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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
THE WORK OF ASSASSNS
Notable Assassinations Recorded
in History.
ATTEMPTS OF RECENT TIMES.
Names of Celebrated Personages Who
Have Died at the Hands of Maniacs
and Conspirators-Euro Statesmen
and Rulers Chiefly Victims.

George III. of England, attempt by
Margaret Nicholson on Aug. 2, 1856,
and by James Hatfield on May Is, 1900
Napoleon 1. of France, attempt by
use of an internal machine on Deem
Der "a, 1900.
Gear Paul of Russia, killed by mobiles
CT his court on March "a, 1901.
Spencer Percival, premier of Eng
land, killed by Bellingham on May II,
1912.
George Nv. of England, attempt on
Jan. %, 1917. 2
August Kotzebue of Germany, killed
by Earl Sand for political motives on
March %, 1919.
Charles Due de Berri, killed on Feb.
10, 1920.
Andrew Jackson. president Of the
United States, attempt on Jan. 80,
1885.
Louis Philippe of France. six at
tempts: By Fieschi, on July %, 1885;
by Alibaud, on June 25, 1886; by Miu-
nier, on Dec. II, 1886; by Darmos, on
Oct. 16, 1910; by Lecompte, on April
IA, 1916; by Henry, on July 10, 1916.
| Denis Affre, archbishop Of Paris, or
June q, 1s4S.
Rossi, Comte Pellegrino, Roman
statesman, on Nov. Is, 1S4S.
Frederick William ". of Prussia, at
tempt by Sofelage on May %, 1850. =
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OTHER GRIMES RECALLED
By the Attempt to Kill President
Mckinley.
ARE MURDERED BY MANIACs'
Two Previous Attempts Have Been
Made by Fanatics Upon the Lie Oh
neutrality-suspicious. Was Once Shot ~
by Madman.

Two presidents of the United States
Lincoln and James A. Car
field-have fallen before the assassin
bullet prior to the crime at BuHaio. AL
attempt was made to assassinate An
drew Jackson, but was thWarted. Fres-
ident McKinley's life has been threat
ened twice before this last event.
The murder of President Lincoln
came at the close of the costly ana
bloody civil war; at moment Wnen
all the man from Illinois had strug-
gled for seemed about to be realized
in the hour when the triumph OF the
republic seemed the greatest. The as
sassin was John Wilkes Booth, an ac-
tor. brother Of the afterward famous
tragedian, Edwin Booth, and mis-
anthropist of the most pronounced
type.
Almost at the moment that Presl-
dent Lincoln was assassinated Lewis
Payne Powell, son of a Florida clergy
man. broke into the residence OF sec
retary Seward, where the latter was
living i'll, and whom he stabbed in sew
eral places. He also fractured the
skull of Mr.. Stewards son, stabbed
soldier on duty and two other persons
and made his escape.
Booth was shot by his pursuers ano
Payne was hanged.
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MAKES A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Caution Might Have Prevented the
Shooting.

Caution Might Have Prevented the
Shooting.
Buffalo, NJ Y, telegram: The most
graphic and accurate account of the
shooting of President Mckinley comes
from Samuel R. Ireland of the United
States secret service and member of
the presidents bodyguard Mr.. Ireland
was first to seize the assassin and bore
him to the floor of the Temple of Mu-
sic. He is notably cool and level
headed young man and is favorite
with President Mckinley. 1t will be
seen that he intimates in, his nara
tive that a change in the position
which he usually occupied while the
president was receiving crowds was
responsible for his failure to prevent
the shooting. Here is Irelahd's story:
ut 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 on
Friday was requested to- tand .obpo-
site the president so that tIMillburn
could stand to the left and introduce
the people who approached. In that
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plosion Of Winter Palace, st. Peters,
burg, on Feb. II, 1880; killed by ex-
plosion of bomb thrown by a man
who was himself killed. st. Peters
burg, on March Is, 1881.
James A. Garfield, president of the
United States, shot by Charles j.
Guiteau on July 2, 1881.
Mayor Carter H. Harrison of Chica-
go, shot by Prendergast on Oct. ~,
1893.
Marie Francois Carnot, president OF
France, stabbed mortally at Lyons by
Cesare Santo, an anarchist, on Sun
day, June "a, 1894.
Stanislaus Stambuloff, ex-premier OF
Bulgaria, killed by four persons, arm
ed with revolvers and knives, on July
%, 1896.
Nasr-ed-D shah of Persia, was
assassinated on May L. 1896, as he was
entering shrine near his palace. The
man who shot him was disguised as a
woman and is believed to have been
the tool of band of conspirators. He
rible death that Persian ingenuity
could invent.
Antonio Canovas del Castillo, prime
minister Of Spain, shot to death by
Michael Angolillo, alias Coli, an Ital-
ian anarchist, at Santa Agueda, Spain
while going to the baths, on Aug. 8
1897.
Juan Idiarte Borda, president Of
Uruguay, killed on August Is, 1897
at Montevideo by Avelino Arredondo
officer in Uruguayan army.
President Diaz, attempt in the City
of Mexico by M. Arnulfo on Sept. 20
1897.
Jose Maria Regina Barrios, presiden
of Guatemala, killed at Guatemala Cit.
on Feb. 8, 1898, by Oscar solinger.
Empress Elizabeth of Austria, stab
bed by Luchini, French-Italian an
archist, at Geneva, Switzerland, o.
Sept. 10, 1898.
William Goebel, Democratic claim
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AS.aSSi,l ries 10
KIN President.

