The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-10-30
KILLED THE MAYOR.
Carter Harrison of Chicago Is
Assassinated by a Paper
Carrier.
After Shooting His Victim Three Times
the Crank Surrenders Himself
to the Police.

| Carter H. Harrison, five times Mayor ct
Chicago, and one of the best known men
IN the west, lies dead at his home, 131
Ashland boulevard. Three bullets en-
tered his body, two making wounds suf-
ficient to cause death. The murder was
committed by Eugene Patrick Pender-
gast. paper carrier, who had declared
that Mayor Harrison had promised to
make him corporation attorney, and had
not kept word. This, he said. was his
only reason for committing the crime.
The only person in the house at the
time of the shooting besides Mr.. Harri-
son was his son, William Preston Harri-
son. aged -. and his servants. Shortly
before o'clock the door bell rang, and
when Mary Hansen. domestic. opened
the door. she was confronted by man
about ) feet ) inches high, smooth
shaven and with clean cut features, lit
up by pair Of dark eyes.
is Mr.. Harrison in:' asked the man
in pleasant voice.
Yes. sir" responded the girl. as she
threw open the door to admit his en-
trance.
Il would like to see him. please said
the man. as he walked back toward the
end of the hall.
Harrison was in the dining room which
opened into the rear of the hall. Hear
ing man ask for him, he stepped into
| the hall. and walked toward Pendergast.
Without saying a word. Pendergast drew
a revolver and commenced firing. He
pulled the trigger but three times, and
| every bullet hit the mark.
One bullet shattered Harrison's left
hand, another passed into the lower right
side of the abdomen, making wound
that would have been mortal within a
few days. The third bullet entered the
| chest slightly above the heart. This
| wound was the immediate cause of
death. AS soon as Pendergast began to
| fire. Harrison turned and walked rapidly
toward the dining room. He passed
| through the room into the buffers pan
| try. where weakened by the loss Of blood
| he fell to the floor.
Pendergast did not follow up his vic.
tim, but replaced the revolver in his
pocket with the same deliberation that
marked all his actions. and started for
the door. just as he was passing out
| William Preston Harrison came tearing
| down stairs. and the coachman came
| into the rear end of the hall. The cries
of Mary Hansen directed the son to
where his father lay. but the coachman
was after other game. He had re.
volver of his own, and as quickly as he
realized what had occurred. he sent a
bullet after the disappearing form of the
murderer. A second time he fired, but
both bullets went wild. Running to the
door the coachman prepared to continue
hostilities. but several people entered to
learn the cause Of the shooting, and by
the time the coachman reached the side.
walk the man had disappeared.
When young Harrison came down
stairs and learned the cause Of the shoot
ing he turned in burglar alarm. and
even before he reached his fathers side
the patrol wagon, filed with officers
from the Lake street station, was dash.
ing toward the mayors house. By the
time the officers had arrived all trace Of
the murderer was lost.
About twenty-five minutes after the
shooting. Sergeant Frank Mcdonald
was standing in the office of the Des
PLANES street station. Every available
officer had already hurried out to work
ON the case. and Mcdonald was prepar
ing to follow. The door was pushed
gently open. and in walked small
smooth -shaven. poorly dressed man, car,
rying a revolver in his hand He shook
like man with the palsy. His face
was white and drawn. Great drops oI
persplration chased one another down
his face, and his tottering limbs seemed
scarcely able to hold him up. Looking
Mcdonald straight in the eyes. he said
Il did it,
| You did it?' asked Mcdonald.
"Yes, did,.
did what!" said the officer. as he laid
one hand on the fellows shoulder and
with the other took the revolver.
Il shot Mayor Harrison and that is
what ! shot him with" was the reply.
What made you do itY" asked Nc
| Donald.
"He said he would make me corpora
tion counsel and he did not. That ID
what shot him for."