The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-25

Yes. he said he believed in free love.
He gave the names of several papers
he had read, four of them, and he men,
toned one known as Free Society"
He mentioned several places where
subjects discussed?" asked Mr.. Pen
ney.
Blames Emma Goldman.
YES he said he lived In Cleveland
and that before he came TO Buffalo he
had been in Chicago. He said he had
been influenced by the teachings of
Emma Goldman and another woman
living in Cleveland. whose name do
Mr.. Titus then again took the wit
ness in hand.
What were the prisoners actions
was asked
He answered all questions positively
and directly"
Did he appear to be in any mental
excitement
He seemed to be disturbed, but not
mentally"
Did he hesitate about answering
questions at aH?''
He did at first. He answered with
elaboration, but never refused to an
swer a question.
He seemed to take a lively interest
in what was going on" continued Mr..
Quackenbush. Il asked him to make a
brief statement for publication, and he
wrote the following: killed President
Mckinley because I done my duty. l
don't believe one man should have so
much service and another man should
have none. This statement he signed.
"Afterward he made a statement of
two hours duration. At times he vol
unteered information and went beyond
responsive answer. He said he had
acted entirely alone: planned the
/ oil
willing to take the responsibility
Did the prisoner use the word an
archy?'"
He did not use that word. but. the
district attorney used il several times
IN putting questions CzOlgOsz said he
believed every king, emperor. president
or head of government to be q tyrant
and should be put out of the way"
Secret Service Men Called.
CHER was then called. He was in the
Temple of Music at the time of the
shooting, standing ten feet from the
president and on his right.
Tell US what you saw" said Dis
trict Attorney Penny.
MY duty was to keep the crowd
moving. The reception had been going
on only few minutes when I heard
two shots fired. A man standing near
the president had something white in
his hand. / sprang forward. 1 heard
Foster say Get the gun, Mr.. Gallagher
l grabbed the gun and handkerchief.
Some one grabbed the revolver but 1
held onto the handkerchief
Detective Gallagher then produced a
powder blackened and partly burned
handkerchief about ten inches square
1t was shown the jury and appeared as
evidence.
George A. Foster of washington. an
other secret service official, then took
the stand Foster described his posi-
ton in the line as opposite that of the
prisoner and said he was scrutinizinz
the people as they passed. He said the
prisoner looked him straight in the
face as he passed and the next in
slant he saw the prisoners hands go
together as if clapping and two shots
were fired Witness Immediately
grabbed him. ''As the man lay on the
floor he looked backwards as if to see
what effect his bullets had had,'' said
the witness. and this made me so mad
that 1 smashed him right on the jaw
Soldier Was a Witness.
Francis P. O'Brien. "a private in the
Seyenty-third United States coast ar
tillery, was next called. He had been
detailed to guard the president at the
Temple of Music and was stand$lg at
the right of the president when the
shooting occurred He testified that in
oAdhlig dAltI llG SHOUTING ne SpranG
at Czolgosz and got his revolver and
gave it up to his commanding officer,
Captain Wise.
Did you mark it?" asked Mr.. Pen
ny.
e! put my initials on it."
Mr.. Penny then produced the muir
derer's weapon and O'Brien identified 1t
by initials which he made on il before
he surrendered it.
Louis Neff, another private, and Cor
poral Bertschey then gave testimony
in confederation.
Colored Man on the Stand.
John Branch. a colored employee of
the exposition company in the Temple
of Music, next took the stand. he saw
Czolgosz coming toward the president.
He noticed that. his hand was wrapped
In handkerchief. Suddenly two shots
rang out and he saw the handkerchief
In the defendants hand smoking. An
artillery man grabbed the prisoner
first and then he was borne to the floor.
Did you hear the president say anv-
thing after the shots were fired2" asked
Judge Titus. in cross-examinatfon.
Yes, I thought I heard him say BE
easy with him, boys "
This ended Branch's testimony and
court then took a recess until O'Clock
The first witness at the afternoon
session of the court was James Val
lely, detective at the Pan-Amerfcan
exposition. He described an interview
which he had with the prisoner at the
jail.
II asked him: Why did you shoot
the PRESIDENT and he replied, I only
done my duty"
superintendent Of Police Bull of the
Buffalo police department, was then
called and testified that Czolgosz said