Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-30
fHICAfO'S MAYOR ASSASSINATED.

| 20 whom the Mayor in order to get rio
of had promised a position. Prender-
CAST is a republican, but claims to have
worked hard for the Mayor last spring.
The murderer went to the Desplaines
street station Immediately after the
shooting and gave himself up.
The shooting took place ten minutes
n,st eight o'clock. and it was seven
ieen minutes aftcrward that The May
,,r breaflled his last, surrounded by the
,,,.,nhrr- of his family. 1t was practl-
c,lIv th.. eve of the Mayors wedding,
for he ~ to have lett the city on No
y.,nher ;. The ceremony which would
nave uni,ed him TO Miss Annie How
ard was 10 have taken place on the
I'm inst. at the house of the bride, IN
| New Orleans.
Mayor Harrison after dinner had
gone 10 his study and after remaining
there while went into the back hall,
where he was when the front door bell
rang. A maid went 10 the door and
admitted poorly dressed man, who
said II want TO see the Mayor"
sAll right" replied the maid, Just
wait a moment aud I'll call him.
The MAYOR. who was lying on sofa,
went into The hall, and on seeing VINO
il was said shortly, We'll, my man,
what is its'
aYou / ave not kept your promise to
me-" replied the man, and | don /
Ike that wav of doing Then with
ON: p word as to what he intended DO.
ing. the fellow drew revolver ana
pre. tn it at the Mayors breast
fired. me shot entered Mr.. Harrlson.S
BODY near the heart, but he did not fail
Another report rang out the 0u ne.
taking effect in the abdomen, and then
the May or rceed as though about 10
fall. As he wavered he threw up his
left hand and the third shot fired by
the assassin struck him in that mem
ber
Mr.. Harrison did not fall to the floor
at once. He staggered back into the
parlor and was able to reach a side
door that leads into the buffers pantry.
Here he faltercd a moment and turn
ing around, started toward the hall
again. He SUDDENLY fell backward, how
ever. and as the door opened he sank
on the floor of the pantry, falling upon
bis back. His son Preston was in an
upstairs room. he heard the shots
fired and FASTENED down into the hail
wav and was soon kneeling at the side
Of his PROSTATE father. The Mayor
was still conscious, although rapidly
growing weaker
What's the matter father" asked
Preston, as he placed his hand on his
fathers forehead.
Mr. Harrison opened his eyes, and III
voice that was very weak replied
I've been shot and am going to die ;
[ cannot live, Preston. Where is An
ME ." But Miss Howard, who was at
the home of one of Mr.. Harrison's sons,
did not arrive until after the Mayor
had breathed his last, which was short
" after the shooting.
Mr.. Harrison hastily left his father's
side and rushed out upon the street IN
pursuit of the assassin. The assassin
who had left the door partially open,
then sprang out upon the porch and
ran down the walk to the gate. Alr
Harrisons coachman, who was in the
rear of the house when the first shot
was fired, ran into the hall and fired
three shots at the man as he started out
of the front door. The murderer stop
ped for an instant, turned about and
fred parting shet at the coachman
He then ran down the front steps and
passed rapidly north on Ashland ave
nue..
After running away from the Mayor;
house the assassin made his way to the
r Desplaines station, which is more thar
mile from the scene of the tragedy
He walked in and laid a revolver upo1
the desk. II have done it" he sale
briefly. 'Done what ?" asked the as
tonished sergeant.
"Why, / shot the Mayor" was the
startling reply. ''He promised to make
me Corporation Counsel and he didn'
do it. He failed to keep his promise
and so ! shot him. / couldn't have
done anything else after the way he
treated me-"
''What's your name ?" demanded the
sergeant
eugene Patrick Prendergast," was
the reply.
whats your business ?"
"rm a newspaper carrier"
Then the sergeant noticed that The
man was erratic in his movements and
had wild glenn in his eyes He did
not seem to be at all impressed with
the gravity of his crime and was ap,
parentlv Indifferent to the enormity OF
his offence.
"You'll swing for this" said the ser
geant, as he hurried the fellow to the
door leading down to the cells in the
basement.
~ don't care" muttered Prender.
CAST. "He would not keep his word
with me-
AS soon as the murderer was safely
locked up Macdonald telephoned to
the Central station, and in few mo-
ments Inspector Shea, head of the de-
tectivc department, and several detec-
tives from the Central station arrived
at the Desplaines street station.
Inspector Shea had talk with Pen
dergast, who by this time was so nerv-
Gus and excited that he could scarcely
speak coherently. He rambled along
and told the story of the shooting over
and over again, always winding up
with the refrain, she wouldn't give
me the office he promised"
The news that the murderer bad been
apprehended spread rapidly down town
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