Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-29

The county and city buildings aud bur
rie-l through private entrance iuto
Chief Detective shei's Office. The doors
wcrc barred. and officers were evcn hnr-
ried from adjacent stations to guard
the windows. doors, aud corridors. De-
! tccsi,es and police officers were called
into tho ,tiefs office and the examination
Of Prcndergas; began
| The prisoner rs soon as he had reach-
ed the office sank exhausted into a chair.
HIS HEAD FELL BACK
and with his livid face and staring eyes he
presented a CHASTITY picture. lie is o
slender man "a years of age, with beard
less face and a stupid, almos. idiosie, eI-
preston. His attire was that Of a labor
ing man, aud not over clcanly
For time the man refused TO answcr
the questions addressed to him. In
scarcely audible voice he said:
TN SICK"
Chief Shea at last reached over and
placed his finger on tie mans wrist aud
told him IL was a doctor who questioned
him.
"why did you kill tie mayor asked
Tie chief
"well,n the man responded feebly.
''he told me he would make me corpora
ton counsel and ne didn't do 1t, so l
shot him. went to his door, rang the
hell, went in and shot him. just shot
Lin, that's all. shot him"
What's your namef"
'PNndergast, Eugene Patrick prendcr-
CAST"
Where do you livof"
Don't know; around here somewhere
but don't live at the railroad tracks.
! tcll you that" and no amount Of in
quiry could induce him to give his place
Of residence. Chief shea asked him If
he Lad ever been a lawyer, aud Ponder.
CAST responded he didn't know; didn't
believe he had
Then why did you expect to be made
corporation couusclT"
The mayor promised me; that's ALL"
At last the examiners became con-
WINGED he had been newspaper carrier
on the route along the Ashland bulc-
ward in the vicinity Of the mayors
home. The prisoner was finally placed in
cell nuder the city hall and additional
policemen stationed about the building
for the nights vigil.
An night long crowds cane and went
about the place.
y bitter feeling against the murderer
is manifested Significant but subdurd
rcmarks about
CONVENIENT LAMP POSTS
aud swift revenge are frequently heard.
'Prcnlergast is crazy" said Corpora
tion Counsel Krnus, who was perhaps
the closest friend Harrison Ind. 81
know him vel and have seen him sew
cral times"
He called at my office twice and told
me he was going 10 be appointed my
successor and TINT ,aould resign. !
laughed and told him ! was ready to
ouit any time. and iC he would let me
know when he received Sac appointment
from HARRISON would gladly let hin
have my place. The man WAS so pelpa'
bly, out of 'is mind ha, : didn't con
s,dcr It worth while to talk seriously
with hun. Mayor Harrison bud received
threatening letters from the fellow and
had paid no attention to tnem, as che
man was insane and there was no use
bo,heriug with him"
Miss Annie Howard, the haucec Of
nugiison was in the house NJ the time
the fatal shot was fired, She was al
once summoned to his side aud was
present whom the end came. When 1t
was evident that Harrison could live
hut few u few moments longer, Miss
IIowarl's grief was pitlabe. She was
completely overcome and led away by
friends Who feared for the effect upon
her. She was taken in 4 close carriage
to the home of Carter II. Harrison lr,
where she spent the night.
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