West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-11-02
MAYOR or TIE WORLDS FAIR CITY,
Murdered In Geld Blood at His Resi-
dencc, by a Crank.

dence, by Crank.
All Chicago has been in mourning
over her murdered Chief Executive,
who was assassinated last Saturday
night by Eugene Patrick Prender-
CAST, newspaper carrier. The
cowardly crank went TO the Mayors
residence on Ashland Avenue and
called for him. The servant who
answered him tried to put him off,
as Mr.. Harrison was asleep, but he
insisted that his business was very
important and that he must see him.
The maid summoned him, and as
he came into the hall tho man ad
vanced to within ten feet of him and
opened fire with revolver, shoot
ing him three times, twice fatally
and once IN the hand.
Each of the three bullets entered
Mr.. Harrison's body. The first en-
tered the stomach about eight
inches below the heart and little
to the right of that organ. The
second struck the Mayors left side,
under the arm, ranging upward and
penetrated the heart. The third
struck his left hand near the
knuckle of the second finger. The
latter shot was fired at such close
range that Mr.. Harrison's hand was
blacAened and scorched by the
powder.
Immediately after firing the three
shots Prendergast walked backward
through the front door and started
to leave the promises. He was fol-
lowed by Mayor Harrison's private
coachman and several shots were
exchanged between the two men.
but none Of them took effect. Mr..
Harrison did not fall to the floor at
once. He staggered back into the
parlor and was able to reach side
door that leads into the buffers
pantry. Here he faltered a moment.
and, turning around, started toward
the hall again. He suddenly fell
backward, however, and, as the
door opened, he sank upon the
floor of the pantry.
Death came in about twenty min
utes, the wounded man realizing
his condition said to his family and
neighbors, who hearing the shooting
had rushed in, 81 have been shot
in the heart and | am now dying"
These were his last words. The
murderer after leaving the house
ran to a Police Station and gave
himself up and confessed his act to
the officers. His excuse was that
the Mayor had refused to appoint
him Corporation Counsel.
The fellow 10 crank and tho plea
Of Insanity will OF course be set M.
but he should be hanged anyhow,
as there are too many cranks IN the
country and some examples should
be made out of some of them.
There is much talk in Chicago of
lYnching him, and it would be a
good thing il it was done. On gen
oral principles we arc strongly OPP
posed to lynching, but in case like
this, where man is murdered in
cold blood, without any excuse for
1T and without giving him any show
whatever for bis life, and there is
no doubt Of the guilty party since
he confesses it and boasts about it.
we say he should be strunQ up
without Judge or jury or any extra
expense.
The funeral Of tho Mayor marred
the closing exercises of the Great
Fair, as the whole city is in mourn
ing. Mr. Harrison was 10 have
been married in few DAYS to Miss
Annie Howard, ono Of the bellies OF
New Orleans. She - very band.
some and very wealthy, being worth
a million dollars, and was alread y
making preparations for her we'd
ding. She is Frustrated over the
sudden and tragic death Of her
sweetheart.
Carter Henry Harrison was born
February 70, 1895, IN Fayotte coun.
| ty, KY, and was married twice. so
that Miss Howard would have been
his third wife. lie was serving his
nth term az Mayor Of Chicago. be.
ing first elected in 1880, and the
last time in March, 1898, when
every paper in tho city opposed him
1 except bis own paper, the Times.
I IN spite Of all he was elected by
over 10000 majority, thus showing