The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-09-12
THE PRESIDENT SHOT DOWN.

THE PRESIDENT SHOT DOWN.
The attempted assassination Of Pres
ident Mckinney at Buffalo a few days
ago has stirred the nation as few out
ragee have in the history of the coun-
try. Feeling has been intense
throughout the country for several
days, and tho prayers of the American
people have assembled to the throne OF
Almighty God for his recovery.
The attempt TO take the Presidents
life is one of the blacklist crimes ever
committed in the country and it has
been resented and denounced on all
sides and by the entire citizenship of
the country regardless of parties or
political preference.
President Mckinley g private charac-
ter has been above reproach and the
attempted assassination is, therefore, all
the more revolving to the American
people.
The country breathes easy in the
hope of his recovery, for the latest
news is reassuring.
FIRST REPORT OF THE CRIME.
BUFFALO, N. Y, September L.
While President Mckinley was receiv-
Ing in the Temple of Music this alter
noon he was approached by a man
with dark moustache and with one
hand covered with handkerchief. As
the man extended his hand to the
President, apparently with the inten-
ton of shaking hands with him, he
fred shot which entered the Presi-
dents right breast, lodging against
the breast bone. Another shot was
fred at once, which entered the Presi-
dents abdomen.
EThe assailant was Immediately arrest
ed and was thrown to the ground, and
quick as flash twenty men were
upon him. When rescued he was
covered with blood from a cash In his
face.
| CRIES OF "LYNCH HIM"
Cries of lynching we're heard in
every direction, but the detectives
managed to get the man out OF the
grounds and locked him up in a sta
ton house a short distance from the
grounds. Later he was removed to
the police headquarters.
Detective Geary was near the prisoner
and the Presidents fell into his arms.
cam I shotW asked the President
The officer opened the Presidents
vest and seeing blood, replied:
ayes, l am afraid you are, Mr.. Presi.
dent"
The President was at once taken te
the Emergency Hospital, where bull.
let which had lodged against the
breast bone was removed. Later the
President was reported as resting east.
ly.
At six o'clock DR.. Roswell Parke
the we'll known surgeon arrived at thu
hospital, and after putting the Presi
dent under an anaesthetic began prob
ing for the ball in tho abdomen. Th,
prisoner declares he is Fred Niemen, O
Detroit. When arrested he was asket
why he had shot the President and re
piled:
II am an anrchist and haYe dom
my duty"
\ Later he denied to the police Off
cials that he was an anarchist.
At six o'clock Mrs. Mckinley ha'
not been informed of the shooting q
her husband.
THE WOULD-BE ASSASSIN.
The would-be assassin il a Pol
named Fred Nieman, % years ole
stands five feet nine inches high
, weighs 100 pounds, has dark brow
hair, blue eyes, smooth face, regula
features with prominent nose. ii
speaks very good English and hs
claimed to come from Cleveland, CHI
cago and Detroit, but has told 80 man
t stories that his home is still q matte
Q Of conjecture. It is not yet know
whether he was born In this countr
or not. The district attorney is no
closeted with him. ALL tie police +,
serves have been called into the Ce,
q trail Office to guard against possibl
trouble and the police headquarte
are reported roped for distance j
leach direction.
d At the home Of John Nowaks, 107
= Broadway, it was stated that Niems
q came there last Saturday. He al
that he was from Toledo, and that
came to Buffalo to see the exposition
He was alone and had no visitor
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