The Signal, 1901-9-12, Page 7ANARCIIIST SNOT lflcKIN.LEY.
FIRED TWO BULLETS AT HIM.
"My Wife. be Careful of Her, Don't Let Her Know," the Presi-
dent Gasped ----The Prisoner Was Seized Amid Cries
of " Lynch Him, Lynch Him," Roughly Handled by
Artillerymen - The President Interposed in his Behalf
--- The Criminal a Young Polander, About 21 Years OId
Doctors Have Some Hopes The Nature of the
Wounds --How the Deed Was Done -Indignation
and Horror in Britain The News at Washington
King Edward Learns of the Tragedy.
Buffalo, Rept. 6.-1ieuree B. tbrtel-
sou, Secretary to I're.tdcat McKie-
re.o to -night gave out the following
wtatetent: The following bulletin
wile Issued by the phyelciats at 7
p. fist :
'The President was 'hot about 4
o'clock. One bullet etruek hint on the
upper portion of the treaetbanr,
glancing and not penetrating ; the
omen' bullet penetrated the abdomen
fits Moho. below the left nipple, and
tale awl a half inches to the left of
the median line. The ubdt,mel' war
e{ea'lt through, the line of the bu'let
around. -It was Lound tout tho bullet
:turd penetrated the stomach. The
..gsning In the trcwtt wall of the
,t.ttunach wa: carefully closed with
milt entnree, niter which a search
wee made for a hole In the back wall
f the stomach! This was found and
oleo closeul lit the same any. The fur-
ther course of the bullet could not
be- diecovered,althoegh careful search
woe made. The nbkom!neI wt.und wan
cored without drainage. No IuJury to
the Intestines or other abdominal or-
gan*, was ellecovered.
"The patient stood the oiteration
nvPli;epuiso of goad quality, rate of
130, condition at tho coi.eluslon of
eperatltn woe gratifying. The result
cannot be foretold. lele present con-
eetlen Justifies hullo of ricuvery.-
t;tvrge II. Carted) en, Sccretary_to the
1'revedent."
The fel:owing ball •tin was looted by
the l'rewideutee pheeiciatls at 10.50
1a. ,w : •
"Tho Prost.tent 1e rallying entiefne-
terily and 101 rveting comfortably.
Trmpernture 100.1 degrees, pulse 1_4,
revoke tion 24."
1•It(.SIDENT S17L1. ALI% E.
r'a'sh. ulers of the Attempted .roan
Mustier of Prttldeal.Melli ey.e.
Ihuffate, Sept. 6. -President McKin-
ley was alert twice by an nemasrin as
he stood In the Temple of Meslc at
the Pnn-American Expeeition at 4
"clock this afternoon. Tho ',hate
.vers. fired by Fred Nieman, atlas
Leo (enigma, of Detroit, who said
afterward that he ens ne Anar-
chist and hail only dune his daily.
The attempted aneanslnntion took
place in the presence of 30Jt) peo-
ple, who haat crowded Into the Tem-
-- pia of Music. and while 10,011qoteera
stood outside the Temple waiting Tor
a chance to enter awl shake hands
with the Preeldent.
The first bullet struck the 'ter-
mite' In the President's cheat, de-
flected to the right, and travelled
betroth the skin to a point directly
b I.ew the right nipple. The second
bullet penetrated the abdomen. Only
n niperficial wound wan created by
The first bullet, and within five min-
utest after the physician reached the
l'retidrnt, It had been removed. The
ahead billet was not fount. An op -
',robin was performed on the Pretrl-
dont ett the Emergency llonpitil on
the Expnaition granite:a at 6 o'clerk.
by Dr. Matthew D. Mann, Dr. John
Permeate?, end Dr. Hermatr. -Wye-
tir. lite Prrsiujeit'm atom: oT anti
aimed. but the bdlet ware not found.
Undnnge tebee were insertre•l, the
Incision wns messed lip, an 1 at 7.45
o'clock the Preeldent wax removed to
the home of John 0. Millburn, l'reel-
d..ut of the Exposition, rat Delaware
it reano and Ferris street. The doc-
tors stated nft,•r the operation that
t,
h cwhile
wore hopeful, and that
the wound caused by the second
shot wns aerial., It wee not novo-
warily fatal.
'The A 1e. Seised.
The man who dhl the 'shooting was
Relsel Immediately by the d.•tectit eN
Ile offered no remistnnce, and nt first
termed to give any Information
about himself. Later, lie said him name
wag Fred. Nieman, that he wan 28
Years old, and h el come to Buffalo
froni Detroit a week ago. He WAR
living at 1,02.1 Broadway. lie gave
Iola eweulatlnn alio binekwmlth, and
sail le•.wae born bn I1'tmit. -
The reception, to the l'reeil•nt thl:
afternoon was ono to whtcli the gem-
ent labile haat been halted. Pried -
dent John (1. Mtlblrn, of the Exposl-
tieon, had introduced the I'remldrot to
the great crowd to the Temple, and
men. women and children came for-
ward for it permnlal greeting. Among
thoca to lino was Nieman, wleete loft
hand wan wrapped tn Itnndkere1iIPf.
FMdas1 In a handkerahlef ane it 32-
cellhen Derringer .A etre. girl wile
ltd up by her father, and the I'resl-
dent stank hand. with her. Aa she
Peeled along to the right the Presi-
dent kr,ktl after her smilingly end
welted hie lined In it ploaaant
ndlrnx.
