The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-05
PRENDERGAST DOOMED.
THE JURY CONCLUDE THAT HE
is NOT INSANE.
And He Must Die on the Gallows on
Friday the Fifteenth of July For the
Murder of Mayor Carter Har-
rison Last Winter,

CHICAGO, July S.-Prendergast, the
assassin of.Mayor Carter Harrison,
was declared mot insane" by a jury
in Judge Payne's court this afternoon
and under sentence of court must be
hanged Friday, July Is. The jury
was out just hours and 5 minuees,
There was much confusion in the
court room among the waiting law
yers and spectators just before the
jury came in when movement was
noticed among the bailiffs. In few
minutes Prendergast was brought in.
With him were six baliffs, who stood
along the passage and back of where
the prisoner sat to the door leading
to the bridge connecting with the Jail
Then hush fell upon the court room.
Everyone there seemed impressed
with the solemnity of the occasion,
Judge Payne took his place on the
bench end the jurors filed into their
seats in the box.
"Gentlemen of the jury" said Judge
Payne, "have Sou again agreed upon
your verdicr?n
"Yes, your honor" said Foreman
Charles b. Schenck, as he partly
arose from his chair.
"Read the verdict" said the court.
The clerk unfolded the paper and
read in a distinct voice the doom of
Prendergast in these words: "Wa,
the jury, find Patrick Eugene Pren-
dergast not insane nor lunatic.n
The paper was signed by Foreman
Schenck and all the jurors.
Mr.. Gregory asked that the jury be
polled and the name of each juror was
sailed.
"Was this and is this now your
verdict" was the question asked.
at ISL came the answer in every
case. Then addressing the Jury
Judge Payne said: Gentlemen, 1
want very much to thank you for the
attention you have given this diff.
cult case and the faithful manner In
which you have performed your duty.
[ want you to know that L appreciate
the deprivations you nave under
gone during your confinement. Gen
y
Prendergast sat unmoved during
the whole proceedings. He made no
outcry and was at once moved to his
cell in the Jail. His council will move
for new trial and il this be not
granted they have expressed their in-
tention of carrying the matter to the
supreme court.
Messrs. Darrow, Harland, Gregory
and Heron who bavss nlade surl n
stubborn fight for Pendergast were all
In court when the verdict was rem
dered. Assistant United States At.
torDeys Morrison and Todd were there
but neither the assassin's mother nor
brother were present.
When the jury received the lnstruc.
tions of the court and retired to de-
liberate, the court room was more
crowded than at any time heretofore
in this trial, which has attracted slch
wide attention. Prendergast sat un-
moved during the reading of Judge
Payne's charge. His mother and
brother were then in the court room.
Judge Payne read his charge from
the witness chair, which stands be-
tween the bench and the jury box.
He spoke in clear, calm voice, enun-
ciated distinctly and slowly, and the
Jury paid close attention to
every word. The charge was consid-
cred fair exposition of the law. 1t
confined the jury to the consideration
of the point that the prisoner had gone
insane since the verdict of the jury
which held him responsible for the