The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-29
CARTER HARRISON KILLED
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tion in the city hall The trembling,
pale-faced man was led between stall
wart officers to the rear door and
hurried away in the darkness. Mean
time, tidlngs Of the murder swept like
an electric shock through the city.
Everybody seemed to gather about
the central station. Bulletins were
posted in prominent down town places
and about them eager throngs surged
and struggled. The newspaper offices
were besieged by eager questions, and
an down town business for a time was
at a stand still. Before the prisoner
reached the city hall, news Of his COM
irg had been communicated to the
crowd. The murderer was rushed
through the throng and taken by a pfl-
vate entrance into Chief or Detectives
Shea's office. The officers hurried from
adjacent stations to guard the pace;
The prisoner, as soon as he reached
the office, sank exhausted into a ohalr.
His head fell back and his livid face
and staring eyes presented ghtstly
picture. He Is a slender man, perhaps
"a years old, with a beardless ana ca
dnyerous face, and stupid and almost
idotic expression.
After an examination the officers
were convinced that the murderer had
been a newspaper carrier whose route
was in the vicinity of the mayors
home For several hours the examl-
nation was continued, but little OF
Importance developed. Other witnesses
were examined, and the prisoner was
finally placed in a cell under the city
hall and additional policemen stationed
about the building for the nights vigil.
All night long crowds came ana went
about the place. The bitter teelhg
against the murderer became lntehsl-
fed, and significant subdued remarks
about q convenient lamp post and
gw.ft vengeance were frequently heard.
Mr.. Chalmers said late tonight re-
garding the shooting:
young Harrison said to me 1 told
father long ago that something like
this would happen. He was too easy
I'm letting people see him, cranks and
everybody His last words, as nearly
as | can remember were Give me wa
ter; send for Annie give me water.
"Prendergast Is crazy" said Corpo-
ration Counsel Kraus, who was per-
haps the closest friend Harrison had.
"I knew him well, and he called Rt
my office and told me he was going TO
be my successor. The man was so
palpably out of his mind that | did not
consider II worth while to talk SER
iously with him. | spoke to the mayor
about IT, and he said he had received
threatening letters from the fellow,
but paid no attention to them as the
man was insane"
Carter H. Harrison was born near
Lexington, KY, on February l5 1928.
Ills at-great-grandfather was the
father of Benjamin, who was the father
OF President William Henry Harrison.
His grandfather was a first cousin of
John G. Brecxinrldge, and Benjamin
Harrison. BY the death of his father
he was left at the age of to the care
of his mother, who was the daughter
OF Col. VIM. Russell, of the United
States Army and Northwestern pioneer.
Mr. Lewis Marshall, brother of the
chief justice, and father of 7. NJ. Mar
shall, prepared him for Yale, where he
graduated in 1S45. After graduating in
law and TRAVELLING abroad two years,
he settled In Chicago in 1866, invested
in real estate, and became wealthy.
He was commissioner of Cook county
from 1871 to 1874 when he went to
congress, serving two years He at
tracted attention during the Hayes
Tilden contest, and introduced the res
olution for six years presidential terms
and making presidents eligible for one
term only, but senators for life. lie
was elected mayor of Chicago in 1879,
1881, 1SS3 1885, and 1888 In 1884 he, was
democratic candidate for governor of
Illinois against Oglesby, and was In
the same year a delegate at large TO
the national convention that nominated
Cleveland. After completing his fourth
term as mayor, he made a trip around
the world and wrote a"Race with SUM-
In 1890 he visited Alaska and the ma
tional park, and his book "A Summers
Outing" added to his literary fame
In 1891 he purchased the Chicago
Times, which he edited until he was
elected mayor last April and which his
sons now own, He was married in
1855 to Supply Preston. She died In
Europe In 1876 In 1882 he married
Marguerite Stearnes, who died In 1887
and he was to have been married few
days hence to Miss Anna Howard, of
New Orleans AT the time of his death
he was a candidate for United States
senator.