Next In lino come the neeneeln As
the Presdent turned to the right
again, bringing hie right hand about
to the eliareetertMlc attitude with
which Ile extends It while receiving,
Nieman thtrost out both hie handle
11111.11 aside the )'realdrnt'a ex -
hand, and brought the revel -
vie hidden In the handkerchief up
fgnln.t the Preetdpnt'a at()ueet'. At
the ■nene intent he tented the trlg-
ge•
r r'111e fired Millet entered ton
high for the pulp ren of the aeenmaln,
who had farad again AR meson ne his
finger onnld won the trigger.
(111 receiving the (lest ht.,t t'rotl lint
McKinley lifted hlmesef on hit toes
with eomMhing of n ga'•p. His mnvr-
mcnt reused the '(*vin 1 ib -it to enter
lust hallow the nnvel. With the sec.
enol shot the Predlent doubled Migfit-
ly furwerd, and then sank buck. De-
tective (teary caught the Presl•lent
in his arms, and Pool lent Milburn
helped to support him.
Hurled Assailant to Ploor.
It had till happened In an Instant.
Almo.et before the noire of the minim('
shat e111111de1, hilem:Iu WAN relzrtl by
8 R Ireland, it United 8tuttee secret
service roan, who stool directly o quo-
tIle the 1'restdelt. Irilan•1 harlot the
man to the floor, and, no lie fell as
negro waiter named John Harper
Ietlp*el upon him. Soldler?, of the
('fitted !totes Artillery, detailed at
the receptions, sprang upon them, and
Nieman WAY surrounde.l by n emend
of eyeedd:ion melee find Neecrct nervier
detective e Detective. Gallagher ie lb -
bed Niemnne, right hand, tore away
the handkerchief. and welted the re-
volver. The nrtlllery men, seeing the
revolver In Gallagher'.* hand, malted
st him and handled him rnthrr
roughly. Mee.:wh'le IrelanI nal the
negro heel tho awengwln, endrntortng
to shield him from the tatacke of
the ]ntlrhated. artillerymen and the
blows, of the peilteemen's clubs.
Iles Pirrt Thought for Mrs -Wife.
supprteil by Detective Geary and
Preeldent Milburn. and snrroun,led
by Secretary George B: tOrtelyon.
and half a dosen Exposition offi-
ciate, the Preeldent was aseisted to
a chair. Hie face was very white,
but he made no outcry. and Rant
back with ooe hand holding hit ab-
domen. the other fumbling at his
breast. HIe eyes were open. and he
wax clearly coilerioni of all that
pod transpired. Ile looked up into
President Mltburn'a (neo, and gasp -
Pd. "Cortelyou." The President's dee-
rrtnry bent over him. "Cortelyoat."
Maid the President, "My wife., be
careful about her, don't lot her
know."
Moved by a peroxyNme ht• wrIthri
to the (eft, and then hit ey-e• fell
on the prostrate form of the would -
hr nasn,'stn. Nieman lay on the
floor. bhxrly and helpless, beneath
the blows of the guards.
The President raised his right
hand.,.rad--with_ his- own. bto�i,
placed It on the shoulder of his
secretary. "Let no one hurt him."
he griepel. and sank . back In the
chair, while the guards carried
Nieman tett of his Night.
An ambulance from the Expo.:Mien
'despite! was auto -1 immeeitaUe-
ly, and the Preeldent, atilt tonsei-
(rlues sank upon the stretcher.
/Secretary ('ortelyou and Mr. Mil -
here rale with him in the ambllnnce,
Three thoughts have found ex
preemie') with the 1'resltlent, first,
that the news should be kept from
threwttro. seernert -dart the n
ehonld not be hnrmed : and third, re-
pot that the tragedy might hurt
the Exposition.
The news that the President had
been shot passed across the Exposi-
tion grounela with almost incredible
speed, oust the crowd aruiutd the
Temple grew until it counter
fifty thousand people: This big
crowd folewel the ambulance re-
spectfully to the hospital, and then
divided Itself Into two parts, one
anxious to learn the condition of the
President nal to catch up every ru-
mor that came from the hiuspttel, the
tither eager to find the nmsneetttend
to minim!' lam. Certain it is that If
the officials had not used remarka-
ble diligence in taking Nieman uut
ret -the way nt the crowd, he would
hair been mobbed and beaten to
death.
Tried to Lynch 111,11•
Nieman had been carried Into it
side ream at LIN, northwest corner
of the temple. There he was ,earelted,
but anteing wan found on him ex-
cept a letter relating to lodging.
They waelied the Wool from his Inc
and ante( hint who Ian was and win
he had trlei to kill the Precedent.
He ,made ne answer at first, but fin•
ally gave the name of Nieman. He 1s
of medium. height, smooth shaven,
brownitnlrod, and wan dressed In the
ordinary clothes of a mechanic. He
offered no explanation of the deed
except that he was an Anarchist -and
heti done ht* Maty.
A detail of Exposition Riisrtle ass
sent for, and n company of toldl'rs.
1 carriage wan summoned. Smith of
the Temple n apace had been repel
off. The crowd tore out the butt
wteinLlTt1* trellllnle the Mire, and ear-
• th • rupee to the flag pole stand -
Ing. near by on the Esplanade.
"Lynch him;" erlel n hundred'
• •o,., and n'tart wan made for one
of the intrancee of the Temple. Bol
in , and police heat hark the erowil.
