The Republican journal., 1901-09-26
czoLGosz's TRIAL.

BUFFALO, Sept. 23-Leon F. Czogosz was
today placed on trial in the supreme court
| of Erie county before Justice Truman G.
| White, for the crime of shooting the nations
| chief executive on Sept 6, the direct charge
named in the indictment being ''murder,'s
owing to the death of his victim on Sept Ia.
| The trial began at 10 O'Clock this morning,
but long before that hour the streets in the
vicinity of City Hall were crowded with
curious persons, willing to take chances of
being admitted to the court room even
though they knew that there were but $50
seats available.
| The various entrances to the great build
ing, with the exception of that on Franklin
| street were closed and guarded. Policemen
were everywhere and rigid discipline was
observed. Squads of blue coated men were
| stationed on every landing and in double
line far outside the place of entrance to keep
back the crowds, while in a station not
| far away were number of reserves ready to
reinforce them should the feelings Of the
people become aroused to the extent of riot
ing.
Mounted officers paced slowly around
every side of the structure and no one was
allowed to loiter on the sidewalk for mo-
ment so that at no time was the crowd large.
No one outside of the building saw the
prisoner as he was taken from his cell to the
court room. His guardians made use again
of the "Tunnel of SObs' under the street
from the jale to the City Hall and Czolgosz
was brought into the court room only a few
moments before the hour set for the opening
of his trial.
No person was admitted to the building
without pass signed by the chief of police
and it was necessary to show this to every
policeman on every landing and in every
corridor
The officers at the door of the court room
were specially vgilant and not only ex-
amined the little white paper pass but
scrutiniZed the bearer critically, hesitating
not to ply him with questions before admit
ting him to the room.
The city hall elevator man was even for
hidden to stop at the second floor whe, e the
court room is located, and every one had to
walk up the stairs and before the lines Of
policemen. The interior of the city hall,
bore the sombre draperies of mourning, and
quiet was enforced as befitting the occasion.
Scores of newspaper correspondents and
artists were on hand early
Promptly at 10 O'Clock Justice White took
his place on the bench and court was con-
vened. The clerk began calling the names
of the first panel of jurors.
At 1915 A. NJ CZOlgOSZ was brought into
the court room surrounded by deputy sheritfs
, and policemen. He was seated between
| SudIuS ulI6CtlN III lIOul Vi Iu6 DdI.
District Attorney Penney read the charge
against Czolgosz at 1920, and asked the
| prisoner how he pleaded.
"Guilty,' responded CzolgoSz in a low
tone.
, Judge Lewis arose and addressed the
court, stating that according to the law this
plea could not be accepted and on behalf of
the prisoner asked that a plea of not guilty
J be entertained.
, The prisoners counsel had seen him again
l hDf<.r f,N,, f1,n
ing of the court, but he had nc more to say
: to them than at each of the previous times
, when they have visited him. In view of the
meagreness Of the opportunity for defense
and the fact that the prisoner refuses abSo-
lutely to aid them, it is not improbable that
the entire proceedings may be completed
within two days.
"The mental condition of the assassin
will absolutely be the only defense to be
offered" are the words of Judge Titus and
there is no little expectancy that they VIII
publicly abandon the case to-day or to-mor-
row and merely represent CzolgoSz formally
, during the trial.
AS a result of the examination of two ia
nous experts on mental diseases, DR.. Carlos
T. Mcdonald and Dr.. Allen NJ. Hamilton of
New York City, the question of insanity is
eliminated from the subjects which the
defence can rely for support.
John G. Milburn, the host of President
Mckinley, at whose home the death OF the
|
. room at 1l30.
There We're only four women in the court
room, three inside the railing as guests of
the court and one III the spectators seat.
One by one the government witnesses had
come in and at / l.30 there were present:
Assistant superintendent, p. B Cur!ck,
of the police Dr. Herman Mynter and Dr..
NJ d. Mann, who attended the late Presi-
dent, and Drs. James W. Putnam, Joseph
Fowler and Floyd S. Crigo, local physicians
Rpynn6 the rani1 b1jnE iDr nf his aypljdS
Czolgosz appeared uncOncerned His posi-
ton did not change in the least and he made
no effort at communication with his counsel
nor they with him.
At the noon adjournment of court until
o'clock, Czolgosz was handcutfed to the
deputies and hurried back to the jail. For
the first time since be had come into the
court room he spoke to one of his guards.
"Get my hat he said The officer placed
it upon his head as he walked out
The twelfth and last juror was accepted
at 2.43.
Assistant District Attorney Haller briefly
presented the case of the prosecution of the
jury and at 2.25 the first witness was called.
Buffalo, \. Y, Sept, "a Leon F. Go lgoSz
alias Fred Nieman, was, to-day, found guilty
OF murder in the first degree by Il jury in
Part Ill of the supreme court, in having on
the 9th day of September, shot President
VIM. Mckinley, the injuries inflicted by
such gunshot wounds afterwards resulting
in the death of the President.
The wheels of justice moved swiftly. The
trial OF the assassin consumed hours and
26 minutes and covered period of only two
days. Practically all of this time was occu-
pied by the prosecution in presenting case
so clear, so conclusive, that even had the
prisoner entered the plea of insanity 1t is
doubtful if the jury would have returned
verdict different from the one rendered, to-
day.
The announcement made, this afternoon,
by the attorneys for CZolgoSZ that the emf
nent alieniSts summoned by the Erie Coun-
ty Bar Association and BY the district at
torney had declared him to be perfectly
sane, destroyed the only form of a defence
that ex-Judges Lewis and Titus could have
put together.
Before adjournment Justice White an
nounced that he would pronounce sentence
upon the defendant, at O'Clock Thursday
afternoon. The prisoner was at once taken
through the tunnel, under Delaware avenue,
back to the Jail. To all appearance he was
in no way affected by the result of the trial,
Transfers in Real Estate.
The following transfers in real estate
were recorded in Waldo County Registry of
Deeds for the week ending Sept. %, 1901
To-, I. -.