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

caused me to shoot Harrison, although l
had stood by him in times of distress.
IL AN feeling much better now, your
honor My health is much better than
when first went to the Jail. The terri
ble food they gave me there sbook me
physically and mentally.
I'm this case | have been charged
with being vainglorious and notoriety
seeker. This is not true, and it has been
diSproven in this trial. Christ was not
vainglorious man. neither am l. The
temptations that were
OFFERED CHRIST
on the Mount showed that He was not
vainglorlouS, and any one that has with
stood such temptations as | have is
certainly not vaingloriouS.
II suppose these doctors really want
ed to know whether was sane or not.
They think they have done good, but as
GO the scaffold they will be made in
famous throughout all ages. 1t was the
most Infamous thing in history to kill
Christ on the cross, and it. will be as III
famous to hang me. l think these
doctors acted in a rather meddle.
some way, coming to see me without
being invited, and without my consent.
They had better attend to their own
business, for they had no cause to come
to see me. But, your honor, this is
not the issue. The issue is: Did do
right, or did do wrong? Did l do my
duty as claim l did? This issue re-
mains for you. Ii remains for you, the
court, to determine"
Ending his speech, Prendergast
glanced wildly about the room, and sat
down to listen to the sentence of the
court. He did not listen to great part
OF the courts remarks, but turned half
2rnnn6 and lnnCpH st "a olo
the wall.
The court room was, filled when the
judge read his decision. Prendergast
appeared Indifferent for time. but. as
the reading proceeded, appeared ready
to make one of his old-time scenes.
Prendergast was ordered to stand ND
during the reading of the sentence.
JUDGE BRENTANo SAID:
patrick Eugene PrendergRSl: 1t rare
ly falls to the lot OF the court to dis
charge so painful duty as devolves
upon it in this case.
"9ou standat this bar convicted of the
crime of murder of a fellow being, and
it is incumbent on me TO pronounce
sentence on you. You have had fair
and impartial trial. and have been
defended by counsel whose zeal
and devotion in your behalf merit
the highest praise and compel the ad-
miration of the court. l do not think
that l can fairly be subjected to the
criticism that l did not allow you the
widest latitude in the presentation of
evidence that in any way tended to
establish the defense made for you. and
you were given the benefits OF all pre-
Sumptions which the law says you are
entitled to have.
"Despite all this,you have been found
guilty in accordance with the we'll
established principles of law and evil
dence governing trials of this kind.
Possibly a large part of this community
would for the sake of the reputation of
this great city, upon whom the eyes of
the world were at the time riveted; have
been comforted If the verdict of the Jury
had established the fact that your act
was that of mentally irresponsible
person, but the result of the trial denies
people that comfort.
''The evidence did not establish that
you were acting under an
INSANE DELUSIoN
which irresistibly impeiled you to the
commission of an act which you did rot
discern to be wrong, and over which
you had not the power to exercise con-
troll.
The jury has found that when you
committed the act you fully understood
it and its consequences, and that you
might have controlled your actions if
you had So willed. and that your own
misguided will was the sole impulse to
the commission of the deed
mo imaginary Inspiration to doa per-
sonal wrong under delusion or belief
that some great public benefit will flow
from it, when the nature of the act
done and its probable consequences, and
that the act is in itself wrong are
known tn the actor, can amount to that
insanity which in law disarms it of
criminallty.
"Situated as you are, 1 will not say
anything to you for the mere purpose
Of narrowing up your feelings or caus-
Ing you unnecessary pain.
The solemn and painful duty now de-
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