Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-01-04

HIS DOOM.
It Is Announced to the Murderer
Ut Garter HARRISON.
Tho Jury Returns Verdict of Guilty and
Fixes Death rs His Punishment--
How the Assassin Received
the News.
VOTED FOR DEATH.
CHICAGO, Jan. Attorney Trude
finished his argument for the state in
the Prendergast trial about noon on
Friday. At the opening of the after
noon session Judge Brentano delivered
his charge to the jury. The list Of In
structions was long one, and they far
vored the prisoner. At 1926 p. m. the
jury retired to consider the evidence.
At 1928 p. m. they returned and pre-
sented the following verdict:
I'VE, the jury, find the defendant Patrick
Eugene Prendergast guilty of murder In man.
ner and form as charged in the Indictment and
nix his penalty at death"
The prisoners strength seemed to
have failed him. During the morning
and while the judge read the instruc-
lions he sat like one exhausted. Part
of the time he covered his eyes with q
black handkerchief. II was praying, I"
he said afterward to his brother. His
face was pale and his. lips 4quivered.
When the verdict was read, and ~
the word death" reached the prison.
oner's ears he raised his right hand
slowly and made the sign of the cross.
His eyelids closed for an instant, there
was slight tremor and that was all.
He betrayed no other motion of what
what was passing in his mind. The
people simply looked at the pris-
oner. Not person whispered.
All lat once: the: full force and
meaning of the verdict struck them.
Every face showed a trace of sympathy
for the man whose fate was decided,
A life sentence was the most that the
friends Of the Harrison family had ever
hoped for. A. .. Trude's face expressed
sorrow. Attorneys Wade and McGoorty
looked disconsolately at each other.
Some person near the door passed the
word downstairs and in q moment the
waiting crowds knew the sentence
These persons had all come there with
feeling of resentment against the
prisoner, but they made no demonstra.
ton when the word finally reached
them. The verdict met with their ap.
prevail. That was all.
The jury was polled and each mem.
Der announced that this was and is his
verdict. When the last man of the
twelve had made this declaration the
prisoners jaw dropped little. He
was Immediately taken back to his cell
In the county Jail. His attorney, Mr..
Wade, made q motion for new trial,
the crowd left the court room and the
celebrated case came to an end for the
time being.
1t vas visitors day at the Jail and
many persons were there when Prender.
CAST came back to his cell. The news
soon spread to the Jail and everybody
wanted to see the condemned man. He
had borne up with some frmness, al
though it was plain that his body was
weak. When he reached his cell he fell,
heavily upon his bed and watch was
set over him. He refused to see OF
speak to any person.
After few minutes the assassin sat
upright. He had somewhat regained
his composure and was gloomy and 81.
lent. In short time John Prender.
CAST, the prisoners brother, arrived
at the Jail He was announced
by Clerk Price, and Prender-
CAST said hoarsely: "Let him
come in, want to see him." The meet,
ing between tho brothers was painful.
They shook hands silently and neither
spoke for several minutes. Then John
said: Don't lose hope, Gene; we'll do
all we can TOR you" The assassin
bowed his head, but made no re.
ply. Later he talked quietly to his
brother for some time. During the
evening Messrs. McGoorty, Essex anG
Heron called upon their client and
! talked to HIM In manner calculated tc
cheer him up, but their efforts did not
appear TO have the desired effect. The
awfulness of the sentence seemed tc
have cowed the assassin and to have
broken his spirit.
Richard A. Wade, chief attorney TO,
Prendergast, was eorely disappointed
over the verdict He said:
II never felt so. bad in my life. 1t WASH.
right to return such g verdict Why, it's ar
outrage on human Justice that poor, insane
boy like that should be executed will bank
my life on 1t that that boy will not be hanged
The jurymen are Q lot OF bringing sycophants.
have and will produce evidence that
one OF them perjured himself In order &c
get on this jury. He said that he WAS onsy
slightly acquainted with Mayor Harrison but
I will show that he not only knew the late
mayor but, was an applicant for once
Thoughtful was . good Jury, all made up OF bust.
ness men, but I don't believe they ever con.
sidered tho evidence in the case at all 1havs
made motion for . now trial and think we'll
get It, This 10 mortal blow at expert testi
mony in insanity cases It is . case Of wealth
against misfortune"
Dispatches from various cities show
that the leading newspapers Of America
almost universally approve Of the find.
ing Of the Prendergast Jury. A Wash
ingtonsdispatch says that Vice Presi
dent Stevenson commended the sen.
tences:
It took Just sixty-three minutes for
the jury to reach q verdict. After the
foreman was elected there was some
discussion on the case. 1t is understood
that but two ballots were necessary,
one as to the guilt innocence and the
other ITO the punishment. The jury
men agreed among themselves, how.
ever. that no one Of them was to talk
about what had occurred in the jury
room. Carter II. Harrison was muir
dered on October %. On December 20,
just two months and one day there.
after. sentence waspassed on the muir.
derer.
KANSAS SHERlFFS PROTEST.
Fifty OF Thorn Meet and Object to the
Governors Tramp Circular.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. IA meeting
Of about fifty sheriffs Of Kansas was
held here, at which strong protest
was made Against Gov dwellings
tram Eircllar It waa deiSlAred to he