Evening star., 1901-10-29

Ine prisoner said, with StoliQ fndl1Ierence
and without the least tremor or surprise:
Il don't know any such girl. don't want
to see her.
DO you know where you are now?"
Yes; in prison."
DO you know where the prison Isl"
No was the reply.
You know that you are going to die?"
asked Mr. Collins.
Yes; l suppose so expected it, and
he answered the question in the same cate
gorical way that he had answered ell the
rest.
Mr.. Collins closed the conterview by say
Ing: IF you want to tell me anything, the
guards will notify me-
CZolgosz made no reply and was taken
back to his cell.
LIFE OF THE ASSASSIN.
He Was Brought Up Under Good In
fuences.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star,
CLEVELAND, Ohio, October %, 1901.
The early training of Leon Czolgosz, the
assassin Of President Mckinley, in no way
conforms to his tragic end in the electro
cution chair at Auburn. He was brought
up in the Catholic Church and was an at
tendant and believer in that faith until
ne was young man, probably about
twenty years of age. He attended both
the parochial and the public schools until
about twelve years of age, and had the
rudiments of an education at least.
The assassin was born in Alpena, Mich,
twenty seven years ago. He lived there
ana in Detroit until he was twelve years
old, when he came to this city with his
father and the other members of the fam
lily fifteen years ago. The early career
here Of Leon Czolgosz was not extraor-
binary in any way. He began working in
the mills and factories in Newburg soon
after his arrival, and for several years was
either employed as an ordinary laborer or
was idle. His health was very bad and
for this reason alone the family decided to
move to the country They bought farm
in Orange township. where all the boys
were employed. 1t was not until Leon
moved on to the farm that he began to
had. however, prior to this period in his
life been reader of socialist pamphlets
and literature. He had also shown an in
clination to stay away from church AT
township, few miles south Of here, Leon
called his father a fool because the latter
consulted priest
Began to study Anarchy.
Czogosz, the younger, as he studied an
archy, believed in it. He read a great
many articles and took every publication
available which taught the destruction Of
governments. He was a member of the
Sila Society, a very radical socialist or
ganization. He belonged to several other
clubs which are regarded here as little
less than anarchist organizations. He was
a recluse and decidedly woman hater.
He spent days at time in the woods away
from all human beings. He was morose
and surly. rarely ever speaking to mem
antly. so his brothers say. This condition
was attributed largely to his poor health.
He suffered a great deal.
The first evidence that CZolgosz was an
kl.o EN,,
Benedict Rosinski. pastor of ST. Stanislaus
Church, once talked with the young man
concerning his spiritual welfare. The boy
had been attending church up to period
had asked him for a contribution to the
church, when he replied. with some feel
ing, II am not Catholic; I am an an
archist."
had had concerning the belief Of the young
man. From this time on he attended an
archist meetings regularly and made no Sc
cret of his vicious beliefs. At one time
during the fathers life here the latter kept
a saloon known as ''rhe White Eagle" A
number of revolutionary Poles used to con-
gregate at this place. many Of whom were
anarchists. Leon attended great many
meetings in this city during his life here
and later when he removed to Orange
township and lived on the farm. He was
never known to take any active part in
these gatherings, but was always an atten-
tive listener.
When 1t was first learned here that Pres
ident Mckinley had been shot by Leon
Czolgosz, those who knew the young man
best marveled at the fact that he had sum
moned the courage. to perpetrate the deed.
His father and brothers both declared that
the fellow was coward; that he had al
ways lacked courage and that he had all
ways shrunk from physical danger. Those
who had observed the boy during his life
here declare that his health had been un-
dermined to such degree that he had be-
come angered at the whole world. He felt
that his miserable life amounted to moth
ing, and as one Of his associates said the
day after the tragedy at Buffalo, ''he
thought he might as well take someone
along with him..
Got Interest in a Farm.
On July ~ last Czolgosz and his fathers
family returned to this city, having sold
the farm in Orange township. Icons share
from the proceeds of the sale would have
amounted to $3.50 had he waited until
mortgage was paid Off. He said he wanted
to get the money at once and signed a re-
lease from all his interests in the property
for $40. This he took, and few days later
disappeared. The police here have record
of his presence in Buffalo on August TO-
From that time on there appears to be no
record Of the Whereabouts of the assassin
until the day nd fred the shot which re-
suited In one of thedgreatest national ca
lamtties in the history Of the country.
It is known that brother of Czolgosz
sent him SO after he had reached Buffalo.
II is thought, however that the assassin
spent most OF THE time between August 10
and September 9, the day Of the tragedy,
away from Buffalo. yt
HIS FATHER HEARS THE NEWS.
Pathetic seems iAs Associated Press
once I'm cleveland.
CLEVELAND Sohia, October 2s.-Next to
the witnesses irr the death chamber at Au-
burn prison, where Leon r. Czolgosz.s life
was shocked out Of existence. there were no
more interested e~itHesses to the far-away
vindication Of justieedthan little group OF
men who had gathered In the local Office OF
the Associated Press to learn of the final
act early today. This group included the
next of kin, the nearest Of all human beings
TO the assassin, his father and two brothers,
and half dozen OF his former neighbors In
this city.
The same seeming Indifference that has
characterized the members Of the Czolgosz
family was maintained to the end and
when the statement that Leon Czolgosz had
been put to death was told to the old man In
Polish his fingers twitched nervousiy for q