New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

MAYOR HARRISON'S ASSASSIN SEN
TENCED TO BE HANGED On
MARCH 2S.
1.DGr RRENTANo DENIES A MOTION FOR :
NEW TRIAL-THE PRISONENS RAM
BLING STATEMENT

Chicago Feb. 2i-Judge Brentano this morning
denied the motion for a new trial in The case oi
Patrick Eugene prendergast the murderer "i
Navor Carter II. Harrison and sentenced the pris-
oner to be hanged on March % In passing sen
fence upon the prisoner Judge Brentano said:
''You have had fair and impartial trial ana
have been defended by counsel whose zeal ana dee
voton in your behalf merit the highest praise anu
compel the admiration OF the Court 'r9i''' i'
this YOU have beer found guilty. in acc'Flancr
with the wcll-estabshea principles oi law anu '''
dence governing trials OF this kind Possibly
large part of this community would, for the san
# the reputation OF this great city. upon whom '"
o,,es OF th. world were at the tin" riV"i'0i NV.
been comforted # thc Yer ict Of the jury h'I '..
Hshed the fact that your act was tAAt 'i " ''''i'
irresponsible person. but the result oi 'n' "'''.
denies people that comfort. The jury has i'nn'
that when YOU committed the act y'u Iu"y ""'''
stood il and it's consequences. and lnit go" h't"'
have controlled your actions If You has 50 WHICH
and that Your own misguided VIII was ''' S'''
impulse TO the commission Of the deed
The Judge then sentenced PreriertaS' ID ''
hanged between the hours Of 10 o'clock in the ''',
noon and O'Clock in the afternoon "I MAJ '" -'
Another case was on trial when the prisoner WIS
brought into court and a seat was given MN VIII
out the bar until the Jury had retired Inc iN"i
derer presented pitiable appeaTan,r, ~ MN
;ain an air Of bravado. His breath came H. sh'Ii
gasps. his fingers twiiched nerNo4sS' " "rnjing his
IN an incessani sWaying OF has IesS ~ II''i.I be-
teeth and scowing at the thronS 'n"' P'0"
When the reading Of Judge Brentanos decision
was finished a motion for arrest or JuisinvSii''
mifted bv Wr Wade on the ground that the p((S,,i
did not cSrrespond with the statements III the ihdc
patrick Eugene Pren1ergas stand up sA.n ~ ,,is h,
Judge and the miserable prisoner s'a@serel - ~
feet He would have fallen had n%, ,4 1'' birn un,il
h. Unnamed a firm hold. death-like stiffness pr
vailed in the courtroom as the prisoner uirT Mn
penciei memoranda He had evidently .,i.'i'. '.,s
fhe ruling OF the Court on IN" MOTION 'i "s .,.
for in his remarks H. dweIt upon ol'. ,,b tt. de-
made by the Court lucidy as uput" "' D.,
cislon had been submitted - MIN III alV&hc'
acng his talk with the s"eh.r,s ''t'' W rrsr,nd he
prepared a that moment propcIF - r'l'"''
went on in a rambling. c)nversailohh way "'H' ,,,,,.
~ suptsjse YOU imagine YOU have done your "n'H
IN denying this motion This Tl.. %, ,il,s h. vent
an TO- m cav mat IL was evident mat MURRAY one e."
the Jurors. whose good iaiin hAd br't -. -, ,,,
-, ~ another member II the bDdy. Tn'n "Ii-I
repeating ne statement that ,", ,c. re' ron The
couruoo" am AMI II is. Is tid H. r!gli wrong a.
guesIom Iirtciiar MiI time? DID do my duty. 81 NJ!
/ not DID dp the viii Of cod or G'i i,', ~o. I
egbe1in be- c5nVicrd II d.d right should De- Jn5 ,
,ided 50 far concerns iho H'c'o's. nj ~ M y.
20 me without invitation. di NOT as" '''i o. 80
come ana see me in the jail AMI say ""r,hI ,. w.
sam. or insane They sty thdi iaIt.son ""S -, N'l,
and good man. deny H. = ffr't ai'j vis r.,,
| Harrison not such man In, iiri ~ ~, ,n.
All this was said in jcrT way, tne '.'"'i ,y
| voice al times dropping uniN ih'-e ~ MS IN
co"a1 g. ~ ffaf The defence had hcu attack y en-
newspaper trust ana t93i M 10 - ''I r., merc, II ou
save no mans character. and blacknH ana 4h'''''
| dation would thrive In tho city. e,,,
There WAS another paIhe. ana ~, "4t" ,. .' .', @
| Prrndergast continued: "Jalior Morris .1Hp'n5 r.
, lf iii yn Lefore YOU icayc this JAN d2nt cr'
| for judges lawycr' 1hlhIs,' % ~, ar;l am a. Dem,
crst in M prnciRls, ine lar"cy accountci for III,
~. ritfff
ssGonSiblIity rests win Court u you consent t.
y e&scH,ion m or - E1f hl3pc ey 4af n5 iGSS be-
esrriadecrossing killing have been chaiEcd wh , '
,1' not true ii has not been proven y was cN%ra
against Christ when he was tcinP,s' ,1v U, rbr f,c
remains II hsns ans '"Gld 6ld do my duty or not
Raoufh9gb Egbt a or wrong When the shooting Of Carte
Harrison took place? That rlsh' OF "'o"F 81" -
TiIs he prisoner or ceased and slowly oded his shee
of notes The Judge looked at MN mn , inGupsy
said as he rubbed his hands across his forehead an
h1SG b mrs eys5 G dd GnS not nch when
Of The day Of his death fell from judge iircntano
stioken he m 4de half step forward ani s4~,nf ~ ~
air wh bis al, arm ,eiogize cTShif for the act only d
what would do again under similar circumstances
AT At this his point ban seized him 5y each arm % % an'
in another second he was hurrrd 'npGugn ] thc o doo
f' ~ his cell in Murdercrs Row had clanked behn'
him. ... osLod Tor ord rocoi,.o,
.tr., civ davs In which to file n bill of exceptions
,nnn which TO take the TO the supreme Court
TIE BIZ Of exceptions VIII proD'DF pe 'Iei "H"H
ten days. t., ~ ,ho ,,. i.oo
r,r racaivinp his sentence. When reporter callo
a. me ian tonight and asked the assassin
ne had anything to say regarding me sentence n
nricd ont. "No not 10 reporters dpnt want 1
scn rnportcrs nor 10 talk TO them The press ha
,o interest in me further than 10 get news on
e l' me rhe newspapers Of Chicago are against me
10 man is safe from viiincatlon, abuse and per
ssonsi attack from the newspapers have nothin
10 say to the press-t has plenty 20 say about me.