The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-11
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY ASSASSINATED.
IN ANARCHIST Pretending TO SHAKE HANDS FIRES THO
SHOTS INTO HIN.
Tragedy Occurred at the Buffalo Exposition.
The DaIady Deed Vas Done While Expressions Of Es-
TEEN We're Being ShoWered on the President.
The FhHt Captured and Locked Up

while necks we're crared snd I'll eyes
turned IS one toward the 1o'trun,
Where great trsgedy was being en-
acted. Then came 9 commosion.
With the lesp Of : tig three men
threw themselves forwsrd as with one
impulse and sprang toward the would-be
assassin. Two Of them we're Unitad
States secret service rueu who were on
the lockout and whose duty it was to
guard against just such ca'anl,y as
had hers befallen the president snd the
nation. The third was b. and:r,
negro, who had only an instant rrs-
vlously grasped in his dusky palm the
hand OF tie president. As ole man
the trio hurled themselves upon the
preside nt's assassin. In twinkliDg he
sss bcroe to the grcuo9, his weapon
vas wrestad from his grs So sod strong
arms li.gonad him dowo. Then the
multitude which th.or ged the e3i6ce be-
gan to come 20 q realizing sense Of the
aE'ulness of the scene of which they
had been unwilling Witnes ses.
HE MAKES A CONFESSION.
Leon Czo!ogoz, the would. be assassin
has signed confession covering six
pages Of foo)s,ap, which states that be
Is an anarchist and that he became an
enthusiastic uenbsr of that body
through the il 6uenoe OF EDms Gold
man, whose writings he had read and
whose lectures he had listened to. He
deries having any confederate nDd says
he decided on the act three days ago
and boaght the revolver with which
the scs was committed in Buffalo. He
has seven brothers and sisters in
Clevelsld snd the Cleveland directory
has the names Of sbout that number
living on Hosmer street and Ackland
svenue, which adjoin. Some Of them
are bu;cners anu others in different
trades. He is 1ot detained at police
headquarters pending the result OF the
presidents injuries. CSologos does
lot appear in the least degree uneasy
OF penisenr for his action. He says te
was induced by his attention to Emma
Gcsduan's lectures snd writing to &c.
c5de ,kat the present form Of govern
meat in this country was all wrong and
he thought the best way 70 end it Vas
By killing the President. He shows
90 sign OF insanity, but is very reticent
about much Of his csreer. While &C.
kloWledsing himself an anarchist be
does Dot stale to what branch OF the
organization he belongs.
EFFECT ON THE PEOPLE
A murmur arose, spread and swelled
to s hum Of confusion, then grew to q
babel Of sounds and later to paneoe-
monium Of noises.
The crowds that moment before
had stood mute snd motionless as in
beWildered ignorance Of the enormity
Of the thing, now with single i'm
pulse surged forward toward the sssge
OF the horried drama, while 8 bosrse
cry welleo up from thousand sbrosss
and thousnd men charged forward
to lay hands upon the perpe.rstor Of
the dsstsrdly cTlne.
For . moment confusion was terri
able. Men shouted and fought, women
screamed and children cried. Some Of
those nearest the doors fed from the
edi6ce in fear Of a stampede, while
hundreds Of others from the outside
struggled blindly forward in the eHort
to penetrate the crowded building and
solve the mystery Of excitement and
panic which eVey moment grew and
sReIled within the congested interior
of the edi6ce.
After ,he first shock Of the assassin's
sho:s, the President retrested step
tnen as the detectives lespsd upon bis
sssailsnt be turned, walked steadily to
q chalr and seated himself, at the ssme
time removing his hat and boWirg his
head in his hsncs.
In 80 instant Sscretary Cortellyou
and President Milburn were at his
side. His coat was hurriedly opened,
the President m ,alwhlI adm onishing
those sbtus him TO rensin calm and
telling item rot to be alarmed.
But your are wounded" cried his
Secretary, let me examine" "
No, 1 think rot" answered the
president. Il sm not badly hurt, |
assure you"
Nevertheless his outer garments
we're hssti y locs ned and when a
trickling stream Of crimson was seen
to wind it's way down his breass,
spreading its telltsls stain over the
white surface Of the linen their worst
fears were confirmed.
A force Of exposition guards we're on
the scene By tbs time and an ehor:
vas made to clear the buildings. By
this time the crush was terrific Spec
tator5 crosded down the stairways
from the galleries, the crowd or
the floor surged toward the rostrum
while dspi,e the strenuc US efforts o'
police ard guards the throng without
Struggled m.oly to obtain admission.
EXAMINING THE WOUND
As soon as the crowd In the Temple
of Mu &c had been dispersed suf6 ,ient'
ly the lresident was removed lr tbs
automobile ambulance and taken to the
exposition hospital, where an examina.
tion was made. The best medical skill.
was summoned and within a brief pc
Rod sey.ral Of Bufslos best known
practitioners we're 81 the patients side.
Tie president retained the full e1er-
else OF his faculties until placed on the
operating table snd subjected to ar
aDats hetic Upon the hcst exsmlna
tion it was sscert.inc6 that one bullet
bad taken ,ffecs in the right breast