Guards Anil people were wrangling.
uhotting and fighting. in thin con -
Melon Niemen, wti11 blt'ding, Ida
elothee torn and seareely able 10
walk, wait heti nut by ('aptninJame'
F. A'nllnly, Chief of the Exposition dr•
tectivet, ('ommandent Robinson sad
a cannel of secret roosts men. Nie-
men wnw thrown Into n csrrtnge and
three 4ttuctivee jumped In with him.
Capt. Yellnly Jnmpwt on the drIcer'et
seat and Mahal the bootee Into it gel -
bp
The crowd burnt Into a rine of
rngn, "Myr Incer1 Maintain ! Lynch,
hnng b!m !" they yelled. Men Aprnng
nt the hereof ani oIntehel at the
whiNln•t where of the enrrlage. NIe•
inan huddled hook In the corner. Ptm-
c:tlel h'twnen two deteetl ee. ''The
rope ! the rope !" yelled the crowd.
end theY stnrle4 forward alt In ren
venni fight. th't wedtere to seen and
the eltterty+ to take it mur*Ptmr's lite.
Rekllers taught iu wny clear nt the
levee. of the hernia, end pnrmtel by
the In'nrletied Ih-naandi the entrlep"
ahlrtet nerve thv Fep'.nnndr, the
Moore, nt full ;mine, soresu tit' Trl-
emp')nl rnttwewny, end vnnl•heel
thr melt the b.lnenle Perk gate, gal-
hiping *town Delaware eremite nett'
pollee heedgwartere were reached.
Them/nails loft tho Exposition
grounds, and learning that the amens -
sin foul been taken to police head-
quarters', ((Wowed there, wl'lltg tu do
vi It•nt Just!oe If the Preen lent had
died.
As evening came on the numbers
grew se that the multitudes blocked
all the streets to the vicinity of po-
lice headquarter& ten thousand ask
leg one another. "Ie the President
e t111 alive'?" All efforts of the police
to disperse the crowds were vain and
futile. The roar of conversation of
this nines of people penetrated even
to the cell where Niemen lay. New
and then the crowd would surge over
to one of the newspaper bulletin
hoards. and cheer wildly when the
Kae, er:tertalnod. '
•
• 1'IIESIDKN r WAS COOL.
Declared at First That Ile Was Not
AlueIt Hurt.
Buffalo. kept. 6. -It wan n few so -
meets after 4 p.m., while Preeldent
esteemed was flashed out that hope
oldie nine minute,' alter the shooting
the President wins awaiting the ar-
rival of surgeons, w!.. had 00'n Num-
monatl front 'all rect'.,ne of tate city,
and by special train from Niagara
('ails.
President continue! (emotion,
and conversed with Mr. Cortelyou and
Mr. Idfiburn on Itis way to the hos-
pital.
"1 am sorry," he Amid, "to- have
been the cause of trouble to the
Exposition."
McKinley wane holding a public recep-
tion to tho great Temple of Music 011
the Pan-American grounder, that tate.
eowardlyattack wan made.
The President, though well guarded
by United Staten fuel city detectives,
war fully expnnetl to each an attack
an motored. He ■hoed at the edge of
the radioed tlals upon which stands
the great pipe organ at the east Ade
of the magnificent structure. Upon
upon bl'e astnlliult, ho turned, walked
*steadily to a chair and crated him-
self, at the rluuo lhuee removing bis
bat and bowing his head in his hands.
In un ineteutt, Secretary Cortetyou
and l'restdent Milburn were at hie
Milo. Hl. witlstooat war hurriedly
opened, the 1'reetdeut meanwhile ad-
monishing those about him to remain
calm, and telling then nut to be al-
armed.
"But you aro wounded," cried his
secretary, "let we examine."
"No, 1 think tet," answered the
President, "1 ant not badly hurt, I
a)seure yon.'
Neverthele s Iib outer garment',
were hastily lammed. and a stream
of blood showed that the worst fears
were confirmed
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IN DI(1NA"I 1014 IN LONDON.
General Vrrllog of Sorrow When
Newa Was Received.
London, Sept. 6. -Tho news of the
attempt' upon the life of President
McKinley 'nlread *lowly in London.
Tito thousands of Americans pow In
London wore mostly at the theatres
when the news arrived, and return-
ing to their hotels found anxious
groups of Englishmen and Americans
discussing what, without dlatlnctlon
of race, be regarded amu national cal-
amity. Londono telephones, usually
Went. at night, tingled with impa-
tient t'nqutrics addreraed to -papers
end American oorrespsundente In the
lento of reouring a denial of the re-
port.
flee announcement of the attempt-
ed tuiwa'sluutiuo to night war receiv-
ese too late for extra (lltlone of the
capers to give the netts.
t'otnpiurntively few Engishmen
heard the news to -night, but all
these expressed sympathy, as If It
hod been the Klug msteeul of the
I'rorldent. The tatter's kindly pe'r-
eun ihity, hie friendship for Englund,
and 'bar kindly ineseage of condolence -
upon the oocaelon of Queen letorla's
dearth were all remembered and
unmmeuted upon.
All the newepaprre ibis morning
publish lone no. ounts from Buffalo dee
.crhWng the attempt upon ]'resident
McKtnley'a lite. Despatehee lieve been
received from nbruvl regarding the
reception of the news, which excites
renewal and anxious dlscusslon of
means to prevent Atnrmldste' out-
rages. references tot pro' .b us ut-
tempte, nerd the urgent need of the
a.ldition of greeter pollee precautions
than ever I:t rtpubl oe and the freest
c mint rine.
