The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-01

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front door ard started 10 leave the premisss-
he was folloEei By Mayor Harrisol's pri-
Tsse coachrnan and several shots were e1-
cssssged bezxeen the tive msus bat none
took effect.
NJ. Harrison did not fall 70 the fOor si
once He staggered back into the parior
and Ezs able 70 reach q side door that leads
into The buffers pantry. Here he fsiiered q
momeut and turning around, started toward
TIE hall sgsin-
FOuxD : EELrEEISG 81 BIs s0S-
Hs suddenly f.lI backward. however, and
a. the door opened he sank On the aOOr Of
the pantry, falling upon his back His son
vas IL Al ugs;airs room He heard the shots
ared and hasse1ed down into the hallway
Psudersass had disappeared, but The fact
ttzt the front door Ezs Open, es was also
the one leading from the hall in,o the psTlor,
led him 10 besieve that al vas Tot right.
He hurried into the latter apartment and
was son knesli1g Al the side Of his pros
trzie father.
Ar LAY u So A=--l-A---lr @----~---
rspidly growing weaker. His LEFT hand,
blood-stained, Ess resting on his left breast,
nezr his heat. and cluiehsd as L NJ. Har-
rison vas il great paia-
What's the matter father asked Pres
ton. e he PLACED bis hand on his father
forehead
NJ. Harrison opened his eyes. and 10 a
voice that Ess very weak replied:
I've been shot and sm going to die; Is
cannot i've, Preston. Where is Annie p
Preston did not pause 70 reply 20 Ms
faiLers question relative 10 the one Who
vas soon 70 become his brifs- He hzstenei
oul through the hallway into thestrset. His
objec; vas. if possible, TO overiake the as
ssssin. Directly across The street from Mag
or Harrlsons residence Iiyes ". J. Chzl-
mers. He and his wife were sitting in their
font pzrior and heard the three shots fired
They Immediately FASTENED TO the front
door and saw Pendergast, followed by the
coacbme1, running down Ashland avenue.
At The same tine they noticed that The front
door Of Mayor HzrrisOn's house vas open
and hurried across lie street 10 ascertain the
cause Of the excitement. They entered Ar.
Harrison's house snd Mr. Chalmers hurri-
edly pushed his way into the south parior,
meeting the Mayors son. He hurried TO
the Mayors side, and. taking OF ais over
coat. placed il beneath The dying mans
bead.
I've been shot and viii die. Mr.. Har-
rison said, and he glanced up and recogniz-
ed bis old friend and Deighbor.
d" No. you are only shot in the stomach,
and yCu vii not de Mr. Chalmers said.
lax DYISs.r HIS LasT WORDS.
"Iha7e been shot in the heart, toe re
piled Mr. Harrison, "snd am now dying
These Eefe the last words Of the murdered
Mayor.
Within a short time afler the shooting
Prendergas; gave himself up at the Dss-
PLANES street station John Walsh, the
Telegraph operator, and Sergeant Barber
were iu the station alone at the time. Some
one called up The station by telephone and
asked II the ramor was true that Carter Har-
rison had been killed.
Atthis moment man walked into the
station. II his hand was q revolver He
said nothing. and for the moment no al
teniion Sss paid to him. Glancing up to
him presently, DISK Sergeant Walsh noticed
the revolver.
You're the man Who shot Mayor Hsr-
risOD, said Walsh.
Yes. am. replied Pendsrgas,, Here's
what did it.
lie pointed at the revolver as be spoke
By this tine Sergeant BarOer bed seen bin.
and With Walsh se'zsd The man al once and
disa,u,ed him. He offered 10 resistance.
4 have c.'ae % the station 10 give myself
sp, he said
What did yoa kill The Mayor forl' asked
Sergeant Parker. On. because be betrayed
ne, said Pendergas..
Betrayed you
YES; he promised ne an office and did
not give Il 70 me-"
REEnEzSAsT WANTED Ak OFFICE
He vas 70 make me Corporation Counsel,
bat didn'l keep bis promise, 50 killed him.
Pendergas. wss lab9ring under great men
ssl excitement he was trembling and could
scarcely SPEAK at times Sergeant Barber
tnrned him over 10 Patrol Sergeant McDon-
al6. Who took him below 10 be locked up.
There he repeated his statement that be had
killed the Mayor because he would not give
him an Office He was able to talk only in
broken sciences and was gssping fer breath.
He grev 50 weak finally thai be coald not
stand up and was forced 10 SIT down.
Sunday Preniergast was removed 70 Sc
cret custody, the place Of his detention being
known only 10 ;be police. There is no
i0ngsT any Far OF lgnshing- The mnriersr
imagined that he vas a Tef5rmsr- He had
schemes for lbe 5etierment ofan mankind.
He was especially interested in the welfare
Of Chicag9 and imagiued that he alone could
rsfIrm The abuses from which the city is
suffering.
Carter II. Harrison claimed to spring from
the same English stock that gave America
the Harrisons, whose scions twice filed the
presidential chsir. Hs was born near Lex
ingion, Ky. February Is, ls25, in 4 log
cabin. He was Eve times elected Mayor OF
Chicago and was twice elected to Congress.
Ike vas by al odds tine most popular citizen
OF Chicago.
The sssssinEtion Of Mayor Harrison, hss
E1ors than usnsl interest for the people OF
Se2 Orleans, IS be was to hsvs married one
OF the sealthiesi and most popular of her
daughters.
Dsslin's proes always right on Furniture