The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-09-11

those about him to remain calm at
telling them NOS TO be alarmed.
But you are wounded" cried h
secretary, " let me examine"
No, | think not" answered II
President. 4" am not badly hurt,
assuu you"
vclthcless his outer carmen
were hastily loosened and when
y trckling stream of crimson was see
TO wind its way down his Dreas
spreading It's tclltale STAN over tn
white surface of the linen their worS
fears were confirmed.
"A ICrcc OF exposition guards wcr
on the scene by this time and an cifor
was made to clear the buildings. b
this time the crush was terrific. Spec
talorS crowded dCwa the stairway
from the galleries, the crowd on tn,
, lloor surScd toward the rostrum whll,
despite the strenuous efforts of police
ana guards the throng without strug
%lcd madly to obtain admission
TIE MAN WHO DID THE SHOOTING
The man who shot President McKin.
ley gave an assumed name, aud he
turns out to be Leon Czol-os3, who
formerly kept saloon IN Cleveland,
ONO, and later was employed IN one
ot the mills of the American Steel and
Wire company. Foreman Frank Bal
Her, of the ga'vanlzng department of
THIS company said "I know Leon
Czolgo> n very well. His father, believe
lives in the vicinity Of Warrensvile. :,
| o., on farm Leon was at one time
employed as a blacksmith i'm the Con-
solldated mill. Later he kept a saloon
at the corner ofThird avenue and l.oyd
street. Later he sold out the saloon
and lived on the farm with his father.
know that Leon Is, or was, an anar-
chlst. lie attended socialist and anar-
chlst mectings-cery frequently. He is
man OF rather small stature, about 26
years of age. The last time saw HIM
he had light brown mustacbc -
Although Czolg2sz refused to incri-
inmate any one else III the plot to kill
Mr.. Mckinley, the police arc of the
opinion that another man is parry TO it.
The man is the one who walked direct
ly III front of CZolgosz aud shielded
him from the sight OF the secret service
man. The police have a good Gcscrip-
ton of him and his arrest may occur at
any moment. There is no doubt, ac-
cording to the police, that this man
was an accomplicc of Czolgosz. Two
or three suspects were picked up i'm
various parts of the city during the
day, but they were released after un
dergoing an examination, each one
proving an alibi.
CZolgosz does not appear to be in.
sane. Detective Sergeant John Gcalv,
who stood few feet from Czolgosz
when he fired the shots, and ,ho caught
President Mckinley when he fell, was
asked whether IN his opinion Czolgosz
was insane. So" H. may be-" said the
detective, I" but from all saw of HIM
he l. just an anarchi t.
CZolSOsZ is not above the average
height. His face is that Of typical
German. He pIovesto DC very elusive
in answering questions.
District Attorney Penny gave the
substance of CzOlgo n confession as
follows This man has admitted
shooting the president. He says he
intended to xiii that he had been
planning TO do il for the last three
days since he came here he went into
The Temple of Music with murder in
his heart, intending to shoot to kill.
lie fixed up his hand by tying hand.
kerchiei around it, and waited his urn
10 get near the President When he
got directly in front of The President
he fired He says he had no confcdcr-
lte, that he was entirely alone IN the
and execution of the diaboli-
;al act. lie says he is believer in
he theories prOpouHded by Emma
Goldman whom he heard lecture sew
eral times. He also intmates that he
tocs not believe in our form of govern
ncnt and therefore that he deemed 1t
his duty to get rid of the President"
This Is the substance of the confess
sion of Leon Czo.gosz, who Is a Ger
and says his home is in the
city of Cleveland, O. He is % years
Did, unmarried and has seven brothers
and Two sisters living there. He work
ed for time III the wire works at
Newark, o. lie exhibits no sign Of
Icmorse and aside flom his nervous
ness, acts as though he had done what
he considered praiseworthy instead
of a dastardly act.
~ "h 'iI", lISlCCllfC |
who, with Officers Foster and Gala
CHER, were near the President when
the shots were fired, said " 1t is in
correct, as has been stated, that the
least fear Of an assault was en-
tcrtaincd IN the presidential party
Since the Spanish war the President
has Travelled all over the country and
has met with no harm. In Washing
ton he walks to church and down town
without the sign of secret service men
of any kind as an escort. In Wash.
ingtOn he walks about the White House
grounds, drives out freely and has en-
joyed much freedom from the presence
of detectives.
{" 1t has been my custom to stand
back OF the President and Just to his
left, so that could see the right hand |
of every person approaching, but yes
terday | was requested to stand oppo.
site the President so that Mr.. Mllburn |
could stand to the left and introduce |
the people who approached. In that |
way | was unable TO get Il good look at
every ones right hand.