Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-09-07
"GEORGr. T.. cORTELYoU.
Secretary to the President

Buffalo. Sept. G.-While President
Mckinley was receiving in the Temple
Of Music, this afternoon. he was APP
preached by 4 man with a dark nous
tache and his one hand covered With a
handkerchief.
AS tnc !uan extended his hand to the
President. apparently with the intention
Of shaking hands With him, he fired
shot which entered thr President )
right hIcAst lodging against the breast
bore.
Another shot was fired 1T once. Tie
bullet entering the T.. siicnts ub 20
men.
Ihe .eSailant was immediately ssiZ-
ed. thrown tu the ground and quickly
as a Hash ~ men weIc upon him.
When h WAS rescued he was cover
ed with hloot from cash in his face.
ClieS "t lynchins w.ic heard in every
direction but the police managed 10 get
the inan uut of the grounds and loC.lc.i
him up IL a station housr Il short dis
tancc from the Srounu%.
Later hv was removed to police he id =
quarters.
Detective Gcary was near the prison
er ana the President fell into his arms.
Am | shot" asked the President.
The officer opened the President Z
vest and seeing blood replied: Yes.
am afraid YOU are Mr.. President.
The President was at once taken to
the Emergency hospital where a bullet
which had lodged against the breast
bone was removed. Later the Presi-
dent reported as resting easy.
n-..1n,r. Itr Ia N.
well-knowu surgeon. arrived at the
hospital and after putting the Presi-
dent under an anaesthetic began prob
ing for the bail in the abdomen.
The prisoner declares he is Fred Me
man OF Detroit. When arrested he
was asked why he had shot the Presi-
dent and replied:
Il am an Anarchist ana have done
my duty"
Later he denied to police officials that
he was an Anarchist
Buffalo. \. Y. Sept. G.-President
Mckinley was shot twice. this after
noon. in the Temple of Music. He was
shot by we'll dressed man who ap-
preached him with a revolver conceal
ed by handkerchief and as the PreSi
dent extended his hand he fired two
shots. one taking effect in the breast
and the other in the abdomen. The
man has been arrested.
The President is now resting easily
in the hospital at the Exposition
grounds and the prisoner is said to
have been taken to the 18th District
Police station.
bullet which had lodged against
the Presidents breast bone has been
distracted.
The man who shot the President ad-
mits that he is an Anarchist and that
ne Is resident of Detroit. He says he
Is OF Polish nationality.
The assailant's name is Fred Me
man. He has resided in Buffalo for a
week on Broadway.
-Four physicians. Drs. Mynter, Mann.
van Peyrura of this city. and DIR. Lee
OF st. Louis. are with the President
Al 5.43 the President was resting
easy.
An attempt was made to lynch the
prisoner but the police succeeded in
getting out of the grounds and 10, kad
him up
Ihere Is great excitement here. Thu
s.reets IN front of the different news
paper Offices are crowded with anxious
people.
Dr. Roswell Parks. known
surgeon. has arrived at the hospit Al
anu is now probing for the bullet which
entered the abdomen.
Dr. David T. Day. superintendent Of
.ne Mines building. left the hospital at
o''' ociock and reports the Presidents
respiration easy and pulse good At 6
O'CLOCK the President was put under in