Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11
STORY OF THE SHOOTING.
Detective Ireland Tells of tho Attempt I
KIN the Presfdent.

Detective Ireland Tells of tho Attempt to
XIII the President
Buffalo, N. Y. Sept 9.-In an in
terview Secret Service Detective Ire
land, who, with Officers Foster and
Gallagher, was near the president
when the shots We're fired, said:
sit is incorrect, as has been stated,
that the least fear of an assault was
entertained by the presidential party.
Since the Spanish war the president
has Travelled all over the country and
has met people everywhere. In Cam
ton he walks to church and down town
without the sign of secret service men
of any kind as an escort. In Wash
ington he walks about the White
House grounds, drives out freely and
has enjoyed much freedom from the
presence of detectives.
ut has been my custom to stand
back of the president and just to his
left, so that / could see the right
hand of every person approaching,
but yesterday l was requested to
Mr.. Milburn could stand to the left
anu litIOiuce tic pcople WIZ APP
preached. In that way l was unable
to get good look ut every ones right
hand.
"a few moments before CZolgos7
approached man came along with
three fingers of his right hand tied ur
Il, bandage and he had shaken hands
with his left. When Czolgosz came up
noticed he was n boyish-loOliing fel.
low with an innocent face. perfectly
calm, and 1 also noticed that his right
hand was wrapped in what appeared
to be handage. | watched him close
iy, but was interrupted by the man In
front of him, who held on to the presi-
dents hand an unusually long time
This man appeared to be an Italian
and wore Il short. heavy. black mus
tache. He was persistent and it was
necessary for me to push him along
so that the Others could reach the
president Just as he released the
presidents hand and as the president
was reaching for the hand of the as.
sassn there were two quick shots.
Startled for n moment, looked and
saw the president draw his right hand
up under his coat, stIuighten up and
pressing his lips together. give Cool
gosz the most scornful and contemptu-
GUS look possible to imagine.
AT the same time l reached for the
young man and caught his left arm.
The big negro standing Just back of
him and who would have been next to
take the presidents hand. struck the
young man in the neck with one hand
and with the other reached for the re-
volver, which had been discharged
through the handkerchief and the
shots from which had set fire to the
linen. Immediately dozen men fell
upon the assassin and bore him to the
floor While on the floor CZolgosZ
tried to discharge the revolver, but
before he could point ii at the presi-
dent, it was knocked from his hand
by the negro. 1t flew across the floor
and one of the artillery men picked it
up and put 1t in his pocket. On the
way down to the station CZolgosz
would not say word, but seemed
greatly agitated."
Buffalo, Sept. 0.-It is reported here
that Emma Goldman, the anarchist
leader, was here last Monday, and that
she occupied n house u few doors from
where Czolgosz lived. Superintendent
Bull is said to have asked New York
to arrest her.
Buffalo, Sept. 9.-Leon Czolgosz pro-
nounced Schollgosch, as near as can
be stated in the English language),
made statement Saturday to the po-
lice, which was full and complete
confession of the attempted assassin
alton Of the president He said he was
born ut Detroit and Is 90 years old;