Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-30

AAANAuoi DcCtuuet -'' A' '"1~t
gast the murderer Of Carter h. Harri-
500, will be hanged for his crime.
The verdict Of the jury has said it
and the people Of Chicago approve it.
Ably defended as the assassin has
been, strong as has been the evidence
adduced TO save his neck from the hal
ter, the jury has found him sane, re-
sponsible for his act, and demanded
that be pay the highest price for his
ofense against the law.
This price, however, is a sorry one al
the best. The value TO the world Of
one life such as that OF Carter Fl. Har-
rison. would weigh down the scale
against the existence of a hundred such
as Prendergast
Nothing since the commission Of lis
crime has so irritated Prsndergast
as the comparison between HIM
self and Charles j. Guiteau.
He mas resented it with
euergy and scOrn, as though the assas-
sin OF Garfield was q i0ul aud creeping
Ching compared with himself But in
4 the court roOm this afternoon be showed
that 0us trait existed in common be-
\ tween Guiteau aud himself. He proved
N himself an unmanly, miserable coward;
creature who would have lie 90 any
price. under any conditions, anywhere,
any how, only Ietjt be life.
When @ ERIK FITZGERALD arose 20 read
the 6udiug of the jury, the prisoner
stood c.uiching the back of chair,
eyeiug him with
TIE MOST INTENSE EAGEENESS.
His long, bony fingers, nervousIy
casped and uuclasped the back OF the
chair. his knees trembled violently, his
face was flushed, aud his Sp,teiuI look
ing mouth opened aud closed as though
he would say something, but lacked the
power % speak.
eve, the jury, find the defendant
patrick Eugene john Prendergast,
Guilty OF murder ju manner and form
as charged in the indictment, ana ok
tae penalty 40 death.
FIlzserald's voice, clear and calm,
read out the finding ana died away with
slight emphasis on the final word.
Then Pfeudergast revealed himself
the utter coward. HIS face turn
ed pale, be opened his mouth 90 speak,
but only faint murmur came from
between bis bot and Quivering lips He
moved slightly, and would have fallen
to the floor but for the assistance Of
0aiid
When the jury was po.led be listened
with av.dity 90 each and every answer
10 Judge BrentanO's question: "Was
this, and is this now, your verdict?'
'It is," said Foreman Jacob Sutter,
T.zEd ~It is" repeated every other juror,
and then bOpe and the asJ veStige of
courage faded utterly il Prendergasts
breast. He was haif led, half carried
back Co bis cell, where, refusing t0
speak, he threw himself upon his bunk
iu the attempt 90 hide from his fellow
prisoners, whose expressions OF Satis-
faction over the verdict were more em-
Dhatic than graceful aud more sincere
than polite.
DETAILS OF THE DAY.
Nr. Trude resumed his argument at
the opening OF court and spoke until
within a few mi uteS of twelve O'Clock. .
He closed with an eloquent plea for the
conviction of the prisoner who had, he
declared, been PROVED sane by
the preDonderauce OF evidence. WheE
be finished the court announced re-
cess until 1 O'Clock Court was ia ses-
sion few minutes before that time
and Judge BrentanO began his charge
90 Che jury precisely at 1 o'clock. As
the court commenced 90 read the iu- F.
structions offered by the State, Prem /
dercast buried his face iu a
black handkerchief which be held
ln his left hand and never
once did he look up or move until just
at tue close of the Judges charge when
the court Instructed the jury as TO the
form of their verdict. AT che mention
OF the word death" the prisoner drop
ped bis hands for an instant. When
the court sad: "Or you may sentence /
him 90 toe Denitentiary for the term OF
his naturaI life" PrendergaSt again
ftwitched nervously Az 1880 the jury
eretirec 90 consider the verdict.
Leaving the court at l.21 there was
! nothing neard from the jury until eX-
actly ao hour had elapsed. AT 2:2l
Baiid Busse hurried through the room
howard the door leading 90 the jall, and
H,hsre was murmur that
.h verdict had been found.
3usse had gone 20 notify the
Tailor 10 bring the prisoner into court
and two minutes later the jurors hled
ntO the court room and took their
Iplaces Judge Br6ntanO came from bis
room and took his seat on the bench,
Ind simultaneously the prisoner was
sd in. As Prendergast took his seat
be Judge said; "Have you agreed
pom a verdict?"
THE TWELVE MEN BOWED
ssent and several Of them answered; |
Yes sir" Juror Jacob Sutter had |
cen chosen foreman and held 10 his I
and a sheet Of paper.
"Hand in your verdict TO the clerk TO |
read, said the Judge.
SIR. Sutter walked 70 where Clerk /
Etzgerald stood beside his desk, and I
sBded him the document
VhUe. NJ Fitzgerald read TO /
~ stbe finding OF the jury, /
sfhad focused upon him the 4
nearly every person Boz the room /
'th difficulty be kept from break /
Hn.
ekly as the reading was con-
e bliliffs hurried PrenderRaSt /
30 the door leading 20 the I
ney Wade made the usual 4
jury be polled, and the
n officers 90 bring che /