Evening journal., 1901-09-25
THE TESTIMONY INTERESTING
Facts About czolgosz's Life Brought
Out-coolness Of the Prisoner.

ObN-OOOlUtah OF llt FIlaOUcTs
Buffalo, Sept 25.-The trial OF Leon
F. Czolgosz for the murder of Presi-
dent Mckinley was resumed promptly
at 9.45 o'clock yesterday morning DR..
Mann was called up for cross-examina-
tlon. He stated that the condition Of
the President at the autopsy was very
unusual and not to be expected from
the nature Of the wounds.
81 presume. therefore, that the OPP
timistic bulletins that were issued from
time to time by the physicians were
without any knowledge or suspicion Of
these symptoms that were afterwards
discovered?" said Mr.. Lewis.
"The bulletins on the conditions
were optimistic in that they gave no
idea of what was to come" was the
reply "They expressed no opinion.
They merely stated facts, but the opin-
ions which were held by the staff
seemed to be fully warranted by the
condition Of the President. We had no
reason to suspect the existence of any
such state Of affairs as was found"
Louis L. Babcoclr, who was in charge
] Of the ceremonies I'm the temple of
music on the day OF the shooting. fol-
lowed DR.. Mann. He gave details OF
the arrangements made for the recep-
tion, and described the position Of the
President, and told where he stood
when the shots were fired. The testi-
mony of Edward r. Rice, chairman Of
, the committee Of ceremonies in the
temple. was practically the same as
Babcocks. James L. Quackenbush, an
other member of the reception com
mittee, was then called to the stand.
czolgosz Thought It His Duty
81 was standing directly opposite
the President" began Mr. Quaclen-
bush. Just before the shots we're
fired | noticed this man, the prisoner,
lift something white. Immediately
there were two shots. Then the artil-
lerymen who had been standing behind
the President plunged forward as also
did Secret Service officer Gallagher. The
prisoner was borne to the floor Secret
service men, Officers Ireland and Fos
ter were also in the group scrambling
on the floor about the defendant At
the Presidents right stood Secretary
| Cortelyou and back of him the other
officers and artillerymen. II seemed as
/ If all these went to the floor in the
mass. A few minutes later the pris-
oner was lifted to his feet He was
struck IN the face by one of the secret
service men and again went to the
floor. He was then removed to one Of
the side rooms of the buildings"
On reaching police headquarters on
the night of the shooting, Mr.. Quack-
enbush accompanied District Attorney
Penney to the Office of Mr.. Bull, the
superintendent of police, where the
prisoner was being examined.
Tell us what transpired there" said
| the district attorney
"Mr. Penney and the assistant dis
trict attorney had some conversation
and then the prisoner, in reply to ques-
tions, stated that he had killed the
president because he believed II to be
his duty He understood the position in
which he placed himself, and was will
ing to take his chances. Czolgosz said
he had gone to the Falls on the pre-
vious day with the intention OF shoot
ing the president, but was unable to
aarry out his intention. He came to
Buffalo and got in line with the peo-
pie at the Temple of Music. The de-
fendant told us how he concealed his
weapon; how he kept his hand con-
cealed in his pocket while waiting to
reach the presidents side. When he
reached a point in front of the presi-
dent, he fired. If he had not been stop
ped, he said, he would have fired more
shots.
''Did he say anything about planning
TO kill the president on any other oc-
casion?" asked District Attorney Pen
noy. "Ho said he had been watching the
president for three or four days for
favorable opportunity Of shooting"
did he give any reason for wishing
to kill the PRESIDENT" "Yes; he said he
did not believe in the present form OF
government, or any of the institutions
Of it." Continuing. Quackenbush said