The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-03
CARTER HARRISON.


CARTER HARRISON.
Mary Hansen, the domestic, opened the
door, she was confronted by a man
about feet 5inches tall, smooth shaver,
his rather clean cut features lit up by a
pair Of dark eyes.
SIS Mr.. Harrison in p asked the man,
in q quiet pleasant voice.
eyes, sir" responded the girl, as she
threw the door wide open to permit his
entrance.
~ would like to see him, please"
said the man, as he walked toward the
back end Of the hall. Mr.. Harrison
was in the diningroom, which opens
into the rear end Of the hall. Hearing
abe man ask for him, he rose and, step
ping into the hall, walked toward Prem
dergast, who, by the time he caught
sight Of Mr.. Harrison, had advanced
about 10 feet from the doorway. With
out saying word Prendergast drew
his revolver and commenced to fire.
He pulled the trigger but three times,
and every bullet hit the mark. One
ball shattered Mr.. Harrison's left hand,
another passed into the right side of
the abdomen, making a wound that
would have been mortal in few days,
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slightly above the heart. This wound
was the immediate cause of death. AS
soon as Prendergast began to fire Mr..
Harrison turned and walked rapidly
toward the diningroom. He walked
through the door, across the dining
room and passed into q buffers pantry
opening off the room, where he fell to
the floor.
Prendergast did not follow up his
victim or make any attempt to ascer-
tain how deadly his aim had been. He
replaced his revolver in his pocket with
the same elaboration that had marked
all Of his actions and started toward the
door. just as he was passing through
the doorway, William Preston Harri-
son, the mayors son, came tearing
down the stairs from the upper portion
Of the house just as Mr.. Harrisons
ceachman ran into the rear end of the
hall. The cries of Mary Hansen direct.
ed the son to where his father lay, but
the coachman was after other game.
He had revolver of his own and as
quickly as he realized what had &C.
CURED he leveled his weapon and sent
bullet after the disappearing form of.
the murderer, a second time his revolt
yer spoke, but both bullets went wide.
Running to the door the coachman
was prepared to continue hostillities.
but several people were entering to
learn the cause of the shooting and by
tho time the coachman had reached the
sidewalk Prendergast had been swal-
lowed in the darkness.
Across Ashland boulevard, directly
opposite the residence of Mr.. Harrison,
10 the home of w. J. Chalmers, the
wealthy maker Of mining machinery.
Mr.. Chalmers was standing upon the
front steps of his residence when the
shots were fired. He bounced down
the steps and dashing across the street
met Prendergast almost out of the
gate.
"What is itr' said Mr.. Chalmers.
The man walked rapidly north on Ash
land avenue without replying and Mr..
Chalmers fastened into the house. He
reached MIR. Harrison's side almost at
the same instaE. that William Preston
Harrison had found where his father
lay.
care you hurt p asked Mr.. Chalmers,
as he and the son of the dying man
strove to raise him.
"Pve got my death Chalmers" re-
sponded the mayor.
Noticing spot Of blood on tho may
or's waistcoat Mr.. Chalmers said, II
guess not"
'T'm shot In the heart and I'm dead
man." was the only reply.
A moment later he said with voice
which was rapidly losing strength:
"Unbutton my vest, Chalmers. There's
where the trouble is" BY this time
the stricken man had been borne to
couch in an adjoining room and as
quickly as he spoke Mr.. Chalmers gently
opened his waistcoat. The front of his
shirt was soaked in blood, which welled
rapidly from two holes, one just above
the heart, the other In his abdomen.
"Its through the heart" said the
mayor again, his voice now scarcely
above whisper. A moment later he
sank into Inconsistencies, and in 20
minutes after receiving the wounds Mr..
Harrison was dead.
About 25 minutes after the shooting
Sergeant Frank Mcdonald was stand
ing in the Office of the Desplaines Street
station. Every available officer had al
ready been hurried out to work on the
case, and Sergeant Mcdonald, who had
just come in from other work, was pre-.
paYing to follow. The door was pushed
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