The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-29

city hall by thousands The fact that
Prenaergast was on the way to the station
soon became knowa TO the crowd, aud il
| was feared that hs wonla surely be
lynchei. rhe murderer finally arrived
| and was rushed through a narrow, DARK
court into Chief Detective Saesss Office
Tie door was quickly barrel and ~Qs-.i'
| OF police Were stationed at Ii ana u
other doors 10 prevea: a possible attack
Prendergast saak into chair, almost
faint, and tn questions AS 10 wno ne wa.
| where he lived. aud what had caused hIEa
| 10 commit the deed he gave but brief an
| swers, refusing absolutely 20 tell more
| ;sbnlt himself than he already had.
F3r several hours the examination con
EIiuueI hut PrendergasI gave uis quest ioif-
ers incoherenf answers. aAst nothing new
WAS developed. Finally he was piacfd in
a Gel. under the city ball a;sd additional
| policemen were stationed about the build
ing. All night long large croWi, Ca me
and went about the place. A hitter feed
| ing prevailed against the inursierer, aud
| though many threats were made, the
| crowd knew that Prendergnst was safe.
and made no attempt 10 wreak rs ven
: geauce.
Prsndergast had called OF Corporation
Counsel kraus OH sey-ral occasions aud
informed him that he (Preniergasi) would
| relieve him soon, having been promised
he position by the mayor. Mr.. kraus,
though knowing the man to be iusaue,
paid no serious attention to him. The
mayor had received threarening letters
from the murderer, but paid no attention
to them.
HARRIsoN's CAREER
Carter Fl. Harrison was born near Lex
ington, KY, in 1925 His great-great-
grandfat her WAS the father of Benz amin
Harrison, who was the fat her of Pres ident
William Henry Harrison. His grand
father was a first cousin to Thomas Jefer-
son. and be himself was cousin to John
G. Breckinridge and Benjamin Harrison
BY the death Of his father he was left.
when years old. to the care of his mother.
Friends prepared him for Yale, where he
graduated III 1915. After graduating in
law, and travelling for two years abroad,
he came to Chicago in 1855 invested in
real estate, and became wealthy. he was
commissioner of Cook county from 1871 TO
1874, when be went TO congress, serving
two terms. He attracted attention during
the Hayes-Tiiden contest. lie was elected
mayor of Chicago III 1879, 1881. 1883, 1SS5
and 1898 Ia 1884 he was the Democratic
Candidate against Richard j. Ogesby for
governor of Illinois, and the same year
was delegate-at-larse to the national
land.
After completing his fourth term as
mayor, he made a "trip around the world,
and after returning home wrote, a Race
with the San." In 1891 he purchased the
Chicago Times, which he edited Till bis
election as MAJOR last April, and which
his two sous now own. He was married
in 1850 to Sophia Preston. She died in
Europe i'll 1876 In 1882 he married
+ Siearns. who died in 1887 |
and he was 10 have been married in a few |
days TO Miss Anna Howard of New Orleans |
AT the time of his death lie WAS =, candi- |
date for United States senator.
During the past six months Mr. Harri- |
soE had received officials and delegations |
visiting the fair and the ditfereuG con- |
crosses aud conventions from all parts of |
The world, and his welcome addresses |
constitute a volume OF happy thought, |
and suggestions. His last address OF Wei
come was made today TO the visitin.
mayors and municipal officers