The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-24
Murderer of William Mckinley Be-
fore the Supreme Court of
Erie County, N. Y.
Jury Secured Promptly and Rapid
Progress Made in Introduc-
ing Testimony.


p CZolgoSZ was placed on trial this morn.
ing, charged with the murder of Presi.
dent William Mckinley He entered E
plea of guilty" which was subsequently
changed to mot guilty. by direction o1
the court. All the events of the cay in.
dlcated that the trial will be short. Court
convened at 10 o'clock, and within two
hours eight jurors had been secured
Technicalities were not raised by coun.
sci and it was significant that every mar
VINO he had not formed an opinion or
the case was excused by the district at
torney. Those who acknowledged they
had formed an opinion or stated that they
were prejudiced, but admitted that thei1
opinion could be changed by evidence
were accepted by each side.
Justice Truman c.. White, one of the
Oldest and most experienced of the su-
preme court judges, was on the bench
Immediately after the opening of the
court, and after the prisoner had pleaded
Justce Loran L. Lewis, senior counsel
1or the defendant, announced that to-
gether with his colleagues, former JUS
uce Robert c. Titus and Mr.. Carlton E.
Ladd, ne was ready to act in behalf OF
the prisoner.
thought it best" he said, "for nv
coiieagues and myself that I should say
something regarding our presence here
A L
time my name was suggested I was ont
OF the city and knew nothing of what
was transpiring here with reference to
the selection of counsel for the defend
ant When the circumstances of nv
selectlon were told to me 1 was extreme
~ reluctant to accept. But the duty had
oeen imposed, and 1 considered IT INV
this man.
II ask that no evidence be presented
here-that the court will not permit the
acceptance of any evidence-unless if
would be accepted at the trial of the
most meager criminal in the Iand.'
A FAIR TRIAL.
IT am familiar with these cfrc,,pn-
stances, said Justice White in reply.
and ! wish to say 1 will give you every
assurance that the prisoner will have a
Ialr and impartial trial, and that during
the progress ofSthe trial he will receive
such treatment as the law demands in
any criminal caSe.''
Inc work of securing the Jurors was
then undertaken with a celerity that was
amazing. Before the day was over the
en.ire panel mad been sworn, the jurors
nan hstened to description of the Tam-
PIE OF Music, where the crime was COM
mltted, had seen photographs of that in
terror, and been told by three surgeons
"hat caused the death of the president
ana the effect Of the assassin's shot unon
ehe various organs of the body. They also
learned why the fatal bullet had nor
oeeh located. The presentation of the
governments case began shortly before
cIUch' When Assistant District Attor-
ney fialler began with much deliberation
TO address the jury. He spoke very hr;ef'
ly. 'eiS oi4eI-
IT INT ~
we shall show" said he, chat. for
some Gays prior to the shooting this de-
Ienuaht nao predicted the shooting of the
Sa StesiuenI ne knew that on the 9Th of
september the president would receive
the populace in the Temple of Music.
that on that day he went to the exno.
sllion' got into line with the peon1e and
dpproached the president; that he had
weapon concealed in his hand. and az
the president extended his hand in kind
~ greeting, he fired the fatal shot.
ne ilred two shots, in fact. One Of
anelii LOOK erect in the abdomen and
auSeo 10 tS lne mortal wound which resulted
III the presidents death. That in hriaf
Is the story we shall show YOU. Wit,
hesses VIII tell you this story and 7 am
sure tnat when you have heard the cyl
cehce you Will have no difficulty in reach
ing o verdict Of murder in the first de-
gree.' INST oe-
Ihe first witness, Samuel 7 Fields
chlef engineer of the Pan-American ex,
posltlon, described the ground floor n1or
OF the Temple of Music and was followed
oy Ferry A. Bliss, a Photographer who
presented views of the interior of tho
building: The remainder of the afternoon
was taken up with the testimony or
tnree physicians, two Of whom had ar
tended the president during his last dave
Mhlie the other performed the autonsy
Inc latter, DR.. Harvey r. GAYLORD was
the nrst of the trio to be called ua
described the location of the wounds in
the stomach and the direction of the hul-
let. The cause of death was attrihntad
TO the gunshot wound but. fundamen-
tally, he said, it was due to the changes
pack or the stomach, in the pancreoc
caused by the breaking down. of the
material OF the pancreas as a result Of
the passage of the bullet.
WHY BULLET WAS NOT Fo11ND
DR.. Herman Mynter followed and his
testimony was of Importance inasmucb
as 1t brought out the fact that the reason
why the fatal bullet had not been locat-
ed at the autopsy was becauses of the
unwllllngness of the presidents relatives
10 nave the body further mutilated NV
tnelr instruments. DR.. Mynter and Dr
Mann, who followed him, both testified
that the primal cause of death was the
wound in the stomach. One er-
feet of this wound was, they said to
cause the gangrene to form in the pan