Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-25
Convicted by a Jury, at Buffalo,
Of the Murder of the Late
President Mckinley.
10 Be SENTENCED THURSDAY.
Strong Appeal For Law and Order by
One Of Assassn's Attorneys, Whs
Referred rathetically to Late presi-
dent and His Cruel Assassination.

Buffalo. Sept 25.--Leon F. Cool
gosz. alias Fred Nieman, was found
! guilty of murder in the first degree
! by q jury in part OF the supreme
court in having, on the 9th day OF Sep
tember, shot President William Me-
Kinley. the wounds indicted after
wards resulting in tho death OF the
president.
The wheels of justice moved swift
Iv. The trial of the assassin con-
sumed about eight hours and about
rs minutes, and covered period OF
only about two days. Practically all
| Of this time was occupied by the pros
ecution in presenting a case so clear,
SO conclusive that even had the pris-
oner entered the plea Of insanity 1t
| is doubtful IL the jury would have re-
turned a verdict different from the
one rendered.
Declared czolgosz Sane.
The announcement by the attorneys
/ for Czolgosz that the eminent alien
| lists summoned by the Erie County
Bar association and by the district
attorney to examine Czolgosz and TO
determine his exact mental condition
rad declared him to be perfectly
sane. destroy I'd the only stage Of a
| defense char Judges Lewis and Titus
could have put together.
Before adjournment Judge White
announced that ne would pronounce
sentence upon the defendant Thurs
| day afternoon at o'clock. The pris-
oner was taken at once through the
| tunnel under Delaware avenue, back
TO the Jail To all appearances he
was In no way affected By the result
of the trial.
About 2.44 Tuesday afternoon Dis
! tfiet Attorney Penney abruptly an
nouneed that the case G. the prose-
cuticn was ended. Judge Lewis arose
slowly, and, addressing the court, said
that the sudden close OF the case
| against Czolgcsz was surprise to
him and his colleague, They had no
witness to call for the defense He
asked the c thas he be allowed to
address the jury at once. The court
consented. Judge Lewis said in part:
Gentlemen CT the Jury: A ealam-
! ity has fallen upon this nation
through the act OF this man, but the
question is whether his act was tho
act OF IN Insane man. II an insane
man, it is not murder and he should
be acquitted of that charge. He
would then, OF course. be transferred
! to an asylum.
Much discussion has occurred In
CIR midst and has been called to my
attention as to the propriety OF any
defense being interposed in this case.
Many letters have been received by
Ime since ! was assigned with my as
1 u<kx fate 70, lnfxs IA.
ing the propriety OF defense being
attempted You gentlemen know. per.
haps. how Judge Titus and myself
came into this case. The position was
not sought by US, hut we appear here
lin performance of duty which we
Thought devolved upon a.. notwith-
| standing it was an exceedingly disa.
greeable one.
Gentlemen, when they become
members Of the legal profession, be.
come members of the court They
are compelled, il assigned, to defend
criminal, or rather the one who is
charged with a crime They are COM
PEELED to respond and accept the duty
| unless they can present some reason
able excuse, and If they refuse to per-
form that duty, they are guilty OF q
~~~@N',> 1890 @%@<tSt
ishment by the court.
Guilty F!sa Not Accepted.
@You sat here and listened to the
defendants plea of guilty when he
was arraigned at the opening Of this
| term, but the law Of our state will not
permit him to plead guilty to such a
crime as this. The law is SO careful
| Of the rights Of It's citizens that it will
not permit a man u plead guilty to
this crime Of murder. SO that, even
after he had conceded his guilt in
| this case it was incumbent upon the
court to Insist that the trial should
proceed and that the people should
establish beyond reasonable doubt
| that the defendant was guilty OF the
crime charged against him.
There are In our country individ-
uals, not, hope, in very large num-
beers, but we know they are scattered
all over the country, who think that
In case like this, or even. in charges
II much less degree. II IL entirely
proper that the case should be dis
posed of by lynch Or mob law We
tan hardly take up paper without
we learn that in some part Of this
free and Independents country some
man has been murdered on the sus-
licion OF belief chat he was guilty
Of some crime This state Of things
does moi Hxist In our community. but
| it does ii some parts OF our state. as
every Intelligent man lIows.
1T Is charged hars that our client
! Is an anarehfs. man wh0 does not
. believe ifa nv law On II amy forms OF
governfrer sna thare ere 50 We
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