The Daily Telegraph eays edltor-
Inlly :"It le with the profoundest re-
gret that the wort) learns today
that another dietinguiched home In
allied to the ehnmefuhy long Inst of
rulers w•he h the falen yictinir to the
insensate wlcktelnee a of the assassin.
The shoat unfeigned and heartfelt
aymp'tthy wilt g.1 forth from every
family In t'hrlateend:im to Mrs. Mc-
Kinley In title hear of deepest sorrow
and trial. Amrricane nit nrge:lt ns of
nil ecapld•.n of- Insincerity when we
claim that the blew will bo felt with
equal severity lit Great Britain ns in
the United States."
•
Itis right stood John O. Milburn, of
'Buffalo, Preeldent of the Pan-Amer-
ican Expoettl.iu, cltatting with the
President and Introducing le him
especially person,. of note who np-
preached. Upon the President.' left
Mood Mr. Cortelyou.
\ It was ',Mirth, after 4 p.m. when
tteof the throng which Nurnowlcd
tho Preeldentiel pnrty, n medium-
' Dal man of ordinary nppearanceand
plainly dee/seet in black, approached
elm If to greet the l'reaident. Both
6 •eretnry ('ortelyon and Iresident
11111bern noticed that ono• of the man se
Itnu+ta arse *Wattled. la a bandage o..
hnpdkerchlef. He worked hie wny
amid the 'stream of pe11)1e up to the
edge of the tints until he was %%Rhin
two feet of the Preeldent.
Prealdeat )IcKinley. _mulled. hewed,
nipt extended het haul, when sn,i•len-
ly the 'Glare crack of a receiver rang
ont tattrewlsb by-inlrtnetant of ?Omelet
tnemplete, ellrucr,
The' President stood eto ilk mull, n
look of hfwItancy, atmoett e'1 bewilder-
ment,
ment, on his face. Then hr retreated
it step wh IP lit • pallor tors in tn',tied
over hie fenturen.
The multitude, only psirtinll,v nwnre
tied aomething eerleo1 had happened,
pmol In the ellence of murprbe, while
necks were yenned and nll eyes turned
nee one townr,f tite rostrum.
Three men nt once ,.prong townrdw
the would -ie neuaeein. Two of then
were Unite 1 !t sites iroret rervler men
who were on the lookout and whore
linty It wns to guard ngulnwt jest
tench a calamity. The third was a
bystander, n negro, The Preeldent'e,
nwmaisln wan borne to the ground,
Me weapon was %motel from the
genet), and Omni! hsnet's lttntnno/ hag
nrme.
The Peewds thnt et moment before
Itnd stood In bewilderment, merged
forward reegerrllwes of the enn1W-
que teem Men .,touted and relight,
women *creamed and chtMren cried.
Rome of theme nvare.t the *yore noel
from the edifice In (ear of a Mans-
! pale, while hundreds of others from
onteide struggled blindly forward In
the effort to penetrate the crowd-
I"d building.
After the fleet shook of the Keene•
stn's shots the Pr,.Msat retreated a
step, thea all the tteteettves leaped
KING HEARS lite. NEWS.
Precautions to Sefrguerd His Person
tY11I he Doubled.
Berlin, Sept. 6. -King Edward wan
travelling from Frankfort to Hem -
burg when the news of the at-
tempt upon President McKinley was
received, and a telegram was Im-
meelttr•Iy despatched to newt hini
acquainting Itim with the (1ee:1. The
Altonut-Kiel Railway wan strongly
guarded by a urge force of Dolce.
uad It cannot be doubted that title
intend Annrcluiut nttcmpt will re--
suit
e=sult In the retk,nbling .of police pre-
enutione upon the .continent in view
of the various Imperial meetings
now happening.
14 there hot ever- tredl•
hoot that the ('ear Wimlil go to
Perin It may now be regarded nm n
certainty that he will net go. He
had nlrendy decided yesterday to re-
turn direct to Russia from France
it1thottt returning to Denmark.
0111E11 A"t1AsSINATION$.
Other Attempts, Many Successful, on
Lhet of Itulerr.
From 1818 to 1900 there were 80
attempts, hinny of them sucoesefel,
on the lives of Royal personages and
rulers.
Pietro Acclarito tried to kill King
Moab ort on April 22, 1897.
Four nttempls were made to nu+am-
'lnnte the great Napoleon.
Glucan 'Victoria's life was attempt-
ed three Omen.
Torte efforts' were mouth to kill the
Prince of Willem.
Nnpoleon III. was frequently shot
At, blit oiled III bred.
The King of Pnusln was twice
fired at lit 11.41, bit escaped In -
Jury.
King Victor Emmanuel of Itnly
narrowly escnpnd depth et an arras -
stn's hand's In leS3.
King Ferdinand of Naples war
sinbli.tl by n moldier in iA56
Queen ianhelln of Spahr was At-
tacked by Fuentes, In 1866.
The Qtttteu of Oreeoe war 'shut at
by it 'student in 1146e.
.Abraham Lltooen, Preeldent of the
United Stntea, died on April 15, 1861,
from it bullet fired by Wilkes Booth
the night before.
