Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-30
Chicago Is in Mourning for Its
Dead Chef.
PARTICULARS or The TRAGEDY
The Corezser's fnaaess--fettcrs ef Coa-
dossaoe-- a.yorai sacoussioa
The oo-<aaie<

being hno~n oniy 10 TIE policc- lnero
l. 10 losgsr any fsar q lynehing. bat the
higb>r edieiais q The police department
tnought q beat 10 10 on the safe side
and a 7 oeloek this nornlng Prender.
gast eas renOsed quietly fron the cen
ira stafion. where ne ~ss iTsf eonfned.
~ one a the oatlying police stAtioes.
Up % tha time of his removal Prsnder-
sast naintainsd the suileu. defiant and
in1idersaf stttgsie that he had shosn
ever ancs De gave himself up 10 De-k
Sergeant tlarber az Dssplaines street
lat nizht- Despite the assertion OF Dr.
Laidls~. TIE Pfendergest family physi-
cisG. that the assassin had never shown
any lrdleati0ns u mental alteration.
there u "a eioabt ia the minds u those
sho haze seen and cOnyersed With ham
that he 10 insane. fIis actions for sew.
sral seeks past confirm this suppose
tiou. lie has bsen writing threatening
pestal cards - various city Offirsals; he
hss .hrsarenet the life ~ the mayor IN
the hsagIng d Mr Graham. the mayors
sccc@tary. D. has demanded that Cor
poration Counsel kraus should resign
ln hls iayor aud his whole condoct has
t~ep that q a mka mentaliy unoal-
anccd. Whtte mania. taking a homlcsdal
turn interested m the welfare % Chi
eag1 and .1nagins.t that he alone could
reform the abuses fnom which the city
= suffering
Lanatic Pure and simple.
lie was especially bitter in h,s deuun.
ciatioR q the railroad grade crossings.
waich are responsible Zoe many deaths
every year. and tse idea became tixei
ia his mind thA. II he we're made cor
poration counsel he could solve tbe
pr0biem u eiesating ali the railroad
traces within ihe city limits. Long
braosii0g over the subject bred the de
lgslon tkal gAs mayor had promised nlm
the oIice. tie in@.sted upon the fulfil
mrnt u the imaginary promise. He
haunted the Municipal building and
aucoyed the city ofselais with ais crazy
demands. tiSaliy hr determIned that
the mayor was acting 10 bad faith With
him. Ihis itiea grew upon him he
thought q II day aud night tbs di-
seascd brain vas incapable ot entertain
iux any other idea 1t last be deter.
snlred % demand frOm The mayor him
seit sstlsfsction for his imaginary
Rrongr. re had roS reached the hom-
ieidai stage he bought a cheap. sec
81 revolver tat " IN hrs pocket
e cails a. tie mayors residence.
q uare 6u accustomed 20 the yag-
see =. ~ sorts * cranks. treated has
a.uisnd hzaty Prendergast killed
him That i ti.t story
rle Ras "a fco1o. nl..aIac it Il true but
be uAs undoubtedly responsible Tor has
actseas Frcndergsst. however. IS beyond
doubt a lgnatie pare and simple. he
had studied aud read cfanky economic
theories until hi- miud gave Nay he
Imagined that Re WRs a reformer. he
had a scheras fof the bstterment q all
mankind. re t1a4 especially settled
upon Mayor iisr-ishn as the imaginary
a9tbor % his trpaes
In Chicago to<iA5 there = a universal
fseiua cf sorr1p had horror. but public
in1ignat,oa no lrHger thrratens 20 vent
i,ssii in the form ~ 40 atfempf az lynch
iug 10 - resiiSsd that the parallel
ehich va AZ first drawn betxeen tho
assassination q President Gsrisld by
tsuitesu snd the present mnrter . not
tras one tiuiteau Uas disappointed
cfhcr seeker Nho had -oale qualifications
aEd soIne s.airs O. Office.
Coroner'~ Inquest
A san sni sorroNful history az the
shooting rvt1id and statements q phy.
sicians occupied the attention % the
eoronefs iury at the HARRISON reside1ce
far sn hour tais mofuing. Excepting =
Technical description ~ the wonn2s
lftrs xas a.lfe4 % the information
slrcs,iy a tne disposal of The aeicers u
the lsw The jury rccomEn snlled Aat
E'ren.lerxsst b. heid for the murder
mail ,.,sckargsd BY due process % iaw.
OaronsF Mettaie and Deputy John Kelly
rascast The Harris0a house. az o'clocx
According % ia- original pan. 10 testi-
monF was to be taken today. The
arrangements we're % iupsnei the lury
vlrx th~ body and s1ionrn until tomor-
rev - meet az a pisce % which Prem.
dergssf rou.a b. carried without danger
Of = Violent 1emQnsfrsttou. \ confer-
eucr iefwsen tbe police snd tho corousr
reau fs't in q diifefe1t cnncluzioa. The
anrDancsmehf sss made that Prendes.
Ussf tud uUt q rrtsent tnt he sas
driven IN eia-~i earriars 80 The hack
assr srd <iirret in without his presence
telcz khasn sutzide - Sae house. he
caas In charge - Lieutenant Haas aad
was driven away ~ the same ofhcer
BE msde ~ lspopatratiors 20 violence
and sfesis in ths s'reets near the
ufsyors hause vers ia t<norance % the
cinceE ri.na
EorDnrr's gurv ~eiecsrsI
Before his srrival pcpnty Kelly ard a
ssessenzrf hai Summoned Jury Thsy
sssieef~i a ausntsf of rronin-nt man
eha ware residents ~ 'he district aud
acres.sItir at short notice They eerei
g. e. keaisatf ~ - Ashland boale
Fs-f s,ixe - ths probate court.
ftfr9s 4 Eirs mschirerf aanufsc.
tiref 50 - kshisnd boulevard, W. J.
ttaluers Va "a Ashlans bculevrri
press tnt ~ Fse-er a Ihsiwers on
pany : \ Scrihuer. 10. 80 Ashland
tou.eftr1' r. S,.rihner Creighton =
tc. ccufnissfrn ncrrhsufs Ciric Ming
M 80 tsas ant aeubsveff comntp~iea
merchss'' + r. tsil1t tsn. N 100 Park
ssfnue tcfsero iealer
tte f1rrcs nef at f'te h,sase before -
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