close behind him came the colored man
who had just shaken hands with the
president. While they struggled with
him on the floor President Mckinley
took step backward and was Instant
ly elapsed in the arms of Detective
Gerry, another member of his body
guard. The president did not fall. nor.
did he reel, although both bullets had
struck him. Half turning his head to
the officer, he asked:
Am | shot?" Evidently he had been
so stunned with surprise that he had
not felt the impact of the bullets.
While he was speaking the officer and
Secretary Cortelyou had been leading
him backward to a chair and had torn
omen his vest. Blood was on his shirt
front and Detective Gerry, answering
his question, said
81 fear you are, Mr.. President"
Secretary Cortelyou sank on one
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mer street and Ackland avenue, Pol
ish settlement in the far southwestern
part of the city. Some of them are
butchers and others have different
trades. Czolgosz's father lives on a
farm about eight miles from Cleveland.
The assassin is detained at police
headquarters pending the result of the
Presidents injuries. Czolgosz does not
appear in the least uneasy or penitent
for his action. Czolgosz shows no sign
of insanity, but is very reticent about
much of his career. While acknowl-
edging himself an anarchist, he does
not state to what branch of the or
ganization he belongs. AS near as can
be learned the facts contained in the
confession are as follows: The mans
name is Leon Czolgosz He is of Pol
fisherman, extraction. His home is
in Cleveland, where he has seven
brothers and sisters. He is an avowed
anarchist and an ardent disciple of
Emma Goldman, whose teachings, he
alleges, are responsible for his attack
on the President He denies stead
lastly that he is the instrument of any
body of anarchists or the tool of any
coterie of plotters. He declares that
he did not have confederate. His
only reason for the deed, he declares,
is that he believed the present form of
government in the United States is
unjust, and he concluded that the most
effective way to remedy it was to kill
xzthe President. These conclusions, he
declares, he reached through the teach
ings of Emma Goldman. Five alleged
anarchists were arrested in Cleveland
and taken to- police headquarters
4 A +ar NO; >, . a.,sg s.rere
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coSFEssEs HIS GUILT.

Leon Czolgosz, without Remorse Tells
of Attack on President
Leon Czolgosz, the accused and self
confessed assassin, has signed con-
fession covering six pages of foolscap,
in which he says that he is an an
archist, and that he decided on the
act three days before and bought in
Buffalo the revolver with which it
was committed. He is unmarried.
He claims to be member of the
Golden Eagles Czolgosz has seven
brothers and sisters in Cleveland,
and the directory of that city has
the names of about that number of
persons of his name living on Hos
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Napoleon LII ats,
on April %, 1856; by Bellemarre on
Sept. 8, 1856; BY Orsini and others
(France) on Jan. Ia, 1858.
Daniel prince of Montenegro, on
Aug. 10, 1860.
Abraham Lincoln, president of the
United States, at Ford's theater,
Washington, by John Wilkes Booth,
on the evening of April IA; died on
April Is, 1865.
Michael, prince of servia, on June
10, 1865
Prim, marshal of Spain, on Dec. %;
died on Dec 80, 1870
George Darboy, archbishop of Paris,
by communists, on May "a, 1871.
Richard, Earl of Mayo, governor
general of India, by Shere Ali, con-
Wet, in Andaman Islands, on Feb. 8,
1872.
Amadeus, duke of Aosta. when king
of Spain, attempt on July 10. 1872.
Prince Bismarck, attempt by Blind
on May Z, 1866; by Kullman on July
10, 1874.
Abdul Aziz, sultan of Turkey, on
June 4, 1876.
Hussein Avni and other Turkish
ministers, by Hassan, Circassian Of
ficer, on June Is, 1876.
William L. of Prussia and Germany,
attempts by Oscar Becker on July IA,
1861; by Hodel on May IL, 1873; by Dr..
Nobiling on June 2, 1878.
Mehemet Ali, Pasha, by Albanians
on Sept. z, 1873.
Lord Lytton, viceroy of India, at
tempt by Busa, on Dec. IL, 1878.
Alfonso XII. of Spain, attempts by
J. o. Moncasi on Oct. rs, 1878; by
Francisco Otero Gonzalez on Dec. 80,
1879.
Loris Melikoff, Russian general, at
tempt on March 4, 1880.
Bratiano, premier of Roumania, at
tempt by ]. Pietraro on Dec. IA, 1880.
Alexander II. of Russia, attempts by
Karakazow at st. Petersburg on April
16, 1866; by Berezowski at Paris on
June 6, 1867; by Alexander Solovieff
on April Ia, 1879; by undermining a
railway train on Dec. l, 1879; by ex-
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way l was unable to get a good look
at every ones right hand.

