The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-14

CHICAGO July IS At HAS o'clock this
morning. IA this squat'y. dIugy fortress
which serves as ghr federal ii Ia Chicago,
Patrick Euseue Preudergs>t. slayer OF
Carter II Harrison. mayor II Chicago, wAs
hanged.
PreaderEtst was cool. His eringiu.
stop was thrown OF aud the sinister con
toriion Of his imbeciIe features vanished.
His boiy and head were held erect. The
death gusrI looAei at this display Of couv-
axe IN establishments. AL the men about
The old II. veTsed In the Characters Of
criminals. had agreed thas Prendergass
was al sbject coward aud would bFeas
down.
But he showed no sign u emotion or feN
a. he walked 10 his 4 .at b. along be ,iune-
AIMED corridor Husi into the place wu~re.
several years AZ. the i've AnHrcbists
dropped llto eternity. while - 600 people
were packed SI.ir the little bJlcS prison.
There was no crowd GA the ont~iie to-day,
snd & ihc wett on unCoscernsa whi.s
PrendeTgast sXpi ,ird his crime.
itulu the gloomy wLiJs walls OF the
county jail AL was hustle. confusion
aId suppres>et excitruasnt a. the Z ras
rapidly drew near when Patrick EIgvue
Prsu1eFSsst, the condemned murie;es oe
Mayer Carter H. Harrison. would expiste
hls or me on the Eailow~. PrcudrTEaS- rrss-
ed we'll last night sud med calm an col.
lectei when The jaii0r letj him. II. refused
until last eVeaing 10 receive spiritual con-
ISOLATION. but when niSHtfalI came oa "a
asked that FaI Der MulfOou be admitted.
Between Aud : O'cIock PrvadeFgsst par.
took hastily Of hrr- kfsst OF ham aud
eggs. Tie showed a rtvvnaus app titr, sad
about % CLOCK sent word 10 Jsiiar Norris
that he wa, again hungry. Toe lsilOr bal
his prisoner served with another hearty
meal. This Preudeggast disposed VI
quickly aud seemed 10 relish IL gre,tly.
THE ASSASSIN TALKED FREELY
with has sp.ri ud advisors aud several
times. apps rrutly fearing that trey would
desert him, remarked. You must stay
with me 10 che cud-' A. the hour Tor his
ySecution came nearer Prendergass
showed come signs Of slightly Increasing
nervousness. but on the whole be was re-
mHrkabiy calm ana well collected
Throughout he jail the officers aud Other
at acEts rrmarArd about bis behavior, FOE
10 was the general opinion that he would
weaken badly before The hanging. Tbs
doomed laau announced with "A trifie OF
brsvato that te would die game and set
a great and shining example 20 his coua-
try" lie lot nded. II was stated 90 make
Il speech, which he asserted would bs tbs
effort OF his life. aud was very particular
let he be nii-quor~d or mi=printed
shortly after 1870 the march 60 the scat
fold began. Sheriff Gil bert aud JaileT
Morris appeared at tho right Of the seat
fold. The prisoner. pale aud unsteady,
walked behind them lie stood with ap.
parent uervinss-, though trihe weak and
unsteady o. his arms were being pinI0Hsd,
but be looked calmly cur on the assent led
crowd below him. Jai.er Norris now
placed The rope alb az his neck the white
esp over his head, and Patrick Eugene
PreudergBs st. game at the last, had taken
bis llst look GA earth. An Instant later, az
Has aud be shot downward; his bead
twisted ~ Que side, his neck having ap-
parenily been broken. slowly swayiug
back and forth be hung for fss moments
while the physicians held hts wrist. slight
spasmOdic movements OF the legs was all
tie apparent sign Of life within the loosely
hanging body.
NiUs minutes after the trigger spEnns
PrrndergasJ was pronounced dead. aud
the murder Of Carter II. Harrison was
avenged. The assassin made no audible
s0uud from tho time he left nj. ceil he
was --utiy dissusded By sheriff 1iibsrt
from bis determination TO make speech.