The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-04
ANOTHER GUITEAU.
Assassination of Carter b. Harri-
son, Mayor of Chicago.
Eugene Patrick Prenierxast News
paper Carrier. and Undoubtedly
Insane, the Murderer
Story of the Crime.
A Sketch of the Man Who WAS Five Times
Mayor OF the city Of His Adoption,
Besides Wearing Other
Public HonorS-

Mayor of the City of His Adoption,
Besides Wearing Other
Public Honors-
Mayor Garter Harrison Of chicago As
sxssinsted.
CHICAGO, Oct. 99.-Cafter Henry Har-
rison, five times mayor of the city of
Chicago, was assassinated at his home
in this city at T:O5 o'clock last night.
Fhe murderer, who is undoubtedly de-
mented, was Eugene Patrick PrendtrS
gast, a paper carrier on Mr.. Harrison's
journal, the Times. and who lived at
600 Jane street The assassin, who was
pursued to police station, said that
he had killed the mayor ldsaause he
had promised him the corporation coun-
selship of the city of Chicago, and had
failed to keep his word. Mayor liarri-
son was to have been married to Miss
Annie Howard. of New Orleaus, on the
9Th of November.
The Story of the Awful Crime.
CHICAGO, Oct. a9.-At 1:O5 o'clock
last evening a man ran up the front
steps of Mayor Harrison's residence, at
No. 231 South Ashland avenue, and
rang the bell. Mary Hansen. the ser
want. answered the bell, and the man
outside asked for Mr.. Harrison She
said he would have TO wait n moment.
as Mr.. Harrison was asleep on the
sofa in the parlor. at the same time
going back through the hall to call
him. leaving the door open In a mo-
ment Mr.. Harrison stepped from the
parlor into the hall. In an in
slant the man had drawn revolver and
fired, the shot entering the abdomen
just above the navel. Two more shots
rang out an instant later, the first of
which entered the mayors body under
the left farm, penetrating the heart Mr..
Harrison, when the first shot was fired,
had started towards the door and the
second shot struck him when within a
few feet of the assassin. Mr.. Harrison
was so close to the muzzle of the re-
volver when the third shot was fired
that the bullet shattered one of the
knuckles of his left hand and the pow
der burnted the flesh.
Mr.. Harrison's coachman. who was
in the rear of the house when the first
shot was fired. ran into the hall and
fired three shots at the man us he ran
out of the front door. The murderer
paused for an instant, turned about
and fred a parting shot at the coach
man. He then ran down the front
steps and passed rapidly north on Ash
land avenue.
Mayor Harrison, after the last shot
was fired, stepped into the parlor and
started toward the dining room. He
had taken but a few steps, however,
when he reeled and fell into the but
Ter pantry which leu 10 the rear OF
the mouse ms son rres.on' VINO was
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saw man runnino nm Ashland ave-
nue and met the son. Preston. in pur-
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long enough to inform his neighbors of
the terrible affair and then started in
pursuit of the murderer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chalmers hastily entered the
house. Mr.. Chalmers at once making a
pillow of his oyercoat, which he
placed under Mr.. Harrison's head
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mayor. lie lmmeulately became un-
conscious and died at S:2j.
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MONROE at oreah-nech Pace' 'oii
ing to Monroe street he turned east
and started for the CITY. The pursuer,