Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-11-07
AyARCHY'S PRODUCT
Medical Specialists Give Out Their
Final Report.
PROFESSIONAL VIEW OF CzOLGOSz
He Was Industrious, ssLaw- Abiding,
Religious Until Brought Under the
Influence of Anarchists.

buffalo, Special.-Drs. Fowler
Egcgo and Putnam, the SPECIALISTS
Who were requested by District At
agrncy Penney to examine the mental
condition Of Leon f. Czolgosz, the as
sassin Of the President, have made
public their report, in which they
STATE as the result of frequent ex
.mnationS Of CzOlgosz, of the REPORTS
of hsS watchers, and of his behavior
u court, that they have "concIuded
that he was sane at the time he
planned the murder, when he shot the
President and when he was on trial"
His hrSt examination was but a few
uOUrS after the commission of the
crime and while kC was still unin.
formed Of the fate of the victim. Dur
ing the first three examinations.
CzoIgosz answered questions unbesi.
ratjnsly. After that, however, he be.
came more cautions and less com.
mUncatiVe. He had common school
education, the report says, and he
read and wrote well. During the first
days examination he said he planned
killing the President three or four
days after he came to Buffalo, The
report then rCCitcs in Czolgosz's own
words the aSsasSin's story Of the
murder q President Mckinley. The
sanity Of Czolsosz was held, the re-
port says, from the history Of his
life as it came from him"
lie lad been sober, Industrious
and Iaw-abiding; till lie was 21 years
Of age he was, as others Of his class.
a believer in the government Of this
country and Of the religion of his
fathers. After he cast his first vote,
he made the acquaintance Of an
archjstic leaders, who invited him to
their meetings. He was a good iistner
and in a short time he had adopted
thcir theories. He was consistent in
hjs adherence to anarchy He did not
believe in government, therefore, he
refused to vote. He did not believe in
marriage, because he did not believe
IN law. He killed the President be-
cause he was ruler, and Czolgosz be-
uoyod as he was taught that all rul-
crs were tyrants; that to kill a ruler
world benefit the people. He refused
lawyer because he did not blieve in
law, lawyers or courts.
We come to the conclusion that in
the holding Of these views CZolgosz
was sane, because those opinions were
formed gradually under the influence
II anarchistic leaders and propagan-
"Ist2 In CzOlgOsz they found a Will
inc and intelligent tool; one who had
the courage Of his conviction, resa Il
less Of personal consequences. The
most careful questioning failed to dis
cover any hailuCinatiOnS Of sight or
hearing. He had received no special
command; he did not believe he had
been especially chosen to do the deed.
II" always spoke of his motive for the
crime as duty; he always referred to
the anarchists belief that the killing
ot rulers was a duty. He never
claimed that the idea Of killing the
President was original with him, but
the method of accomplishing his pur-
pose was his, and that he did it alone.
His is not a case of paranoia, because
ne has no systematized delusions re-
vcrting to self, and because he is in
'A'tViIOudIIy SOOQ COnulllOn, anu udS
an UnbrOken record Of good health.
His capacity for labor has always
been good and equal to that Of his
fellows. These facts all tend to prove
that the man has an unim paired mind
He has false beliefs. the result Of
false teaching and not the result OF
disease. He is not to be classed as a
degenerate, because we do not find
the stigmata of degeneration. Phvsi
ra'lv. he has not a history Of cruelty
or Of perverted tastes and habits. He
is a product of anarchy, sane and re-
epOnSible" +"