The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-07-18
HARRISON AVENGED
Prendergast Paid the Penalty of
His Crime.
HANGED ON FRIDAY MORNING
Robert A. Anderson and John n. Osuer
Hanged In Montana for Murders
Committed by Them.

CHICAGO. July la-Within the
gloomy walls Of Cook county jail today
all was hustle and suppressed excite.
'ment as the time drew near when
Patrick Henry Prendergast, the con-
de,nned muir ierer Of Mayor Carter Har.
rison, would expiate his crime with his
life.
Prendergast rested we'll last night
and seemed calm and collected. Here.
fused until last evening to receive spir.
itual consolation, but as nightfall came
he asked for Father Muldoon. Be.
tween 6 and o'clock Prendergast par
took heartily of ham and eggs, and
about O'clock sent word t. Jailer
Morris that ne was hungry. The jailer
hal the prisoner served with another
hearty meal which lie seemed to relish
greatly. The assassin talked freely
With his spiritual advisors, aud
several times remarked: "You
must stay with me to the end"
As the hour for his execution came
nearer, Prendergast showed signs of
slightly Increasing nervousness, but OH
the whole he was remarkably calm
and collected. Father Barry was in
constant attendance upon Prendergast
all the morning. The little assassin
was most deferential. He announced
with II trifle of bravado: II will die
game and stand great aud shining
example TO my country"
'a Bombastic to the Last.
At Ii a. m. Prendergast was removed
to the anteroom Of the Jail office. where
the last kind offices were performed.
Prpndergass especially requested Sher-
i'll Gilbert to allow him ten minutes to
make dying statement. but it was
thought that he would, ut the last mo-
ment foregO his determination.
4 The jury Of physicians at lilo filed
in and inspected the scaff0ld and APP
purtenances. Fifty deputy sheriffs were
ranged around the corridors. At 1l:42
q. m. Sheriff Gilbert and Jailer Morris
appeared At. the right Ut the scaffold.
The prisoner, rale and unsteady,
walked behind. He stood without ap-
parent nervousness, though a trifie
weak and unsteady, lis his arms were
being piDioned. He looked calmly
out OH the assembled crowd below him.
While the shroud was being placed
about him, barring restless movement
Of the eyes, he made no motion. Jailer
Morris placed q rope about his neck
when the cap was over his head.
Paid tho Penalty.
At 11:l8 the body. shot downward,
the head twisted to one side, the neck
having apparently been broken. A
slight movement of the legs was the
'oniysign Of life apparent. Surrounded
by the jury Of physicians, the corpse
SWIM. to and fro. and at 1l:57, nine
minutes after the trigger was sprung,
he was pronounced dead.
: Tie assassin made not an audible
sound from tho time lie left the cell,
apparently being lost in the contem.
pIation of his awful fate. He was gently
dissuaded by Sheriff Gilbert from his
discrimination 10 make speech. AT
1l:58s Jailer Morris loosened tie an-
chored end Of the rope and the shrouded
corpse was slowly lowered and laid in
coffin standing underneath the plat
form.
"a The face was not badly distorted,
though tho mouth Was oDen and the
tongue protruded. The color of tho
features was blush lint. which with
the unkempt reddish hair Struggling
down over the forehead. made sight
long 10 he remembered.