St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-04

Hours Deiiberation Judge
Payne Thanks the Jury The
Assassin Is Unmoved by the
Verdict-He Has But Zen Days
TO Live.
CHICAGO, July 3.-Preudergast. the
assassin of Carter II. Harrison. was de-
clared not insane by jury in Judge
Payne's courtlhis afternoon, and under
the sentence Of the court must be
hanged Friday, July Is.
The jury was out just two hours and
five minutes. There was much confu-
sion in the court room among the wait
ing lawyers and spectators Just before
the jury came in, when a movement
was noticed among the bailiffs. In a
few moments Prendergast was brought
III. With him were six bailiffs, who
stood along the passage-way back of
where the prisoner sat to the door lead
ing to the bridge connecting with the
Jail. Then hush fell upon the court
room. Every one there seemed i'm
pressed with the solemnlty of the occa-
sion. Judge Payne took his place on
the bench and the jurors filed In to their
seats in TIE box.
Gentlemen of the jury" said Judge
Payne. "haye you agreed upon your
verdict?'
Yes, your homer" said Foreman
Charles B. Schneck, as he partly arose
from his chair.
Read the verdict" said the court.
The CLERK unfulded the paper and
read i'll a distinct voice the doom of
Prendergast i'll these words:
I'VE, the jury, find Patrick Eugene
Prandergast not insane nor lunatIc."
The paper was signed by Foreman
Schneck and all the jurors. Mr.. Gregory
asked that the jury be poIled. and the
name of each juror was called WAS
this and is this now your verdict" was
the question asked. at u.s." came the
answer in every case.
Then addressing the jury, Judge
Payne said:
Gentlemen. want very much to
thank you for the attention you have
given this difficult case. and the frank
full manner in which you have per-
formed your duty. l want you to know
that l appreciate the deprlvations you
have undergone during your confine-
ment. Gentlemen, you are discharged
"PrendergaSt sat unmoved during the
whole proceeding. He made no outcly,
and at once was removed TO his cell in
the jail. His counsel will move for
new trial, and if this be not granted
they have expressed their intention of
carrying the matter to the supreme court.
Messrs. Barrow, Harlan, Gregory and
Heron. Wh0 nave mdde such a stubborn
hghL Tor PrendergaSt, were all Ill court
when tile verdict was rendered. As
SiStant State Attorneys Morrison and
Todd were there, but neither the assas-
SINS mother nor brother were present
When the jury received the lnstruc-
tons or the court and retired TO deliber-
ate, the court room was more crowded
than at any time heretofore i'll this
trial, which has attracted so wide at
tention. PrendergaSt sat unmOved
during the reading Of Judge Payne's
charge. His mother and brother were
then in the court room. Judge Payne
read his charge from the WITNESS chair,
which stands between the bench and
the jury box. He spoke in clear, calm
voice, enumerated distinctly and slowly,
and the jury paid close attention to
every word. The charge was consid-
cred fair exposition of the law. 1t
confined the jury TO the consideration
of the point that the prisoner had gone
insane since the verdict of the jury
which held him responsible for the muir
der of Mayor Harrison and affixed the
death penalty.
The jurors could have, the court said,
found Prendergast insane if they
deemed that lie failed TO realize the
nature of the present proceedings, if he
failed to appreciate his present position
before the law touching his execution,
Or that he was i'll such state of mind
as to disable him from preparing for
death; i'll short, il his execution on the
gallows would be inhunIMi.