The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-13
THREATENED BY CITIZENS.
Buffalo Police Guarding CzOlgOSz
More Carefully.

] Bold Announcements of an Intended
LynchinE If the President should
SuccunIB to His Wound-Authors-
ties Ready to Furnish Protection
| BUFFALO Sept. 1s-when the city be
| gan 10 wake mp and the news Of the
Presidents critical condition became gen
! orally known rrthIur else was discussed
| i'm public places for hours, and many We're
| the imprecations uttered against CzoI-
gosz. the wculd-be assassin Gagged in the
basement Of the police headquarters
| building Beneath tire calm and self-re-
straint that has characterized the attitude
I Of the citizens Of Buffalo through all this
week the danger of violence 20 the Pris-
oner continued. This morning the danger
J Of violence was instinctiveIy felt TO be
| greater The police moved at once, not
openly. nut quietly. and the guards about
the police building and in the basement
Of the prison where the mans cell is were
| increased, as if the danger might be i'm
mineat
So strong was the impulse TO get near
the object Of all this hatred that men be-
gan at an early hour to walk past the
| police building and take a look at the
| place il nothing more. Three police in
stead Of two were found AT the front en-
| trance and four more Of them guarded the
back In the prison Captain Reagan said
that the guard was sufficient but he
would not give the number Of men on
duty then.
Superintendent Bull, OF the police force,
was so firmly impressed with the danger
Of a movement upon the prison that he
! left hisresidence at 3 o'clock this morning
and took personal care Of headquarters.
He kept himse7 posted by telephone on
/ the news from the Milburn house and also
kept in communication with all Of the
/ precinct stationh0uses. This was but a
precautionary measure. yet it was justi-
/ fed by the facts. most Of which the po-
/ lice have kept quiet 1t is good thing
1 that a number or occurrences that show
/ ell the prevalent feeling in regard 20 the
4 deserts of the Presidents assailant did
, not get out. and that there had been no
: OALUEFsh Is A'lt-lAhNFAA4E Ah AAlE "a NN--N VA
the police individually and collectively
{ Captain Gable Of the Sixth police pre-
cinct. in which the Milburn house is situ-
ated. says that every day since the Presi-
dent was shot meH whose manner told
/ Of their determination and the depth Of
/ their feelings. have come 10 the police
station and asked for information regard
ing the whereabouts Of the prisoner.
/ When asked TO explain the reason Of their
enquiries they have said that in the event
/ Of the Presidents death they were willing
70 aid in taking CzoIgosz from his cell by
force and hang him
/ These visitors told Gable they would
hang CzoIgosz TO the nearest telegraph
/ pole. provided il did not seem best 10
xiii him by more brutal means before they
| got TO a telegraph pole In all Of these
! Instances Captain Gable took the men into
his private room and told them that the
I police would stop at nothing to protect
I the lie Of the prisoner and 70 prevent
riot
Two days ago Superintendent Bull was
eating in a restaurant when a welI-known
business man enquired Of him where CzoI-
/ gosz was confined He said he was led
TO maxi the enquiry by the belief that
. many persons shared with him that CzoI-
gosz was not AT police headquarters and
/ that the police had concealed their pris-
oner. fearing a mob
why do you want TO know asked Su-
/ perinteudent Bull
Because" said the man, Il head a
band Of more than 100 men. and were 60
| ing TO break into the prison and hang
that fellow If the President dies and want
20 know where he is"
You viii be received with fire and lead
if YOU undertake that. There will be no
. mob law permitted Remember that. and
he very careful how you talk that sort Of
I thing in public was the reply
/ Preciuct commanders all over the city
have related similar occurrences TO Su-
perinteudsut Bun. and that is why ne took
/ the extra precautions today