The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-20
CZOLG0SZ IS INDICTED
PRESIDENTS ASSASSIN TO BE
TRIED FOR FIRST DEGREE
MURDER.
PRISONER SAYS NOTHING
When Brought Into Court He Stub
bornIy Refuses to Answer the Cues.
tions Put to Him-Judse Emery As
sians Two Former Supreme Court
Justices to Conduct the Murderer's
Defense.


Justices to Conduct the Murderers
Defense.
Buffalo, Sept. 17.-Leon F. Czolgosz
alias Fred Nieman, was indicted by
the county court grand jury for the
crime of murder in the first degree in
fatally shooting President William
Mckinley at the Temple of Music in
the Pan-American exposition grounds
at Ais o'clock on the afternoon of
Sept. 6.
When arraigned before Judge Ed
ward K. Emery in the county court
the prisoner stubbornly refused to
answer questions repeatedly asked of
him by District Attorney Penney as
to whether he had counsel Or wanted
counsel. The district attorney then
suggested that, inasmuch as the de-
PENDANT refused to answer, counsel
should be assigned. Judge Emery as
signed Loran l.. Lewis and Hon. Rob-
ert G. Titus, former supreme court
justices of this city, whose names
had been suggested by the Erie Coun-
ty Bar association. Czolgosz probably
will be arraigned again in the morn
ing to plead to the indictment.
District Attorney Penney present
ed the evidence in the murder case to
the grand jury. Aside from the sur
geons and physicians in the case no
witnesses were sworn other than
those who were in the Temple of Mu-
sic and witnessed the shooting.
At Ais p. m, just exactly 10 days
after the shooting, the grand jury
voted unanimously to indict Cool
gosz for
Murder in the First Degree.
At 4:41 the secret Indictment was
presented to Judge Emery in the coun-
ty court. Then ensued wait of an
hour, but the rumor that the MUIR
derer was to be arraigned spread and
in short time the courtroom was
crowded. After the Indictment was
reported the prisoner was driven from
the Erie county penitentiary, mile
the street from the hall. Czolgosz
was then taken under strong guard
from the Jail through the tunnel un'
der Delaware avenue to the basement
Of the city hall and up the stairs to
the courtroom on the second floor.
The prisoner was shackled to a de,
tecttve and another detective held his
other arm, Assistant Superintendent
Cusack marching in front and a mum.
Der of patrolmen behind. When the
prisoner was taken before the bench
the crowd in the courtroom surged
about him on all sides. They were
compelled to resume their seats.
CZolgosz is of medium height, OF
fairly good build and has light, curly
hair, but 10 days growth of beard
on his face gave him an unkempt ap
pearance. Apparently
He Feigned Insanity,
not stupidity, and his glance roamed
about, but his eyes were always down
cast. Not once did he look the coun
ty prosecutor or the judge in the face
"Czolgosz, have you got a lawyer:
Do you wish a lawyer? You have
been indicted for murder in the first
degree. Do you want the lawyer tc
defend you? Czolgosz, look at me
and answer"
District Attorney Penney fired these
remarks at the prisoner, his voice ris
ing with each succeeding question, but
Czolgosz stubbornly refused to an
swer. The district attorney respect
fully suggested that counsel be as
OF nI RI Inf nric nd
certain as to what he had besSer dc
as to his plea to the indictment be
fore arraignment. Judge Emery theI
asked the prisoner before the bar il
he had counsel, but there was no an
swer, despite the fact that the peace
officers told him the judge was speak
ing and mat he must answer. The
court then said:
"Czolgosz, you having appeared fol
arraignment in the court without
counsel, the law makes it the duty oil
the court to assign counsel The Bar
association of your county has con
sidered the matter and suggested the
names of certain gentlemen of high
character for such assignment. The
court has seriously considered the
question and after much consideration
has concluded to follow the sugges
tion made by the association. The
court, therefore, assigns the Hon
Loran L. Lewis and the Hon. Robert
G. Titus as your counsel"
Judge Emery directed the officers
to notify the attorneys and remove
the prisoner. The order was at once
obeyed.
HING IN EFEIGY