New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-30
THE INQUEST AT THE HOUSE.
STORY OF THE ASSASSINATION TOLD BE-
FORE TIE CORONER
STATEMENTS OF. THE DEAD MAYORS SON. OF
THE SERVANTS THE DOCTORS AND POLICE

STATEMENTS or. THE DE\D MAYORS SON VI
THE SERVANTS. THE DOCTORS AND POLICE
pgrNDrRGAsr PRE>ENT-TrE VERDICT.
Cbicaro oct 2e-The history Of the shooting of
Mayor Harrison reicd. and statements OF phy-
s!cans occupied the attention Of the coroners jury
at the Harrison house for an hour ms morh'hs'
Excepting technical description OF the wo9hus'
little was added 20 the Information already at the
disposal Of the officers of the law. Inc Nefu|'
recommended that Prendergast be held Tor the
murder until discharged by due process OF law
Coroner McHalc and Deputy John Kelly reached
TIE Harrison house about o'clock According 10
the original plan, no testimony was TO De taken
to-day. The arrangements were to mpanel the
Jury view the BODY and adjourn until tomorrow
TO meet at place to which Prendergast couu pe
carried without danger of violent demonstra-
ton \ conference between the police ana the cor
oner resulted in different conclusion The an
nouncement was made that Prendergast would not
be present but he was driven in a closed carriage
to the back door and slipped in without MS pres
being known outside OF the mousse ne
came i'm charge OF Lieutenant Haas and was driven
away by the same officer He made no demonstra
ton of violence and crowds in the streets near the
Mayors house in ignorance of the ofi1cer
plans Before his arrival Deputy Kelly and mes
ssnger had summoned a jury They elected num-
Der Of prominent who are residents oil inc
district and accessible at short notice Tney were
g C. Kohlsaat No 80 Ashland Boulevard, Judge
Of the Probate Court: Charles +. Elmes' NO 90
Ashland Boulevard machinery manufacturer; w.
J. Chalmers. No "a Ashland Boulevard president
OF Frazer e. Chalmers Company; 5. A. Scribner
40 2lG Ashland boulevard. of Scribner Creighton
~ CO. commission merchants: Uric King NO. ~
Ashland boulevard commission merchant; r. X.
OBrien No 2pj Park-ave., tobacco dealer
The Jurors met al the house before 10 o'clock and
oreanized bv the selection of Judge Kohlsaat as
Ia,
jurors moved upstairs to view 1t before nearing
testimony Their session transferred for fur-
Their proceeding to the south back parior' on '"e
main floor The jurors. witnesses ana "A IL" SP'c-
tators gathered around large table In the centre
Prendorgast sat or stood in a corner. with Lieu
tenant Haas between him and the door. In the wir
hall leading through the centre of the house from
the main door TO the broad staircase at the west
end visitors were thronging and passing to the
urpar rooms To view the face Of their friend ana
leader. The room in which the Inquest WAS III
progress opened of the hall. Through its hal-
open doors the group around the table was visible,
but their low voices failed to attract attention. ana
few of the visitors noticed the proceedings
TESTIMONY or THE DEAD MAYORS SON
William Preston Harrison. son of the Mayor ana
publisher of The Times" described briefly ms
4, o,,l.d,. az the tragic affair lie testified that
N,.vor Harrison was sixty-eight years old and
native OF Lexington. Ky THE last time saw
him alive" continued The witness was apou' az
O'Clock last night About two minutes past
ID clock | found him lying on the ioor' having Deem
hot heard shots fred but was In an upper
rol m ami did not any one shooting hurl'er
down to my father ami spoke to MIN. and asked
,t,, what tho matter was He said he VAS shot ana
DIVING Get Annie over at once, he said. lie lay
ON the floor where found him about twenty MN
l,es and then died. Some one called physic'a"'
ana others came in before he died
John Wheeler police officer, who oondue'e'
pfenderrast from the Despaines-st station 10 'he
Central station was questioned about what wordS
had passed betwo. him and his prisoner Ills 'eS
t,nonv WAS short and added little to previous IN
formation.
