The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-07

toward the terrace, eager for a glimpse
of the prisoner. At police headquarters
they were met by strong Gordon of po-
lice, which was drawn up across the
pavement on Pearl street, and admit
lance was denied to any but officials au-
thorized to take part in the examination
of the prisoner. In a few minutes the
crowd had grown from tens to hundreds
and thousands until the street was COM
pletely blocked with a mass of humanity.
1t was at this juneture that some one
raised the cry of fdynch himH', "a Like a
flash the cry was taken up, and the whole
crowd, as if ignited by the single match
thus applied, re-echoed the cry Lynch
him! Hang him." Closer the crowd
surged forward. Denser the crowd be-
came as new arrivals swelled each mo-
ment the swaying multitude The sit
uation was becoming critical, when sud-
denly the big doors were flung open ana
squad of reserves advanced with solid
front, drove back from the curb, then
across the street, and gradually succeed
ed in dispensing them from about the
entrance to the station. BY this time
there were probably 10000 people assem-
bled in the vicinity of Pearl, Seneca
Erie Streets and the Terrace. The crowd
was so great that it became necessary to
rope off the entire street in front of po-
lice headquarters, and at Late hour TO-
night the police were still patroling in the
streets in the neighborhood in squads of
three or four.
Inside the station house We're District
Attorney Penny, Superintendent of Pc
lice Bull, Capt. Reagan, of the First pre-
cinct and other officials. The prisoner
at first proved quite communicative, 80
much so IN fact that little dependence
could be placed on what he said. He
first gave his name as Fred Neiman, said
his home was in Detroit and that he had
been in Buffalo about a week. He said
he had been boarding at a place on
Broadway. Later this place was located
as John Nowak's saloon, a Raines law
hotel No. 1918 Broadway. Here the pris-
oner occupied room S. Nowa.k the pro-
prietor, said he knew very little about
his guest.
THE PRISONER.
He arrived last Saturday, saying he
had come to see the Pen-American and
that his home was in Toledo. He had
been alone at all times about NowakS
place, and had had no visitors. In his
room was found small travelling bag
of cheap make. 1t contained an empty
cartridge box and few clothes. With
these facts in hand the police went at
| the prisoner with renewed vigor in the
6IIOFC 10 ODIdlH 6llDeE d lull COlIlSSSlOlli
or a straight account of his identity and
movements prior to his arrival in Buffalo.
He at first admitted that he was an an
archist, in sympathy at least, but de-
MED StrenuouSly that the attempt on the
life of the president was a result of a.
precOncerted plot on the part of any an
archist society. At times he was de-
fiant and again Indifferent. But at no
time did he betray the least sign of re-
morse. He declared the deed was not
! premeditated but in the same breath re-
| fused to say why he perpetrated 1t.
When charged by District Attorney Pen
| ny with being the instrument of an or
gained band of conspirators, he protest.
/ ed vehemently that he never even
thought of perpetrating the crime until
! this morning. After long and persistent
| questioning it was announced at police
| headquarters that the prisoner had made
| partial confession which he had signed.
AS near as can be learned tonight the
| facts contained in the confession ares as
| follows:
| The mans name is Leon Czolgosz. He
| is of Polish German extraction. His
| home is in Cleveland where he has seven
| brothers and sisters. He is an avowed
! anarchist and an ardent disciple of En-
ma Goldman, whose teachings, he al
leges, are responsible for today's attack
} on the president. He denies SteadfaStly
! that he is the instrument of any body
| of anarchists or the tool of any coterie
! of pIotterS He declares he did not have
| a confederate. His only reason for the
! deed, he declares, is that. he believed the
/ present form of government in the Unit
| ed States was unjust, and he concluded
| the most effective way to remedy it was
| to kill the president.
|
! From a bystander who witnessed the
attempt on the presidents life, the fol-
lowing descriptions was obtained:
when the man fired the shots, Presi-
dent Mckinley fell back a step, quivered
! slightly, but did not fall. Secretary
| Cortelyou, President Milburn and Detec-
| tive Foster sprang to his aid; while De-
tective Ireland and James B. Harker
| threw his aSsailant to the floor, hurled
themselves upon him and attempted to
| diSarm him.
Their prisoner struggled desperately,
| and wrenching his arm free attempted
| once more to fire at the president The
| revolver, however, was struck from his
hand, flying several feet away.
| president Mckinley himself plucked
from his side the bullet which had struck
the hreastbone and glanched, lodging in
the skin at the same time, saying to the
detective Foster, 1 believe there is an
other bullet in there
Shortly afterwards he said: DO not
eMagerate this to Mrs Mckinley"
1.-The president throughout displayed