Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-30


cate sss issassi The sinding of the jury
- aiso ths basis for . miftilnzs for the
dstsntion q Prsndergast
Dufieg fhs inquest Depaty Cor,oer
Kelly asked Pssndsrgsst IL he had
statement 10 make bat ths prisoner 70
fused u speak
la sh> Cell OF Suicides
No. ii II an historic ceif being the one
which contained LingY the ANARCHIST.
when he committed suicide. d.. Scud.
der vas also an oreupa1t Of the szns
cell when he caused his own death by
taking mor hine.
While the call xas being exaniaed
Prendergast sat down on q bench In the
cage. he brightensd up and asked for
morning papers ontaining an account
Of the murder These we're hansisd TO
hiaa and he read down the eolun,ns in
an apparantly mechanical manner.
said Il did nv dnsy.s re
peatina this sentence several
tiu.es He then relapsed into silence
lie ate the meal which Was served In his
cell With evident rsllsh aud did not
leave sestige OF IL 4 cigar was given
him. which he lighted. Whoa asked
how he felt he replied: I'm very tired.
having been bothered so much by 50
many people today. But I feel greatly
relieved ~ = great strain 10 Oh my mind.
| have done my duty aud think tho
majority of people. when they know this.
will be on my side. i shall get out clear.
do not mind the physical confinement
at all, aud my mind IL now clear"
Tells Why He shot Harrison.
What yas your reason for killing the
mayory"
Psendergast replied emphatically: Il
was 10 have had the position OF corpora
tion counsel. bat he played false TO me
and only did right 10 killing him. l
did not know that tired three shots at
him until read il in the papers was
OF the impression that l fired two shots
at the mayor. ! fired another shot as
went away. TO prevent any one from FOL.
loving me. as ] expected large crowd
10 follow me-"
did Mr Harrison say anything to
you when. you met him la the house,
Prendergast replied: mo. drew my
revolver and tired. After the first shot
Mr. Harrison shouted. Murder but /
did not hear him say anything else.
ran away pretty quickly and caught
street car.
Prendergast claimed he was tired and
declined 10 talk any more
Clerk Price and JaiIer Gould we're
sure they had seen Prcndergast before.
Price was sure he had been an inmate
of the jail on q previous occasion.
None OF the officers. however could re-
call under wnat name and conditions he
had been there.
Prendergast Taken co Jail
Prendergast arrived at the county Jail
from the inquest about o'clock this
afternoon. At that hour a closed car
rage drew up 10 the Dearborn avenue
side OF the criminal court building.
From il emerged Prendergast, who was
handcuffed 10 Detective Murphy u the
Lieutenant Haas of the central station.
The two officers hurried down the stair
way aud acIoss the courtyard leading 10
the jail. When they reached the Jail
door they were quickly admitted by
Turnkey Wallace. Clerk Price was on
duty in the Jail oihce. lie recognized
the officers and intuitively knew who
the prisoner was. He went up
to 4 AcIuFfkR RdSt aau iooheo
him over closely with an
experienced eye. Then he ordered Wal
lace 10 search Prendergast. which was
done. The prisoner. who wore his hat
turned down over his eyes, appeared
very composed. tie did not say word
10 the people surrounding him at first.
A very complete search was made OF his
clothing. lie wore a black coat. grey
trousers and a white shirt His collar.
necktie and suspenders were missing.
having evidently been taken from him
by the police. One dollar in money was
found in the pockets of his clothes
Prcndergast appeared to be tired. and
after be had been searched. be sat down
on a chair and rested his head upon his
hands
In the meantime Lieutenant Haas
took from HE coat pocket the mittimus
given by the coroner for the confne.
ment OF Prc1dergast in the Jail and the
prisoner Was formally turned over 10 the
county authorities. During this time
Prendergast did not speak and was not
apparently Interested 10 the proceedings
lie proceeded to lace up his shoes which
had been taken from his feet for the
purpose OF searching them. On a
signal from Clerk Price be shook him &.
self together aud followed him TO the
cage and Was locked up in cell No. IL.