The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-26
The Afternoon Session.

The principal testimony offered at the
afternoon session was that of Superin-
tendent Bull of the Buffalo Police De-
partment. His evidence was much the
same as that of Quackenbush.
"Were you present at headquarters
when the prisoner was brought there on
the night of the MURDER" Superintend-
ent Bull was asked.
Yes"
"Were any threats made against
him?"
mo"
.Tell us what Czolgosz said"
"He said he knew President McKin-
ley He knew that he was shooting
President Mckinley when he fired The
reason he gave was that he believed that
he was doing his duty. He said that on
the day President Mckinley spoke at
the exposition grounds, the day previous
to the assassination, he stood near the
stand on the esplanade. No favorable
opportunity presented itself. He fol-
lowed the President to Niagara Falls
and back to Buffalo again. He got in
line while the reception was in progress,
and when he reached the President,
fired the fatal shots. Czolgosz told me
out so that there would be no slip in his
arrangements. | asked him why he
killed the President, and he replied that
he did so because it was his duty
Did he say he was an. anarchist"
Yes"
did he say any more on that sub
ject?" asked the District Attorney
Yes. He said that he had made a
CT, Of .lrJ 1,fo ;e,tc n
was a firm believer in their principles.
The prisoner also stated that he had re-
ceived much information on the sub
ject in tSn city OF Cleveland. He said
that he knew a man in Chicago named
Isaaks. Tie Free Society was the name
of an organ mentioned by the prisoner.
WENT THERE TO MURDER.
IBID he say anything about his mo-
tivcs in committing the murder?" asked
the District Attorney.
Eyes" was the reply. "He said that
he went to the exposition grounds for
the express purpose of numbering Pres
idcnt Mckinley. He knew he was aim
ing at President Mckinley when the
fatal shots were fired. Czolgosz said
that all kings, emperors and presidents
should die"
Superintendent Bull was cross exam
ined by Lawyer Titus and said the de-
PENDANT had on his person some memo
randa and s1.51 in money. There was
also q piece of paper, orange coIored,
with an address upon it, memorandum
book and an identification card from
the Order of the Golden Eagle.
did you ask him if he was an an
o,,
Yes"
"And he said he was?'
YES"
"Was his language intelligible?'
Yes. He spoke very good English"
He spoke in monosyllables most of
the time. didn't hep
mo, he was quite lengthy at times"
INTERVIEW WITH NOWAK.
"You We're present at the Jail when
man named Nowak saw the defendant %
YES" replied Mr. Bull. He imme-
diately recognized Czolgosz as a man
whom he knew in a printing office in
Cleveland. He said to him, You know
me well. / have always been friend
to you. Why did you commit this
crime? Why bring disgrace on the Pol
ish race and your father and mother2"
MIR. Nowak." the witness continued,
asked the defendant if he had not been
a member of the society and the prison.
err assented. Nowak then said that he
had left the society because it was too
radical, adding that he was a Republi-
can. Oh, yes. replied Czolgosz, you
are a Republican for what you can get.
out of it.
This concluded Superintendent Bulis
testimony and District Attorney Penney
announced that the case for the prose-
cution was closed