Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-11-03
CHICAGO sTARTLED.
MAYOR HARRIsoN AssAssINArEp IN HIS
Own HOME.


CHICAGO, Oct. 28.-Cartei Henry
Harrison, five times mayor of Chica
go, ex, Congressman, ex county com.
missioner, editor, capitalist and au.
thor, was asssassinated in his own
residence at 231 South Ashland Ave.
nue. this evening at o'clock.
AT 7:5O o'clock this evening n man
ran up the frcnt steps of Mr.. Harri
sons residences and rang the bell.
Mary Fansen, the servant, answered
bell, and the man outside asked for
MIR. Harrison. She said he would
haue to wait awhile as MI. Harrison
was asleep on the sofa in the parlor,
at the same time going back through
the hall to call him, leaving the door
open. In moment Mr.. Harrison
stepped from the pnrlor into the hall.
In an instant the mum had drawn a
revolver and fired, the shot entering
the abdomen just above the navel.
Two more shots rang out an instant
later, the first of which entered tho
mayors body under the left arm, pen.
etrating the heart. MIR Harrison,
when the first shot was fired, had
sturted toward the door and the sec.
ond shot struck him when within n
few feet of the assassin. Mr., Harri
son was 80 close to the muzzle of the
revolver when the third shot was
fired that the bullet shattered ono of
the knuckles of his left hand and the
powder burned the flesh.
Mr. HarIison's coachman, who was
in rear of the house when the first
shot was fired, ran into tho hall and
fired three shots at the mau as he
started out of the front door. The
murderer stopped for an instant,
turned about aud fired parting shot
ut the coachman. He then ran down
the front steps and passed rapidly
north on Ashland avenue.
Mayor Harrison, after the last shot
was fired, stepped into the parlor
and started towards the dining room.
He had taken but few steps when
he fell iuto the butler's pantry, which
led to the rear of the house. His
son, Preston, who was upstairs ut
the time of the shooting. ran down
and was &sShis fathers side in an in.
slant.
Mr. Harfisol said !, j UNI sliot.
Prestos, go g cannot I've whare;is
Annie SIS
MIR. HarriSon s6astil b aeft lis fsth!
ers side and rushed out upon ethe
street in pursuit of the assassin. In
the meantime Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Chalmers, who live across tho street,
had started for the Harrison resi-
dence, as they had heard the shoot
ing. They saw man running up
Ashland avenue and met the sou,
Preston, in pursuit. Young Harri-
son stopped long enough to toll his
neighbors of the terrible affair, and
then started on in pursuit of the mur
derer. Mr. aud Mrs. Chalmers hast
lily entered the house; Mr.. Chalmers
at once making n pillow of his over
coat which he placed under MIR. Har.
rison's head.
81 havo been shot and connot live,"
said the mayor, rs he gasped for
breath.
"You won't die.' said Mr.. Chalm-
ers, "you have only been shot in the
abdomen"
"No, have been shot in the henrt.
and l know l cannot live" was the
reply.
These were the last words of the
the mayor. He Immediately became
unconscious and died at S:25.
The murderer, pursued by the
coachman, ran along Asland avenue
toward Monroe street ut break neck
pace. Coming to Monroe street he
tufned to the east and started for
the city. The pursuer, who had been
reinforced by an officer and several
citizens, gained rapidly on the man.
On they sped until Desplaines street
was reached, when the funted man
again turned to the north and in n
few moments had reached the Des.
PLANES street police station. He
walked in and approached the scr.
geant at the desk He was about to
speak, when the foremost of his pur.
suers rushed breathless into the sta.
tion. "T.ock that man up" said the
spokesman. "He has killed Mayor
Harrison
In all instant the sergeant was out
from behind his desk and catching
hold of the mans arm pulled him
within the wire enclosure as though
to preserve his life from o crowd
which was gathering with astonish
ing rapidity. Without waiting to
register the prisoner he was taken
back and placed behind the bars
The station was then clenred of the
excited people and the sergeant went
for talk with the prisoner.
"My name is Eugene Patrick Prem
dergast," he said, in response to the
first inquiry.
"Do you know that you have kill.
ed Mayor Harrison asked the ser
geant.
Eyes. and I am Glad ~ II - ya, a., /,