Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-23
THEAssAssIN EXAMINED.
Eminent Alienist inquiries Into Sanity
Of Man Who Killed Mckinley.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 23.-Leon F.
Czolgosz. whose trial for the assassina-
tion OF President Mckinley began today,
was examined as to his sanity or insan-
| lily for one hour Saturday afternoon by
Dr. Charles F. Mcdonald. of New York,
| the eminent alienist, who was for years
| the chairman of the state board of luna
cy commissioners. The prisoners coun-
81 Eorncr Justice Loran l.. Lewis and
Robert C. Titus, were present at differ
ent times during the examination. AT
Its close DR.. Mcdonald declined to dis
cuss the case. and the attorneys would
not express their opinion as to the
assassin's mental condition, altho the
inference drawn from the answers was
that they believed Czolgosz to be sane.
DR.. Mcdonald was brought to Buffalo
thru the efforts of President Adelbert
Moot and other members of the Erie
County Bar Association, for the purpose
of passing upon the murderer's sanity.
as the association has promised to assist
Judges Lewis and Titus, who were sug-
eested as counsel for the defense by the
trustees of the bar association.
The examination was held in the pri-
vate office OF District Attorney Penney,
in the city and county hall, and prepa-
rations for 1t were kept secret.
at 1925 Czolgosz was brought into the
office. handcuffed to Assistant Superin-
tendent Cusack, of the police depart
,nent. He had been taken thru the tun-
mel under Delaware avenue. The pris-
oner was left alone with Judges Lewis
and Titus.
At 3:4O o'clock DR.. Mcdonald ap-
peared in the district attorneys office
and went at once into the private office
with Mr.. Penney. Ten minutes later the
two lawyers and the district attorney
came out, leaving DR.. Mcdonald alone
with the prisoner. The prisoner sat at
the end of the district attorneys desk
and DIR. Mcdonald sat in a chair directly
in front OF him. STOPPING down and peer
ing into Czolgoszs face. They remained
alone for exactly an hour. when the
prisoners attorneys again entered the
loom. Five minutes later they came out
and Judge Lewis left to catch the train
for his summer home at Lewiston.
When questioned as to whether or not
the prisoner would talk to his counsel,
the venerable judge said:
He is talking more freely, but hesis
not a voluble chap. He said nothing
upon which we might work in basing
defense"
At 4:35 o'clock Czolgosz was taken
back to the Jail via the tunnel, hand
cuffed to Detective Solomon.
Czolgosz had been shaved since his
last appearance before Judge Emery in
the county court when his plea of not
guilty was entered, and presented
much better appearance. The apparent
cffectation of being unconscious of sur
roundings seemed to have left the pris-
oner and it was noticed that he did not
keep his head bent forward and his eyes
looking only at the floor, as he passed TO
and from the examination. He walked
more sprightly and did not have to be
dragged along by the officers as hereto
fore.
When he was being led back to the
iail he chatted quite freely with one of
mis- guards.
Ten minutes after the prisoner had
been. taken back to his cell in "murder-
ers' row. DIR. Mcdonald and Judge I'll
tus left the city hall together. DR.. Nc
Donald declined to say q word about the
examination when questioned by an
Associated Press representative. Judge
Titus said that the alienist would make
IA further examination of the prisoner,
but that the time had not been decided
upon
In answer to questions Judge Titus
said:
..The prisoner talked, but not freely.
He talked considerably to District At
torney Penney and DR.. Mcdonald, but
was not very communicative with Judge
Lewis and myself. would not care to
say whether or not he said anything
which would serve to help us in form
ing basis of defense"