What Oil he sayT' asked the Coroner.
Il asked him" replied the officer why ne hau
shot Carter Harrison. He said it was because 'he
u,,r ,,oull not appoint him Corporation Counsel
Interest centred about the story told by MARY
uaps4r the domestic who admitted Prendersas|
| She told Of her position In the h"usehou' SAYING
She had been employed as second girl I'"''' ''
evening" she continued. there was ring az ''o
| door bell / went to the door and found man !
| Iid not know That was about O'CLOCK. asNeu
| the man what h. wanted and he said ne "an'eu
| IN see MAYOR Harrison. | told him Mr. Harrison
WIS eating supper and asked him TO call again.
| About "A quarter OF he came back ana went 10
| th. door and let him In. MIR. Harrison was s',''"s
| IN the second room to the front told MN 'here
| "A In the nan WI" "a'itV' " ~ ''''
and | left th, man in the hall and went TO the
| ki,chen lust as | got in the kitchen heard
| several shots fred and then | ran out IRON, .hr
| kitchen To whcrc I had left Mr. Harrison ahI W.
| man saw the unknown man running out OF 'nr
| dnor MIR Harrison staggered into the second room
ana of the door 10 the hall Where ,g ' nenu,,
| DO YOU see the man who called asker pcpu,S
| Kelly TIE witness hesitdt"d and the Coroner was
| more specific. .,,... =, r.o,,or
Ss SIN the witness was no, SURF but Prendersast
| helped her out with an exclamation. .-,
| YES saw you last night" he volunteered
| lie was told TO put on his hat and face the
""'YSs" she answered that is the man left
standing with Mr.. Harrison and that Is the man
Wa AFTER ter he ran away" continued the witness,
",hey vent for doctors. who came right away.
| ur Harrison died about twenty minutes after the
shooting When | saw him he was bleeding.
| THE COACHNAN'S STORY.
| p rIIason Risburg. the Mayors coachman. who
was first to start In pursuit OF the assassin. ana
was a target for of his bullets. Identified
| prondereast when | heard several shots ired'
sad he. 81 ran out and saw man standing with
a revolver In his hand. 49, IT,,
| "po you him now? was asked ,,, .,
That is the man. he answered pointing pointing az az
oieet in the second room of the house and
As opened the door TO go in he pointed IL at co me
| tax. aim nj me. and ran back to the barn after
nv revolver 80 that could 20 to eaten me mai
| Then / ran around to the front to see II could
| al him Int could not see him. ! saw one man
| hmt # was not the one | saw In the house. wien
| / went back the house saw MI H ia, h,oi
| iv,mg on The floor with some doctors. lie dieei
| ahout twenty minutes afterward was ea .is
| sumner I'm the back OF the house when the shoo'hs
| began. ..o.o ooicora of no
| :, D,,,iros'st station +. \. Mcdonnell patrol
crre"nt Identified the revolver he had taken from
| Prcndergast. .,atio,
| ~ y Harbcr desk sergeant at Desplaines STATION;
s,w Prcndcrgast surrender TO MciDonnell anu heatt
him say that ne had shot Carter arr,sJ , h IN
| IN. Mayor he said. had broken faith WIN MIN III
| failing to appoint him Corporation 'ounsel ire"-
| terpnst had told him he lived at No. uo ferry-st
| ForR BULLETS IN THE MAYORS BODY.
! ,ooor,,rs to the post-mortem examination. re-
sults of which were submitted TO the jury iive
bullet wounds made by four bullets were FOUND IN
| the Mayors body. Three balls remained In the
ho1v one lodged In the muscles of the back;
| Dnr,ber nass.d through the liver and was round
| I'm the bowels The third struck near the snouhier
land ranging downward, lodged under thr SKIN
| 4 detailed report of the examination mace 10y ~.
H. H. Mitchell and concurred In by Or Lud"ig
| Hektoen then read - , .o, ,,o,.
The Jury retired few minutes ana returned tner