Show the prendergast murder trial tol now on in chicago chicago doc dec 13 A jury inthe case of prendergast ast for tho the assassination ot of mayor if abor harrison having been secured the trial began beg an this morning with an opening adress to tho the jury on behalf of tho the state by they assistant states attorney todd claimed that the actions of the prisoner at the time of tho the shooting and subsequently showed that ho he wa sane As this line of argument developed prendergast turned pale and P shrank hrank back bach with ill concealed agitation at tle the conclusion of to days ad 1 ho said it wo would am n not ar J bo 0 isumu tuut mar killed harrison the tho only question at issue would bo did ho he at the time know tho the difference between right and wrong when coachman risberg was describing how hon tho the assassin turned from his victim and covered tho witness with his revolver to keep heep him at bay prendergast said to his counsel in ill a loud whisper that the way I 1 did it william preston harrison son of tho the murdered mayor was witness today to day salt lake herald |