Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-24
.qlpIO PROGRESS MADE
N THE CZOLGOS2 TRIAL.
INDICATES THAT II
CAN BE CONCLUDED By
TONIGHT.
TRY WAS EASILY SECURED.
=pENCE CONCERNING THE TEN
PIE OF MUSIC AND OF THREE
PHYSICIANS.

HrFFALO. N F., September 23.-
IN F. Czolgosz was placed on trial
morning charged with the murder
PRESIDENT William Mckinley. He
red a plea of Guilty" which was
=4ouently changed to Not GUILTY"
Erection of the court.
III the events Of the day indicated
mt the trial will be short
court convened at 10 o'clock. WITH
two hours, eight jurors had been
Hrnd. Technicalities were not
sod by examining counsel, but 1t
a5s significant that every man who
d he had not formed an opinion on
49, case was excused by the district
5-orney. Those who acknowledged
10y had formed an opinion or stated
at they were prejudiced but admit
Il that their opinion could De
3nged by evidence, were accepted by
54eh side.
Justice Truman C. White, one OF the
s.dest and most experienced of the
supreme Court judges, WIS on the
banch. Immediately after the opening
If court and Immediately after the
prisoner had pleaded, Justice Loran c.
Lewis. senior counsel for the defend
ant announced that together with his
colleague former Justice Robert c.
TITUS. and Mr.. Carleton E. Ladd, they
we're ready to act in
Behalf of the Prisoner.
Il thought it best" he said, for my
f5lIeagues and myself that l should
szv something regarding our presence
re as attorneys for the defndant. AT
He time my name was suggested | was
aat of the city and knew nothing or
nat was transpirlng sere with refer
erce to the selection of counsel for the
PENDANT. When the circumstances
of my selection were told to me, was
extremely reluctant to accept But the
59ty had been imposed and | consid-
red It my duty, in all the circum-
stances, to defend this man.
Il ask that no evidence be presented
here-that the court will not permit
the acceptance of any evidence, unless
It would be accepted at the trial of the
most meagre criminal in the land
q am familiar with the circum-
stances" said Justice White, in reply.
and | wish to say l will give you
every assurance that the prisoner will
have a fair and i'm partial trial, and
that during the progress of the trial
be will receive such treatment as the
law demands in any criminal CASE
The work of
Securing the Jurors
vas then undertaken with a celebrity
that was amazing. Before the day was
over the entire panel had been sworn,
he jurors had listened to description
OF the Temple of Music, where the
crime occurred had seen photographs
Of the interior of that structure, and
rad been told by three surgeons what
caused the death of the President and
the effect of the assassin's shot upon
lie various organs of the body. They
lad also learned why the fatal bullet
had not been located.
The presentation of the governments
case began shortly before o'clock.
when Assistant District Attorney Hal
ali 10
address the jury. He spoke very brief
ly
We shall show" said he, that for
some days prior to the shooting this
7efendant had premeditated the shoot
ing of the President. He knew that
m the 9Th of September the President
would receive the populace in the
Temple Of Music; that on that day he
went to the exposition, got in line with
The people and approached the Presi-
lent; that he had weapon concealed
ln MS hand, and as the President ex-
ended his hand in kindly greeting, he
nred the fatal shot.
He fired two shots, in fact One
Of them took effect in the abdomen
And Caused That Mortal Wound
which resulted in the Presidents death
hat in brief, is the story we shall
how you. Witnesses will tell you
MS story, and am sure that when you
nave heard the evidence you will have
no difficulty in reaching verdict Of
murder in the first degree
The first witness, Samuel J. Fields,
chief engineer of the Pan-American ex-
position described the ground floor
pian of the temple of music and was
followed by Perry A. Bliss, a photo
grapeher, who presented views of the
interior of the building.
The remainder of the afternoon was
taken up with the testimony of three
physicians, two of whom had attend
cd the President during his last days,
while the other performed the autopsy.
The latter. DR.. Harvey R. Gaylor, was
the first Of the trio to be called. He
described the location OF the wounds
In the stomach and the direction Of