Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-19
HARRISON AVENGED.

rrrrd~rEs.s. tho Murderer Of Garter usr-
ri-"a. Hanged tie wsat st.a-siiy to IIt.
Death Apparently N~rsinE utm-~f to
M~et the Pate H~ HAD Cearted without
s"tisp~s The Execution Devoid Of ~
citing Iacid~nt.
CHICAGO. July IA crime against
the state was eNpiatcd on the gallovs
II the Cook county Jail this morning.
Nearly nine months have elapsed since
the bullet NJ an assassin deprived hi
ago ~ her chief executive. the state
Of one u her most illustrious citizens
and the country at large of a states
man and patriot.
To-day the crime was avenged and
Patrick Eugeue Frcndcrgast suffered
an ignpminouS death at the hands ~
the hangnan. The execution WAS de-
void IT incident. for the assassin went
To his death like an OK going To the
shamble~
A HEARTY BREAKFAsr-uu uurE To THE
LAST.
Prenderga>t psrtook of hearty
breakfast Of porterhousr steak. sliced
tomatoes and cucumhers. French fried
potatoes and hot biscuit washed down
with copious draughts Of chocolate, of
" hich he seemed inordinately fond.
Up to the last moment the hope Of in
tcrposition from some source did not
desert him. although he was fully
cpgnizant of the fact tina, all efforts in
both state and federal courts and in
the executive chamber had been ex-
hauSted. When it came To the end he
nervcd himself for supreme effort,
and paid the penalty Of his crime with
out a whimper and without word.
THE DREAD PREIiNINARtEs
At 10 o'clock sheriff Gilbert entered
the cell and read the death warrant
freudergast made NO direct response tn
the official, but remarked in side voice
to Father Barry: We may vet hear
from the governor Meanwhile the
physicians composing the jury. the
members Of the grand jury now in >..s-
sion and about e0O ticket holders had
been admitted to what is now known in
the Jail as the death corridor"
THE WALK To TIE ScAFFoLD-
At 1870 the deputy sheriff on the
sca fold raised his hand to comma nd
silence and one minute later the pro-
ceSsiou rounded the upper corridor and
came into view. sheriff Gillprrt led the
way with Father Berry close behind.
Prendergast walked between two depu-
ty Sheriffs and a half dozen deputies
brought up the rear. II was apparent
to everyone that while the condemned
man was ON the verge IT collapse he
was nevertheless determined to present
"A nervy front lie looked neither t.
the right nor left, hut straight ahead
and seemed unconscious Of
THE sEA or FAcEs BEFORE NM
A. he advanced to the front of the
scaffold he made a sign of the eros
upon his breast and upon his forehead.
Father Barry repeated prayer in an
undertonc while the deputies adjusted
the Straps at his knees and fastened
his arms behind him Just a. tn,
white shroud was being tied around
! his neck he took long breath and
everyone imagined he was about tc
make speech. In second. however
M HAD SET MS TEETH TOGETHER.
! while his face grew red and white by
turns. The two deputies led him Ia the
center of the trap. quickly adjusted the
noose and drew the white cap over hi.
+ head His limbs seemed to tremble ful
+ second. and then there was q move
ment from under the white robe a.
| though he were braeing himself The
sigual was given to
rHE UNSEEN ENEcrTIoNER.
the trap shot downward the body
swung round and round. there WA,
one brief eonvulsivc struggle, and the
murder of Carter Harrison had been
avenged The body was surrounded
by the jury of physicians. and as soor
~ life had been pronounced extinct il
was cut down