The age-herald., 1901-09-25
They Want to Clear the Family
 Name of Crime
KNOW NOTHING OF A PLOT
Were Put Through a Rigid Examina- ton by Detectives-They Will Be Allowed to See the Assas-
 sin Probably Today.

Buffalo, N. T., September 24.-Paul Czolgosz father; Waldeck Czolgosz, brother, and Victoria Czolgosz, sister, of the Presidents assassin, arrived here from Cleveland this afternoon. They came over the Lake Shore Railway and in the Union station the father and sis- ter became separated from the brother. The father and sister did not appear at District Attorney Penny's office in the city hall until shortly after 4:30 o'clock. Superintendent Bull and Assistant Super intendent Cusack took charge of them and sent them to police headquarters with Detectives Solomon and Geary. As they were leaving the city hall they met Waldeck Czolgosz and Inspector Mar tin. The brother had gone to police headquarters looking for iis relatives and the inspector sent the three mem bers of t-4e Czolgosz family back to po- lice headquarters.
 The family was taken up stairs to the quarters reserved for witnesses and As- sistant Superintendent Cusaok announc- ed that they would be examined this evening. Joseph Mintz, a private detec- tive, who accompanied them to Buffalo. did not call upon the police or district attorney.
 MT. Penny said he did not send for the prisoners family and he knew of no reason why they should come except to see the assassin.
 Superintendent Bull said the same thing and stated that if they wanted to see Czolgosz permission would probably be granted them to see him in the jail before the sentence of death is pro- nounced.
 The police officials discredit the story that they came to Buffalo to make the murderer reveal the plot to kill the President, as they hold to the theory that the prisoner did the deed without the aid of accomplices.
 Rigid Examination.
 The father, brother and sister of the assassin were put through rigid exam ination tonight by Assistant District Att torney Frederick Haller in the presence of Assistant Superintendent Cusack and Detectives Solomon and Geary of the po- lice department For an hour and a half they were under searching fire of Ques- tions which resulted in the information that they knew nothing about the plot; that they came from Cleveland to vindi- cate their own name and, if possible, to aid the authorities by securing from the prisoner some statement as to his req sons for the assassination. They will spend tonight at police headquarters. not as prisoners, but in hope the officers will permit them to see the prisoner tomor- row.
 Paul Czolgosz the father, is about 60 years of age and cannot speak English. His examination was conducted through Sergeant Fredericks. a Polish officer. Waldeck Czolgosz. the brother, is the oldest of the Czolgosz eleven children. being 34 years of age. The sister, Victo- ria, is not quite F years of age and is the Nf l~., his first wife. The two children by his present wife are aged 12 and IA respec- lively.
 All three of the Czolgoszs state that they heard nothing from Leon for a long period until they read in the newspapers of the shooting of the President. Great sorrow was expressed by the three be- cause of the disgrace which Leon has brought upon the family.
 Neighbors Abused Them.
 They told MT. HaIler that their neigh bors in Cleveland were heaping abuse upon them and that they decided to come to Buffalo to clear themselves. They said they hoped that they might be able to get their brother to talk to them and tell them why he had committed the mur- der, who instigated 1t and who were con- cerned in the plot if there was one. They expressed no sympathy for the plight in which the prisoner Is in, and said that their sole purpose was to clear them selves and aid the authorities if pos sible. They did not know that Leon had been convicted of the crime until their arrival in the city and were apparently not at all affected when the news was told them. After the examination they asked to see Leon tonight but were told that it was impossible. MT. Haller said they would not be permitted in the jail tonight and that he would not promise k11k lx Id AA,~a
 The father and brother told the as- sistant district attorney that Leon was the strange one of the family and that he did not get along with the others They claimed that they knew nothing about his anarchistic views; that they never knew of his reading anarchist pa- pers and that they were ignorant of his membership in any anarchist societies.