Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-13
HANGED TILL DEAD!
pl.TItk E. Pfsad.rSlst Pays ihl Final
Penalty,
ron KILLING CARTER HARRISON.
Hs Wont Dumbly TO the Gallow,-Ate
We'll thls Morning, aud Was
In His Cola before No1a.

CHICAGO, July 1S.-Pfendrrgast was
hanged at mas am.
CHICAGO, July Is. - Within the
gloomy walls Of Cook county jail today
all va, hustle and suppressed excite.
ment ~ the time drew near when
Patrick Eussus PfonIerSaat, tbs con.
demned murderer OF Mayor Carter
Harrison, would explats his crime
with his life.
Tailor Morris and assistants made a
NAL test Of the rope, trap aud tflg or
AiO;S5. Jailor Mofris At lO.45 saidi
"As near AZ eau Judge, the march u
the scAfiold will begin about il;s1."
Pfendefgsst rested we'll Isst night,
seemed calm and collected. lilo refused
until late last evening 10 receive sDlr.
iiual consolation, bot whom nightfAll
cams on ho asked for Father Muljoon.
Between and O'Clock Pfsndergasi
paf,ook heartily Of ham and eggs aud
stout y clock seut word to Tailor
Morris that ho was ,gsin hungry. The
lsilor hal the prisoner served with
another hearty meal, which he seemed
10 relish greatly. The asssssin talked
freely with hls spiritual advisors and
Soveral times remarked; "You must
slAy with me TO the end"
AZ The hour for tho execution came
nearer, ProndersRs, showed signs OF
lightly increasing nervousness; but
on the whole was remarkably calm
aud vol collected.
Father Barry was IN constant Al
tsudance upon Pfendergaat all morn
Ing. Tne little assAssin was mOst
tu'cfential. Ho announced with q
tide Of bfAvsdo, III will dic game nnd
30 a great anu shiuing example TO my
county"
AZ II q. IN. Pfendsrgast was re.
moved 10 40 abio.Toom OIL the jail
tilcr, where tho last KIND oiiiccs were
iudofmel. Pren1ergsst especially re-
quvstsd Sheriff. Gilbert 10 aiisw HIM
twenty minutea 10 make dying state |
mrni, Tut II was thought be would at
rue Last moment forego the uetsrmina- |
IiOn.
rhe Jury Of physicians at ll.iO nlsd |
Ia s.d Inspected the scanold aud mp |
luriehAnces. Finy usputy shorifis |
were arranged around lhe corridor.
At li.as a. m. Sherin Gilbert and |
JailOr AoTria appeared nj tho night OF |
tue scAiioid. Tho prisoner, pals ami |
unsteady, walked behind. He stood
without apparent nervousness, though
y triiie weak And unsteady a. mis- arms
were being, 'pinioneJ. lie looked
calmly ouI on tue assembled crowd be-
low him. Tue wnIts uhroud was
placed about him. Barring n little
Tustlussnots and movement Of
tue eyes, no made no motion,
Jailot Morris plfcrd tho rope about
hla Leck, aud white cap over his
head.
Al ll.i5 tho body shot downward,
the head twisted 10 oLe side, Ihs necE
apparently had been broken. A slignt
HpEsHiodlu movement VI tho legs was
ihr only SiKn VI lie apparent.
b1ffonnded ~ tue jury OF physicians
NE eoTpsc swung TO aud no, aud at
ll!5I, nine minu'ea after the IL ggur
va, sprung, no was pronounced dead.
The Assassin made no audible sound
ifom lne Time he lon Tie cell, appai-
emily being Loot ia contemplation OF
Die .wlul iEls. lie WAS gently dis.
h1aded 10y Sheriff Gilbert from his
drtsfminAil0n 10 make a speech.
Atll.5s JHilVr Morris unloOssnsd the
anchored end Of tho rope, aud thn
thfoudei corpse was slowly lowered
aud laid In ovfllu slandiug unuvr.
heath the platform. fho isou was
not badly distorted though tho mouth
Was open, anu the tongue proiTudiug.
The color VI tue features was blush
INT, which with the uutempt Teddy
lislt struggling down over the forehead,
inqls iho sight one long ~ We rsmsm.
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