Arizona republican., 1893-12-30
THE COWARD. Prendergast Sentenced
 to Death.
  The Prisoner Collapsed Under the Verdict. Half Carried to His Cell, He
 Utterly Gave Way. The Verdict Is Met by Expressions of Approval from All Parts "f
 of the Country.
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
 CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Prendergast, the murderer of Carter H. Harrison, will be hanged for his crime. The verdict of the jury said it and the people of Chicago approve it. Ably defended as the assassin was and strong as the evi- dence adduced to save his neck had bsep, the jury found him sufficiently sane to be responsible for his action and demanded that he pay the highest pen alty for his offense against the law. This, however, is a sorry recompense for the life of Garter H. Harrison.
 Nothing since the commission of his crime so irritated Prendergast as 8 com parison between himself and Guiteau but in tbe court room this afternoon he showed that one trait existed in com mon between them.N He proved him. self an unmanly, miserable coward who would save his own life at any price. When Clerk Fitzgerald arose to read the finding of the jury the prison CT stood clutching the back of his chair, hls face flushed and his knees trembling violently. .g
 "We. the jury, find the defendant, Patrick Eugene Prendergast, guilty of murder in the manner and form as charged in the indictments, and fix the, penalty at death, ," read Fitzgerald. Then Prendergast revealed himself an utter coward his face turned pale, he opened his mouth to speak but only faint murmur came, he moved slightly and would have fallen but for the assistance of the bailiff.
 When the jury was boiled he listened with avidity to each and every answer to Judge Brentano's questions, and as each juror in turn reiterated the ver- dict the last vestige of courage left Prendergast, who was half led and half carried back to his cell where, re- fusing to speak, he threw himself upon bis bunk in an attempt to hide from his fellow prisoners, whose expressions of satisfaction over the verdict were more emphatic than graceful and more sin cere than polite.
 The Closing Scene.
 Attorney Trude closed his argument with an eloquent plea for the conviction of the prisoner who, he declared, had been proven sane by preponderance of evidence. The court then took a recess till o'clock and promptly at that hour Judge Brentano began his charge to the jury.
 Prendergast buried hls face in a black handker chief and did not look up till at the close of the judge's charge, the word "death" was uttered and the prisoner looked up tor an instant. Upon the question of insanity, which was the main point at issue, Judge Brentano said if the jury believed the defendant committed the crime as charged know ing it to be wrong it was the duty of the jury to find the prisoner guilty even though they believed at the time the crime was committed that the prisoner was not perfectly sane, but If the jury believes at the time the act was com mltted the prisoner was not of sane mind but afflicted with insanity, and such affection was sufficient cause of the act, then the prisoner ought to be acquitted. Ii the jury has any doubt as to the prisoners sanity, the law glves him the benefit of the doubt, If the jury believe the defendant was laboring under delusion which deprived him of the power of choosing between right and wrong, then the jury must acquit him.
 At 80 the jury retired to consider the verdict, and nothing was heard from them for exactly one hour. Then Ballitf Basse hurried through the room to notify the jailor to bring the prisoner Ir1fo rf md fnrr lzL. II jury filed in and took their places. As Prendergast took his seat the judge said "Haye you agreed upon a yer dict" The twelve men moved assent, and Foreman Sutter handed a paper containing the verdict to Clerk Fitz- gerald. When Fitzgerald read in meas ured tones the finding of the jury, the prisoner had focused upon him the eyes of nearly every person in the room, and with difficulty he kept from breaking down.
 Attorney Wade made the usual re- quest that the jury be boiled and then the prisoner was removed and the judge announced that the jury was ex- cused and the proceedings at an end. Before the adjournment of court Attor- ney Wade made the usual application for new trial, and the judge announced that he would hear the motion at future date.
 The mother of the prisoner did not trust herself to remain in court to hear the result of the trial, but fingered around the corridors waiting for the first news to come from the court room, When 1t came an instant after the yer dict was rendered she tottered away, clinging to the bannister for support as she descended the stairs. John Pren- dergast. the prisoners brother, if he was in court, left without attracting attention.
 Trude and his associate, Todd, re- | coivAd hoortv lo+