The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-09-20
AN EARLY TRIAL
Next Monday MeKinley's Assassin
VIII Be Taken Into Court.
Indicted for Murder In the First Degrees
But he Refused to Plead, FsIEnfng
Insanity Counsel Assigned
20 Defend Him.


Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. 1s.-Just exact
y ten days after the assassination
Of President Mckinley, the anarchist
who fired the fatal shots, Leon F.
CzOlgOsz, was indicted by the grand
jury for murder in the first, degree
At 4:41 the secret Indictment was pre-
scented to Judge Emery in the county
court. Then ensued a wait Of an
hour, but the rumor that the muir
derer was to be arraigned spread and
in short time the court room was
crowded. The prisoner was driven
from the Penitentiary Jail where he
had been confined, and taken under
strong guard to the court room Col
gOsz, as he entered the court room,
was shackled to a detective, while
another detective held his other arm.
The crowd surged about him on all
sides, but the police compelled the
people to keep their seats. CzolgOsz
is Of medium height, Of fairly good
build and has light, curly hair, but
q ten days growth of beard on his
face gave him an unkempt appear
ance. Apparently he feigned insanity,
not stupidity, and his glance rOamed
about, but his eyes were always down.
cast. Not once did he look the cOun-
ty prosecutor or the judge in the face.
He persistently refused to answer
questions put to him by the Prosecut-
ing attorney. He would not plead to
the Indictment, neither would he say
whether he had employed or desired
counsel. The court assigned LOrain
L. Lewis and Robert c. Titus, emf
nent lawyers of Buffalo, to defend
him. Czolgosz was then handcuffed
and hurried from the court room
Judge Lewis, for the prisoner, has
entered a plea of not guilty, reserT-
ing the right to withdraw that plea
Czolgosz was a second time brought
into court and again refused to plead.
The trial of the case has been set
for Monday next.
District Attorney Penney gave no.
tice that he would move to have the
Indictment transferred to the SUI
preme court for trial and would also
notice the trial for next Monday
morning. ST know of no reason why
the defendant should not be ready
next Monday" replied Judge Lewis
At his request, however, the orders
will not be entered until Judge Titus
returns, which viii probably be with
in day or two.
Judge Lewis said that he might also
like an order Of the court for alien
lists to examine the prisoner, as the
district attorney had informed him
that eminent alienists had examined
the prisoner on behalf of the people
This gave rise to the belief that 9
special plea of insanity may be en-
tered by the counsel for the defense
Remove the prisoner" said judge
Emery, and CzOlgOsz was taken bach
to the jail by the underground route
wouldn't Tolerate InhammatOl-y Talk.
Cleveland, o., Sept. 1T.-FrSank Id
ings, p years of age, a blacksmith
was arraigned Monday upon a charge
Of suspicion. In a saloon on St. CLAN
street Idings is alleged to have said;
ST belong to a society that viii give
$4,000 to any man who viii Kill
Roosevelt" IdiRgs, at his, hearing
did not deny that he made the state
ment He was remanded to Jail and
will be given another hearing We,7nes
day. Meantime the police will make
every effort to learn all about the
prisoner.
The Ass:assin's Father Heart-BrOken-
Cleveland, o., Sept. 16.-The father
of the ass ASSN of President Mckinley
has not yet slept or eaten anything
since Saturday morning. Since the
death of the president he has becOme
moody and has lost his appetite. A
younger brother of the assassin says
that his father is heart-bro ken as a
consequence of the death Of the presi-
dent.
UIads Arrest Before.
Scranton, PA, Sept. 17.-LeOn tZzol-
gOsz was ARE sted six years ago al
Duyrea, Pa, Oh arged with an attem pr
to blow up the house of a Polls b
Catholic priest. Many sticks of dyna
mite with caps and wires were found
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