The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-25
VISITED BY His RELATIVES
CZOIgOsz Fails to Disclose ANY
New Facts.
his Father, Sister md Brother over
come by Grief in the CelI-OnsciaIs
Present During the Interview
The Assassin shows No sorrow.

The Assassin shows No sorrow.
BUFFALO. Sept. 25.-PauL Victoria.
and Waldeck Czolgosz, father, sister. and
brother. respectively. Of the assassin.
had an interview in the Erie county Jail
this morning with the Presidents muir
5orcr. They were with him thirty-five
minutes, and went there to assist the au-
thOriUes. II possible. in getting more in
formation regarding the suspected plot Of
killing the President.
We learned nothing we did not al
ready know said Assistant District At
torney Halter who was present at the in
tcrview. The CZolgOsz family were taken
TO the jail from police headquarters.
whore they are staying. by Assistant SUI
perintendent Cusack ard Detective Ser
Eoaut Solomon The trip was
made as secretly and quietly as
possible and permission to see
the Culprit had been granted by District
Attorney Penney early in the morning.
Those present at the interview were
Messrs Halter, Cusack, solomon, and the
jaiier. MT. Mitchell There was no OIL
cial Interpreters. although the entire con-
ycrsation was carried on In Polish.
CZolgosZs sister interpreted the CONVEX
sation for the officials. why did you not
have another interpreter was asked Of
Mr. Halter 1T was unnecessary. because
CzolgOszs family tried to help us in every
way. We were satisfied. if they could
learn anything. they would tell Us to vim
dictate themselves"
what was the nature Of the CONVEX
sation that was carried on2"
That is something that will never be
made public 1t is not necessary that II
should be. inasmuch as We learned moth
ing new"
How did CzolgOsz and his family act2"
The family feels n deep and bitter
grief. All three wept but Czolgosz not
only did not weep. but showed no signs
Of a grief similar TO that displayG6\ by
his family. He was affected. however. He
/ talked somewhat. but not as freely as we
had expected. He did not show signs OF
| breaking down at any time and when we
went away, am told he lay down on his
| cot in his usual manner and showed no
emotion Of any kind"
II is said that the Czolgoszes viii re
| turn 70 Cleveland and will not attempt TO
| talk with the man again.
CzolSQsz will be sentenced at , o'clock
! tomorrow afternoon, and il is expected
! that he will be transferred TO Auburn
! prison shortly after II Is -umOred that
| when CzolgOsz is given an opportunity to
speak before sentence is pronounced he
viii make a statement. The nature Of it
| is unknown.
The city hall. in which Czolgosz was
| tried, and its surroundings have assumed
| their normal appearance this morning.
( The ropes which guarded the approaches
and the guards themselves have been re-
moved. The flags a the extremities OF the
| approach are stiIl az half-mast. A large
/ crayOn portrait of President Mckinley.
/ draped with the Stars and Stripes and
/ resting upon heavy bands Of black and
| white, IS still above the door. The cor
/ rldors and stair castings are draped with
| embleTns Of mourning. Little groups OF
| exposition visitors entered the court
| room in which CzOlgosz was tried in
| their tours Of inspection this morning.
/ They discussed the murderer and his
/ trial in low tones as they wandered about
/ the building
/ The superstitiOus find much food for
/ gossip these days in the circumstances
/ surrounding the shooting Of President
/ Mckinley and his subsequent illness and
/ death. There Is one coincidence Of pecuI-
] lar interest Immediately connected with
/ the shooting which has been much COM
| mented upon. 4 few minutes prior to the
/ shooting II was noted by lovers of music
! that a band stationed near the scene Of
/ the tragedy was rendering a We!rGty fas-
/ cinaung selection Of peculiar beauty. Gu
[ rious enquirers were informed that the
/ piece was OF German composition and
| that its title. translated into English 7as
/ The Cursed Bullet"
/ The shooting Of the President occurred
{ Immediately after its rendition. Shortly
/ after midnight on the morning Of Sep
/ TENDER q the bulletin announcing the IA
I tai change in the Presidents condition
| was read aloud in the corridor Of the ho-
/ tel Iroquois. As the concluding words of
| the bulletin were read the electric lights
/ suddenly went out.
/ The day was clear here yesterday up
/ 20 the point when counsel for defence be
! gan TO address the jury. Then the whole
I sky suddenly became overcast When
/ Justice White concluded his address the
/ court room was enveloped in an almost
! impenetrable gloom.
THE SAFTIG STATEMENT