Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-10-05

and law and justice and government
into the chaos Of their own wild raw
ings.
Such was the school where Leon
Cxolgosz learned the gospel Of hate.
From such teuchers us Emma Gold.
man. high pricstess of anarchlsm and
free love, he claims to have drunk the
inspiration Of his objectionable offensc
against the person Of the President and
the people Of the United States.
1t should be noted that Czolgosz had
no religion. Like all other anarchists,
he regarded religion ms mental un.
soundncss. a species Of prlestcraft that
furnished nm easy method Of living to
the preachers. Anarchy is aimed rs
much against the church-all churches
and any church-as against society.
The assassin had listened to an In.
cendiary speech delivered by Emma
Goldman In Cleveland. 1t fred his
brain; It set his blood afiame; It stirred
his vanity to do something for the
cause Of the gospel Of hate. Accord.
Ing to his own confession made to the
Buffalo police. he left the meeting
place determined on assassination. But
the assassination Of the President had
not a. yet taken form in his frenzied
brain. His mind was merely In whlrl;
his passions had worked him up to the
point Of desperation: he had not deter.
mined upon whom the walls Of his
wrath would fall. Then he visited Chi.
cago. and one day the eight" a. he
Viewed It. came upon him. He read In
q paper that the President was to visit
Buffalo. And purchasing ticket he
went to the an.Amerlcan city.
The resolution Of the man had now
taken form. and with duty" to do
an execrable. igDoble deed-his mind
settled down to business. He perfected
his plans. He inquired about the func.
lions ut which the President would be
present. He learned Of his usual hab.
it's ON such occasions. Possessed Of
every detail that could aid In his dam.
nable infamy, he waited.
The President OH Tuesday reached
Buffalo. and the assassin was on hand
near the railroad gate when the distin.
guished party arrived and entered the
grounds. But the police forced him
back; the crowds surged here and there
CzOlgosz could not get an opportunity
to use his revolver. Wednesday, while
the President was speaking, the as.
sassin was within hearing distance, but
could not get near enough for his fell
deed. He would not take any chance
of shooting and missing. for then he
would be arrested and his opportunity
would be lost forever
Thursday he spent the day on the
grounds. seeking In vain for an oppor.
tunity to reach the President. But the
opportunity did not present itself and
he returned home dlspirlted. II was nj.
most hopeless that night" the scoun.
drel says In his statement to the police.
And then came the unlucky day. II
got TO the Temple Of Music the first
one," Czolgosz says, land waited at the
spot where the reception was to be
held. Then he came, the President
and l got In line and trembled and
trembled until got right up to him.
and then shot him twice. through my
white handkerchief. l would have fred
more, but was stunned by blow In
the face-a frightful blow that knocked
me d0wn-and then everybody Jumped
ON me. l thought would be killed.
Cxolgosx has been sullen and loQua.
cious at times. a. becomes bis abnormal
mind. The conviction that he 10 now
one of the great ones Of the EARTH"
that all the world Is talking Of him.
renders him boastful. It pleased his
vanity when he was summoned to bs
photographed. for he knew his picture
would be published broadcast. and
what cared he for the infamy IL only
It were eternal. He posed for the cam.
era with the heroic attitude Of q mar.
tyr. Behind the strong bars Of his cell
and the stronger arm of the law, he
boosted that ON striking the President
he did his duty. for ~ am an anarchist"
he proudly added. He even went to
the extent of illustrating to the officers
the manner In which he shot the Presi.
dent, and he brilliantly dllated upon
his shrewdness In deceiving the Presi.
dents protectors with the bandagsd