The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-30


inquest he made no attempt to deny
the Identification, and, in the instance
OF Mary Hanson, assented to it verbal
ly. He maintained a stolid Indifference
during the hearing. Once. however, he
betrayed little feeling over his crime.
He was sitting near Lieutenant Haas,
and his attention was attracted by the
presence OF Mira. w. j. Chalmers. For
q moment his stolidity was broken, and
he pulled tho lieutenants sleeve. The
officer bent towards his prisoner, and
heard him ask, lis that Mrs. Harrison r.
NO." replied the lieutenant, ut is
not. Why do you ask?'
II want to tell her." replied Prender.
CAST, "that | was sorry for her trouble" +"
With that remark he relapsed into
eilence, and returned to all other ques-
tions vacant stare.
HIS soN's TESTIMONY.
William Preston Harrison, the mayors
son, related what he knew OF the case,
was questioned but little. aud quickly
retired from the room. He said: ~
heard shots fred, but was In an upper
room and did not see any one shooting.
l hurried to my father. spoke to him,
and asked him what the matter was.
He said he was shot and dying.
"'Get Annie over at once, was his
only reply. He died in about twenty
minutes after had found him."
John Wheeler, police officer who
was in charge OF Prendergast at one
time during the night, testified that the
murderer had confessed the crime to
him, saying that he did it because the
mayor had not made him corporation
counsel.
Other witnesses examined were Off
GERS at Desplaines street station. i. A.
Mcdonnell, patrol sergeant, identified
the revolver he had taken from Prem.
dergast.
G. S. Barber, desk sergeant, saw
Prendergast surrender to Mcdonnell,
and heard him say that he had shot
Carter Harrison because the mayor: he
said, had broken faith with him IN fail
ing to appoint him corporation counsel.
Prendergast had told him he lived at
600 Perry street.
THE VERDICT.
According to the post norton oxami-
nation. the result of which was submit
ted to the jury, five bullet wounds made
by four bullets were found in the may
ors BODY. Three balls remained in the
body. One lodged in tho muscles of
the back. Another passed through the
liver and was found in the bowels. The
third struck near the shoulder and
ranging downward lcdged under the
skin.
The Jury returned this verdict:
IAN Inquest was taken for the peo-
pie Of the state oi Illinois at 23l Ash
land avenue, in the city Of Chicago, on
the twenty-ninth day oil October, A. d.,
1892, before me, James Mctiale, coroner
in and for the said county, upon view
OF the body OF Carter II. Harrison, then
and there lying dead, upon the oaths OF
six good and lawful men of the said
county, who, being duly sworn to in
ouire, on the part OF the people OF the
state OF Ilionois, into all circumstances
attending the death OF the said Carter
II. Harrison, and by whom the same
was produced, and in what manner
and when and where, the said Carter
Ii. Harrison came to his death, do say
upon their oaths, as aforesaid, that tho
said Carter H. Harrison, now lying dead
at 23l Ashland avenue, in the city OF
Chicago, county OF Cook, state OF llll-
nois, came to his death on the twenty.
eighth day OF October, A. D., 1893, from
shock and hemorrhage, caused by bull
let's fred from u revolver in the hands
OF Patrick Eugene Prendergast, at 23l
Ashland avenue, October IS, 1898, and,
from the evidence presented, we, the
jury, recommend that the said Patrick
Eugene Prendergast be held to the
grand jury until discharged by due
course of law.
(Signed) G. G. KoHIsAAr,
Foreman.
ULRlc KING,
S. a. SCRiBHER.
W. J. CHALMERS.
P. 4. RoBIEN,
CHARLES +. ELVES,
JAMES MCHALE,
Coroner.
The jury was composed OF Q. G.
Kohlsaat, Judge OF the probate court;
Charles + EIwel, machinery manufac'
turer; W. ]. Chalmers, president OF the
Frazer & Chalmers Company; 5. A.
Scribner, wealthy commission mer-
chant, and Ulrie King, commission
merchant. In point OF brains no better
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