Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-30
WHEFTTNG W. VA. MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER oO. lo9n

silence aod returned 10 all other ques-
tions only a vacant stare.
WILLIAM PRESTON HARRISON,
the MAYORS son, related what he knew OF
tbs case. was questioned but little, and
opicklv retired from the room. de
said. i heard shots fired but was In an
MINER room and did not see any one
shooting. / hurried to my father, spoke
10 him and asked him what the matter
was. He said he was shot and dying.
Get Annie over az once, was MS reply
lie died 10 about twenty minutes after
had found him"
John Wheeler, a police officer who
was ia charge of Prendergast at one
time during the night, testified that the
murderer had confessed the crime TO
him, saying that he did it because the
Mayor had not made him Corporation
Counsel.
Other witnesses examined were at
Desplaines street station. h. a. Nc
Donuell, Patrol Sergeant, Identified the
revolver he had taken from Prender-
CAST. O.. s Barber, Desk Sergeant, saw
Prepdergast surrender TO Mcdonnell,
snd heard him say that be had shot
Carter Harrison because the Mayor, he
said, had broken faith with him IN iall-
icz TO appoint him Corporation Counsel.
Prendergast had told him he lived at
600 Perry street.
According TO the post mortem exam
Ipstion, the result of which was sub
mirted 20 the Jury, five bullet wounds
made by four balls were found In the
Navor's BODY. Three balls remained
i'm the body. One lodged in the muscles
nj tbe back. Another passed through
the liver and was found IN the bowels
The third struck near the shoulder and
ranging downward lodged under the
skin.
TIE CORONER's VERDICT
The Jury returned this verdict;
An INQUEST was taken for the people
~ the state OF Illinois at 231 Ashland
avenua. ip the city of Chicago, on the
91tb day Of October, A. D., 1898, before
me. James McHale, Coroner in and for
me said county. Upon view OF the
/ bodv Of Carter IA. Harrison, then and
there living dead, upon the oaths OF six
| GOOD and lawful men Of the said county,
Who being duly sworn TO inquire on the
mart OF the people Of the State OF illinois
! INTO All circumstances attending the
death of the said Carter II. Harrison,
and nv whom the same was produced,
and in what manner, and when and
/ where, the said Carter ID. harrison
came 10 his death, do say upon their
oatbs as aforesaid, that the said Carter
n Harrison, now lying dead at 23l
Ashland Avenue, in the city Of Chica-
on comfy OF Cook, State OF Illinois,
came 10 his death on the 2Sth day OF
October. A. D., 1898, from shock and
bemorrbage caused from bullets fired
from a revolver In the hands OF Patrick
Fryene Prendergast, at 231 Ashland
avenue. October 2S, 1898, and from the
evidence presented, we, the jury,
recommend that the said Patrick
Eugene Prendergast be held tGs the
Signed
c. c. kOHLsAAT, Foreman.
Uric KING,
s. A. SCRIBNER,
w. j. CHALMERS,
p. K. ROBIEN,
CHARLES +. ELVES,
JAMES MCHALE, Coroner.
The jury WIS composed OF c. c. Kohl,
| saat, Judge az the Probate Court;
/ Charles Z. ELVES, machinery mauufac-
turer; w. j. Chalmers, President OF
/ Frazer ,E Chalmers Co.; S.A. Scribner,
a wealthy commission merchant; Uric
King, commission merchant. In point
of brains no better jury was ever con-
I vened In Cook county.
During the inquest Deputy Coroner
/ Kelly asked Prendergast if he had a
statement 10 make, but the prisoner
/ refused 20 speak.