The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-09-12
STORY OF THE ATTACK.

dent Mckinley was shot twice
by an assassin as he stood in the
Temple of Music at the Pan
American Exposition at 4o'clock
yesterday afternoon
The shots were fired by Leor
Czolgosz, resident of Detroit
who came here recently from
Cleveland.
The would-be assassin at first
gave his name as Fred Nieman
and said he had lived in Detroit
Toledo, and Chicago. After the
crime the man declared he was
an anarchist, and had only done
his duty.
The attempted assassination
took place in the presence OF
5000 persons who had crowded
into the Temple of Music, and
while 10000 others stood outside
the temple waiting for a chance
to enter and shake hands with
the President.
The first bullet struck the ster-
mum in the Presidents chest,
DETECTED to the right, and trav.
eled beneath the skin to a point
directly below the right nipple.
The second bullet penetrated
the abdomen and pierced both
walls of the stomach and lodged
in the back.
Only a superficial wound was
caused by the first bullet ano
within FIVE minutes after the ply
sicians reached the president il
had been removed.
An operation was performed
on the president at the Emer
gency Hospital on the Exposition
grounds at 5 o'clock by DR.. Mat
thew D. Mann, DIR. John Par
menter and DR.. Herman Mynter
The presidents stomach was
opened, but the bullet was moi
found.
The incision and wounds were
sewn up and at 7:45 the epresideut
was removed to the home of Johr
@. Milburn at Delaware avenue
and Ferry street.
The doctors stated after the
operation that they were hope.
full, and that, while the wound
caused by the second shot was
serious, it was not necessarily
fatal.
The man who did the shooting
was seized Immediately by the
detectives. He offered no resist
ance and at first refused to give
any information about himself.
Later he said his name was FREQ
Nieman, that he was % years old
and had come to Buffalo from De
troit a week ago. He was living
at 1925 Broadway. He gave his
occupation as blacksmith and
said he was born in Detroit.
President John @. Milburn o1
the exposition had introduced the
President to the great crowd in
the Temple, and men, women
and children came forward for a
personal greeting.
Among those in line was Czoi-
gosz, whose left hand was wrap.
ped in a handkerchief. Folded
in the handkerchief was 32-cal.
ibre derringer, holding but two
bullets.
A little girl was led up by hel
father and the President shook
hands with her. As she passed
along to the right the President
looked after her smilingly and
waved his hand in a pleasant
adieu. Next IN line came the
would assassin.
AS the President turned to the
right again bl1nging his right
hand about in the characteristic
attitude with which he extends il
while receiving, Czolgosz thrust
out both hands, brushed aside
the Presidents extended hand,
and brought the revolver hidden
in the handkerchief up agains
the Presidents stomach. At the
same instant he pulled the trig.
ger.
The first bullet entered FOO high
for the purpose of the assassin,
who had fired again as soon as
his finger could move the trigger.
On receiving the first shot
President Mckinley lifted him
self on his toes with something