The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-01

Chicago, Oct. 2S-Carter II. Harrison,
five times Mayor of the city of Chicago,
was assassinated at his home in this city
at ESQ o'clock tonight. The murderer
who is undoubtedly demented, is Eugene
Patrick Prendergast, paper carrier on
Mr.. Harrison's journal, the Times, and
who lived at 600 Jane street The as
sassin, who was pursued to police sta
ton, said that he had killed the Mayor
because he had promised him the corpo-
ration counselship Of the city of Chicago
and had failed to keep his word.
The assassin ran up the front steps Of
Mr.. Harrison's residence, at No. 23l
South Ashland avenue, at $50 o'clock
and rang the bell. Mary Fansen, the
servant answered the bell, and the man
outside asked for Mr.. Harrison She
said he would have to wait a moment,
as Mr.. Harrison was asleep on the sofa
in the parlor, at the same time going
back through the hall to call him, leav-
ing the door open. kLE
In a moment Mr.. Harrison stepped
from the parlor into the hall. IN an
instant the man had drawn a revolver
and fired, the shot entering the abdomen
Just above the naval. Two more shots
rang cut an instant later, the first of
which entered the Mayors body under
the left arm, penetrating the heart.
Mr.. Harrison, when the first shot was
fired, had started toward the door, and
the second shot struck him when within
few feet OF the assassin. Mr.. Harrison
was so close to the muzzle of the revolver
when the third shot was fred ,Aaat the
bullet shattered one OF the knuckles of
his lett hand and the powder burned his
flesh.
Mr.. Harrison's coachman, who was in
the rear of the house when the first shot
was fired, ran into the hall and fired
three shots at the man as he started
out OF the front door. The murderer
paused for an instant, turned about, and
fred parting shot at the coachman.
He then ran down the front steps and
passed rapidly north on Ashland ave-
nue..
Mayor Harrison after the last shot was
fired stepped into the parlor and started
toward the dining-room. He had taken
but few steps, however, when he reel
ed fell into the buffers pantry, which
led to the rear OF the house. His son,
Preston, was upstairs at the time of the
shooting, ran down and was at his
fathers side in an instant.
Mr.. Harrison said: ~ am shot, Pres
ton, and can not live. Where is Annie?"
Mr.. Harrison hastily left his side and
Z rushed out upon the street in pursuit OF
the assassin.
In the meantime Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Chalmers, who live across the street had
started for the Harrison residence ds they
had heard the shot. They saw man
running up Ashland avenue and met the
son, Preston, in pursuit. Young Mr..
Harrison stopped long enough to inform
his neighbors of the terrible affair and
then started on in pursuit OF the murder
err. Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmers hastily
entered the house, Mr.. Chalmers at once
making pillow of his oyercoat, which
he placed under Mr. Harrison's head
~ have been shot and can not live"
said the Mayor, as he gasped for breath.
'sYou won't die" said Mr.. Chalmers,
"you have only been shot in the abdo-
men,"
"No, / have been shot in the heart
and know can not live" was the re-
ply.
These were the last words OF the
Mayor. He Immediately became uncon-
scous and died at 1925 o'clock.
The murderer. pursued by the COACH
man, ran along Ashland avenue toward
Monroe at a breakneck pace. Coming
TO Monroe street be turned to the east
and started for the city. The pursuer
who had been re-enforced by an officer
and several citizens, gained rapidly on
their man. On they sped until Des-
PLANES was reached, when the hunted
man again turned TO the north and in a
few minutes had reached the Despaipes-
street police station. ;niDa aafs s9i
He walked in and approached the
Sergeant at the desk. He was abont to
speak when the foremost OF his pursu-
ers rushed breathless into the station.