Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-31
the household. saying she had been en-

the household. saying she had been en-
pioyed as second girl.
Early last evening" she continued.
there was a ring at the door-belL went
TO the door and found n man 1 did not
know. That was about Z o'clock. asked
the man what he wanted, and he SAID ne
wanted 70 see Mayor Harrison. l told
asked him to call again. About f:to ne
came back. and l went to the door ana
let him in
"Mr. Harrison was sitting in the second
room 10 the front. I told him there was
a man in the hall who wanted to see him.
and I left the man In the hall and went
TO the kitchen. Just as got In the
kitchen i heard several shots nred anu
then ran out from the kitchen to where
l had left Mr.. Harrison and the man.
saw the unknown man running out OF the
door. Mr.. Harrison staggered into the
second room and out Of the door to the
"Do You see the man who calledr' ask
ell Deputy Kelly.
The witness hesitated and the Coroner
was more specific.
'Is that the manT' he asked, pointing
Still the witness was ma sure. but Prem
dergast helped her out with an exclama-
tiOn:
Yes, I saw you last night" he volun-
teered
He was told to put on his hat and face
the witness.
eS, Sflf 1nSWtTfO, lIltI ~ liit tAtu Il
left standing with Mr. Harrison, and that
is the man who did the shooting.
After he ran away" continued the wit
ness. they went for doctors, who came
| right away. Mr.. Harrison died about
I twenty minutes after the shooting. When
j saw him he was bleeding.
| +. Eiason RIsburg. the Mayors COACH
man. who was first 10 start in Dursult OF
/ the assassin and became target Tor one
OF his bullets. identified Prendergast.
When heard several shots fired, said
| he. II ran out and saw a man standing
with a revolver in his hand"
DO you see him now he was asked.
THAT is the man." he answered. point
| ing at Prendergsst. He was, pointing
| his revolver at some object in the second
| room of the house, and as / opened the
door to go in he pointed II az me me ana ha
| could take aim at me and ran back TO
/ the barn after my revolver so that 1
| could go and catch the man. Then l ran
| him, but could not see him. | saw one
man. but II was not the one l saw In the
| house When ! went back to the house
! saw Mr.. Harrison lying on the hoor with
utes afterward. | was eating supper in
the back of the house when the shooting
| began"
other witnesses examined were officers
| Of the Desplaines-Sreet Station.
r A. Mcdonnell, Patrol Sergeant. iden-
titled the revolver he had taken from
| Prendergast.
o. H. Barber, Desk Sergeant at the
! Desplaines-S Street Station. saw Prender.
CAST surrender to Mcdonnell, and heard
I him say that he had shot Carter Har.
rison because the Mayor, he said. had
broken faith with him In failing TO ap-
point him Corporation Counsel. Prender-
CAST had told him he lived at 6O9 Perry
| street
| According TO the post-mortem examlna-
| tion. results of which were submitted tC
the jury, five bullet wounds made by -four
: bullets were found in the Mayors body
Three balls remained In the body. one
lodged I'm the muscles Of the back. An.
other passed through the liver and was
found in the bowels. The third struck
near the shoulder and ranging downward
lodged under the skin
The jury retired few minutes and re-
! turned It's verdict.
on the verdict formal death-certihcatt
was issued. The finding of the jury wa:
also the basis OF mittimus as Tor tht
detention of Prendergast.
In the course OF the inquest Deputy
Coroner Kelly asked Prendergast If hi
had a statement to make, but the prisoner
refused IN sneak