The herald., 1893-10-29

mayor again, his voice scarcely above q
whisper. A moment later he sank into
unconsciousness, and 20 minutes after
receiving his wound Mr.. Harrison was
dead.
PROMPT ACTION OF THE POLICE.
When young Harrison came down
stairs and learned the cause of the
shooting, bit turned in burglar alarm.
and even before he reached his fathers
side, a patrol wagon filed with officers
from the Lake-street station was dash
ing toward the mayors house. By the
time the officers arrived all trace OF the
murderer was lost, and even before the
mayor breathed bis last officers from
every station in the city were on tie
outlook for the murderer. Every possi-
BILE effort was made to secure medical at
tendance for Harrison, but when DR..
Lyman, the first physician to arrive.
reached the mayors side, he wac dead
man.
THE MURDERER SURRENDERs.
About 25 minutes after the shooting,
Sergeant Frank Mcdonald WAS standing
in the Office OF the Desplaines-street po-
lice station. Every available officer had
already hurried out to work on the case,
and Mcdonald was preparing to follow.
The door was pushed gently open and
in walked small, smooth-shaven,
poorly-dressed man, carrying revolver
in his hand. He shook like man with
the palsy, his face was white and drawn,
great drops OF perspirstion were cross
ing each other down his face, and HE
tottering limbs seemed scarcely able to
hold him up. Looking at Mcdonald
straight in the eyes, he said: II did il"
"You did it?" asked Mcdonald.
"Yes; l did,"
"Did what?" said the officer, as he
laid one hand on the fellows shoulder,
and with the otEsr took the revolver.
~ shot Mayor Harrison, and that is
what shot him with" WAS the reply.
"What made you do it?" asked Nc
Donald.
"He said be would make me corpora
ton counsel, and he did not; that is what
l shot him for"
Prendergast was trembling so he
could scarcely stand. and the officer led
him to chair and asked him few
more questions, to which Prendergsst
would only make the reply ne had first
given as to the cause of the shooting.
He said after leaving Harrison's house
he had taken street car and started to-
ward the Desplaines-street station, with
the object of giving himself up.
''The car did not 60 very fast" said
he, "or l would have been here sooner" "
EXCITED CROWDS GATHER.
The cell door was barely closed behind
the murderer when an excited crowd
began gathering about the police sta
ton. Patrol wagons ratified up to the
place, cabs and carriages came by the
score, and the occupants crowded and
pushed their way into the Office. Per-
officials and curious persons crowded
against each other in wild endesvor to
learn if the story, which spread like
wildfire through the city, was true. An
immense throng gathered, and laboring
men who stopped on their way home
added their voices to the subdued
threats of vengeance, for Mr.. Harrison
was popular with the masses.
The streets were soon filled with
people, and the officers, as they looked
out of the station windows upon the sea
of angry faces, became alarmed for the
safety OF their prisoner. A hasty con-
ference was held, and it was decided to
remove Pendergast to the central sta
tion in the city hall. The trembling,
pale-faced man was led between stall
wart officers to the rear door and hur-
ried away in the darkness.
TAKEN TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.
Meantime tidings of the murder swept
like an electric shock through the city.
Everybody seemed to gather about the
Central station. Bulletins were posted
in prominent downtown places and
about them eager thronge surged and
struggled. The newspaper offices were
besieged by eager questioners and down
town business was for time at stand
still.
Before the prisoner reached the city
hall the news of his coming had been
communicated to the crowd. The muir
derer was rushed through the throng
and taken by a private entrance into
Chief of Detectives Shea's Office. The
doors were barred. Officers hurried
from adjacent stations to guard the
place.
The prisoner, as soon as he reached
the Office, sank exhausted into a chair.
His head fell and his livid face and
staring eyes presented aghastly picture.
He is slender man, perhaps "a years
of age, with beardless and cadaverous
face and stupid, almost idiotic, express
aion.
THE CAUSE OF THE CRIME.
For time the man refused to answer
any questions, and then in scarcely
audible voice he said: 'sI'm sick, Pm
sick"
Chief Shea told him he was a doctor
and asked: "Why did you kill the
mayor?"
"Well." the man responded feebly,
"he told nee he would make me corpor-
alton counsel and did not do it. so l
shot him. That's all; shot him."
"What is your name?" asked the de-
tective.
"Prendergast; Patrick Eugene, or
Eugene Patrick. makes no difference
which,"
"Where do you live ?''
81 don't know; around here some.
where | guess. | don't live at the rail-
road tracks; I'll tell you that" he said
emphatically.
The officers experienced good deal
OF difficulty in further examination, but
at last were convinced the murderer
had been newspaper carrier, whose
route was in the vicinity of the mayors
home. For several hours his examina-
tion continued, but litlle OF Importance
was develOped