Ono attempt on the life 01 the Der-
win Emperor its 1873 and another In
1878.
King Alfonso of 8palu wag shot at
in 1878.
Alexnader Ii. of Rumple was neeas-
sleated uu March 13, 1841, in St. 1'et-
ereburg. Unsuccessful nttempte on
lila life haat been nate In 8t. Peters-
burg In 186(1 and In Parisi In 18117.
President James A. (tartlets' WAR
shut by Charles J. Gultetu on July
2, 1881. and died on September 19.
President Carnot, of Fruneo, was
etnbbed to death by ('ascrlo Santo, In
Parke, June 21, 1894.
A bomb wee thrown nt President
Faure. of France, on June 18, 1897,
Empress Elisabeth of Austria was
aesnstaated In Geneva on September
10, 1898.
Prince of Wales was shot at In
Brlrwele. April 4th, 1900.
Kint afinubert of Italy woe nseae-
I:hutteel at Monza on July 29, 1900.
'I'll h; HOUGH IHIDlal,
Vice -President Roosevelt May Have
to Assu)ne Omee.
Vice -President Roosevelt becomes n
figure of Mut iirsti magnitude, Kaye
the Toronto World. Were Mr.
McKinley - to dl', Mr. R(orevelt
would succeedfor the balance of the
toren-more than three year.. John•
son succeeded Lincoln, and Arthur
succeeded Garfield, automatically And
not by election. The liability of the
Vice-Preeldent to be called to the
succession has sugg''sted more than
once a change in the law dealing with
tills phase of the constitution.
Roosevelt 1e a strong nuts in h
way, much glveh to wtettcrn metho .
and Imo his life been attempted he
wou1.1 have drawn 1111 gun almost au
quickly .as an aseallant.
We imagine Mr. Roosevelt Is not
eaugitt uapri pared for this cmer-
geney-It must have mug ,ted Deep'
to his mind many it tinie, and, If
he wines to the chief in-glntrncy n
vigorous administrntion may be
looked for. Our bAlyf for years has
been that the Dictp for is coming In
rho United States; that lin may ar-
rive any day, and perhaps Id the per-
eon
ereon of the Hoeg!' Rider. When be
comes, a great army will be at 111.1
disposal, and the constitution of the
United State,., with all Its Intrlearlea
and fbctlone of a century and it guar•
ter, will go am a flash In rhe pan.
The A is l'adlaturbed.
Leon F. ('etagere, the man who shot
the President, slept not unoomfort-
ably after Ion crime. He was locked up
at No. 1 Police Station, and after lie
had been interviewed by the officers
of tho law, a watch of two men was
placed ore. him. Ho went to Ile bunk
early and was moan asleep. Ile seemed
without regret and undiwturbed by
rho prospect of punishment for
him crime. The police machinery of
the entire country haw been put In
motion to exp)ee the plot against
the life of the Prraldent if Tout
there waw. The detectives of this city
and every other department In the
country have yaneed hinder with the
great @Perot service eyttem of the
Federal Government. and 11 Ingenu-
Lly, skill and energy count, the se-
cure of the crime will be ferreted nut,
Csolgoss, ►aerate that ho alone plan-
ned lire crime which may rob the
United Staters of its ruler, but that
statement to not accepted are true.
There is a belief that he was aided
by others In it -deliberate plot.. and
that confederates acc-rmpnaolel him
to Buffalo, and aeslttel In ire execu-
tion. The pollee and secret &gimlet nee
working privately. and If they have
made any progresm toward the - ree-
tabhlehineut of the plot theory, they
have not divulge) the nature of it.
They do"lnelst that the primmer
locket tip at Police Station No. 1.
Is not Ineani, and that him act waw
not the crime of it lunatic, with
Iumlicidal tendency..
Csolgnvs In kept In als+olute me-
el:14on by the pollee, and none Nave
the officers haveseen him.
A PATHETIC INCIDENT.
Mrs. McKinley Pays a Vlrit to Iler
stricken Husband.
Bnffiiln, erpt. 8. -In the room In
the northweet corner of the 1411 -
burn home, where the Pre'WPttt
there are always two nurses and two
phyelclans In attendance.
Parke, Mnnn, Monter, Wasclen, and
R1xey app)rt'oa the hours no that
lite tlmn-nt the President's tre•1-
elle le ttftl.led among them. At given
intervals there are ctnnultationt,
and thus far the moments Itavean-
nounced no seriously" unfavorable de-
veloUments.
No cue enters t i 1. room of the
Intel lent exec pt the surgeons and
the nurse* and on' other person. The
ono exeeptton Is afro. McKinley.
Sher, ly after 9 o'clock the Preeldent
naked for her, shying that he would
like greatly to nee her If the phylet-
ciente thought no harm wouhi result.
Dr. Rlxey, after a conference with
the otherphysicians,we t to Mee.
Mel(lniey'e bedroom on the south
Melo of the house, and told hes that
her husband wished to see her.
At 10 o'clock Men. McKinley, aid-
ed by Dr. laxey and net attendant,
entered the President's room. The
Pe ee t ie nt turned toward her am elm
entered not slightly raised Itln hand
from the pl'Inw. Mile. McKln'ey nit
',enrol to the be..I.Iuie, nue- resting
be ale It elle took the President'',
hero. For more than two minntre
they not In •Ilerlre, looking at retell
other, their hands clasped. Then the
Preeldent whbapere 1 rene.urltt(ly
that firelen fere& tete. ant' 1111111felle
cun,forlaWc tltrt,ughoet the night.
