Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-02
Official Report Of the Physicians
Who Examined Him.
VICTIM oF. FALSE TEACHING
a,
He Was Physically as Well as
Mentally Sound.
WAS NOT A PARANOIAC

BUFFALO, N. Y, November 2-Drs.
Fowler, Gregg and Putnam. the specialists
who were requested by District Attorney
Penney to examine into the mental condi
ton OF Leon F. Czolgosz, the assassin OF
the President. have made public their re-
port. in which they state as the result OF
frequent examinations Of Czolgosz, of the
reports of his watchers and Of his Oe
havfor In court, that they have concluded
that he was sane at the time he planned
the murder, when he shot the President
and when he was on trial.
His first examination was but few
hours after the commission of the crime,
and while he was still uniformed Of the
fate Of the victim. During the first three
examinations, Czolgosz answered questions
unhesitatingly. After that, however, he
became more cautious and less communi .
cative. He had a common school educa-
ton, the reports say, and read and wrote
we'll. During the first days examination
he said he planned killing the President
three or four days after he came to Buff
falo. The report then recites, in Czolgos:'s
own words, the assassn's story Of the muir
der OF President Mckinley.
Test of His Sanity.
The sanity of Czolgosz was held. the re-
port says, from the history Of his life as
it came from him. He had been sober, in
dustrious and law-abiding; until he was
twenty-one years of age he was, as others
of his class, believer in the government
Of this country and of the religion of his
fathers After ne cast his first vote he
n.a ie the acquaintance of anarchistic lead
81 who invited him to their meetings He
was good listener. and in q short time he
adopted their theories. He was consistent
in his adherence to anarchy He did not
believe therefore he
to vote. He did not believe in marriage,
because he did not believe in law. He
killed the President because he was a
ruler. and Czolgosz believed as he was
taught, that all rulers were tyrants; that
to kill ruler would benefit the people.
He refused lawyer because he did not
believe in law. lawyers or courts.
I'VE come to the conclusion that in the
holding of these views Czolgosz was sane.
because these opinions were formed grad
ually under the influence of anarchistic
leaders and propagandists. In Czolgosz
they found a willing and intelligent tool,
regardless Of personal consequences.
HadsrNo Hallucinations.
'The most careful questioning failed to
discover any hallslcinations Of sight or
hearing He had received no special COM
mand; he did not believe he had been espe-
ciaily chosen to do the deed. He always
spoke of his motive for the crime as duty:
he always referred to the anarchists be-
lief that the killing of rulers was duty.
He never claimed, the idea OF killing the
President was original with him, but the
method Of accomplishing his purpose was
his, and he did it alone. His is not a case
of paranoia. because he has not systema-
tized delusibns reverting to self, and be-
cause he is in exceptionally good condi-
ton. and has an unbroken record lof good
health. His capacity for labor has always
been good and equal to that of his fellows.
These facts all tend to prove that the man
has an unimpaJred mind. F'.- @--,4.ssa
He has false. .bel.efs. the result Of false
teaching. and not the result Of disease. He
is not to be classed as a degenerate, be-
cause we do not find the stig1nata Of de-
of cruelty or Of perverted tastes and hab-
its. He is the product OF anarchy, sane
and responsible