Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-09-12
Assassin Fires Two Bu|.
let's Point.b|ank.
WOUNDS SERIOUS
BUT NOT THOUGHT LIKELY TO
PROVE FATAL.
President Mckinley Was Holding Reception in
Temple Of Music at Pan.Ameriean When
Deed Mas Committcd-Patient Is Resting
Easy-Mrs. Mckinley Stood Shock Well
Many Messages Of Sorrow Received.

Buffalo. \. V. Sept. A few minutes
after 1 o'clock p. m. yesterday. while
President Mckinley was holding pub
lie reception in the Temple Of Music on
the 7 American grounds and thou
sands OF men and women were eagerly
endeavoring to obtain a chance to shake
hands with him. we'll dressed man
giving the name OF Fred Neiman OF De-
troit. approached the president As ii to
greet him.
Both Secretary Cortelyou and Presi.
dent Millburn. who were standing near.
noticed that the mans hand was swathed
in a bandage or handkerchief He
worked his way amid the stream OF peo-
Pile up to the edge OF the dais until he
President Mckinley smiled. bowed and
extended his hand in that spirit OF geni-
ality the American people so we'll know.
when the sharp crack OF a revolver rang
out loud. clear above the hum OF voices.
the shutting OF myriad feet and vibrat-
ing waves OF applause that ever and anon
swept here and there over the ASSEM-
blage.
There was an instant OF almost COM
plete silence. The president stood stock
STILL look OF hesitancy. almost OF be-
wilderment. on his face. Then he re-
treated step, while a pallor began to
steal over his features. The multitude,
only partially aware that something seri-
Gus had happened. paused in surprise.
Then came a commotion. Three men
threw themselves forward as with one
impulse. and sprang toward the would-be
assassin. Two OF them were United
States secret service men who We're on
the lookout and whose duty it was to
guard against just such a calamity as
had here heiallen the president and the
nation. The third was a bystander. a
negro. who had only an instant previ-
ously grasped the hand OF the president.
In twinkling the assassin was borne TO
the ground, his weapon was wrested
from his grasp, and strong arms pinion-
ed him down.
else OF his faculties until placed on the
operating table and subjected to anes-
thetics. Upon the first examination it
effect in the right breast. just below the
domen, about four inches below the left
nipple. four inches 10 the left OF the
navel and was on level with it. Upon
no. col
second bullet was probed for. After a
has,y examination it was decided to re-
move the patient 10 the home Of Presi-
dent Millhurn.
While the wounds are dangerous. the
physicians are hopeful Of recovery. The
latest bulletins say the president passed
coed night.
Neiman. the name given by the assas-
sin. is an assumed one. The man name
is Leon Czolcosz. He IS OF Polish-Ger-
man extraction. His home is in Cleve-
land. where he has seven brothers and
sisters. He is an avowesi anarchist. and
an ardent disciple OF Emma Goldman.
whose teachings. he alleges. are reS,son-
sihle for Yesterdays attack on the presi-
dent. He denies steadfas.ly that he is
the instrument Of any body Of anarchists
or the tool Of any co.erie Of plot.ers
He declares that he did not even have a
confederate. His only reason for the
deed. he declares. is tina, he believed the
present form Of government Of thu. I nilt,i
States was unjust, and he concluded the
most effective way % remedy il was 10
kill the president. These conclusions.
he declared. he reached. through the
teachings Of Emma Goldman
As soon as the news Of the shooting
became known kilograms expressing sor-
row began pouring in from every quarter
OF the globe.
The news was broken gently 10 Mrs
Mckinley and though she stood il brave.
~ she was much affected by the sad in.
tellisence.