The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-01-05
PRENERoAsT's DOOM.

atty with H1s Lffo-An Impressive Scene
Am Judge BrenfanO's Court when the
Jury Returned, After BRIEF Absence.
with ths Expected Verdict lafss
q CHICAGO. Dec. 29.-Ihe death watch
sits tonight in the cell of Patrick
Eugene John Prendergast, the muir
dercr OF Carter Henry Harrison. He
must die on the 5gallows Twelve rep
resentative citizens of Chicago adjudRed
him responsible 60 the law for his cold
blooded, cowardly deed the night of
October 2s The verdict was agreed
Upon after the jury had deliberated q
little over an hour. m
The morning Of the last day of the
trial was allotted to Alfred s. .Trude.
who pleaded eloquently for iustice and
argued concisely to convince sl1e twelve
men before him that the miserable
wretch knew he was committing a
crime when he took the life of the law
yer,s friend. e hns s ban
Judge Brentano followed with in
structions to the jury, lengthy. but ex-
plicit, providing for every contingency
or doubt which might arise in the
minds of those who were Prengergast's
judges. The texts of all verdicts for
and against the prisoner which could
be rendered in his case were given to
the twelve peers, and they retired at
1:25 p. m. to consider which one they
should return, according 70 the law
and the evidence. Prendergast sat
sullen and silent through this last
scene but one in the trial He was
hemmed in by officers of the law, who
had no So ympathy for him. and farther
away sat well-dressed men and women
who came to hear the eloquent Trude,s
The contempt for the ugly-faced as
saSsin may have been tempered with a
little pity, but their hearts were
steeled to receive a verdict of guilty
and death. While the Judge was read
ing his carefully prepared instructions
the prisoners face betrayed the keen
est anxiety. His open mouth twitched:
nervously, and he turned his misshapens
head eat every sound coming from The.
entrance to the crowded court room
after the jury, had retired. = He was
fearful of speedy agreement,
as he realized that it would bfbe
significant of guilty" yer
dicts-A After awhile he was taken
back to his cell in the adjoin-
ing jail and the tension which had
kept the men and women subdued was
relaxed. 1aAir sebHrl
Suddenly at 2:2so'elock, in the midst
of general conversation and laughter,
came baillff's shrill voice calling:
Take seats now, gentlemen,
The meaning Of the order was well
understood. 1t had the effect of an
electric shock. o''That means guilty
sure" Its hanging" were the
words which passed from mouth to
mouth. Every eye was turned towards
the door and the buzz of excitement
and. conversation died away. Instead
a solemn stiffness peryaded the chanf-.
Der. From the door came procession
of stern-faced men. Judge Brentano
led the way, followed by the jury and
baififfs. ,E7l31 ~ !.
- Walking with guards in front of him
and guards, behind him, Prendergast
returned slowly to his seat. Jail
Clerk Ben Price, who accompanied the
assassin, urged him to "Brace up and
keep your mouth. shut. ~ Prenderpast
obeyed the latter injunction only
His brsvado and vanity had fed. The
mask had been torn from his face by
fear of an adverse verdict and he
stood before court and jury natural 1
a covering coward afraid to hear his 1
doom pronounced.
The countenance of every Juror was
sphynx-like. No sign OF hope for
Prendergast could be detected there.
He -dropped--iatos his seat against the 4
wall and the guards stood over him.
His protruding lower jaw became
limp, SO that his lips hung wide apart.
The silence was impressiyely, intense,
1t was broken by the voice of Judge
Brentano saying: e 4
Ioi'sHave You agreed upon d verdict.
,as1blia5 ifad 5aa Er9n*t -s.1hA
I'VE have, your honor, replied Fore-d
man j. Sutter, handing the fatal docu-e
ment to the judge, who transmittedfs
to the clerk. That officer quietly
opened it in the midst of breathless
and read as follow: ,.oI
We. the jury, find the defendant. Patrick Eu-
gene Prendergast. guilty OF murder IN manner
and form as charged In the Indictment and We
fix his punishment at death.
When the clerk uttered the word
death, . 6Prendefgast made the Cath
olic sign of the cross over his breast
with his right hand His derneanor
was abject and pitiful. He looked in-
deed miserable wretch in human
form. Not q word escaped his lips.
The effect of the death verdict kent
silent. No1one rose TO
20. Quickly the guards took hold of
the trem bling prisoner. and were hur-
ring him back to Jail when the voice |
Of the judge was heard again. 14>
: Bring the prisoner backr' he COM
and the condemned creature |
was led back to his seat. The formal
ity OF polling the Jury" had not been
with. 1t was soon over, each |
juror answering Eyes to the question |
WAS and is this now your verdict?'' 4
: Prendergast did not sit down the |
second time. He stood pale and ter |
close to his chair, stretch |
ing his hand for support against the |
wall, while guard held the other arm
wretch tcrrey Wade entered the for
nal naetion fora new trial, which will |
nn aEgued next week. Then the satis- |
led crowd quietly dispersed. 4
Preston harrison WAS The nrst TO ap-
proacl NJ. Trade and thank him |
earnestly for his able services aud Spera
sonal interest IN mating cut justice to /
The tns1td dAfAf qf his father. His nenarks
we're fres from zSxultsnt feeling. He
believed that 50stice only had been
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