The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-30
CHICAGO M0URNS.
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him. meant to shoot him, and wen.
there 10 do it,"

lie SAID that after leaving the jiarrl'
son house he had taken street car and
started toward DespIaines street station
with the object of giving himself up.
THE car did not 70 very FAST" he said,
''or would have been here sooner"
As the station house whore lie gave
himself up is Just four blocks over one
mile from the Harrison residence. he
scarcely had time to do otherwise than
rs lie said.
The cell door had hardly changed shut
hehiad the murderer, when excited
crowds began to gather about the Dcs.
pinines street atatiou. Patrol wagons
ratified up to the place, their bells
changing the officers jumped from their
seats aud rushed into the station. Cabs
and carriages came by the score, and
their occupants crowded and pushed
their way up the steps aud into the OIL
fee. Personal friends oil the dead
mayor, city officials and the curious
crowded over and against each other III
81 wild endeavor to learn i the story OF
the shooting was true. An immense
throng gathered on the sidewalks and
in the streets about tho place. La
boring men going to their homes swung
oil the street ears as they reached the
crowd, and when tho cause OF tue dis
turbance became known added their
voices TO the subdued threats OF VEN
Geance, for Mr.. Harrison was popular
| with the masses.
CROWDS FILL THE TIoEOUGHFARES.
The streets were soon filled for blocks,
and the officers as they looked out OF the
station windows upon the surgins sea OF
angry faces became alarmed for the
safety OF their prisoner. a hasty con-
ference OF the officers was held and it
was decided to remove Prcndergast TO
the Central station in the city hall
] he trembling, palr.iaced prisoner was
led between stalwart officers to rear
door, and hurried away in tho darkness,
Meanwhile tidings OF tho murder had
spread like an electric shock through
the city. The electric wires fairly
burned with service rs queries and in
formation flew over the circuits. City
officials, politicians, and business men
dropped their evening papers rs tie
startling news came to their homes and
hurried to the centre OF tho city to swell
the crowds that clustered about the
central station. Bulletins were placed
in prominent downtown places aud
about them throngs surgel and slug
gfed. The newspaper Offices were be-
sieged by eager queationers and down
town business was, for time, at Il
stand still
Before tho prisoner had reached the
city hall news Of his coming had been
communicated to the crowds about the
street and the place was surrounded.
The murderer was rushed through the
throng into the dark courtyard between
the county and city buildings and hur-
ried through Il private entrance into
Chief OF Detectives Shea's office. The
doors were barred, officers were hurried
from adjacent stations to guard the
windows. doors and corridors. A few
detectives and police officers were called
into the chiefs Office and the exanina-
ton OF Prendergast was began.
Chief Shea asked him il he had ever
been q lawyer, and Pendergast re-
sponGed that he did not know; he did
not believe ne had.
Then why did you expect to be
made corporation counsel?" asked the
officer.
"Thc mayor promised me. That's
all, )" was the answer.
In attempting to learn the mans
means OF livelihood the officers eXper-
fenced great difficulty. His replies
were incoherent and rambling, but at
I,uk tLN sYo1,t.nrs I,nno,nn npnNi N rnh
that he had been newspaper carrier,
whose route was along Ashland boule-
ward and in the vicinity OF the mayors
home.
For several hours tho examination
was continued, but little OF importance
was developed. Other witnesses were
examined, including servants who were
in Mr.. Harrison's house at the time OF
the shooting, and people who had ar
rived soon after the murder. The pris-
oner was finally placed in a cell under
the city hail, and additional policemen
were stationed about the building for
the nights vigil.
All night long crowds came and went
about the.piacc. 4 bitter feeling against
the murderer was manifested. Signiti-
cant but subdued remarks about con.
venient lamp posts aud swift vengeance
wero frequently heard. At ono time
during the evening. MS n carriage drove
rapidly down the street, young man
pointed his umbrella at tho vehicle and
shouted: "rhore lie goes"
There was an immediate rush for the
retreating carriage, but some one shout.
nl that Prendptu ast was still in tho
chiefs office and the crowd stopped and
began looking for tho man with the
umbrella. An officer, however. had
rushed the man away, and he, apparent.
ly glad to escape, could not be found.