St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-25

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Judge Brentano
today overruled the motion for new
trial for Prendergast, and sentenced
the assassin 70 be hanged on March 23.
Prendergast had entered court in
charge of bailiff. He had been shaved
early in the morning, and his hair were
carefully combed. The assassin were
assigned to chair III the place he occu-
pied during the trial.
He soon grew restless, and moved
about in his chair uneasily. His face
was pale, and his eyes rolled around
increasingly. AS the court addressed
Prendergast and asked him If he had
anything to say why sentence should
not be passed upon him, Prendergast
arose to his feet, nervously drew
a small sheet of paper, COW
cred with notes, from his vest
pocket, and addressed the court
as follows: II don't suppose, your
honor, that it will do me any good to
say anything to the court now. | have
made no preparation to say anything in
particular. l suppose your honor is
under the impression that you have
done your duty. but this plea of insanity
has been set up by my attorney without
my consent. 1t was an Infamous, dirty
and disreputable plea. and done
against my objections" NOW, as for
Juror Murray, is is certain to my mind
that from the manner he answered
questions, he was anxious to be juror
in this case. There was something
wrong also in regard to summoning the
veniremen. Juror Larkin came here on
a written statement, but, of course, the
defendant had no control over this
part Of
THE COURTS WORK.
The Evening News contained whole
column about it at the time, and it is
not necessary for me TO 20 into 1t fur
ther now. We had no opportunity to
watch the proceedings in summoning
the jurors. But that is not the question.
At the very beginning of the trial the
court told me my attorneys would at
tend to my case. Nevertheless, they
did not. AS stated. your honor,
before they set up this Infamous
plea OF Insanity against my will. But,
your honor, the issue is: Did l do
right. OR did / do wrong? Did do my
duty, or did / not? Did | do the will of
God. or did not? This point has never
been touched upon. and l say it is the
only issue before the court. OF course,
if l did wrong, should be condemned.
But, your honor, if did right should
be justified and acquitted"
''As for this talk about the Dacey or
the Guiteau case. the court all along
ruled that no reference should be made
to it, but the attorneys for the defend
ant continued it throughout the trial.
As far as these doctors are concerned.
they came to me without my consent
and without my invitation, and l did
not write them nor give my consent
for them to come, and find out
whether l was insane or not. No doubt
the motives of these men were humane,
but it was through the connivances of
Jailer Morris that they got into that
Jail. Now. your honor and everybody
says that Harrison was great and
good man. deny this. A good man is
generally faithful to his friends, aud
HARRISON WAS NOT.
''If he had been good man he would
not have been hostile towards me.
''But this newspaper trust, your
honor. We have been attacked by this
newspaper trust, and if the sentence of
this court is carried out. and you will
be at the hands of this newspaper
trust. No mans character or reputation
will be safe. don't know what will be
the result.
"Even while 1 was in your county
Jail was threatened with death. This
man Morris, jailer. said to me: L will
kill you before you leave this Jail, no
matter what the court and bailitfs do
with you.'
THE sheriff of this county is a Re-
publican while my principles are Demo-
cratic. and that is why this is.
but the issue, your honor, is whether
did right or wrong. If this court wants
to shirk the responsibility in this case
it will not be my fault. The most of
the motions made by the attorneys for
me have been oyerruled by the court,
and that was wrong.
"Then there Is this great grade cross
ing issue. If your honor consents to my
death, to my murder. you also consent
to take the lives of these people on the
infamous grade crossings. That is what