The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-10

DONG the severe Nork OF agricultural
life. and he finally became more or less
OF an idler: his health never regaining
robust condition. His effeminancy was
the cause OF more or less
among his aCQ~uaintances, Leon making
his companions largely among children
with whom he spent q greater part OF
his time acting as they acted and be-
ing shy IT the approach OF older per-
sons.
His health was thought To be such as
to forbid MS working hard. and. being
OF a sensitive nature. he could not bear
10 be dependent upon the Efforts o. the
other members OF his family. all of
whom were hard workers. Conse-
Quently he left home and became a
~wanderer. The last definite informa-
ton from him was a letter received
from West Seneca, written July 18th.
That letter vas written TO the secre-
tary OF a fraternal society in Cleve-
land and was Cor the purpose OF paying
his monthly assessment. II was sign
ed Fred c. NisIuan and referred 30 the
fare at Buffalo.
The idea OF a plot being Matched in
this city to kill h president is not
given serious thought by the police,
mop by those who have known Cool
gosz for the past ten years. They re-
gard his desperate deed as The result
OF a sudden inspiration 10 do-something
~ l(IdN puDilC AOllCt d44O pei nap
having been inspired by What he heard
at various times during his younger
years. Czolgosz was looked upon
as being 4 harmless fellow by those
who knew him best.
Among his own brother and sisters
he was considered strange" and a
sister-in-laU. not long ago, commented
upon his childish conduct.
He has Il brother, Jacob, who was in
i1raH hC an lYn1nCi0n ar the SANDY
Hook nay yard a couple OF ears ago
and who has since been retired on
pension.
His recent letters to his family indi-
Gated nothing unusual in his line OF
thought.
THE CRIMINALS PAST RECORD.
Washington, September THE Sc
cret service headquarters is gradually
bringing together every available bit
of information which will show the an
%tecedents Of the would-be assassin OF
President Mckinley at Buffalo and
will establish whether or not he is a
member of any anarchistic group.
The information already in hand war
rants the positive statement that he is
not connected with the anarchistic or
| ganiZation at Paterson, y. j.. A search
Of the crimiral records of the secret
service fails to disclose anything con-
corning Czolgosz and he does not ap-
pear to have been among any of the
| desperate cranks h have visited
| Washington from time to time and
have been spotted by the government
officers. There is said to be nothing
about him to indicate hat he was a
criminal; but the in which he
fired his revolver through a andke
chief attracts the attention of the Off
GERS as indicative of unusual criminal
Shrewdness.
A dispatch has been received stating
that Mr.. Cortelyou, the presidents
secretary witnessed the entire affair,
and completely exonerates the secret
AN IMPORTANT CLUE.
Memphis, Tenn. September "A
Memphis telegraph operator of known
| veracity is responsible for the state
ment that a telegram was sent through
a branch telegraph office in this city
| signed Fred Nieman,'' to a man at
the Temple Of Music in Buffalo last
week. Neither reporters nor police
! could locate any UGH person as haV-
ing been in Memphis lately, but il the
telegraph records can be obtained, it
is thought a valuable clue to the at
tempted assassination of President Nc
Kinley will be found. From the board
ing house keeper, John Nowak, in Buff
falo, it was learned that Nieman had
only been stopping at his place a few
days before the tragedy. According to
NOWak'S statement the author of the
Memphis telegram would have had am
pie time to have reached Buffalo be-
fore the tragedy. The police are work.
ing on the case.
THE ASSASSIN UNDER EXAM
NATION.
Buffalo, September Leon Czolgosz,