The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-10

and shook, not from fear, but the ten
sion-and remarked he il certainly n SOL
der"
AssAILANT OvEKPOwERED.
While all this was transpiring the
tragedy had not yet ended on the scene
of the shooting. The shots had hardly
been fired when Foster and Ireland were
on top Of the assailant Ireland quick
~ thought had knocked the smoking
weapon from the mans hand ,at the same
time he and his companion officer, with
a dozen Exposition police and AZ many
artilerymen, were upon the assailant.
He was literally crushed to the floor.
While the President was being led away
the artillerymen and guards cleared the
building in n few moments of those who
had entered to meet the Executive, but
TO do this it was necessary to draw their
sabre bayonets and use extreme force.
As soon a. the crowd in the Temple OF
Music had been dispersed the President
was removed to the Exposition Hospital,
where an examination was made. The
best medical skill was summoned, and
within n brief period several of BuffalO's
best-known practitioners, besides DIR. p.
NJ. Rixey, the Presidents physician, were
at the patients side.
The President retained the full exercise
of his faculties until placed on the operat-
ing table and subjected to nm anesthetic.
Upon the first examination it was ascer-
tained that one bullet had taken effect in
the right breast just below the nip
pie, causing comparatively harmless
wound. The other took effect in the alb
dOmen. about four inches below the left
nipple, four inches to the left of the navel
and about on a level with it.
Upon arrival at the Exposition Hos
pital the second bullet was probed for.
The walls of the abdomen were opened,
but the ball was not located. The incis-
ion was hurriedly closed, and after a
hasty consultation it was decided to re-
move the patient to the home oi Presi-
dent Milburn.
TAKEN TO MlLBrRN RESIDENCE.
Arriving at the Milburn residence the
task of probing for the bullet which had
lodged in the abdomen was begun by DIR.
Roswell Parke. When the news OF the
crime was telephoned to the home OF
President Milburn, where Mrs. Mckinley
was resting, immediate steps were taken
to spare her the shock of a premature
statement OF the occurrence before the
true condition of the President could be
ascertained Guards were stationed and
no one was permitted to approach the
house.
ASSASSIN DENIES FERMENTATION.
When charged at police headquarters
with being the instrupent Of an organ
lied band of conspiratOrs, he protested
that he never even thought Of perpetrat-
ing the crime until Friday morning. 1t
was announced at police headquarters
that the prisoner had made a partial
confession, which he had signed. Asnear
as can be learned the facts contained in
the confession follow; The mans name
is Leon Czolgosz Heis Of POlish-German
extraction. His home is in Cleveland,
where he has seven brothers and sisters.
He is an avowed anarchist and an ardent
disciple OF Emma Goldman, whose teach
ings, he alleges, are responsible for the.at-
tack on the President. He denies that
he is the instrument Of any body ofanar-
chists, or the tool of any coterie OF plot
ters. He declares he did not have con-
federate. His only reason for the deed,
he declares, is that he believed the pres
ent form of Government in the United
States was unjust, and he concluded that
the most effective way to remedy it was
to kill the President. These conclusions,
he declares, he reached through the teach
ings Of Emma Goldman.