The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-29

Frendergast pulled revolver and com
menced to fire. He pulled the trigger
three times, and every bullet hit the mark.
Oae ball shattered Mayor Harrison's left
hand; another passed into the lower right
| side OF the abdomen, " 1ils third entered
the Chest, slightly above the heart. This
bullet was the immediate cause of death
As soon as Prendersast began firing Mr.
Harrison turned aud walked rapidly
toward the dining room. He had reached
The putler's pantry. where, weakened by
loss OF blood, lie fell 10 he floor.
| Prendergast then, displaying the same
IdelibeIatioa which had marked al his ac
| tons, replaced the revolver in his pocket
and started for the door. The noise OF the
| shots brought w. H. Harrison, fne IN .yor's
% year-oid son and several neighsor- 10
the scene, while the coachinan, realizing
what had happened. an! SEEING man
dreing down the street, gave chase. firing
| al the man rs he ran Tne chase was use
! less, however, for the man soon disap-
peared i'll The darkness.
| The neighbors benz over the PROSTATE
! body of the dying mau and asked how
| badly ne was hurt.
'.Pve got my death.'' responded the
mayor. Pm shot 10 tue heart and Itn n
dead man." He was rapidly losing
strength, and, with. great effort, contin-
ued: Unoutton my vest; there's where
the trouble is"
The dying man was removed to q couch,
and a moment later sauk into uncon-
sc:ousness. Twenty minutes after receiv.
Ing the wounds he was dead. Every pos
slble effort was made to aid the sufferer
by the physicians who were quickly sum
moned, but their efforts We're unavailing.
Miss Howard, faucee of Mr.. Harrison.
was in the house at the tins Of the mur-
der. In accordance with the wounded
mans request, she was at once summoned
TO his side. and was present wheu the end
came. Miss Howard's grief was pitiable;
she was completely overcome. Two sons
and daughters survive Mr.. Harrison.
As soon as young Harrison heard the
shots he pulled a burglar alarm, aud even
before he had reached his fathers side "A
patrol wagon filed with officers from
nearby Station dashed toward the mayors
house. By the time the officers had ar
rived all trace Of the murderer was lost.
Detachments in The meantime bad bueu
sent out from all the stations in the city
to look for him.
About twenty minutes after the shoot
irg the door of the Desplaines street sta
ton was quietly opened, aud in walked
small, poorly dressed man, CARRYING a re-
volver in his hand. Shaking like Il leaf,
and with great drops of persprarion fall
ing from his face, he walked up to Sergeant
Mcdonald. aud said:
Il did it. 1 shot Mayor Harrison, and
that's what did it with" ut the same |
time forrishing the revolver.
What made you do it?" excitedly in
quired the sergeant.
He said that he would make me cor
poration counsel. and did not do it. |
That's what l shot him for"
Prendergast spoke of the crime as !
though it was nothing ont of the ordinary
and matter entirely TO be expected The
sergeant further questioned him, but
without ellciting an, thing new, aud he
was led to cell, making 10 resistance.
The cell door had hardly Changed shut,
when excited crowds began gathering
about the station, which is only four
blocks from the scene of the murder The
immense throng soon reached for blocks
around. Numerous threats of vengeance
We're made, for Mayor Harrison was
popular with the masses. The police Of
icers became alarmed, aud after hasty
conference decided to remove the murderer
o the central station in the city hall.
The trembling prisoner was led between
talwart officers to the rear door, and
'ushed away in the darkness.
In the meantime tidings of the murder
wept like an electric shock throughout
he Whole city. and pe6ple flocked TO the