The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-30

was issued. The finding of the jury is
the basis Of the mittimus for the deten-
ton of Prendergast. None of the
Prendergast family believe-the prisoner
insane. They always regarded him as
quite model young man. Hlsahabits
were good and he has never exhibited q
lack of industry. Since he was a mere
boy he has cared for himself and by his
relatives is thought to have saved a snug
sum of money. He has one hobby, single
tax.
Prendergast arrived at the county Jail
from the inquest at about O'Clock this
afternoon. He was locked up in cell No.
IL, the one which contained Lingg, the
anarchist when he committed suicide.
Dr. Scudder was also an occupant OF the
same cell when he caused his own death.
Prendergast read an account of the
murder and then dropped the paper and
said, II did my duty" repeating the SEN
tenoe several times. He then relapsed
into silence. He ate meal served in the
cell with evident relish and smoked
cigar. When asked how he felt he said,
lam ! am very tired but feel greatly re-
lleved as great strain is off my mind.
l have done my duty and l think the
majority of the people, when they know
this, will be on my side. I shall get out
clear"
One hundred Thousand people
were holding high carnival at the Mid
way Plaisance last night when the news
OF the Mayors death was announced by
a man who cried Garter Harrison has
been shot down. Revenge, revenge"
The merry-making ceased and groans
and cries of horror were heard. The
crowds soon dispersed. There will be
nothing of gladness and congratulations
tomorrow. It was to have been Columbus
day, but will in reality be known in the
annals of Chicago as mayor Harrison's
Memorial Day." The officials of the ex-
position today unanimously deeidud to
close the Exposition tomorrow as re-
quired by the act of Congress without
any of the exercises and festivities
ceremonies, which were to have been
held in Festival hall at O'Clock tomor-
row, has been turned by common consent
into memorial meeting of men and
woman from the nations which the
murdered Mayor visited when he made
his trip around the earth.
From an early hour up to and after
sunset an almost constant stream of rep
resentative citizens called at Mr.. Harri-
sons residence. They were received by
the sons OF the dead man and to them
expressed sorrow and sympathy. All day
long the crowd blocked the sidewalk and
roadway fronting the residence.
| Tuesday and will lie in state. The pail
bearers are to be captains of police.
Eighteen pail bearers swere designated
this evening, including Hon. Thomas w.
Palmer, president OF the Worlds Column
bian National Commission, Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, ex-Gov. Oglespy, Judge Trum-
bull, Philip D. Armour, ex-Mayor Medill,
}. H. Roche and Hemstead Washburn.
The funeral will be held Wednesday.
kilograms have been received by the
family from nearly every state in the
Union, and some from men of national
reputation, including Secretary Gresham
and United States Senator Hill. The
cards of Vice President and Mrs. Steven
son with verbal message of sympathy
were left at the house during the after
noon by one of their daughters. The
newspapers here this morning contained
editorials deploring the tragic death of
Mayor Harrison. There was all ugly feel
ing in the crowds that gathered in the
reighborhood of the City hall, Times
building, the residence Of Mr.. Harrison,
and about the various resorts today, and
talk Of iynching was freely indulged in.
This morning a number of printing
houses were visited by delegation that
desired to secure So 600 handbills calling
for mass meeting on the Lake Front
tonight to take action relative to the as
sassination. The delegation did not find
stration was abandoned Tonight the
excitement about the city has largely
su bsided. Flags were placed at half
mast on the City hail. newspaper build
ings and a hundred or more business
structures and private residences during
the day, and the entrance to the business
offices of the Chicago Times was draped
in black s.'t Ssk
Carter Harrison was born in Kentucky,
February 10. 1925. He was graduateda at
Yale in 1916, read law, engaged in farm
ing, travelled in foreign countries, and,
after receiving his degree from the law
school at Lexington, Kentucky, he set
tied in Chicago, whore he engaged in real
estate operations. After the great fire in
1871 he served as county commissioner
for three years. After returning from a
second European journey in 1872 he was
elected to Congress by the Democrats.
He served two terms and was then chosen
mayor of Chicago which office he held
for four terms.
In 1892, notwithstanding the fact that
he was generally held responsible for the
Democratic defeat in 1890, he received
the regular nomination of that party for
mayor after memorable fight, backed
solely by his own person. The campaign
was one of the most bitter municipal con-
tests on record and Mayor Harrison held
his office as result of that fight, his ma
jority reaching almost 10000.
Two weeks from next Tuesday he
would have taken to himself his third
wife in the person of Miss Annie Howard
of New Orleans, who is now in Chicago
at the residence of Garter Harrison, .Jr.,
whose guest she is.
ESCAPED TO THE WOODS.