Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-09
BELIEVE THERE WAS PLOT.
Police Officials Coming to Think cxol.
qosx Had Confederates.

sic exception of Mrs. Mckinley, proba-
bly, the only person in Buffalo last night
who does not know approximately the
presidents exact condition is the little
coward who shot him down
Now that he has become fully. assured
that his carcass is safe from the mob,
Czolgosz has become quite perky down
in his dungeon, and is beginning to en-
joy himself as hero and martyr. He
underwent medical examination yes
terday as to his sanity, and the result
was he conveyed the impression that he
not only was il. the full possession of his
wits, but that he is much more intelli-
gent than at first supposed
The result of his work is unknown to
him, and the probability is that he
thinks the president is dead. He thought
SO on Friday night, at all events. His
constant phrase then was: The reason
killed the president was" and so
forth. He always said killed" when he
referred to what he had DONE
Not word to the contrary has been
conveyed to him. He hears absolutely
rothing from the outside world. He
sees nobody but the two guards who
constantly watch him to prevent his
completing his "martyrdom" by killing
himself, such physicians as have exam
ined him, the district attorney. chief of
police and such detectives and govern
ment secret service men as take turns
in making him talk. What they have
succeeded in getting out Of him thus far
ts not much. He still persists In his
original statement that he has no ac-
completes, just as all the other anar-
chist murderers have done when they
were crosS-examined.
1t was the teachings OF Emma Cold
man, he says. which Immediately in
spired him to the deed. The police be-
lieve less and less OF this story the more
they question Czolgosz. They are con-
vinced that the attempt to murder the
president was the result Of maturely-
Matched anarchist plot. Just as was the
ASSASSINATION OF King Humbert of Italy.
Just what evidence along these lines
they have collected is kept within their
own circles. That they have got much
that is convincing is not doubted
much. that is, in addition to the broad,
general fact that the whole affair was
all the earmarks of typical anarchistic
murder conspiracy.
In all their questioning of Czo,gosz
now they are carfell to refrain from
anything like brow beating or bullying
him. They have found that under that
treatment he merely becomes suller and
shuts up like clam. On the other nand.
when they hold a line OF inquiry that
appeals to his Imagination, or above ali
that stirs the vanity and conceit which
are his chief characteristics, he re-
spends readily. He is still cunning
enough, however. to keep generally
within the bounds which evidently he
worked out for himself as part OF his
plans.
So far as his treatment in prison is
concerned it has been. ordered that he
be not annoyed or harrassed In any
way, and that he be made comparative
~ comfortable. He is even permitted to
smoke, and smoked three cigars sun
day.
There is deliberate purpose In this.
1t is not the intention that when he is
arraigned he shall have hunted.
bounded look to give color to any plea
of insanity that he may set up. He has
made no effort to try the insanity dodge
so far. Whether he would continue that
course II he were under the advice Of a
lawyer is matter Of speculation At
all events, 1t is the intention OF the au-
thorities that nothing in his treatment
while he is in prison shall leave aim in
any other than an entirely normal con-
dition.
There IL one point that In itself alone
is regarded by some OF the detectlves as
a significant straw. as bearing ubon. the
probability OF Csolgoss having had ac-
completes. and that 10 the Nay fin which
fcontinued a FiehtS ] IS; Q 3