The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-07
CZ0LGOSZ IN A DUNGEON.
Buffalo Police Still Fearful for the
Prisoners Safety.

Now Regarded a an Anarchist Who
Acted Without AccompIiccz-Idcu-
tihed "a Having Come From CIeye-
Iond-HiS Arraignmcnt Discussed.
BUFFALO. Sept. The police have be-
come fearful for the safety of CzoIgosz.
the man who shot the President and it
was decided TO remove him from the
freezer, ON the third floor of the build
ing, To the dungeon in the cellar. This
Information was not given out at head
quarters. and "A strong effort was made
to Keep it "a close secret II was decided
by the police that in case an effort was
made 10y a mob 10 get at the prisoner. it
would be safer to have him in the cellar
than i'm the upper caHroom. The dungeon
is not so easily reached as would be the
freezer
The cell IN which the prisoner is con-
fined is in the darkest part of the cellar.
TWO staIwart officers are near the cell
and several officers are guarding the en-
frances to the ceIIroom. The cell is Of the
ordinary dungeon kind. and not as COM
1 Portable as those on the upper floor
The district attorney and chief Of police
have put Czolgosz through another strin-
gent course Of cross-eXamination. They
desired to get a second statement from
him. The police now regard the prisoner
as a fanatIcaI Anarchist. who committed
the crime under the impulse Of opinions
/ communicated to him by others. They do
not believe that there was any plot. Sher-
if Grill Of New York. called on the chief
Of police this morning and the prisoner
I was shown to him.
The police earn that Czolgosz has more
than once said he would hand down his
name l. fame among the Anarchists and
4 that he was only waiting an opportunity
to assassinate a man Of worldwide rep
Utation. II is believed that ne saw the
/ dramatic possibilities of Staying the
| President at such moment. and deter
mined then 20 make good his boasts. The
police intimate that Czolgosz has long
been on the trail Of President Mckinley.
/ This they conclude from words he let fall
after being locked up. His stay in CIeve-
/ land is now believed 10 have been In con-
nection with his plans TO end the Presi-
dent life when the latter was spending
/ his vacation at Canton.
Czolgosz says he decided on the act
three days ago and bought the revolver
/ in Buffalo. He says he was induced by
/ his attention 20 Emma GoIdman's lectures
and writings to decide that the present
/ form OF government in this country was
all wrong, and he thought the best way
/ To end it was by killing the President.
He shows no signs OF insanity, but con-
tiuues very reticent about m.ch Of his ca
/ reeT.
! Walter Nowak, a New York cigar mer-
chant, came to police headquarters early
this morning. He was nervous and seem
ed TO be bubbIing over with excitement
/ He did not gain an immediate audience
with Superintendent Bull and despite the
/ repeated warnings Of a companion. also a
| Pole. he spoke at intervals with report
/ ers.
4 know this man Czolgosz.'' he said. Il
knew his family. All are infected with
auarchistic ideas which they learned from
/ Emma Goldman. lie is a wire drawer
and so are two Of his brothers Another
is a butcher. All belong TO secret socie-
ties I would know him if I saw him. I
came here from New York where / am in
business. to see the exposition and am go
ing on TO CSjcago tonight When read
the story Of the attempted assassination
! in the newspapers. I Immediately recog-
uized CzoIgosz from the descriptions. 1
have come here to volunteer what know.
that it may set right the Iaw-abiding Pol
| ish community"
Nowak was later examined by Superin-
tendent Bull and District Attorney Penny
and was confronted by he prisoner. He
| promptly identified him as the man he
had known in Cleveland Czolgosz is fire.
! quentIy summoned before the superinteu-
dent and questioned. but ne is taken
/ through a closed passage and nobody is
allowed 10 see him Many Poles are being
brought IN by the detectives as witnesses
! II has not been decided where the pris-
ouer viii be arraigusd- The assassins of
Presidents Lincoln and Garfield were tried
in the United States courts. Assistant
District Attorney Ticknor is looking into
the question
| CzoIprsZ will not be rtuaud.d to the