Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-23
NO POISON FOUND
On the Bullets With Which
President Was Killed.
Chemical and Psychological tx
aminations Made by Experts
Czolgosz Again Examined TO Determine MS
Mental Condition.


| important development in the CZois"SZ
case, today, was the announcement
f, that no poison had been found on the
bullets or revolver with when fresi-
! dent Mckinley was assassinated.
Chemical and meteorological exainiha-
| tions were made and both revealed the
| fact that both were free from poison.
Another examination to determine
| the exact mental condition OF the pils-
| oner was made in the Erie county jan,
| this afternoon, by DR.. Carlos #. Nc
Donald of New York, and DR.. Arthur
w. Hurd. superintendent of the Buffalo
State hospital. They declined to dis
cuss the case.
District Attorney Penney and his on
tire staff spent all of Sunday at city
hall preparing for the trial OF Czolgosz-
tomorrow morning. Mr. Penney had
conferences with the alienists ana with
City Chemist Herbert Nj. Hill, VINO
submitted his report upon an eXamina-
ton OF the bullets and revolver
Immediately after the death of the
President one of the staff of physicians
in attendance on the President cx-
pressed the opinion that the bullets
may have been poisoned. DR.. Hill was
directed TO make chemical eXamina-
ton of the bullets and the chambers
and barrel of the revolver. and DR..
Herman G.. MatZinger, one of the sur
geons who performed the autopsy upon
the Presidents body. was ordered to
make a archaeological examination.
This afternoon Dr. Hill reported to
the district attorney that his work
showed that no poison had been used
He also presented a written report.
but il will not be used in the trial. a.
that question is now eliminated from
the case. Dr. Matzinger has finished
his meteorological examination and his
work also revealed the absence Of any
poison The formal report has not been
submitted Authorities state that the
two examinations form complete
test
DR. Mcdonald and Or. Hurd. alien
lists for the defence, called upon Dis
trict Attorney Penney. shortly before
; O'Clock this afternoon, and RENAME
with him until 3.l5 when they were Is
corted to the Jail by Detective solo
mon. The insanity experts went int
czolgosz's cell in 'Murdcrers Row
and were locked up with him until 40
| o'clock. when they returned TO city
hall and held another conference with
the district attorney. Fifteen minutes
later DIR. James ". Putnam. local
| alienist appeared and Joined the con
| ference.
Although great secrecy was main
tanned at the district attorneys office.
| il was learned. this afternoon. that Dr.
Allan MCLane Hamilton. ono OF the
most noted aiienists in the United
States and who was an expert witness
at the trial of Guiteau, is in Buffalo
| Not a doubt as to cZolgosZ's sanity
| exists in the mind OF District Attorney
Penney. so it is presumed that pr
| Hamilton is here merely to meet tho
question of insanity should the defence
determine to make a fight on that
ground. Although the defence de-
| Clines to make any definite statement
on the subject. pending the final opin-
| ion of DR.. Mcdonald. it is the consen-
| sus of opinion among those interested
| in the case that no insanity plea viii
| be interpCscd by Judges Lewis AND
| Titus. The district attorney Is already
| fortified with the opinion Of DR.. Joseph
| Fowler, DR. James W. Putnam and
| Or. Floyd :. Gregg. Buffalo alienists OF
some note. that CzolgosZ is perfectly
| sane.
DIR. Mcdonald said, tonight: II can
| not tell whether or not | will be q Wit
ness.
CzOlgOsz's trial will begin promptly
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, anc
| the court has requested that all who
| expect to attend the trial he in then
seats at 80 o'clock. Preparations have
| been made to accommodate over =
newspaper men. The court room is s,
| small that it is feared that not NOR,
| than 100 spectators can secure admis-
| sion. Those who appear first Will be
| admitted, after which the doors vii
| lie closed and City hall cleared of all
! except those having business with tbs
| city or county departments. PoliCf
| lines will then be established on the
streets at both ends of City hall an6
| they can be passed only upon the pres
cntation of passes or good business ex
! cuses.
When the prisoner reaches City hal
| at the end of the tunnel from the jai
he will be surrounded by guard Of
| policemen and the stairways and cor
'idors leading to the court room will
be entirely cleared.
| These precautions are to be taker
| owing to the fact that when CzolgoS7
| was being taken back to the Jail upor
| the occasion of his arraignment. the
! crowds in the corridors surrounded the
| prisoner and Missed him.
| Anks Ana. - Nnn