Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-30
TELBGRAPHIC.
LIFE FOR LIFE.
yho Murderer Of Harrison Listens
10 Ills Death Sentence.
An ASSASSIN, nut A COWARD.
Prendergast Placed In Tho Nurderers'
Row Of Cclls.--lio Declines 10
BE interviewed.

CHICAGO, Dec. -Prendergast, the
murderer Of Carter H.. Harrison, viii
be- hanged for hts crime. Ably de.
Tended as the assassin was, aud strong
Ms the evidence adducel to cave his
neck has been, the jury found him TO
be efficiently sane TO be responsible
Tor the act, aud demanded that be pay
the highest penalty for tho oiruss
against the law. This, however, is a
sorry rcc0mpeu,e Tor the dnath OF
Carter II. Harrison.
Nothing since the commission Of his
crime has 80 irriiatod Preudsrgsst 10 o
comparison between himself aud
Huiteau, but Ia tho courtroom this
afternoon he showed that one trait .E.
lstei In common between them. lie
proved himstlr an uumanly, miserable
coward. When Clurd FizlofAld arose
10 read the finding OF the Jury, tho
prisoner stool clutching tne back Of his
Cnaif, bic face flushed and mis- knees
trembling.
eve the jury find the defendant,
Patrick Eugene John Ptnderghs..
guilty Of murder In the manner anu
form ~ charged Ia the indictment,
aud TX the Icually at DEATH" read
Fitzgerald, Pfendcfgss's fsco turned
pile, he opened his mouth o. speak,
tut only faint mufmur oamc. lie
moved slightly nud would have fallen
tut for the a1sietRuCu OF "a hallil, lie
was hat led, halt carried tacE, 10 his
cell where, refusing 10 speak, hu threw
himself non his bunk m au attempt
to hide from his fellow prisOnVTs, whose
oEpruasionB Of satisfaction over the
verdict were more emphatic than
graceful, and more sincere than polite.
THE CHARGE TO Iim JURY.
At ono O'Clock the Judge began to
charge the Jury. PfUnJotgast buriod
mis- face IN "a black handkerchief and
INA not look up tiil at the close Of the
JUDGES charge the word "duathD was
uttered and the prisoner l0okei up Tor
ma instant. Upon the Question OF iu-
sanity, which was the main paint Ia
Issue, the iudgo said u the jury bcliev-
cd the defendant committed the cflmu
Hs charged, knowing II wrong, II
was the duty Of tho jury 10 hud
tue Prisoner guilty even though
they believed at the time tho crime
was committed the prisoner was not
icrietty eAuu, but u the Jury believed
VI the time the crime was committed
the prisoner was not OF sound mind,
but affected with insnniiy, anu tuch
affection was the efficient Gauss OF the
act, then the prisoner ought 10 DO nc
quilted. II the Jury hal any doubts
~ to tho prisoner sanity, the law
gave him the benefit OF tho doubt. IL
tue jury believed the defendant was
labJfinR under a delusiOu which de-
prived the accused OF the power OF
choosing between right ana wrong,
thon the Jury muut acqull HIM,
AZ l;3O the jury retired TO consider
the verdict Nothing was heard Of
them for exactly IN hour. Then Bal.
III Busse hurried through the room 10
notify the TAILOR to bring tbs prisoner
Into court, aud few minutes later ito
jury nled IA anu took their places.
Whom Fitzgerald road IN measured
tones the finding OF the Jury the prls.
Ouer had focused upon him tho eyes
OF nearly every person In the room,
aud with difficulty he Kept frJm break.
iug down.
Attorney Wade made the uaual re-.
quest that the Jury be pJlled, aud then
the prisoner was removed AMI tho
Judge announced the jury excused aud
the pfOceuiuga NJ an und, Before the
Adjournment Of court Wade made the
usual application for a now trial, aud
the judge announced that he would
hear the motion NJ "A future date.