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January 2, 1894
Semi Weekly Interior Journal
Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A jury deliberates for just over an hour and returns a verdict convicting Patrick Prendergast of the murder of Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison, sentencing him to death. The article warns of potential interference by Governor Altgeld but hopes the law will proceed.
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Full Text
Prendergast, the cowardly assassin of Mayor Harrison, catches it in the neck; at least the jury after an hour's deliberation said that it should be broken. The verdict is in accord with the crime and a lesser penalty would have been an outrage. Already imitators of the assassin have sprung up all over the country, but the prompt conviction of this fiend will put a check on notoriety seeking cranks of the Guiteau and Prendergast stripe. The only fear now is that that anarchist at heart, Gov. Altgeld, will interfere with the execution of the judgment, but unless he wishes to bring himself into greater odium and further disgrace the party that elected him, he will let the law take its course.
After being out a little over an hour the jury in the Prendergast case returned a verdict, holding the prisoner responsible to the law for the murder of Carter Harrison and fixing his punishment at death.
After being out a little over an hour the jury in the Prendergast case returned a verdict, holding the prisoner responsible to the law for the murder of Carter Harrison and fixing his punishment at death.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Prendergast Trial
Harrison Assassination
Death Sentence
Jury Verdict
Governor Altgeld
What entities or persons were involved?
Prendergast
Mayor Harrison
Carter Harrison
Gov. Altgeld
Domestic News Details
Key Persons
Prendergast
Mayor Harrison
Carter Harrison
Gov. Altgeld
Outcome
verdict of guilty; punishment fixed at death.
Event Details
The jury, after deliberating a little over an hour, found Prendergast responsible for the murder of Carter Harrison and sentenced him to death. The verdict is seen as appropriate, expected to deter imitators, though there is concern about Governor Altgeld interfering.