The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-11-04

l"7I OF "hlCh was fatal, walked quietly
down the street to the DespIaines Street
station, where he gave himself up. He
was soon after removed to the central
office in the city hall.
About 80, when the family had left
the dinner table, the door bell raur
Mary Hanson, the parlor maid, an
SWered the call. A young man asked to
see Mr.. Harrison.
" nat name shall | give ?" asked til,
maid.
A city official, " was the reply.
Mayor Harrison left the table and qd-
vaured from the dining-room into the
hall. The murderer, who was fully
twenty feet distant, raised his weapon
ana hred WIthoul saying word. Three
shots were fired SO closely toucther q,
10 sound like one explosion. Members
OF The family IN the house, the servants
and nclghhOrs heard the reports ana
within an incredibly short time the dv-
ing man was surrounded; not soon
enough TO capture the assassin. how
ever, who had stood at the main en-
trance of the hall and did not uursIe
his victim when he saw the result Of his
deadly work.
William Preston Harrison, who was
IN ms room on an upper floor, heard
the shots, turned in a call on a police
alarm box, and hurried down to learn
the cause of the disturbance. The
coachman who had heard the triple
TGRoEt, came .urQm utlv to- ! . ~re~se,i..
form Of the assassin. but without result.
Stunned bv the shock, Mayor Iiarrl-
son went back 10 the dinlng-roOm he
had lust left and evidently attempted to
reach his chamber by a rear stairway, as
me passed into the buffers pantry.
There his strength failed him and the
sank TO the floor. 1t Was there he Was
found bv W. J. Chalmers, vino lives OPP
posite Mayor Harrison on Ashland
Boulevard.
Nr. Chalmers too had heard the sound
Of the revolver, and saw the murderer
running away. fastening to the Harri-
son mansion he found the front door
open ana entered. Proceeding INTO Inc
dining-room he saw through the open
door Mr.. Harrison lying on the floor OF
the pantry.
Harrison, Il am shot through the
heart
Making a hasty examination Mr,
Chalmers said: Iou are mistaken Mr..
Harrison. You are shot III the stun-
NO, through the heart, tell you.
said tha diving man, with return OF ms
customary vigor, and then rclaPsed INTO
j. state Of ScmI-COnsCl0usncss.
Nlr Harrison asked to see hls sons
and Jauqhters, said he knew he was
,r,iua to die, but made no further state
urutS concerning the assault
/ Within few minutes after the ShoIS
,r.ra fred DR.. Foster, who had been
! summoned, arrived, and aIIn9st smut
/ t.nn,r-ly came DrS. Lyman, Nashbufh
/ and Tb1luaS. There wa nothing t" ne
i I,,,n The aSsaSsin's bullet had accom-
i rlishcd itS purpose Death had alrraIE
,lll.J The eve OF :he victim, and lhedl-
cal science was useless .t..
Death came quickly and apparently
without great pain to the VIctImi ME
,,I, r,ma in shorter and shorter
.,,-,,. until at the end the rcsUnii2n'
-,o,,a like those Of little chlIi-iiin'
and gentle, with neither CONFUSION
nor struggle The end came aS peace
IrIIv as one might expect at the paHsII'-
away of a baby. j.,
II Navor Harrison had carried on
his original intentions II = lh'lH NJ
Il. would not have been at nom" ia
,i.rbt But for the election ne W"u'
I,',7., been on his way South, where, a
= fre+ agreed, he would have heri
.,,,,r;.d to Miss Annie Howard NoNeh
Der 7. .,.;1..3 f,r ~
aorIy deuarture from Chicago, ana IN " a.
nrnLahiiitv Mr. Harrison would nav
t,,.an i'm New Orleans now. But becau,
~ tLe election the marriage was P,,11'
Dnnnd until November 10, ana MI
II,'r,i I.1.rrison Vas to leave Chicago the l2'i
W. Howard arrived At the il"rri7o
,-"nsinn soon after the mayor dealt
, Prrndergast took car alter 'raNi"
me carter mansion and proceeH,G,
I;r.,t TO the central station. II
/ waIkrd up to the desk sergeant an
NH II did it," He carried the T'
,oTIar ,,'r., in his hand. He was later tran,
'.,rrrj to tbs Desplaines street sJ4uoI "a
iPSranjersast. the murderer OF May,
fIsrr;son. was to-day held TO the gran
M. ~ answer to his crime. Inc go
,nnar.s iurv. after short dehoeralII' I,
; v'tih ,,Hirh .tvs that the Mayor came T. =
/, Mn nn,the 18th day ot October r..
; snork and bullet wounds from P'S'
:, nc hands o. +. P. Prende1TTgast.
. III psrorIrrr,lst s,.l is a crank. HIS primo
/ t.en.'[' ,l.an 7. for killing Mayor Harrison
i '''' ,l'a. tIr he YIavor promised to make nj
5 ',,,,, ,r,nratinn counsel and did not 90
f'i l''"'' : tho tTrlifpaI order.