The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-09-13
THE PRISONER.
KNOWN IN CLEVELAND.
Leon CzOIgosz Kept IA saloon in
Cleveland, o.


Cleveland, o.
Cleveland. o., Sept Leon Czol-
Fosz, the man who shot President
Mckinley, is said TO have formerly
kept "A saloon at the corner of Third
avenue and Tod street, this city. Later
he was employed in one of ,he mills
of the American Steel an I Wire Co.
Foreman Frank Halser, of the gal.
yanizihg department of he CONSOLE
dated mill of the latter company,
said:
81 know Leon Czolgosz very well.
His father, believe, lives in the vcin-
ity of WarrcHsvillc, o., on u farm.
There are five sons, think, all Ie-
siding in this city, two or three of
them living on llosmar street. Leon
at one time was employed as a black
smith in the consolidated mill. Later
he kept a saloon at the corner of
Third avenue nd Tod street. Later
he sold out The saloon and lived ON
the farm with his father.
Il know Leon is, or was, an an
hiNbi0N' llN hkNNlutu SONidiiSJ anu
anarchist meetings very frequently
lie is a man of rather small stature,
about 26 years of age. The last time
J saw him he had light brown mus
tache.
The Assassin's Family.
Later information concerning the
identity of Czolgosz, the would-be as
sassin, develops that he is the son
of Paul Czolgosz, who, it is said now
lives at 30G Fleet street, this city.
Other members of the family are
John, who lives at home with his
father and stepmother; Mike, a sol
der now serving in the Philippines;
Nladiolan, who is on his fathers farm,
located on the Chagrin Falls suburban
line, and Jacob, of Marcelline avenue.
The family is Polish and are evil
IDENTIFY very poor, the father having
left home Saturday morning looking
for employment. The stepmother
can not speak English, but gave out
the following interview through the
medium of an interpreter:
StepmOIher interviewed.
Leon left home about sixty days
ago. We heard from his a few weeks
ago. He was then in Indiana, and
wrote to us that he was going away,
stating that in all probability we
would not see him again.
The stepmother Jailed to recollect
the name of the city from which the
letter was received. but states that
it was from some place in Indiana.
The family had not heard from him
since. The stepmother denies that
Leon was disciple of Emma Gold
man, or in any way interested in her
doctrines. She said he was not in
terested in such matters, and scarce
ly intelligent enough to understand
them. THEY HAD ALWAYS CON
SIDERED THE BOY PARTIALLY
DEMENTED. Up to three years ago
he had worked at the Cleveland roll
ing mill, but had to quit on account
of poor health. Since that time he
has been idle. While living on the
farm, near Warrensville, his father
had not asked Leon to work, having
always considered him too weak for
manual labor. Regarding the shoot.
ing of the president, Mrs. Czolgosg
said:
''He Was Such a Timid Boy"
81 can't believe that Leon is tbs
one. HE WAS SUCH A TIMID BIZ
so afraid Of everything. Why, he
was the biggest coward you ever saw
in your life.
She also emphatically disclaims that
The boy ever displayed any anarchist
ic tendencies whatever. He was an
admirer of his brother, the Philippine
soldier, and liked his country, never
showing the least sign of discon
tent"
Mrs. Czolgosz is an intelligent-look
ing woman, but failed to show any de
cided emotion when confronted with
the account of Leon's horrible crime
The home is neat and clearly, but
plain.
Paul Czolgosz, the father, moved
into Cleveland two weeks ago to Sc
cure employment. He has not ye
hear of his sons crime. Two unclei
also live in Cleveland, one of then
residing at II Hosmer street.
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