Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-02
AWFUL TRAGEDY.
Terrible Deed OF a Disappointed
Office Seeker.
CARTER u. HARRISON SHOT DEAD.
Patrick II. Prepdsrgsst the Assassin-Hs
Seeks an Interview of the Mayor
and Deliberately Murders
Him.

CHICAGO, Oct sO-Another crazy
crank has done his deadly work, and
Carter II. Harrison, Eve times mayor OF
Chicago. and one OF the best known
men In the west, lies dead In his home,
s9i South Ashland boulevard. Three
bullets entered his body, two Of them
making wounds sufficient 10 cause
death.
The murder was committed by Pat
rick Eugene Prendergast, a paper car
rier, who declared that Mayor Harri-
son had promised 10 make him corpor-
alton counsel and had not kept his
word. This, he said, was his only rea-
son for committing the crime.
The only person In the house at the
time beside Mr.. Harrison was his son,
william Preston Harrison, % years OF
age, and the servants
Shortly before o'clock the doorbell
rang, and when Mary Hansen. the do
nestle, opened the door she was con-
fronted by a man about feet inches,
smooth shaved, his rather clean-cut
features lit up by pair Of dark eyeA
''Is Mr.. Harrison in9' asked the man
in Q quiet, pleasant voice.
"YeA sir" responded the girl, as she
threw the door wider open 10 permit
his entrance.
~ would like 10 see him, please"
said the man as he walked toward the
back end Of the hall.
Mr.. Harrison was In the dining room
which opens into the rear end Of the
hall Hearing the man ask for him he
rose and stepped into the hallway and
walked toward Prendergast, who by
the time he caught sight OF Mr.. Harri-
son had advanced about ten feet from
the doorway.
without saying a word, Prendergast
drew his revolver and commenced to
fra He pulled the trigger but three
times and every bullet hit the mark.
One ball shattered Mr.. Harrison's left
hand, another passed into the lower
right side of the abdomen, making n
wound that would have been mortal
within few days, and the third bullet
entered the chest slightly above the
heart. This bullet was the immediate
cause OF death.
As soon IN Prendergast began to fire
Mr.. Harrison turned and walked rapid
'o"niu '"e u'''"s iO'A'' iiO
through the door, across inc uinlng
room ana passed into buffers pantry
opening on tine room, Where, "eakeheu
by loss Of blood, he fell to the floor
Prendergast did not follow up his
victim or make any attempt to ascer-
tain how deadly his aim had been. lie
replaced his revolver In his pocket with
the same uehperatioh that hhu rharNcu
All OF nus hetlohs anu sVarVeu 'o"nr"
the door, Just hs ne was passing
tnrough the doorway "iliiam Preston
harrison the mayors son. came tear
ing uown stairs from the upper portion
Oh the mouse Just as MT HARRISON
soaehhan run INTO 'he rear emu Oh 'he
ha,l' - ,,,
me cries Oh ha,y hahseh uroo.eu
inc son 10 where ms iather iay' ou' tne
soaehihan was ai'er o.her game no
nau areVolver si ms own anu as qu,oA-
" Us ne reaiiheu what hau oceurreu ne
leveied mis- weapon ana sent ouilet
si.er the aiSappeaI'ng Iorui OF Ihe lnur-
uorsr second t,he ms IoNolve' ,,,
spoke, out ootn oul,ets went WIG
hunnlng 10 the uoor the eoaThIhan was
prepared 10 continue hostiiltles, out
.evoral people were chverlng 70 loarn
tne eause OF inc shoot'ng' anu oy .ne
time tne eoaehhah hau reacheo tne
sloeWaiK rrenuergast hao oeeh s"ai'
lowed up IN tne darkness
across hsnlana oouieVaru' ulrectiy
opposi'e 'he res,ovnce oi mr, narr'soh,
IN tne nome OF W. o. Ohaimers' the
weaitny meRer OF mining macnlhery'
"r' NhaiHers WAS summing upon tn'
'front.' steps Oh MS resiuehce when th'
shots were hIeo; ne oounueu uowI
inc steps ana aashea across the street
met frendergast almost out Oh th'
gaze,
What IL rF SAID MT SnaiinerA
me man waikeu rapiuly horth OF
nshiana avenue without Replying an'
Mr Shaimers hasteneu INTO the mousse
hereaeheu MT hhrrhon ss,ue MINUS. u
tne same instant thaV Whiiaun rres.oi
iiarrisoh haa iouho where ms iathe
nay
Are you hurtT asked Mr. Chalmers