Tears rose la Sire. McKlulee's eyes.
and the President, gently stroking
her band, meld quietly :
"You know you ,punt bear up well.
Titan lig the beet for beth of um."
i 111•: AnhAttele TALK e.
three dnyr, fir rather office Thera -
(lay night. I had plenty of chances
to shoot haw while Ito wail riding In
carriage*. and when he was about
the Exporltloa grounds, but always
on there ueonrlone 1 was never able
to get uenr enough to him to make
It certain beyond doubt that the bul-
let would take effect, and 1• war not
going to run chancre of firing at him
lord ,1drslag and then being caught."
"But why did you pick title public
reception ail the place r queried the
detective.
'III tel{ you,'Ball C'selgoal, delib-
erately, calmly, nil he rut on the cut
III hl+ cell, ono leg crossed over the
other, and with Mr hiply bent for-
ward, a linger 'minting fit the officer
and htr eyes rlostllg, an though to
ge twnstr, "I mlule nn et'menl
witivh myphself that 1 would agrellher kill
him hero or in ('leeehtatl." -
" Well, why hero 7'
"'Thio was the last chance I hal-at
hien here. He lvur rellwluled to leave
Inst night. 1.did not wuut to kill him
in Cleveland, Wet•atom u►y foikr live
there, and yesterday afternoon was
the Inst chance I would have at tum
In Itufftlo."
" You mention Cleveland 1"
Yes," ho raid, relaxing Into an
easy position ; "you know the (1. A. R.
encampment le to be In Cleveland next
week, and 1 would. certainly have
caught him there haat I failed here."
Tioougla ut this conversation Civil -
Koss, appeared calm nea I .telt-)ewieWad
H.' had lost all the fear of the night
before and talked freely with thew
who rnmo near 1114 cell.
Everyone, Including Janitors, win-
dow washers, guards', porters end
scrub women, were permitted ta'talk
freely with the culprit. He was even
elnctsl on exhibition for their delec-
tation, but reporter,' were barrel.
Ile wart tinnily well within the
prison walla nuvl there safe from
Mob violence before his eoncelt btgitu
to bring black his nerve. Htet was quite
himself. although rather badly hnt-
trrPtI at the band, of these who first
fell upon him. The two policemen who
watchcl over leen all night t , see
Gant he end,. no attempt to kill hien-
Neil, report that he slept fairly welt
until daylight yesterday morning,
Would Have Tried 11 Neat Week et
('IPvelwwd.
Bnffnln, Sept. 8. -To a certnln
foreign detective who Ie nt prraent
In the city, and whose name cannot
b' now ui.eu1, Cosigners made n Rtart-
Iing ndmiitlon, one not Inched:0 In lids
contest/tiler'.
Tule detective had regnexted tomer.
Gila now noted prltoner. who 1. con-
final In it eel.' ten the top floor of
i'nliee Ilend,pinrteri banding. He
wan nnxlntt, to ere hint, beefing', It
ought b.' pa"ullile he coehl Identify
hint.
This la the conversation. or n port
of it, b •tweets the deteetive, who 1'
nt' of the brat -known In the entun-
trv. and the nsinseln who attempt
to k,11 the I'reeident,
"Ton mint linen hymn erns,, to try
to kill ties l'reaelent In wneh n plane,
where yam knew there was no chance
of ',neaps," said the detective.
"1Vftyi" cnlndy responded ('solgoss.
"There wax no Ptenp• for yeti,"
"i know." replied the nommen,
"but I had wafted several days,
1'leeised at ileving His Picture Takes§
The new oily brought with it to
him the ronvletion that be was one
of the great eller of the earth. Ile
had audl est snttsfaction In (h •
thought that all the worII was talk
Ing of Wm. It pleased him greatly
when 111 was summoned to ,have him
photograph taken for the rogues•
gallery. 11' posed for the esmern In
heroic attitude, with hie head thrown
hack amt hie eyes turned upward In
the approved 'style of the martyr.
Two pictures of him were taken, one
Lu profile and the other a hull Nee.
The utmotr.precantlous weft+ taken
t., prevent anybody from getting. a
glimpMe of him on his way from his
cell to the basement of pollee Ileaur
gttartere to the photograph gallery
on the top ibor. The Imps were
e•lenrtd, anti policemen were lined up
on each stir of them, anis through this
lane, of blue -coats Czoigost was
margbed. Ht walked with n firm step
and seemed calm and onmposed.
111. Appearance.
('zotgusz le n Pule of the Wh'.y-
fau'es1, rather wail -eyed type, With a
narrow foreh-itPend tht'ek heir, 1(It1w
brown in color end rather wavy. II •
it o'.ld•'iitly quit • proud of his half,
and haw it trained to mined upright
from hLe low brow in a semi -pompa-
dour style. He le rather email In per
son, and slight, but is not badly built.
The only bodily traces hr bore of
Friday's rough handling w-er.. it cut
and nwuoten lip and it *wretched nose,
where Secret Service Offleer Foster'',
heavy frier fell spin him. driven Tome
with till the •Igor of the officer's
fired nil s Trarlwpt rr8F-rage, - - -1
The collar and necktie then/ems-
tin
henaetis-tin had worn were gone and hie shirt
swam turn open at the cellar. In
this way he wart photographed,:tnd
Pluttlug inn herd.
