New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-31
PRENDERGAST INDICTED.
NO DELAY FOR THIS 1SSASSIA.
JUSTICE TO Gr METED OFT FROM III ID
MAYOR nARRISON'> SLAYER
PREPARATIONS IOR THE FUNERAL OF l"E
MURDERED OfFICINI.-IO LIE IN sIAiE IN
TIE CHICAGO CITY nALI.-TnE olE9'
TON o. THE SUCCESSION TO


TIE CHICAGO CITY nALI.-rnE orE''
TIoY o. THE SUCCESSION 10
TIE MAYORALrY.
my TELEGRAPH TIE TRIBrNEJ
Chicago. oct. 3o.-Patrick Eugene Prehue,eds
the murderer Of Carter II. Harrison. was npio''u
by the Grand Jury this morning. The storH VI
the killing of Mayor Harrison was tou =, -
spector shea. To him Ircndcrgast achl''eu "
murder, and ii the brief narrative a. '0i" -
the murderer himself that the Chief Of Detec'N'S
recounted to the jury. No court was he'' VI, 49,"
North Side to-day account of the CLOSING u '
Worlds Fair. But this afternoon judge was ~
attendance long enough TO receive ,he "A''-
Jury's presentmcnt. and the true bill iof n'''u.'
against Prcrlcrgast turned into court va
Harrisons friends in Chicago are not in moor
to-day to await the delays OF the law. WINE !7'
the body OF the murdered Mayor lies at his nome
plans being formulated for bringing MS i""'
dercr to Justice
Late last evening q number Of leading citizens an
friends OF the Mayor. met to discuss the aPP"'''-
ment of Il committee. whose duty II sho"'" ~
to retain attorneys for the prosecutions ME INV
proceedings more less informal they par
took of the nature of an organized meeting H'''
with the object Of giving force and speed 10 ,"'
strong arm Of the law. The result "f ther ""
liberatons was the selection &C Alfred = lru"'
as counse! for the prosecution Mr.. Trudo - the
personal friend Of the late Mayor suncoinihl'-
visited Mr.. Trudo. and ne consented 10 'dr'
the matter in charg". Al efforts VIII be h'd'
so to cxpedit" matters that the trial may De p's"n
and possibly ended before the end OF the mont"
Of November. Tn" chic. delay viii be In the prep
aration Of the defence its lire. o. course viii BE-
the plea Of insanity After the case has been
brought into court continuance VIII ifoDhp!
be taken in order TO obtain expert testimony me
experts vii! necessarily require time TO max lh'"
examination. ana there may be de.ay o. rom
ten TO twenty days. The cNac- amount "i tine
Will lie wilh the presiding judge to decide.
PREPARATIONS rDT IuF FUNERAL
Tho body OF the late Mayor VIII hc born 70 the
grave next "Wednesday q, n O'Clock in thH mora
ing. Men Of National reputation Will ac' az mono
airy pallhoarors The state and the Nation WI" p'
reprcsa nt~ b, prominent officials ana W" ''iE VIII
be draped in mourning. Business VIII Dr. g'h'r-
ally SUSPENDED. Tomorrow The body VIII Iie IN
STATE. I'm the Guy Hall and ~" public will be AZ
liberty 10 view u. H. bier viii stand ~ an 81
closed place surrounded by blacl, cloth AMI NSh'rn
by a cluster OF thirt' ncaniosceni lamps N.s-
pendod from tho canopy over ;hc coffin. IhHs t'
body Will IL until 10 o'clock Wednesday, "h'n "
viii h, escorted 10 the house by force OF ponce
and tho Chicago lussars. The funeral procession
viii leave The late home Of the d'cea'rd Mayor al
II O'Clock anl proc .ed 10 the Epiphany 'h'Ioh 81.
Ashanl-aNc and Adams-sL. where thr hc'- J. ~
Morrison VIII conduct the funeral services accord
burica in Gracclanl Cemetery.
THE MAYoEALTy SUCCESSION
II wa. with no d.res?cc; to the dead executive
that even in tn. shadow of the gray" c'"'h7 "'
ali political belief ami All ranks oi H"',l -
cuasod to-day with eern"s'n'.@ anu tl"'l'' '"'
problem OF the snip. u j. the nrsi TINE
IN the history %: CHICAGO that Mayor has passed
AWAY during his incumbeucy OF Office. Ia the char
ter law there Is no provision Tor temporarily Nuns
d vacancy ia tn, Mayoraliy oocasi'n"i ~ de''"
ga. question aprar.niiy having b.en avoided. As
r.,,, M. c,,y * confronted with situation that
i'a''' 'h' wy - ' H. t ...t.,t,
citlzens the sravcst end most .c.iols condition ~
f, ~. -, H. ,,,ll.. y..I oh. EVENING Post
clearly define a." situation 30 - iciHhs el'o''
which after declaring that me ''eonoh "' "''. '.
would leave "a" cts pfdcuc"'y NNt'F''"'' J."
me nch'' ,"a' Tic ''"'''
Mayor pro ieia
TN. OPINION OF JUDGE HrTcutN~ ~
A. "A side issue there is the fact that VINE We
late Mayor was Democrat. the city Council *
Republican b, majority Of ''sl, or' Q, 'o'a,
membership Of sN'>-e'f"t' o''N'usN - ~. 49,,
10 say WA, ,.,r,,., of part,ssn gplrit. Per.
haps a concensrs Of the We"s eAPr'Ssel "u''"s
the day throughout al! sections Of the city bS Dem
oc'a's an" H'P"''' - -. a., H.,
and the waee-worSlns clement may De'' o. sFen
Ia ule re"'"'" No - -, 80 ,ra s,,,.,ior Co,,r,
oicl"ry' Jug
~. LII ~ con.i,i,n ~ things exists In this
civ Ne are left without Mayor and every good
citizen should Dc a C.'1'i 80 ,oD' ~ IT, ~, b,nI
,ss,st ,bosn In ,Ilfhorirv that the right
toinrs he done at this time. and that wrong
thine be done. In a city Ike ours when the people
arr confronted by situation for which the law
hss mad no adequate provision and no precise
course has been pointed out which must De- pr
sued and when the situation Is one th"t requires
immediate action Tor he sen ieIrhc, oi th' hlu-
ncipality | believe whatever the municipality does.
deening II right and proper, the tribunal 81 law
y,li siup1rt The question OF death Is. fOr some
reason unknown avoided! II the 'I,y Conn
eli shall elect q Mayor Tor the initre&nun II
would he right and proper. considering the emer-
cenrv although not strictly legal. such an acting
b,,''.'I "'I it,.r,,o. IN no u.c.4surv dutie.