The sun., 1901-09-10

LEON czoLGosZ.
The great majority Of these reports, i'll
the words Of cabinet officer, ARE
manufactured out Of whole CLOTH"
The question of the prosecution Of
Czolgosz, the cabinet are unanimously
of opinion, Is purely local affair,
There is no government statute cover
Ing an assault upon the president of
the United States, and in the eye of
the law the crime of last Friday is
merely Il local oifense committed
against Il private citizen IN violation OF
the laws of the state of New York and
of Erie county. The government can
have no hand iii the prosecution of Il
local offender. His trial will take place
IN the local courts.
Secretary Roots Request.
The only request Secretary Root has
made to the superintendent of police
and the district attorney here was one
designed to prevent the would be as
sassin from Being Liadc hero of by
exploitation. Mr.. Roots view in this
respect was shared by other members
OF the cabinet. and the local authori-
ties have done everything in their
power to comply with it. They have
declined to allow reporters to have ac-
cess to the prisoner or even to see him
OF course, If Czolgosz had nccomplices
they will be ferrctpd out, and all the
aid which the government can furnish
will be employed. but il can be stated
upon the authority of n cabinet officer
that no wholesale proceedings against
anarchists are contemplated.
1t Is entirely probable that Czolgosz's
crime will lead to agitation and a
proper demand for an adequate statute
to cover similar assaults upon the life
of the chief magistrate i'm the future.
But that Is n matter for the future. II
has no bearing upon the punishment
of the wretch who shot President Me
Kinley.
Reniiirms His Statement.
Czolgosz has made no additional ad.
missions TO the police officials, and
nothing that they have learned from
him has aided toward a solution of the
criminal side of the case. He still
insists that he alone conceived. plan
ned and carried out the crime and
that he alone must answer for it,
lie admits that he attended mcctiags
mt which Emma Goldman spoke and
where he and his fellow anarchists
discussed their propaganda of murder,
but steadfastly denies that any Of
them had part in his plan. His talks
with them were fairly general, he
says, and he did not divulge to them
any feature of his scheme to come
here and kill the president. His state
ment on that feature. made on Satur-
day, created the impression that lie ac-
hnowledged general talk with his as
sociates on this particular crime, hui
he now says there was no justification
for that impression. He is to be sub
mltted to another examination today
hy Superintendent of Police Bull and
District Attorney Penney, but the re
suits are problematical. The stories
that the prisoner is wearing out physc
ally and mentally under the strain OF
his crime, imprisonment and the ordeal
of questioning are denied by the po
lice who say that there is no appre
ciable charge in his general condition
They admit that he was clever enough
to avoid admissions of a damaging
character on ground outside of his
original confession.
Looking For Emma Goldman.
No specific order for the arrest or de
tention of Emma Goldman has been
sent out by Superintendent Bull, but il
is possible that she will be arrested OF
the general request that the police
throughout the country locate and eN
anime any person who may he suspect
ed of completely in the crime. The po
lice have been unable to verify the re
port that Emma Goldman was in this
city one week ago today, but they arr
endeavOring to trace her movements
Immediately before and after the pres
ident was shot. 1t is practically ad
mltted that so far they are without
any evidence that directly connects hel
with CzolgosZ's crime. just as In the
case of all other anarchists who NIGH
have had n part in the crime, she Il
just now the subject of searching po
lice examination. Alfonso StutZ. tht
German soldier arrested here as sus
pect, is still held in custody, but there
is not much prospect of connecting hin
with CZolgosz. superintendent Bui
said that he had practically made III
his mind that Stutz was entirely limo
cent, but that he would probably exam
Inc him again before finally deciding
Stutz is to be prosecuted for carrying
concealed weapons.
cIavaIund.