The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30
The .ORONERss INQUEST.
Held In the Dining Room OF the Harrison
KesIdence-The Prisoncr,s behavior.

Held In the Dining Room OF the Harrison
| Residence-The Prisoners Behavior.
CHICAGO. Oct 2a.-Coroner McHale accom-
panied by Drs. Mitchell and Hektoen.
| reached tho Harrison residence at 8 o'clock
this morning. The physicians began the
autopsy Immediately. and tho Coroner
! and Deputy Kelly set about securing o
| jury. No difficulty was met in finding citizens
! for this duty. Many Of the most influential
men on the West Side submitted requests to
DO allowed to servo In less that half an hour
the Coroner had selected the Jury. which COM
prise these well-known citizens: Judge c. G.
Kohlsaat. 23H Ashland Boulevard; Charles +.
Zines. 23S Ashland Boulevard: William J..
Chalmers 234 Ashland Boulevard; Sanford A.
Scribner. 226 Ashland Boulevard: Uric King.
224 Ashland Boulevard: Peter Il, Q Brten. 205
Park avenue.
Then followed . walt Of an hour before the
doctors concluded their post mortem Most OF
the jurymen remained outside In the sunshine
| and watched the throng In the streets that
swept by the old mansion. The entire block
on Ashland boulevard. from the furthest curbs
OF Van Buren, and Jackson streets. was pa
trolleG by ten officers. and the walks in front
OF the house were kept clear. 1t was the sam
on Jackson boulevard from the east side of
Ashland boulevard to Pauline street. At the
gates stood two policemen. and on the steps
were two more. policeman also guarded
the door.
1t was 1890 o'clock when Deputy Coroner
Kelly requested the jury to pass up stairs
and view the body. This formally over. the
jurymen filed down stairs and through tho
doorway through which tho wounded Mayor
had staggered In his effort to seek shelter from
the assassin. The dining room was Sc elected
as the place IN which TO hold the investiGu-
ton. The large folding doors connecting the
dining room with the south front parlcr wore
thrown open. and when the first witness was
called both the rarlor and the broad hall were
illled with the friends of the dead man.
Among those who listened to the evidence
were Gov. Altgeld. Fred Winston. Gen. Fitz-
simons. II. j. Jones. r. A. Waller. Alderman
Noble Alderman Loefller. Dudley Winston.
j. McAndIews. Charles Kern. ex-Gov. Oglesby.
W. A. Amberg. Frank Lawler. W. X. Sullivan.
Judge Tuthill. Dennis Considene. Thomas
Brennan. Bishop MEG oldrick. Moses Solomon.
y. ID. whitehall. II. N. May. Adolp Kraus. Rob-
ert J. Smith. Roger Sullivan. Adjt.- Gen. Wren
dorff. A. O. Sexton. W. J. Onahan. Aldermen
Campbell. Bidwell. and Kent.
When Deputy Coroner Kelly. who conducts
the examination under the Coroner's instrur-
tiona. called as tho first witness Carter H. Har-
rison the listeners were somewhat startled.
1t was the Mayors son who WAS called. One
of the friends OF the family went to the room
up stairs where the young man was. but re-
turned with the informant that he was too
much Frustrated to appear as witness. SO
his brother. William Preston Harrison. was
Called The witness was exec edngly nervous.
His face gave evidence OF the great mental
strain to which he had been subjected. In
reply to the questions asked him. Mr.. Harri-
son. in low voice. said that his father was
born near Lexington. KY. sixty eight years
oh Tha Wit had loot
him alive about ten minutes before 3 o'clock
last night. A few minutes before O'clock"
said Mr.. Harrison, in reply to y question. II
found father lying on tho floor OF tho hallway
connecting tho kitchen with tho dining room
He had evidently been shot with a revolver. l
lifted UP his head and asked him ghat had
happened and he replied that he had been
shot ! made several inquiries OF him regard
ing the shooting. but he only kept repeating
that he had been shot and was dying. Finally
made q suggestion that 1 should 20 for a
doctor. and no whispered: No. get Annie over
here at once. She came to the house. but 1t
was after no was dead. Meantime several
doctors camo in aud were present at the time
OF his DEATH / should say 1t was twenty-five
or twenty-lhrse minutes after ! first found
father on the floor that he died"
Mr. Harrison said further TINT he had heard
no shots fred. The jurymen did rot question
the witness After giving his testimony the
transcript made by the Deputy Coroner Was
handed to Mr.. Harrison for his signature. 1t
was with difficulty that no signed his name.
lie then retired. and evidently thinking that
he must remain near until the inquiry had
been com pleted. took n seat in the hall.
Coroner McIinle held a whispered conversa-
ton with Corporation Counsel Kraps; and the
latter went out into the hall and led the young
man IN stair. The reason for this action was
coon apparent Mr. Harrison had scarcely
reached his room when nm undersizsd. III
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