New-York tribune., 1901-09-25
SAYS THERE WAS 4 PLOT.
EDWARD sAFTIG, UNDER ARREST IN ST.
LOUIS. GIVES DETAILS OF PLAN FOR
Observation-Disclosures TO BE
NOTORIETY SEEKER

ST Louis Sept 24.-Edward Saftig, arrested on
Monday afternoon charged with petit larceny, told
the chief of detectives to-day that he was one OF
three men who conepired to assassinate president
Mckinley at Buffalo on September o. ana that ne
(saftig, tied around Czolgoszs hand the handker-
chief that concealed the weapon with when ne
shot the President. he said:
II w,s on the Monday before the President was
killed that | FIRST knew that anything wa S9li,s
ran1 ~ Ia rrtgan an anarchist that had known In
New-York and other Eastern cues. lo'I Mn, IN -, Gnu u
saloon In this city. Harrigan tod me 3 ih3t ne, ne
wanted me TO go to Buffalo m und IVA" l' Prominent man
I asked him who It was. lie told me TO wait ana
Gnaly consented to go with him. W@ IGft here
on Tuesday and got into BGrais me- go o" and paid ny
way there and gave me return ticket TO -,
When got to BnTao we % went 70 o} fSH nro
Drietor nor the street where 1t was Inc man WAS
When we got into the boarding house We saw
Czolgosz knew him. having met met, nm n, IN Ih,cago nc %
tended killing the President. He said he had gone
TO Niagara Falls with tna' IN oor Harrgan
was present at that time. Harrgan tod SZo.Iosz & q
that he had better postpone II "h''' 'he ir'S'o'"'
lie said that there were many people present
Czolgosz said he did not care If he was caught
lie said he would shoot the Preside9t me caleu 6
he was killed Harrigan told him to go ahead
If Goud do him a6 he vp wof about S %
Czolgosz told me this was the day that the killing
was TO take place. He asked me TO. ne hnhdker-
chief around his hand. did so, and he placed a
revolver i'm his hand under the handkerchief lie
asked me II could that there was weapon
in his hand. / said that could not
Then he told me that was to go TO the Temple
of Music | was fix up my hand the same way
| had fixed his. If the guards allowed me 10
get by he would have no trouble In gettlnS py-
Iut III they stopped me he would not try IL,
THAT afternoon went out as he suggested.
I tied the handkerchief about his hand Mine was
fxcd nm the same way. Harrigan was to meet
ms AT the grounds and he was to be immediately
hack of CZolgosz to prevent any interference
Al the gate Nv eakened. | told CZogosz that !
would 90 back and get Harrigan to do what had
been laid out for me. T., -
/ left Czolgosz then, and never saw him any
more Al the boarding house met Harrisan. He
told me that he had not been on the grounds when
tho murder took place. lie gave me s2o as was
going home | feared to take a train for St Louis
for fear of being detained tramped II part or the
way and beat my way on trains. 1t took me four
days to- get back.
A waite, named Petit. who is employed at No.
Cos Market-st where Saftig boarded, said that
saftfg was in ST. Louis on the day President Nc
Kinley was shot and that the two read bulletins of
the tragedy front of newspaper offices. He added
that Saftig was a seeker after notoriety.
The story OF the confession Is generally discred-
ited the impression prevailing that Sattss brain
had been affected by fall from railroad train
in August from Which he suffered internal injuries.