St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-25
P~RENOERGAST WILL HANG.
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wolves upon me to impose the sentence
and Judgment of the law, which is, that
you, Patrick Eugene Prendergast, be-
tween the hours of 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon and 9 o'clock in the afternoon
OF the 23d day OF March, A. ID. 1894, in
the manne provided by the statute of
this state. be hanged by the neck until
you are dead"
When the court passed sentence, the
prisoner moved forward a step or two,
and then said:
81 did not wish to apologize to the
court, for / think l did my duty"
As he concluded. he was led away to
his cell in the Jail by the balliffs.
During the course of his remarks,
P~rendergast was apparently in a very
NERVOUS CONDITION.
His hands shook, and as he OCCASION
ally turned his eyes from the court and
glared about the ROOM, it was evident
his nerves were strung to the highest
tension. Occasionally he would stop to
glance at the paper in his hand, to read
the notes or points in his address, which
he had evidently prepared in advance.
just before Judge Brentano began
the delivery of his speech denying the
motion for a new trial. Attorney S. S..
Gregory filed a motion in arrest of
Judgment. which was overruled. He
Ii asked for thirty days IN which
to file a bill of exceptions Upon
which to take the case to the
supreme court. This was granted.
Preidergast was sentenced to hang
subsequently, in less than thirty days.
1t was stated. however, that if iJ be-
came necessary the court would extend
the time and fix a new date for the xe-
cution. 1t is probable that the bill Of
exceptions will be filed Within ten days.
Buff" Higgins is under sentence Of
death for the murder of Peter McCooey,
and the date of his hanging is the same
as that of Prendergast. Ii a stay Of
proceedings is not ordered the men
Will be hanged at the same time.
During his speech Prendergast mum
bled his words that he could scarcely
be heard. and he was unsteady Oh his
feet, and Swerved from SHE to side like
drunken man. His voice was
times loud and clear. but often
it sank to an lnarticulate grum
BILE. Judge Brentano was much
affected by the awful duty
imposed on him. and he seemed to suffer
much mental pain while Prendergast
was delivering his speech. Only by
great effort did he retain sufficient con-
tfol OF Ills eInotlonS TO utter the solemn
words put into his mouth by the law,
and it was with trembling voice he
finished his address to the condemned
man..
When the condemned man was taken
back to the Jail he lost control of him.
self. and, flying into a passion. broke
out IN a wild TRADE against the court.
attorneys. ~jailors and the press. At last,
completely exhausted, lie relapSed into
Sullen silence, and, throwing himself on
his cot, refused to touch the dinner
brought to him, and would spe ak to no
Que.
"Oh. it is Just as | expected 1t would
be" said John Prendergast, brother OF
the assassin. after hearing the courts
decision. Courts don't generally re-
verse their W decisions. | felt SC
certain that my brother would be sent
enced that l told mother to re-
main at home. But it is merely
a temporary embarrassment. Eu-
gene IS clearly insane, and | think his
remarks 10 the court will satisfy any
doubt that has existed. He will ran il
that manner until the day of his death
This is but a part of the plan to SenC
this posr insane boy to the gallows be
cause public clamor demands his death
He expected the sentence too, for he
spent his time this morning pre-
pairing notes for his talk. l triee
to converse with him in Jail. but he re.
fused to talk with ME. think he blame.
me somewhat for getting the attorney:
to put i'll a plea of insanity. He did no
seem to understand that this was thu
only plea that he could put in. My
brothers. denunciation of his attorney!
for not defending him and following
the plea of Justification shows that he il
insane. The supreme court will no
permit that boy to be hanged"
Prendergast grew surlier as the day
advanced after receiving his sentence
Tonight when a reporter called at the
Jail aud asked him if he had anything t.
say regarding his sentence, he crieC
out mo, not to reporters. No man il
safe from vllificatlon, abuse and per
sonal attack from the newspapers"
Thomas Higgins, sentenced to be
hanged March % next, with Prender.
CAST. was diSgusted when he heard the
news.
VI have a notion to commit suicide %
said Higgins. Wont we be two peach
es standing up to be dropped together
he continued with a grin. ''Say, when
it comes my turn to shuttle OF
l want to be hanged with Irish
hemp and 1 also want a green shroud,'
went on the prisoner. but l draw the
line on being compelled to pass out with
Prendergast. Somehow or another ]
cannot appreciate that fellows great.
ness. Perhaps | am obLuse. Anyway,
it l I'm allowed any voice liz the matter
l shall not line up on the scatfold with
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