The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-30

cessible at short notice. They were III. A.
Kohlsaat, Judge of Probate Court; Charles
F. Helms. machinery dealer. No. 2Ss Ash
land boulevard: w. ]. Chalmers No. 254
Ashland boulevard. president OF the Fraser
& Chalmers Company; S. A. Scribner. No.
2S6 Ashland boulevard, Of Scribner, Criegh-
ton & Co., commission merchants; ii. A.
King, No 240 Ashland boulevard. commits
sion merchant; p. r. O'Brien, Park ave-
nue., tobacco dealer.
The jurors met at the house before 10
O'Clock and organized by the selection OF
Judge Kohlsaat as foreman. The body lay
in an upper room, aud the jurors moved up
stairs TO view it before hearing testimony.
The session was transferred for further
proceedings to the south back parlor on
the main floor. The jurors, witnesses and
a few spectators gathered around a large
table in the center. Prendergast sat or
stood in a corner, with Lieutenant Haas
between him and the door. In the wide
hall leading through the center of the
house. from the main door TO the broad
staircase at the west end, were throngs OF
people who passed to the upper rooms TO
view the remains of their former friend
and leader.
The inquest was IN progress in a room
opening from the hall Through its half
opened doors the group around the table
was visible. but they low voices failed TO
attract attention, and few OF the visitors
noticed the proceedings.
William Preston Harrison, son OF the
Mayor and publisher Of the Times, de-
scrbed briefly his knowledge of the tragic
affair. He testified that Mayor Harrison
was sixty-eight years old and a native of
Lexington, Ky. THE last time / saw him
alive" continued the witness, in reply TO
an invitation to recount the affair, was
about 7:45 o'clock last night About two
minutes past o'clock l found him lying
on the floor after being shot Heard shots
fired, but was in an upper room, and did
not see any of the shooting L, however.
rushed down to my father, spoke TO HIM
and asked him what the matter was lie
said he was shot and dying. Get Annie
over at once was his only reply. He laid
on the floor where found him about twen-
ty minutes and then died Some one then
called a physician, and others came in be-
fore he died.
John Wheeler, a police officer who con-
Quoted Prendergast from the Desplaines-
street station to the central station, was
questioned about what words had passed
between him and his prisoner. His tesi-
mony was short and added little 10 the pre-
vious information.
what did he say?' asked the coroner.
81 asked him." said the witness, why he
had shot Carter Harrison. He said it was
because the Mayor would not appoint him
corporation counsel"
THE SERVANT GIRLS STORY.
Interest centered about the story told by
Mary Hansen, the domestic who admitted
Prendergast. She told of her position in
the household, saying she had been em-
ployed as second girl. Early last even
ing" she continued, there was a ring at
the door bell. i went to the door and found
man j didn't know. That was about z
o'clock. 1 asked the man what he wanted.
and he said he wanted TO see Mr. Harrison.
L told him Mayor Harrison was eating
supper and asked him to call again. About
a quarter TO O'Clock he came back and
let him in. Mr.. Harrison was sitting in the
second room to the front. / told him there
was man in the hall who wanted TO see
| him let the man in the hall and went
| to the kitchen Just as 1 got to the. kitchen
1 heard several shots fired, and then ran
out or the Kitchen to where L had left Mr.
Harrison and the man. / saw the unknown
man running out of the door. MIR. Harrison
staggered into the second room and out OF
DO you see the man who called?' asked
deputy Kelly.
The witness hesitated. and the coroner
was more specific. "Is that the nan?'' he
asked, pointing to Prendergast.
Still the witness was not sure. but Prem
dergast helped her out with the exclama-
ton:
Yes, l saw you last night" he volun-
teered; He was told to put on his hat and
face the witness.
yes, the girl answered. that is the
Il
ana that is the man who did the shooting y
~ after ne ran away" continued the wit
ness they went for doctors. Mr. Harri-
son died about twenty minutes after the
shooting When l saw him he was bleed
p. Eliason Risburg. the Mayors COACH
man. who was the first to start i'm pursuit
OF the assassin. and was target for one
of his bullets, identified Prendergast.
When heard several shots fired" said he,
II ran out and saw man standing with a
revolver in his hand''
do you see him now?'' he was asked.
Ihat is the man." he answered, point
ing at Prendergast. HE was pointing his
ana as opened the door TO go in he pointed
| 1t at me, but | shut the door before he
could take aim ran. back to the barn
Then l ran around to the front, but the
man man had gone: When l went back to the
with some doctors. He died about twenty
| minutes afterward. / was eating supper
in the back of the house when the shoot
Other witnesses We're officers OF the Des-
| plaines-street station. r. A. Mcdonnell,
| patrol sergeant, identified the revolver ne
| nad taken from Prendergast.
| -. a. Barber desk sergeant at the Des-
plaines-street station, saw Prendergast sur
| render himself to Mcdonnell and heard him
say that he had shot Carter Harrison be-
cause the Mayor, he said, had broken faith
| with him in failing to appoint him corpora
ton counsel. Prendergast had told him he
| lived at No. 6O9 Perry street
According TO the postmortem examination,
reports of which were submitted TO the
jury, five bullet wounds made by four bull
| lets, were found in the Mayors body Three
| balls remained in the body. One lodged in
the muscles OF the back Another passed
through the liver and was found i'm the DOW
and, ranging downward, lodged under the
| skin. a detailed report Of the examination
made by DR.. Mitchell to-day, and concurred
in by Ludwig Hekton, reads follows:
Il have made a post mortem examination
| OF the body of Carter II. Harrison. The
| body was that of man five feet nine inch
es high, weighing about 300 pounds
such as are usually made by bullets. No. L
passed through the left hand, breaking the
bone of the little finger and came out in
the palm, forming wound No. ?. No. ,
was in the middle line about five inches
| above the navel, passed through the bow
| els and lodged I'm the muscles OF the back
Here leaden ball was found. No. was
| three inches below and 10 the right OF the
| right nipple; passed through 'thb right
| found in the bowels. No. was just below
| front of the right shoulder; IL passed down
under the skin about four inches a third
| leaden bullet was found here. There was