The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-01
THE INQUEST.
Verdict I'm Accordance with the Facts
Previously Stated.

Verdict I'm Accordance with the Facts
Previously stated.
The inquest on the body of Mayor
Harrison was held today at his late res
idence on Ashland boulevard. Except
technical description of the wounds but
little new was elected. The verdict was
in accordance with the facts and recomz.
mended that Prendergast be held for the
murder until discharged by due process
of law.
Mary Hanson, the domestic and Coach
man Risberg held to the stories previous
ly told and identified Prendergast as the
mayors assailant. When the prisoner
encountered them at the inquest he made
no attempt to deny the Identification and
in the instance of Mary Hansen assented
to il verbally. He maintained a stolid
Indifference during the hearing. Once,
however he betrayed a little feeling over
his crime. He was sitting near Lieut..
Haas and his attention was attracted by
the presence of Mrs. w. J. Chalmers.
For moment his stolidity was broken
and he pulled the leutenant's sleeve.
The officer bent toward his prisoner and
heard him ask:
els that Mrs. Harrison?"
mo" replied the lieutenant, ct is
not"
"Why did you ask?"
81 wanted to tell her. replied Prender-
CAST. that 1 was sorry for her trouble"
With that remark he relapsed into
silence and returned to all questions
vacant stare. William Preston Harri-
son, the mayors son, related what he
knew of the crime and was questioned
but little and quickly retired from the
room. He said:
II heard shots fired, but was in an
upper room and did not see anyone
and 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 1 had found him"
John Wheeler, a police officer, who was
in charge of Prendergast at one time
during the night, testified that the muir
derer had confessed the crime to him,
saying that he did it because the mayor
had not made him corporation counsel.
other witnesses examined were Of
ficers at Desplaines-st. station. F. A.
Mcdonnell, patrol sergeant, identified
the revolver he had taken from Prem
dergast. .. u. Barber, desk sergeant at
Desplaines-st. station, 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 falling to appoint him
corporation counsel. Prendergast had
told him he lived at 500 Perry-st.
According to the post norton exam
ination, the results of which were sfD-
mitted to the jury, five bullet wounds
made by four bullets were found in the
mayors body. Three balls remained in
the body. One lodged i'm the muscles of
the back. Another passed through the
liver and was found in the bowels
The third struck near the shoulder and
ranging downward, lodged under the
skin.
A detailed report of the examination
made by DR.. L. J. Mitchell and con-
CURED in by r. Ludwig Hektoen read
as follows:
'I have made a post mortem exam
ination of the body of Carter II. Harri-
son. The body was that of a man five
feet nine inches in hight and weighed
about 225 pounds. / found five round
openings on the body, such as are
usually made by bullets. No. l struck
the left hand, breaking the bone of the
little finger, and come out In the palm,
forming wound No. 2 Wound No 3
was in the middle line about five inches
above the navel, passed once through
+ the bowels ana lOuged IN the muscles
of the back. Here leaden bullet was
found. No. wound was three inches
below and to the right of the right
nipple. passed through the tenth rib
and liver, and a ieaden bullet was
found in the bowels. No. . wound was
just below front of the right shoulder,
passed down under the skin about four
! inches. Here a third leaden bullet was
found. There was n considerable guam
tity of blood in the right chest and in
the abdomen. / conclude that Carter H..
Harrison came to his death from shock
and hemorrhages following the above
bullet wounds.
IL d. MITCHELL. M. d.
LUDWIG HEKTOEN, NJ. D.. con-
CURING
The Jury's Verdict.
The jury returned this verdict:
IAN inquest taken for the people Of
the state Of Illinois at 231 Ashland-ave
In the city of Chicago on the 29th day Of
Oct, A. D., 1893, before me, James Nc
Hale, coroner I'm 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 sworn to in
quire the part OF the people of the
state OF Illinois into all circumstances
attending the death of the said Carter
IL. Harrison, and by whom the same
was produced, and In what manner, and
when and where. the said Carter II. Har-
rison came to his death, do say upon
their oaths as aforesaid that the said
Carter III. Harrison now lying dead at
231 Ashland-ave., I'm the city OF Chicago,
county OF Cook. state of Illinois. came TO
his death on the 2Sth day Of October
1898. from shock and hemmorrhage
caused from bullets fired from a re-
volver I'm the hands of Patrick Eugene
Prendergast at 231 Ashland-ave.. Oct. 2S
| 1893, and from the evidence presented
we, the jury. recommend that the said
Patrick Eugene Prendergast be held 60
the grand jury until discharged by due
course OF law.
&C. c. KoHLsAAT,
Foreman.
"ULRIC KING.
as. A. SCRIBNER,
"W. j. CHALMERS,
"P. O'BRIEN.
"CIIARLES II. ELVES.
JAMES M'HALE,
sCoroner