The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13

while neoks were oraped and all oyos
turned as ono toward tho Io,trum,
whore q great tragedy was being en-
acted. Thon came oommotion.
With tho leap Of tiger three mon
threw themselves forward as with ono
impulse and sprang toward tho would -bo
assassin. Two OF them were United
Statcs socrot sorvioo mon who wero on
tho lookout and whose duty it was to
guard agaiDat just suoh n calamity as
had Zero befallun tho repidont and tho
nation. Tho third was byssandtr,
o negro, who had only an Instant rrs-
vious]y gTasped in his dusky palm tho
hand 0s tho pTo6;d dont. As ono man
tho trio hurled themselves upon tho
presidents assassin. In twinkling he
was borne to the ground, his weapon
was wrested from his grs 50 aod strong
arms Iiosoned him down. Thon tho
multitude which thropged the edifos be-
gan to como to roslizing sonso of the
awlulness of the soono Of which they
had been unwilling witnesses.
HE MAKES A CONFESSION.
Leon Czologoz, tho would. DO ASSASSIN
has signed confession covering six
pages of foolsoap, which statos that no
ls an anarchist and that no became an
enthusiastic member Of that body
| through the il fluenoe of Emma Gold
man, whose wrltings he had read and
whoeo Lectures he had listened 10. He
denies having any confederate and saye
he decided on the act three days ago
aid boGsh: the revolver With which
The act was committed in Buffalo. Ho
has eevon brothers yeAd sisters in
Cleveland and tho Olevc nd directory
has the names Of about hat number
living on Hosmor streetT.Ad Aokland
avenue, which adjoin. Some Of lhem
arc butchers and others in different
trados He is not detained at police
headquarters pending tho result Of the
presidcnt'S injuries. Caologoz does
not appear in the least degree uneasy
or sponitent. for his action. He saya he
Was lnduood by his attention to Emma
Goldman's lectures and writing to de-
oido that the present form of govern
mcRt in this country was all wrong and
he thought tho best way 10 end il was
by killing the president. He shows
no sign of insanity, but is very roticent
about much of has careor. While ao-
kDo"ledging himself An anarchist ho
docs not state TO what branch of the
organization he belongs.
EFFECT ON THE PEOPLE
A murmur arose, spread and swellcd
to hum of confusion, then grow to A
babel Of sounds and later to a panedo.
monium of noises.
The crowds that moment before
had stood mute and motionleps "A in
bowilderod Ignorance OF tho onormity
of tho thing, now with single i'm.
pulso surgod forward toward the stage
OF tho horried drama, whilc o hoarse
CRY wolled up from thousand throats
and thouand mon charged Forward
to lay hands upon the porpe srator Of
tho dastardly crime.
For moment confusion was terri.
able. Mon shouted and fought, women
screamed and children cried, Some Of
those nearest the doors fed from tho
edifice in fear of stampede, while
hundreds Of others from the outside
struggled blindly forward in the Effort
TO penetrate the crowded building and
solve tho mystery Of excitement and
panic which evoy moment grow and
swellod within tho oohgestcd interior
of tie edi6oe.
After the first shook Of the esaassin's q
shois, the President retreatot; 4 step
tnon as tho dete olives leapod upon his
assAiant he turned, walked steadily to
a chair aud seated him seft, at the ssmo
timo removing his hat and bowipg his
head in his hands.
In an instant Secretary Oortellyou
and President Milburn wore at his
sido. His coat was hurried]y opened.
tho President m ,anwhil adm onishing
those ab.uS him to remain cslm and
telling II EN- not to bo alarmed.
But Your arc wounded" DRIED his
Seoratary, let me examine"
mo, think not," answered the
president. II am not badly hurt,
asburo you"
Nevertheless his outor garments
wero hasti y locs ,ned and whom
triokling stream of crimson was soon
to wind its way down his breast.
spreading it's telltalo stain over tho
white surface Of the linen their worst
fears were confirmed.
A force Of exposition guards were on
tho scene by this timo and an effort
was made TO clear the buildings. By
this tlmo the crush was terrific. Spec.
tators crowded down tho stairwsys
from tho galleries, tho crowd on
the floor eurged toward tho rostru1n
while dspite tho strenuous efforts Of
police and guards the throng without
struggled mAdly to obtain admission.
EXAMINING TIE WOUND
AS soon aB the croHd in the Temple
of Mu 10 had been dispersod suffi ,ient.
)y the Lresidont WAS removed ia the
automobile ambulance and taken to tho
exposition hospital, whore an cxamina.
tion was made. The best medical skill
was summoned and within brief po
riod sevsrai Of Buff. .lo's best known
praotition. rs wero at tho patients sido.
Tie president retained tho full exer-
cise Of his faculties until placed on tho
operating table and subjected to an
ahaf s.hetic. Upon the frat examina
tion 1t was asoertaintd d that one bullet
had taken ,ffeot in tho right brcast
just below tho nipple, causing com.
parativoly harmless wound. The other
took effect in the abdomen, about four
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