The age-herald., 1901-09-08
Talked the Matter Over With Friends But There Was -----.-
 No Conspiracy
POLICE DO NOT BELIEVE HIM
Hold to Theory That He Was Drawn By Lot to Commit the Crime, But Did It
 Alone.

Buffalo, N Y, September 7.--Leon Czol- gosz insists that he alone is responsible for his crime. He says that he talked the matter over in advance in general way with his friends but that he was not ad- vised by them and that there was no plot or conspiracy to take the life of the President in which any one else had part He declined to furnish the names Of the men with whom he discussed the crime of Friday, but the police believe they will yet learn them, and that when they do they will have exposed the an- archistic plot of which they are confident the prisoner was the final agent of mur- der.
 Czolgosz submitted to six hours of ex- animation and questioning at the hands of the police officials today. The lengthy examination of the prisoner was fruitless save insofar as his own individual fate Is concerned, for while he told nothing that would duplicate any one else in his crime. he went over the scene at the Temple of Music when he shot the Presi dent again and again, completing a con- fession as ample as the law ever exacted. a Illustrates Shooting. He even went to the extent of illus trating to the officer the manner in which he shot the President, and told with manifest pride how he deceived the Presi- dent and his protectors with the ban daged hand that held the revolver. He mixed with his answers some of the phil osophy of the desperate political sect to which he belongs and seemed to be pos- 8 ing. The police say that in the end. when he comes to a true appreciation of his po- sition. he will break down and fully con fess Tn reviewing his confession he made open avowal of his belief in an- archy, and said that he had merely done his duty as he saw it.
 City and federal detectives spent the day in securing the city for some trace of possible confederates. but by nightfail had about abandoned the theory that he was assisted by any one here. They showed also an inclination to give up the belief that confederate preceded the prisoner into the reception line leading up to the President, but work along that line has not been abandoned.
 They Plotted Murder.
 The theory now held by the detectives
 
 plotted the murder of President McKin- ley and that he was picked out by lot or induced by persuasion to carry out the conspiracy. They say that he lacks the shrewdness to plan and execut the crime related.
 The prisoner said today that he did not desire lawyer to defend him. He had a couple of dollars when arrested and to- day asked that it be expended in the pur- chase of newspapers. His request was granted.
 Director General Buchanan and Secret Agent Foster called at police headquar- ters shortly after 12 o'clock and were closeted for some time with Superinten- dent Bull and District Attorney Penny When he left 1t was announced that Sec retary of War Root had through them made a request for complete secrecy in connection with the investigation of the crime. District Attorney Penny said:
 MT. Penny's Statement.
 'In order that the people shall not be unduly and improperly excited, Secretary Root has asked that this matter be treat ed al. quietly as possible. The making of a .ero of this man with certain classes or ,~the bitter condemnation of him will tend ! to disturb the people, and MT. Roots idea is to curb that. We will therefore not make public the confession made by the prisoner nor will we permit anyone other than officials and witnesses see the pris- oner.
 "We fully appreciate the force of the suggestion of MT. Root. and will do all we can to carry 1t out. There is always an inclination to overpy a man the character of the prisoner, and we will do all we can to check 1t in this case. I cannot say when the prisoner will be arraigned. I imagine the law will take no formal &C., ton against him until the result of the Presidents wound is known"
 What Court Will Try Him.
 The district attorney had conference