause Of the grcat ailliet
. A.. Il. -