Ott Tuohy morning the plot to
utunlcr, which fwd occurred to bias
thy*before, to definite and final
whew lit hie mtud. He, bought a 82-
callbre revolver and Ioatleed it. That
everting he went to the Exposition
early 11U war near the rather/pi gate
'wheat the 1•rP"ldentiel party arrived.
110 tried to get through the u,te tit
the retie ,sul etatiura outride so that
by mlrlht be better able to approach
the Preeldent, but the pollee ferried
him beck. He etoo'I dello to the
Pre/shield when the letter gest into
lit, Oa rriagr for the drive through the
grommet's, but he wag afraid to at-
tempt the.lrt+uwbtntion owing to the
prewe•nce of so, many detectives. He
feared he might( not lie able to draw '
hie revolver ttaJ use It before they
wool] discover him, end then hie
chance would bo gone. S, he permit -
the I'readdent to e•sonpe. The next
mooting he welt to the Exposition
evtrty' awl took up et po*ittoes close to
the *demi from, which the 1'reeideat
evoke. Several thews the idea came
to helm of shooting the President
while he wenn de.ivering the tut -
dress, but he ouukl not aIle
prouch euffteitntly clue to make
Ida aim certain . So be waited.
When the President got Into his
carriage again, the mounted escort
fortua..l a cordon- about him, and
(Yuego sz became hopelessly entan-
gled in the crowd. Friday morn-
ing ('edges was at the Exposition
agate. Ifo waited near the rallroati
gate for the President, who boarded
hls'N{eclal train at that point. But
tate police were too watchful, and
emboly but the Preekleft'e party
was permitted- to pass through the
station where the train was In wait-
ing. Ifo remained at the Expowition
all day welting for the President to
return. In the meantime he hall hit
upon the scheme of concealing Ile re-
volver under his handkerchief. He
was ono of the first In the Temple of
Mine., where the public reception was
held. H" fr11 Into pine with the reet
of the p opt-, nod, when his tern came
to ,hake hands with tt1�•' Chief Execs•
(Ivo of the nation, he flied two shote
with the muzzle ed the revolver close
to tin` President's body. He mall he
simnel have fired more but for tht
feet that some'on'e atruek him e
frightful blow. "Del you mean to '
kill the President 7" netted District
Attorney Penney. "1 dl -1," replied
Csolgosz. "What was your motive?'
"i am n dltclpir of Emma Goldmnn,"
WAN t11t only reply he *mild matt'
('zolgots nt no time expreeeed any
regret for his act, if ho regretted
anything It was the fact that hie
attempt to kill the Preetltlrnt ape
pfirently had felled. He positively de-
nied that he had any aceomplieea or
confidante. HP said he hail received
the. plot to murder Moue, and that
he was the agent of no orgnnlzatton.
He
MHO declared that he wive in no
wee mom etee with the anarelduta
wlu's• ngent. Brewed, aasasalmeted
King Humbert n( Itnly.
The pollee. any they are'antlsfltri
that no one else b Implicate! In the
crime.
no t'Atlbt It would be a source or
nneuii.11 to him to know that tSee•-
relnry Root had reimported that
none of the photographs lie made
{Tullio•, a reliever, however, which
probably came lou late, tnure's
the pity. The publication of their
pictures throughout the world is to
Annrchiat murderers a chief source
of delight.
Not long after teeing phetogrephet
('zolgoaz was taken to the C'hlef of
Police's private room, where he , was
again cleat ly quest!oned, Mr. Buchan-
an, the Director-In-rhlef of the Ex-
position; 8eeret Service Officer Fos-
ter, the Chief of Pollee, and District
Attorney Penny were there.
Identified ne 1Ixolgos'z.
Waller Nowack, a Pole, who lives
In Cleveland, - cnme ter bendquarlern
white t',; s examlmttIott wait In pros
green. Ilse felt sure that he knew
the .-esaseln, as soon an he read
abont him and about kin crime In
yeeterilety morning'', papery. Declined
to see If bin gores as to the man's
Identity wan correct.
He woe ushered into the Chiefe pri-
vate offiee, and there ho art I Cul -
gore at once recognised each other.
('zolgo.s remised gout his hand, but
Nowack decaned to take it. Now-
nok accused the assassin of being
the agent of other persons. This
('solgoar nlwnys line denied, and to
Nowack Ito denied, it again.
Eye Wittman to the Rhontlne.
Mr. T. M. Geddes. of Clarksburg.
Was etandtng almost within ten
feet of the President when the' let-
ter was shot down. Speaking of
the tragedy to n reporter. Mr.
Getldee salol: "There were two litres
of guards extending from the street
Into the Templo-of Music. The Pre-
sident walked through the centre of
there guards Into the main en-
trance. He 'had just entered the
building when n young man ;oohed
through the guar.bt anti extended
hie hand to the President. Mr. Mc-
Kinley shook Itlm by the hand. nn.l
then we heard the reports anti saw
the smoke from the revolver shots,
At the second shot the President
setastgere4 77(Q tett - badkwarde. not
uttering n sound. Two of the guards
immediately seised the roan who del
the shooting. There wan it scene of
wild excitement, and it was hnpos-
siblo to see *Tint wan g'tulhg on.
From where I was standing the
man who dldihe shooting ioolusi like
a foreigner. Iletvas tall, well nlress-
ed, appeared to be abut S2 yenre
of age, and his small, curl -black
eyes were his only conwplcuolts fea-
ture."
