Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-09-26
ExPfRTS MAKE CAREFUL TIES
MENTAL CONDITION OF TRISoNEi
Is AGAIN EXAMINED
INTO.
ASSASSIN IS PERFECTLY SANE
BELIEVED BY LAWYERS THAT NJ
DEFENSE PLEA WILL BE ADJ
yANCED.

Buffalo, Sept. "a. - The most impor-
tant development in the Czolgosz case
Yesterday was the announcement that
no poison had been found on the Dull
lets or the revolver with which the an
archist assassinated President
lev. Chemical and meteorological X
aminations which were made yesterday
afternoon revealed the fact that no
poison was used by the murderer. An
other examination to determine the eA-
act mental condition of the prisoner
was made in the Erie county prison
yesterday afternoon by DR.. carlos
Macdonald, the alienist who was
brought here for the defense by the
Erie Bar association, and DR.. Arthur
w. Hurd, superintendent of the Buna-
10 state insane hospital. The allenlst
were with the assassin for an hour and
a half, and when they left both de-
cIined to discuss the case. District Al
torney Penney and his entire stan
spent the whole of the day at the city
hall preparing for the trial of
which will begin before Justice White
in Part III. of the supreme u TO-
day. Mr.. Penney has confidence In the
alienists and with City Chemist Albert
C. Hill, who. submitted his report upon
the examination of the bullets and re-
volver.
Found No Poison.
Immediately after the death of the
president one of the staff of physicians
in attendance on the president ex-
pressed the opinion that the bullets
may have beer poisoned. District At
tnrnnu Dannnu uuhn had nnGGaGCipn OF
the prisoners revolver, ordered care
full and thorough examinations made.
DR.. Hill was directed TO make a chemi-
cal examination of the bullets and the
chambers and barrel of the revolver.
and DR.. Herman G. MatZinger, n or
the surgeons who performed the au-
tapsy upon the presidents body, was
ordered to make a meteorological ex-
animation. Yesterday afternoon Dr.
Hill reported to the district attorney
that his work showed no poison had
been used. He also presented a writ
ten report, but 1t will not be used on
the trial as the question is now elm
mated from the case. DR.. MatZinger
has now finished his meteorological ex-
animation and his work also showed
the absence of any poison. The district
attorney accepted the theory although
no formal report has been submitted.
Experts in this city accept the report,
as the slightest trace of poison would
have been revealed.
DIR. Macdonald and DR.. Hurd, alien
lists for the defense. called on District
Attorney Penney shortly before 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon and re-
manned with him until 3:15, when they
were
Escorted to the Jail
by DR.. Solomon. The insanity experts
went into Czolgosz's cell in murder,
ers' row. and were locked Up In the
cell with him until 4:45 O'clock, when
they returned to the city hall and held
another conference with the district
attorney. Fifteen minutes later DR..
James w. Putnam, a local alienist. APP
peared and Joined the conference. Al.
though great secrecy was maintained
at the district attorneys office it was
learned yesterday afternoon hat DR..
Alan McLane of Hamilton, one of the
most celebrated a~lienists in the United
States, and who was expert witness at
the trial of Guiteau, is In Buffalo. Not
q doubt as TO Czolgosz's sanity exists
in the mind of District Attorney Pen
ney, so 1t is presumed that DIR. Ham
ilton is here merely to meet the ques-
ton of insanity should the defense de-
termine to make a fight on that
ground. Although the defense declines
to make any definite statement on the
question concerning the final finding of
DR.. Macdonald. II is the c%oncensus OF
opinion amongst lawyers that no de-
tense plea will be advanced by Judge
Titus and Judge Lewis Mr.. Penney is
already in possession of the report OF
DR.. Charles w. Fowler. DIR. j. w. Put
nam and DIR. c. Reggie. Buffalo alien
lists of some note. that Czolgosz is per-
fectly sane