Evening journal., 1893-10-30

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man hisnerg, tnose VINO came in closest
contact with the assassin held TO the
stories previously told and identified Prem
dergast as the mayors assailant. When
the prisoner encountered them at the in
quest. he made no attempt 60 deny the
Identification and in the instance Of Mary
Hanson assented to IL verbally. He main
tanned stolid indifference during the hear
ing and sat sullenly outside the door while
the jurymen were spending few moments
in drawing the formal verdict. Preston
Harrison was examined early in the ses-
sion and retired from the room to join the
other members of the family. He gave
what few facts he knew about the shooting
in quiet way and was not questioned
great deal by the deputy or the jurors.
Coroner MclIale and Deputy John J.
Kelly conducted the inquest. The an
nouncement was made that Prendergast
would not be present, but he was driven in
a close carriage TO the back door and
slipped in without his presence being
| known outside the house. He came in
charge Of Lieutenant Haas and was driven
away by the same officer He made no
demonstration of violence, and crowds in
| the streets near the mayors home were in
| ignorance Of the officers plan.
Before his arrival Deputy Kelly and a
messenger had summoned a jury. They
selected number of prominent men resi-
| dent in the district and accessible at short
notice. Deputy Kelly made an early morn.
| ing call at each residence and before the
throng had gathered the jurors had gath
cred at the house
| These were: c. c. Kohlsaat, 230 Ashland
boulevard, judge of the probate court;
| Charles f. ELVES, machinery manufactur-
er, 23O Ashland boulevard w. j. Chalmers,
234 Ashland boulevard president Of Fraser
| Chalmers company; ;. A. Scribner, 22d
| Ashland boulevard, Of Scribner Creighton
company, commission merchants; Uric
| King, 224 Ashland boulevard, commission
merchant, and f. r.. O'Brien, POS Park
avenue, tobacco dealer
The jurors met at the house and organ
lied by the selection OF Judge Kohlsaat as
foreman.
The Murderer Present.
The body lay in an upper room, and the
jurors moved up stairs to view IL before
hearing testimony The session was trans
ferred for further proceedings TO the south
back parlor on the main floor. The jurors
witnesses and few spectators gathered
around a large table In the center. Deputy
Kelly sat at the head, and back Of him
stood Coroner McIIale, most of the time a
silent witness. Judge Kohlsaat sat at the
left of the deputy, and the others of the
jury grouped themselves informally
around the board.
Prendergast sat or stood in a corner,
| with Lieutenant Haas between him and
the door. In the wide hall leading through
the center of the house from the main door
to the broad staircase at the west end
visitors were thronging and passing to the
upper rooms 20 view the face Of their
friend and leader. The room in which the
inquest was in progress opened of the hall.
Through its half open doors the group
around the table was visible, but their low
voices failed TO attract attention, and few
of the visitors noticed the proceedings
William Preston Harrison, son Of the
mayor and publisher of The Times, de
scribed briefly his knowledge Of the tragic
affair.
Interest centered about the story of Mary
Hanson, the domestic who admitted Prem
dergast She told of her position in tn,
household, saying she had been employed
as second girl.
early Saturday evening" she contin
ued, 'there was a ring at the doorbell.
went to the door and found man ] die
| not know there. That was about o clock
/ asked the man what he wanted, and b,
said he wanted to see Mayor Harrison.
told him Mr. Harrison was eating suppe
and asked him to call again. About
quarter Of he called again, and l went t.
the door and let him in Mr. Harrison wa
d sitting in the room. told him there wa
a man in the hall who wanted TO see him
Z | left the men in the hall and went 70 tn
1 i 81. l.
heard several shots fired, and then ] rai
out from the kitchen TO where l had lef
Mr.. Harrison and the man. / saw the un
known man running out the door, Nh
Harrison staggered into the room and ou
OF a door TO a hall, where he fell"
''Did You see the man who called" aske,
Z Deputy Kelly.
z The witness hesitated, and the corone
, was more specific.
l "Is that the manY' he asked, pointing T.
: Prendergast.
1 Still the witness was not sure, but Pren
4 dergast helped her with the exclamation
r Eyes, saw you last night"
+. He was told to put on his hat and fac
S the witness.
, "Yes.m she answered, 'that is the man
o left standing with Mr. Harrison. and tina
+ is the man who did the shooting.
9 After he ran away continued the vii
e ness. "they went for the doctors, VIII
D. came right away. Mr.. Harrison died abou
Q 20 minutes after the shooting. When say
+, him, he was bleeding.
r p. Ellison Risburg, the mayors coacl
n man, was the first to start in pursuit Of th
assassin.
"When heard several shots fred" sal
/ he. Il ran out and saw man standin
p
l. him nowsn he was asked.
t. "That is the man. he answered, poin
IS ing at Prendergast. "He was pointing h
Is revolver at some object in the second rooi
D, Of the house, and as l opened the door
Is 20 in he pointed il at me andfred, but
Is shut the door before he could take aim
r. me and ran back to the barn after my +
n yolver, 80 that | could catch the man.
Al 81 ran around to the front OF the house