Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-12
THE CONFESSION
OF THE ASSASSIN
Tie Story That Was Wrung From
Leon CzoIsosz by the
Buffalo Police.
EMMA GOLDMAN HIS lnsplRtn
Lecture by the "Anarch,st Queen" Made
Him Ambition. to DO Something
for the "Cause"-flnnncd the
Crin,c Last Tuesday.


Crinle Last Tuesday.
Buffalo. Sept. 1o--Following is a COM
pleta report of the signed confession
made to the chief of police and district
attorney by Leon +. Caolgosz While he
was being put through the third de-
gree:"
II was born in Detroit nearly twenty
nine years ago. My parents were Rus
sian Poles. They came here forty yeal $
ago. l got my education In the public
schools OF Detroit and then went to
Cleveland. where got work. In Cleve-
land read books on socialism and met
n great many socialists. l was pretty
We'll knCwn us Il socialist In the west.
".Nfter being IN Cleveland for several
years | Went 10 Chicago. where re-
manned for seven months. after which
l Went to Newhurg. on the outskirts of
Cleveland. and Went to work in the
Newhurg Wire mills.
During the last five years have
had as friends anarchists in Chicago,
Detroit and other western cities. and |
suppose | became more or less bitter
Yes, | know l was bitter.
Il never had much luck at anything,
and this preyed on me. 1t made me
morose. and cnvious. but what started
the craze to kill was It lecture heard
some little time ago by Emma Gold
man
"She WAS in Cleveland. and l. with
other anarchists. Went to hear her she
set me ON fire. Her doctrine that all
rulers should be eNterminated Was what
Eset me To thinking SO that my head
nearly split With the pain.
Miss lioltlman's words went right
throueh me- and when left the lecture
| had made up my mind that would
have to do something heroic for the
cause that | loved. Eight days ago.
while was in Chicago read In a
newspaper of President Mcllinley's visit
to the Pan American exposition at Ruf-
falo. That day bought Il ticket for
Buffalo and got here With the deter
mination To do something, but ulu
not know just What. | thought OF
shooting the president, but had not
formed 4 plan.
Tuesday HI. Plan Was Made.
II went to live first at l01S Broadway,
which Is Il saloon and hotel. John No
walk. q pole-a sort of politician. Who
has led his people here for years, owned
II. told Nowak that came TO see the
fair. He knew nothing about what was
setting me crazy. | Went to the expo
siticn grounds n couple of times a day.
Not until Tuesday morning did the res
olution TO shoot the president take a
hold on mo. 1t Was I'm my heart; there
MAS no escape for me. could not nave
eonsn,ere,l il had my life been at stake.
..r,ere were thousands of people in
to,,,, 81, rrnes,1,y I heard 1t was pres
,aent's day Ala the people seemed
howius to the great ruler. l bought Il
80 -caliher revolver and loaded It, On
Tuesday night went 10 the fair
grounds. and was near the railroad
m.,ta whom tb, presidential party ar
''i,seto i triea Ia pct near him. but the
,,,li.n forced me hack. They forced
.,,.t,,,,t,.1a,, h,c,, 81 thnt the great ruler
cn,,,5 ,ass
,r.,, =, ~, ~ r,..,,x MONT.
~ ,,,as.,3a,,t Whom no
Miss .lose y" .,ie i'i1 n,,, M, ,y,.;a
soe lito 'ne E io.'l.S''' ,nn,,s
to attempt the assasslil',,on H., pe 'saa,
thef'e We're 50 MANY ',ieii ~ Wy 800
guard that watched MN. Mas no.
alfald OF lileiii' OK t!i"t si,ou'u 50,
hurt, put was afraid inlsh' ne seiHeu
and that my ehithee W"ula pe iol'c ioi-
eNct Wen, ne Went away ,il''. li,i'e :,
ana Won't nome. N'h Ne.'''esuls !
sent To the near central entrance ior
St'..'o ii9i'i ~ 'ls1ti,,,, ,,'i7ii,,
nan d uoAel, .t,.'es ~ ',',h 81 't .ra,
ne WAS speahiiis' pul .o,' ~. e. (.
close enough WIS uitaiu mug ~
misa ana ,hen 'ne srea. esoma wv. MAS ,a a.t
W',NS losl,ihs; an" , Mas .i,"t ss
my ann iiit "a'.et F" eu,iesNtas. a. ~
the pfesideht sot lh'o nus s.i,r ails'
ftsini' a'ia u lo' "l men Mele a'ou. nun.
ana formed u Goraon 'ilit ! c"ulu no e
get lnfousn. l was tosseu apoul .lie
crowd. and my spirits We're se'llhs
pretty low was almost hopeless 'hae
night as went nome.
Yesterday morning again went 70
the exposition GROUNDS. tlllna 'old-
mans speech was stu burning me up.
waited near the central entrance LOT
the president. who was TO board ms
special train from that gate. nut me
police allowed nobody but the presi-
dents party 10 pass where lhe Tram
waited, so stayed AT the GROUNDS ali
| day waiting
During yesterday ! 1irst thought or
hiding my pistol under my handker-
chief. i was afraid II had to draw IT
from my pocket would be seen ana
| seized by the guards. got 10 me
Temple OF Music the first one and walt
ed at the spot Where me reception was
SURPRISED That He Was Struck.