The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-10
NO PROOFS OF A PLOT.
Buffalo Police Fail to Implicate
Other Anarchists.
Suspects ENamincd-DistriCt Attor-
ncy NOu-COmmittaI-Prc of
Secret Service Men Resented.
Grand Jury to Consider the Case.


ncy Nou-CommittaI-Prc of
Secret service Men Resented.
Grand Jury to Consider the Case.
BUFFALO. Sept Io.-The course pursued
by the local police in investigating the
shooting OF President Mckinley by Leon
Czoigosz has resulted in the discovery Of
but one thing thus far and that is that
the acquaintance that the would-be as
sassin had in this city were Of chance
set A number of these men have been
detained temporarily by the police and
submitted to a rigid examination by Po-
lice Superintendent Bull ard District At
torney Penney. Nearly dozen OF these
persons have been taken TO police head
quarters since Saturday and much mys-
tery had been made about them Super
intndent Bull declines 20 talk TO any
length about the case, but he admits that
nothing Of Importance has developed. He
says he believes in the theory that the at
tempted assassination Of the President
was the result Of plot in which num-
| ber of anarchists Of other cities were con-
cerned, because ne knows Of nothing to
contradict the theory District Attorney
Penney was asked today if ne believed
/ in the plot theory. He replied:
No ! never make up my mind about
"A thing until I have all of the iuforma-
| tion about it. 1 have not an the infor-
nation in the case Of CzoIgosz, although
! ! know an that the police know When
everything that can Doe learned here has
been got together it viii be time to talk
/ about the plot theory"
! Mr.. Penney was asked regarding the
/ truth Of "A rumor that there was to Doe an
| investigation into the prisoners mental
I condition. He said that DIT. Fowler. the
( police surgeon. had examined Czolgosz
and had pronounced him entirely sane
There is no need Of an investigation
Of that sort" said Mr. Penney. THE
. question of the mans sanity does not en-
/ ter into ;he matter At all"
In the last twelve hours six men resid-
ing at or near the hotel where Czolgosz
stayed have been taken 10 police head
quarters and examined. All of them were
Poles, and on the supposiuou that they
+ knew CzoIcasz. by sight anyway, they
z were iuterrogated in the hope that there
. 10y the slightest clue 70 further informa-
+ tion regarding the doings of CzolEosz
. here might Dee obtained. The police have
. discovered "a small printing office near the
hotel and ia was said that the place was
g..
! literature. Thus far the police have found
nothing in the place more dangerous than
Ia small job printing press. "A small stock
. of paper and a very scared printer, who
/ swears that he prints cards for a living
and g. not an anarchist.
The local police and the Secret Service
| detectives are not working together in
/ investigating the case Of CzoIgosz. 1t
was not known definitely that the two
/ forces would or would not work together.
until it was learned that the District At
/ torney had refused 20 permit the Secret
Service men to question the prisoner Al
/ present there is no higher authority Of
. law in the case than District kctorney
. Penney. so the Secret Service men have
to work alone. The local detectives re-
f sent the presence Of the Secret Service
men and most Of the secrecy that is
maintained about what is being done is
/ due to this feeling Of resentment When
/ application was made by the Secret Ser
/ vice men 70 see CzoIgosz il was stated
/ that there were matters of much impor-
t.,ncc TO be Investigated that had not been
1 Included in the prisoners confession.
| The local police did not succeed in
/ learning what these matters were except
/ that they related to the prisoners reIa-
/ tions with anarchists I'm other cities.
/ There viii be no extraordinary session
! Of the grand jury Of Erie county called
/ to consider the case Of CzoIgosz- The
grand jury Is in session now and viii be
! continued until the matter has been dis
| posed Of. Justice ChHds. Of the Supreme
/ Court, who is at the head Of this judicial
/ district, says positively that the Federal
authorities viii have nothing to do with
( the trial The charge viii Doe the same
/ as If tho victim had been an ordinary per
/ son. The fact that he was the President
/ or the United States viii aot affect the