Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-13


world. They come from people in all
walks of life and are deeply sympa-
thetic in tenor. All of them express
fervent hope for the recovery of the
president. None of the kilograms
have been made public and it is i'm
probable they will be. ~ large num-
Der of South American diplomats are
in Buffalo, and they have come for
ward with kindly tender of sympa-
thy and a proffer of any possible as
sistance they can render.
Outside the enclosure to the Mil
burn home pail seems to hang over
the city, Notwithstanding the fact
that the exposition is open. The gay
decorations everywhere now seem
mockery and the visitors who swarm
the citys streets wander aimlessly
hither and thither with heavy hearts.
Thousands of men, drawn by the mag
net of their thoughts, go out to the
Milburn residence instead of to the
exposition and stand at the ropes
with barred heads discussing in sup
pressed whispers the chances of the
presidents recovery. Many of them
are allowed to pass the residence on
the opposite of Delaware avenue, but
drawn and they catch no glimpse of
the forms fitting about within the
darkened house.
His Pulse Not Alarming.
Buffalo, Sept. S.-The rapidity Of
the presidents pulse does not unduly
alarm the physicians. DIR. Rixey says
that the president has always had
somewhat erratic pulse and its sudden
rise was not unexpected. The presi-
dent is conscious and is calm and col
lected although still somewhat
drowsy from the effcts of the ether
administered to him Friday.
did He Have An Accomplish:
Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. s.-A1though
Leon Czolgosz refused to incriminate
anyone else in the plot to kill Presi-
dent Mckinley, the police are of the
opinion that one other man was a
party to it. The man is one who
walked directly in front of Czolgosz
and shielded him from the sight of
the secret service men, The police
have good description of him and
his arrest may occur at any moment.
There is no doubt, according to the
police, that this man was an accom-
plice of Czolgosz. Czolgosz does not
appear to be insane
To a reporter District Attorney Pen
ny gave the substance of Czo1gosz's
confession as follows: "This man has
admitted shooting the president. He
says he intended to kill; that he had
been planning to do it for the last
three days, since he came here. He
went into the Temple of Music with
murder in his heart, intending to
shoot to kill. He fixed up his hand by
tying a handkerchief around it and
waited his turn to get near the pres
ident. When he got diectly in front
of the president he fired. He says he
had no confederate; that he was en-
| tirely alone in the planning and exc
cution of this diabolical act. He says
he is believer in the theories pro-
pounded by Emma Goldman, whom he
had heard lecture several times. He
also intimates that he does not be-
lieve in our form of government and
therefore that he deemed it his duty
to get rid of the PRESIDENT
This in substance is the confession
of Leon Czolgosz, who is a German
Pole and says his home is in the vi
cinity of Cleveland, o. He is % years
old, unmarried and has seven brothers
and two sisters living there. He
worked for time in the wire works
at Newark, o. He exhibits no sign of
remorse and aside from nervousness,
acts as if he has done what he con-
sidered praiseworthy instead of a
dastardly act.
Czolgosz Formerly Saloonkeeper.
Cleveland, o., Sept. S.-Leon Cool
gosz, the man who shot President Nc
Kinley, is said to have formerly kept
| a saloon at the corner of Third ave-
nue. and Tod street, this city. Later he
was employed in one of the mills of
| the American Steel 6, Wire company.
The Czolgosz family is Polish and
evidently very poor, the father having
left home Saturday morning looking
for employment. The step-mother
! cannot speak English, but through an
| interpreter gave out the following:
Leon left home about 60 days ago.
| We heard from him few weeks ago.
He was then in Indiana and wrote to
us that he was going away stating
that in all probability We would not
see him again. His father had not
asked Leon to work, having always
considered him too weak for manual
labor" Regarding the shooting of the
| president, Mrs. Czolgosz says: q
can't believe Leon was the one. He
was such a timid boy, so afraid of
everything. Why, he was the biggest
coward you ever saw in your life"
She also emphatically disclaims that
the boy ever displayed any anarchist
ic tendencies whatever. He was an
| admirer of his brother, the Philip
pine soldier, liked his country, never
showing the least sign of discomfort.
CzoIgosz' Brother a Pensioner.
l. Il.