SA.eseSSeeSesesesSeOeseseSN
way l was unable to get a good look
at every ones right hand.
A few moments before Czolgosz ap-
preached man came along with three
fingers of his right hand tied up in
bandage and he had shaken hands
with his left. When Czolgosz came up
noticed he was boyish looking fell
low with an innocent face, perfectly
calm, and also noticed that his right
hand was wrapped in what appeared to
be bandage. I watched him closely
but was interrupted by the man in
front of him, who held on to the pres
ident's hand an unusually long time.
This man appeared to be an Italian
and wore short, heavy black mus
tache. He was persistent and 1t was
necessary for me to push him along so
that the others could reach the presi-
dent. Just as he released the presi-
dents hand and as the president was
reaching for the hand of the assassin
there We're two quick shots. Startled
for moment, looked and saw the
president draw his right hand up UNI
der his coat, straighten up and, press
ing his lips together, give Czolgosz the
most scornful and contemptuous look
possible to imagine.
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gazed anxiously into his face.

gazed anxiously into his face. '4'1llzsa
Tells Friends Not to Fear.
DO not be alarmed" said the presi-
dent, lit is nothing"
His head sank forward into his
hands a moment and then he raised
it briskly, while the stream of crimson
Welled from the wound in his breast
and spread in an widening circle
on his white shirt front.
But you are wounded" exclaimed
Mr.. Cortelyou, let me examine"
NO, no. insisted the president. 81
am not badly injured, l assure YOU"
With bullet in his breast. and an
other through his stomach, he did nor
lose consciousness. He sat almost as
stanch and straight in his chair as
though his assailant's shot had
missed, and he seemed the calmest and
least perturbed of the immense gather
ing. President Milburn and Secretary
Cortelyou were almost frantic with
alarm, but the wounded man continual
to assure them that his injuries were
trifling
This dramatic scene upon the little
platform was enacted in the midst of
terrific tumult, which continued nm
interruptedly for many minutes.
Secret Service Men Active.
When the secret cervice men and tho
colored man first threw themselves
upon Czolgosz, the assailant of the
president, and pinned him to the floor
lest he should try to use the revolver
again, twenty more men hurled them
selves upon the scrambling quartet
and buried Czolgosz from sight. Every
man in that struggling, crazy throng
was striving to get hold of Czolgosz to
strike him, to rend him, to wreak upon
him in any way the mad fury which
possessed them instantly when they
realized what he had done.
The greater part of the crowd was
stunned for an instant by the enormity
of the crime they witnessed, but when
the reaction came they surged forward
like wild beasts, the strongest tearing
the weakest back out of the way and
forcing themselves forward to where
the prisoner was held by his captors.
All the time tumult of sound filled
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
MckCxNL EV SHOT BY
AN a. ANARCHIST