Care for Mrs. elleletutey.
The quiet that the physlcfuns have
insteled upon having le alruost ns
necessary to Mrs. McKinley as for
the President Irmeielf. The unhappy
Indy has been kept in an artificial
atmosphere of sedatives and great-
ly modified statements as to the
President's condition, which has
clendenel ass tar as possible the ef-
fect of the Wow to her. Even to ,
aider day eke -aloes awl knees that he
hies been, shot, still lees does elle
know that he has been the victim
of a villnineme nttewptut netnesin-
utit,n. She hots been telt: merely
that he was hurt out at the Ex-,
Iooeition grounds, and that lee needs
'inlet and careful nursing to put
him all right again.
Her condition was such as Whey',
told her, no matter how guardedly,
the truth of the situation would
have been, In all human probability,
to have en lel her Info long before
now. elite were In It Fetidly wrecked
nervous condition even before the
tragedy occurred. She had not In of the rid-
re-
o•ocrrel from the chock
utile fired when the President nr-
rivel here. The cannon wero let
off, through some, Inconceivable
stupidity, within ten feet of the
I'1•esldeilt'e private ear. of which
several of the windows of due Nide
were sen:, s'luvl 1n by the ctneinesiolr.
Mrs. McKinley xwcouel from tate
shriek. and from that moment to
thio hue so suffered from it that
Rhe lute not been even her Ir ibl
Rolf. To have added to ail tide any-
thing Ilk' it statement of the aw-
ful thing that haul befallen her
heehaw! enld hardly be otherwise
tlRrw lntat - in the -opinion of -lions
who know `Ire. McKinley's con.lition
beat-At_lt la_ it In .unly Dr. ltixey's
skill and intimate knowledge of
her ailment which have kept her
up. She le conetnnlly under the In-
fluence* of 'droner tanto■ and power-
ful selatb'et. A good deal a the
time elle aleepe. Nobody who by
any chanes night let her know the
true state is'/ affnlre ie permitted
to come neat her. tills 'es'' nothing
whntever In the ehnpe nil n news-
{►nPee. --
('anadlen (lutwntl.'loner'a itegrets
Ot(nwn, Sept. 7. -(Special) -Wm.
Hutchinson,. Canadian Couumieeloner
to the Pnn-Amerlonn Exposition, tele -
wealthy am follows:
Buffalo,. N. Y., Sept. 6.-1'euterdnv
wr ('nnndlnns had the gri'nt pleasure
of meeting President McKinley In
heullding. Tim bright ''y r, 'gorlghtly
'trap, umt'Ruudng 'winner. made us
all feel the greatest ndmlretioa Inc
ale• atone. Now nil I' glom. the
Prwddpnt struck down by the hand
of the nsenesln. We join with lois
family and the people of this greet
[intimIn (their anxiety nn to Iris re-
oovrry. (MIgned) Wm. Iletchlnmon.
Aon' ehI•t. Arevel rd In gateman •
('hiangto, Sept. 6. -Five Annn•hkets
were nrre•etel here to--atgbt on Iafor-
tnntk'n frena Rnffalo.
066 of the five M a Brablat kelt.
♦ ''•t Hammy.
Y !t IN
'1'11k A.tiA
(torn in Det volt o- f Ii- vaslau I'arenla-
The Murder PI/untied.
Leon F. Csnlgoss was born in De-
troit 28 yoars ago. 111e parents were
Runninn Polon, wire mune to thin
country about 40 yt'arw ago. He re-
ceived /tome educattin in the com-
mon school., of Detroit. For a while
he worked In C'level'and. While there
he became intervened In the tiociallet
Movement, read qutan(LtIei of Socl-
eAst ilterntsre. WOR tar►a tWewwr-'
known ns n **(billet in the went.
rievcrnl years ago-he.l'iClrvelnnd
and weal to Chh•agut, wleorfte he Ilved
for 'several months. Then he return-
er to Cleveland told precured em-
ployment In the' wire mill,. In New-
burgh, n suburb of Cleveland. During
the last few years he Ilan gained
quite a reputation in Chicago, Cleve-
land, Detroit and ether western ci-
ties" am an Anarchbl of tho more bit-
ter typo'.
h+orno einem ago ('tolgoas attended it
lecture given by Emma Ooldmnn in
Cleveland. Iter doctrine that all rul-
rrn ,Malo be exterminated wits' ac-
cepted by him. Ile went away from
the lecture determined' (o do Nome -
thing herole for the cnuwe. A little
over a week ago while (ti Chicago
he rend in it Chicago taper of the
intended limit of President McKinley
to the Pan-Amrrlenn Fxpo.Itbon. A
flay or awe later he bough( a ticket
'for Buffalo. o. Ho came to thaw city with
a half -firmed purpowe. The Idea that
IIP might have an (>14)4lunity to tie-
anitsltate 1110 l'roildlent wan In . Ids
mind, bit the plot had net taken
form at that time.
Upon arriving In Buffalo he went to
1,078 Broadway. No. 1,071+ ltoneleay
Iw n 'Moon hotel, owned be, .lobe No -
web n 1 epnMlenn hale wire It iel Men
n pe•I t'e.l, lender nnton•e hie people 1n
this e.ty fee yeera. H. engaged n
room an 1 (ell Nowak he hall come
to ars. the E afewitieut. He went to
the F.spmeitlon dally.
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