The Washington times., 1901-09-16
CZoLGOSZ TO PLEAD TODAY.
The Prisoner secretly Removed
From Police Headquarters.


BUFFALO. N. Y. Sept. i5.-Czoigosz,
the assassin. was lying in a dungeon in
the Jail today. $50 feet from the hearse
when 1t drew up at the Delaware Avenue
entrance of the city hall at o'clock with
the body of President Mckinley. He was
nearer to it than any of the spectators
were allowed. He heard distinctly the
dirse and the footballs of the soldiery.
and it must have conveyed to him the
first positive knowledge that his bullets
had proved fatal. Official notice of the
assassin's removal from police head
quarters was made in a signed statement
by Superintendent of Police Bull issued
early this morning. 1t read:
To relieve the heavy detail at No.
station. that their services might be
used for other important duty Ii was
decided upon consultation with the
idents assassin from the headquar-
ters building. which was done today.
WILLIAM II. BULL.
Superintendent.
The Jail Is directly across from the
city hall and is two blocks away from
police headquarters manner Of sp:r-
iting CzolsnsZ oiit or headquarters was
theatrical. He was Informed that it was
thought best for his safety to remove him
to the Jail, which Is a big stone building
with narrow windows, iron barred, and a
great iron door which only a battering
ram could conquer. Once there, it was
known that he would be safe from any
mob.
Superintendent Bul1 called a closed car
riase and ordered three patrolmen to re-
port to him. He took policeman's he'll
met and went downstairs to Cz0igOSZ
cell He set the helmet on the assassin's
head. took off his own blue coat and said
to Czolgosz: Put that on.
Czoigosz drew on the coat. 1t was too
and in ros1.
me disguise was easy to penetrate If
anyone had an opportunity 10 Inspect
him He had not been shaved and he
wore no collar and his trousers Were those
ne wore ON the day he shot the President.
his face.
ol police headquarters. Few persons were
In sight. The three police and Czoigosz
thus attired slipped out OF the door and
INTO INTO the carriage The departure was un-
hoticed: ln three minutes the carriage
stopped at the Jail entrance. This. at
night, is spot which scarcely five per-
sons pass in an hour.
Sherin Caldwell was waiting for the
prisoner. The door opened for an in
stant. half dozen deputy sheriffs sur
rounded Czolgosz, and he was hurried to
cen behind three separate sets of iron
Superintendent Bulls action was not
taken because he feared a mob might
enter police headquarters and carry off
Liz ~ iSOhtl- but TO dNO1u CZOl-
gosz through the streets to the county
court tomorrow. 1t will be necessary to
nave hlm in court tomorrow when the in
dictment against him is reported so that
he may plead.
Superintendent Bull realized that a
demonstration was quite probable if he
should undertake to bring CZolgosZ up
rankin street from the police station
to the city hall. There is a tunnel from
the Jail to the city hall. 1t has been used
but rarely in recent years. and is strewn
with trash and maZed with cobwebs. 1t
Will be used tomorrow.
CZoigosz will pass from the Jail through
the tunnel to the basement of the city
hall. The stairway will be roped OFF and
$50 policemen Will guard 1t. Only linn
tied number of civilians will be admitted
to the city hall. The assassin will be
within reach of outsiders only while he is
hurried up the stairway to the court.
Before the funeral train has reached
Siliamsport Czolgosz will be under in
dictment All the necessary witnesses
have been asked to appear at the city
hall at o'clock tomorrow morning. 1t
was impossible to serve all of them yes
terday and 1t is Illegal to summon them
today, so those not reached yesterday
were asked to appear and the formal sum
mons will then be served.
The grand jury will report the indict-
ment to County Judge Emery at noon. or
soon thereafter. Czoigosz insists that he
wants no lawyer and is willing to plead
guilty But he cannot do that and law
yer will be assigned to defend him.