the place, hollow roar at first, pune
tuated by the shrieks of women, swell
ing into medley of yells and curses.
Men said unintelligible things as they
pushed and crowded toward the center
of the swaying mob. They wanted to
lynch Czolgosz, whoever he was. They
wanted to see him and they shouted
vainly at the police officers in front to
drag him out.
Mad Effort to Kill Czolgosz.
The little force of exposition guards,
penned in by the clamoring mob,
fought desperately to hold their pris-
oner from the bloodthirsty crowd.
They had Czolgosz safe and fast. His
revolver had been wrenched from his
hand in the instant that Detective Ire
land fell upon him, and he was help
less, bruised and bleeding. His face
was cut when he was thrown to the
floor and dozen eager, vicious hands
had struck at him and reached him
over the shoulders of the officers.
Slowly, very slowly, the little force
Of police made way through the crowd,
dragging the prisoner between them.
They were determined there should be
no lynching. Things were bad enough
as it was, and lynching would have
been the browning horror of the day.
From outside the building, where the
news spread from lip to lip, more
thousands pushed and jostled and
shouted in their eagerness to enter the
building. Those inside were struggling
in two directions-the more timorous
to escape from the place before STAN
pede should crush out their lives, and
the hot-headed to reach Czolgosz-
only to reach Czolgosz was their one
idea.
Presidents Self Control.
And thus the contest ragged while the
president sat, pale but calm, in the
midst of the excited little group on the
platform. 1t was impossible to take
him away at the moment. Every door
way was damned with a crazy, shout
ing mob moving in two directions, try
ing to escape and trying to enter. To
ward the main door the police were
| fighting their way with fists and billies
to get Czolgosz out of the crowd ant
| place him behind the bars. Upon the
minutes which were speeding nigh
depend the presidents life, for no med
ical aid could reach him in that mael
strom, and it was evident that he wa
sorely wounded.
More police came plunging into tn
crowd from headquarters, where tn
direful news had sped. They hurle
themselves upon the swaying mol
they stuck and pushed and shoute
commands, and it slowly gave way ju!
enough so they could reach the lit
band struggling to save Czolgosz fro
\ a sudden and frigltful death. The
dragged him out. hustled him ava
through the beautiful espositio
grounds and threw him behind barre
doors, where he was saved for the la
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molding was the trade of the elder
Mckinley and of his father. They
were men of strong character and abil-
ity, devout members of the Methodist
Church, and in politics ardent Wing
and Republican. The father of the
President lived to see his son Governor
of Ohio, and his mother saw him
President. She, died Dec. ~, 1897, at
the age of SS. Williams education was
begun in the public schools of Miles,,
but when he was 9 years old the family
moved to Portland, Mahoning County,
Ohio, where his schooling was contin-
ued in Union Seminary. He remained
here until he entered Allegheny Col
lege, Meadville, Pa, in 1850. Soon after
this, although he was FOND. of athletic
sports, his health failed on account Of
overstudy. Upon recovery he became
a clerk in the Poland postofice, and
held this position when the civil war
broke out in 1861. June II Of that
year he1enlisted as a private in Com
WE of the Twenty-third Ohio Vol
er Infantry.
rs organization became a famous
bent. and numbered among its Of
and men General w. S. RoseA
Genera - ayes (who b
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Terrible Acr
at buffalo
Done ss'biie Ssousands Were
Greeting CbieF Executix,e.

While shaking hands with the public
from platform in the Temple Of Mu-
sic at the Buffalo exposition at 4 D. m.
Friday afternoon President Mckinley
was stricken down n the act Of ex
tending his hand in kind and friendly
greeting to Leon Czolgosz, his muir
derous assailant. Receiving the warm
hand-clasp of the head Of the nation
the man who sought his life fired two
shots with the other and stood
back to view the terrible work of the
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STORY 4 OF THE SHOOTING.
Authentic Account Of Attack Made b,

Authentic Account OF Attack Made by
Czolgosz.
Many hundred people had shaken
hands with the president, one of the
last being burly colored man. He
murmured his acknowledgements of
the honor and moved on to make way
for heavily built young fellow about
% years old, who was slowly following
him in the long line.
Carried Handkerchief.
There was nothing to mark him
from the thousands around him, ex-
cept that he carried handkerchief in
his hand and even that, perhaps, was
scarce worthy OF note, for the build
ing was small and crowded, the wealth
er was sultry and thousands of hand
kerchiefs were in constant requisition.
The young man moved rapidly to
position Immediately in front Of the
president, so close that he could have
shaken his hand. AS he had done so
many hundreds of times in the pre-
ceding half hour, Mr. Mckinley bowed,
smiled genia1ly and extended his
hand.
But the young man did not grasp it.
So quickly that the watchful eyes of
the presidents bodyguard had no hint
of the menace in his movement, he
raised the hand in which the handker-
chief was held and fired two shots at
the president The handkerchief had
covered revolver. which he had car
ried thus openly through the crowd.
Czolgosz Quickly Seized.
At the sound Of the shots Detective
ireland Of the secret service force
leaped upon the man like tiger and
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president IN the breast, the 32- Der
bullet fattening on the bone. The sec
ond and serious wound was bullet
hole In the abdomen, about five inches
below the left nipple and an inch and
half to the left of the median line The
bullet which caused that wound pene-
trated both the interior and posterior
walls Of the stomach, going complete
~ through that organ. 1t was found
that as a consequence of the perfora-
ton the stomach fluid had circulated
about the abdominal cavity.
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If it were not for the Irish members
Of parliament half Of the fun of par
liamentary proceedings would be lost
Sir said an Irish N. P, "if have
any Partially for the honorable mem
Der. it is against him!' "Sir," said
another. Il answer boldly in the af-
firmative, MOI "The silence of the
Irish members of the house." said an
other, shall be heard no longer!"
Sir John Parnell declared that Every
man ought to be ready to give his last
penny to save the remainder of his for
tune!" while another spoke of RE
deeming character irretrieyably
lost!" Another member declared that
he was not going to reiterate what he
was going to say, but that "the time
has concluded is rapidly arriving
when the population of Ireland will be
decimated by wo-thirds!"- London
Tit-Bits.
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It is from the residence Of Mr. Mil
burn that the bulletins are SO eagerly
awaited by the sorrowing American
people,
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srrrCH OF s1cK1NLEY,s LIFE.

