Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-12


Assassin Tells How the shots Were
PRED - Expression on President--
Face When struck Boston Man
SAYS mckinley Prayed That Assn.-
rin Might BE Forgiven.
5 T. ireland. the secret service man
who arrested the assassin who Shot
President Mckinley at Buffalo. made
this statement OF the tragedy. SAYS the
New IcrK sun:
III Is Incorrect. as has been stated
that the least fear of an assault vas
entertained by the presidential party.
Since the Spanish war the president
las Travelled al over the country and
has met people eVerywh here. In Can
ton he walks 70 church and down town
without the sign of secret service
man or any kind Of an escort. In
Washington Ire walks about the White
House grounds, drives out freely and
has enjoyed much freedom from tie
presence Of detectives
1T has been my custom to stand back
II tae president and just t. lis left 80
that ! could see tLe right hand Of ev-
cry person approaching. but that dry
Secretary Cortelyou requested that |
stand opposite tire president. 50 that
Dir. Milburn could stand to his left aud
Introduce tie people who approached.
iii that way was unable to get 4 good
look 1t every ones right hand.
a few moments before Czolgosz aD-
preached man had come along with
three fingers Of his right hand tied in
i bandage. and be had shaken hands
with his left. When Czolgosz came up,
I Ia
fellow with an innocent face. perfectly
calm. ana | also noticed that his right
hand was wrapped in what appeared
to be a bandage. l watched him close
~, but was Interrupted by the man in
front of him, who held on to the presi-
dents hand an unusually long time
This man, who appeared to be an Ital-
ian ana who had a short cropped.
heavy black mustache, was persistent.
and it was necessary for me to push
him along SO that the others could
reach the president
Just as he released the presidents /
hand and as the president was reach
ing for the hand of the assassin there
were two quick shots Startled look
ed and saw the president draw his
right hand up under his coat, straight
en- up and, pressing his lips together,
give Czolgosz the most scornful ana
contemptuous look possible to imagine.
III the same time | reached for the
Young man and caught his left arm.
The big negro. standing just back of
him ana who would have been next to
take tie presidents hand, struck the
young man in the neck with one hand
and with the other reached for the
II al y .4rtr.t
through the handkerchief and the shots
from which had set ire TO the linen.
immediately d dozen men fell upon
tie assassin, and he was borne to the
floor While on the floor Czolgosz again .
tried to discharge the revolver, but be-
fore he could get it to the president il .
was knocked from his hand by the ne .
gro. AS ii Went across the door one
Of the artillerymen picked it up and
put it in his pocket. On the way down
to the police station Czoigosz would
not say word. but seemed greatly ag-
itated."
Detective Sergeant Geary was stand
ing next TO the president when the
shots We're fired. He caught the presi-
dent in his arms Immediately after
ward and led him TO a seat as Detec-
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