Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-01

tks nizht aftsr the trag@dy. The only
pensoEs occopyinx The old homestead
vsrs ths mesa hers Of the family sad the
close pessongi frieads, shO ssrs actual
y tseded 70 sxseuis the duties OF the
hosIseholt and attend the ~antk % the
bersased innates The daughters. Miss
Harrison and Mira Ovslsy, we're ss CON
posed - could be sxpsetsd snd Miss
Hosard sss 80 much stronger that she
arose from the couch she bad occupied
ths whole day previous. snd with yezy
little assistancs made her toilet
E.x-city officials gathered IN the city
cogineil chamber this morning and
passed resolutions q sympathy and
condolences with the Harrison family.
Arrangements we're made Tor attending
the funsrai services Tomorrow porning
In q body. There Vas . large attend
snsss Of men who bad served under
Mayor Harrison.
frisofs<rs Condemn Prcsdergast-
Assassin Prendergast found bat little
syinpathy from his fellow prisoners TO
DAY, when. upon his request, be Vas
Psrmittsd 10 walk around the big cage.
guarded By laiIer on either side. lie
bes'an % talk 10 the guards. coniinlng
us remarks 10 matters connected With
Tie structure ~ the Jail and lis popuia
ton The guards acre not communiea-
tive and answered Prendergasts qges-
Tons briefly. soon the prisoners ia the
eells N the main corridor aud IN the
cells on the first baieoIy became aware
who tie prisoner Was who vas exercis
lng IA The cage.
That's toe fellow who killed Mayor
Harrison.- shouted a fellow ~ a tirst
balcony cell.
~He killed oae of the best men in Chi
cage" said another
Prem iergsSt stopped and looked up
with trown- lie was about 10 reply
when one OF the guards STOPPED him.
"lion't get int0 a discussion with the
other prisoners warned the guard.
Patrick Joe uin get 1. IN TIE neck
one OF these fine days" remarked a sar-
castle prisoner IN cell near the cage as
Prendergast took turn around the en-
closure.
FL. Eugene j. 10 great manin his
mind. observed tao prisoners in deris-
ION.
The talk and noise became so general
and disagreeable that Jailer Prioe or
dered the prisoner locked up il his cell.
As be sat down on bis bunk Prender-
CAST seemed 10 be conscious for the first
time since his arrest that he was not
the hero his morbid imagination
bad coniurcd up Il amt got
anything to say today" he snapped out
say yesterday. Dye think | waut TO
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matter all the time. Nav. 1 haven't got
no attorney. I'll get one though, and
when the trial comes on, il | get a fair
trial, III be acquitted. Now that's all
I've got 20 say. Goodbye Prender-
gast turned away and SIT down on his
bed.
Prisoners Would Kill Him
The prisoners 10 this iail would kill
that fellow IN a minute. II they could get
hold OF him." said JaiIer Price. Every
one of them scors him and call him a
cowardly assassin. prendergast has
begun 10 realize MS position. lie has
been more thoughtful today than since
he came into the jail. and the expression
Of bis eyes az fiuies shows that the man
10 thinking OF the terrible crime he com.
mitted and the probable result 10 hirI-
self"
Messages Of coincidence continue TO
come 10y hundreds from all over the
Yesterday many cablograms
were received. One in the French
language was from the Belgian worlds
lair eonmissiOneT. - these dispatches
were received. Mr. Brosning carefully
laid them away. They viii be tiled and
preserved by the family.
At midnight the crowd OF people pass
ing through the corridors OF the gloomy
looking city hall % view the remains OF
the late chief magistrate had consider
ably thinned. Yet there was a steady
stream cf humanity moving before the
bier ot the murdered mayor. and the
prospects q a eontinuance OF the living
tide ali through the night we're good Ii
- expected by those on guard that by
daylight the extraordinary volume will
be resumed. The people are KEEP; going
~ a rapid pace eise the Inc would be
choScd even az So lute an hour.