q SKETCH OF sIcKINLEY's LIFE.
from the village school to the Presi-
Dental Chair.
william Mckinley, twenty-ffth
President Of the United States, was
born at Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio.
Jan. %, 1s43. His ancestors We're of
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Shooting OF GarfleId.

On the I'd of July, 1881, all over the
United States, at 9:3S in the morning,
the telegraph instruments suddenly
opened with the Washington cali
Operators who wondered at the sudde1
Interruption spranR to their keys
Is1 AaI1o[RlQ ann :s.Ssaffso sqa q
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THREE PRESIDENTS VICTIMS OF ASSASSINS' BULLETS

ant to the governorship of Kentucky,
shot by person unknown on Tuesday
Jan. 30, 1900, while on his way to the
state capitol in Frankfort, Ky.
Humbert, king of Italy, SHOT to
death on July 20, 1900, at Mona, Italy,
resci.
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Head Of National Society l6rsss Inter
national War on A1iarchists.
Washington, telegram: COMMISSIONS
vester, superintendent Of the Washing
ton police force and president Of TIL
Police Chiefs Association Of i'll
United States and Canada, favors h
ternational cooperation Of police "a
thority for the stamping out Of "a
archistic societies. The attempt upol
President McKinley's life has led Nal
Sylvester to address, a letter to til,
directors of the police association ure|
Ing them to cooperate With ~
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aApnsIR IlaIudlaxa q, apIsa.

by Brussels anarchist on A.
William Mckinley, president ON
United States, attempt, shot at Buffa-'
10, on Sept. 6, 1901.
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(esident CA ld Wa
It by Charles Guiteau. "

pOt Dy CnarleS Gu1teau.
This was the second presidentia al
sassination to be spread on the pa
of American history That morniH
President Garfield, accompanied by
Secretary of State Blaine, had gone to
the Baltimore and Ohio depot in WASH
1ngton to take train to Williams Coly
lege, Ohio. 1t was his old college and
he was to be the guest of honor at the
commenceent exercises. He was in
unusually happy mood and chatted
gayly with Mr.. Blaine. They entered
the station waiting room together. AS
they passed the door Charles ]. Cut
teau, the assassin, stepped up behind \
Mr.. Garfield and shot him. The presi-
dent sank to the floor, officers seized
Guiteau and the dread news was flash.
ed to all parts of the country.
Suffered Intense Agony.
AS soon as possible the president was
removed to the White House. and
later, by advice of his physicians, was
removed to cottage at Elberon, N.
j., where he died Sept. 10. 1881.
The entire country lived with him
during his hours of agony and mourn
ed when he passed away. He was a
man of superb constitution and his bat
tie for recovery is one of the saddest
stories to be recorded. Guiteau was a
blind partisan whose mind had been
worked upon by the stories of the Bit
ter political fight then raging be-
tween the president and Senators
Conkling and Platt of New York. The
man had been crank all his life. a
monomaniac, and had gone deliberate
ly to Washington to kill the president,
believing that by so doing he would
save the country and advance himself,
He had sought Office and been disanl
pointed and he brooded upon this UNI
he determined on his bloody deed.
During Andrew Jackson's admins
tration maniac attempted to shoe
him, but was overcome and incarcer
ated in an asylum for life.
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"At the same time reached for Il
young man and caught his left al
The big negro standing just bach
him and who would have been
to take the presidents hand, str
the young man in the neck with
hand and with the other reached
the revolver, which had been
charged through the handkerchief
the shots from which had set fire
the linen.
Immediately dozen men fell UNI
the assassin and bore him to 4
floor"