Newport weekly independent., 1901-09-13
McKINLEY'S ASSASSIN.
He is Known in Cleveland, Where He Run
 Saloon and Was an Avowed
 Anarchist.

Cleveland, O., Sept. 7.-Leon Czol- gosz, the man who shot President | Mckinley, is said to have formerly | kept a saloon at the corner of Third | avenue and Tod street, this city. Later he was employed in one of the mills of the American Steel an1 Wire Co. Foreman Frank Halser, of the gal vanizing department of the consoli- dated mill of the latter company, said:
 "I know Leon Czolgosz very well. His father, believe, lives in the vicin- ity of Warrcnsvillc, O., on farm. There are five sons, 1 think, all re- siding in this city, two or three of them living on 1osmer street. Leon at one time was employed as black smith in the consolidated mill Later he kept a saloon at the corner of Third avenue end Tod street. Later he sold out the saloon and lived on the farm with his father.
 "I know Leon is, or was, an an- archist. He attended socialist and anarchist meetings very frequently He is a man of rather small stature, about 26 years of age. The last time l saw him he had light brown mus tache.
 The Assassin's Family.
 Later information concerning the identity of CZolgosz, the would-be as- sassin, develops that he is the son of Paul Czolgosz, who, it is said, now lives at 306 Fleet street, this city. Other members of the family are John, who lives at home with his father and stepmother; Mike, a SOL dier now serving in the Philippines; Nladiolan, who is on his fathers farm. located on the Chagrin Falls suburban line, and Jacob, of Marcelline avenue.
 The family is Polish and are ev- dently very poor, the father having left home Saturday morning looking for employment. The stepmother can not speak English, but gave out the following interview through the medium of an interpreter:
 Stepmother Interviewed.
 Leon left home about sky days ago. We heard from his a few weeks ago. He was then in Indiana and wrote to us that he was going away, stating that in all proba bility we would not see him again.
 The stepmother failed to recollect the name of the city from which the letter was received, but states that 1t was from some place in Indiana. The family had not heard from him since. The stepmother denies that Leon was a disciple of Emma Gold man, or in any way interested in her doctrines. She said he was not in- terested in such matters, and scarce ly intelligent enough to understand them. THEY HAD ALWAYS CON- SIDERED THE BOY PARTIALLY DEMENTED. Up to three years ago he had worked at the Cleveland roll- ing mill, but had to quit on account of poor health. Since that time he has been idle. While living on the farm, near Warrensville, his father had not asked Leon to work, having always considered him too weak for manual labor. Regarding the shoot ing of the president, Mrs. Czolgosz said:
 "He Was Such q Timid Boy"
 "I can't believe that Leon is the one. HE WAS SUCH A TIMID BO1. so afraid of everything. Why, he was the biggest coward you ever saw in your life
 She also emphatically disclaims that the boy ever displayed any anarchist ic tendencies whatever. He was an admirer of his brother, the Philippine soldier, and liked his country, never showing the least sign of discon- tent"
 Mrs. Czolgosz is an intelligent-look- ing woman, but failed to show any de- | cided emotion when confronted with | the account of Leon's horrible crime. | The home is neat and cleanly, but | plain.
 Paul Czolgosz, the father, moved | into Cleveland two weeks ago to se- cure employment. He has not yet | hear of his sons crime. Two uncles | also live in Cleveland, one of them residing at 12 Hosmer street.
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