Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-12
ADMITS A Conspiracy
czoleosz Said to Have Made
Confession to the Police
at Buffalo.
1t is Claimed That He Admitted
That Others We're Implicat-
ed in His Crime.
District Attorney Penney confers
N
District Attorney Penney Confers
With Root Relative to Cool
gosz's Case.

New York, Sept. PA special to the
Herald from Buffalo says: Leon F.
Czolgosz has confessed to the police
that his attempt upon the life of Presi-
dent Mckinley was the result of con-
spiracy in which many besides himself
had part. So far as can be learned,
Czolgosz has refused to mention any
name, except that OF Emma Goldman,
but papers are in existence which, if
they can be discovered, will lay bare
the entire conspiracy, and will result in
wholesale arrests, followed by prosecu-
tions. On authoritative information 1t
can be said that during the last ten
weeks Emma Goldman has visited six
anarchist organizations. She has been
in Buffalo three times since July ~,
having left the city the last time four
days before the attempted assassina-
ton. Leon Czolgosz was accompanied to
Buffalo and about the city by a mys
FERROUS Bohemian man and woman who
acted so suspiciously as TO warrant the
assumption that they knew of the in
tention of Czolgosz to ASA ssinate the
president.
Chicago. Sept. 12.-When shown dis
patch from New York stating that Czol
gosz had admitted that there was plot
to ssassinate the president and mem
tioning her, Miss Goldman said: II can
prove that 1 have not been in Buffalo
since left there the latter part of Au-
gust. do not believe that CZolgosZ has
confessed because it does not seem rea-
sonable that man who declares that
he had no one to assist him-why should
he implicate me. He has not confessed
anything of the sort. / do not know
what means the police might use to ex-
tort confession, and man is liable 10
say things that he does not mean. 1
know, for instance. that in 49, when /
was arrested because of the big strike,
delivered lecture in Philadelphia.
There was no talk of arrest until had
gone to Philadelphia While in Phila-
deiphia warrant was issued for my
arrest, but they could not find me in
New York, so they arrested a man
whom they had seen at one or two
meetings with me. He was a German
whom had seen perhaps several times.
but who had absolutely nothing further
to do with me. They took him to the
station and first tried with all possible
means to get a confession out of him.
The poor man said he did not know
anything about me. Then they dubbed
him till he was nearly dead. and said
he should tell where / was. Finally they
found out that he was rather ford of
beer so they proceeded to intoxicate
him so as to get confession. Then
the man was in such condition that
they could not let him appear in pub
Fl lie he was so bruised. Because they
could not let him out they gave him six
months in the penitentiary. know
perfectly we'll what the police can dc
| if they want a confession. l do not
make any accusation, but / say that
| they may use means of getting con-
lfession which can not be compatible
1 with the laws of free country. They
would have to use very severe means
I before they would get confessionout Of
me- When asked if she expected tha
she would be set free, Miss Goldman
said: That can not say, because
1 know the police. If they wish to carry
out things legally, they must let me 81
1 free But, of course, they may trumI
4 up a charge"