Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-09-18
PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
Entered Tor Assassin CzoIgosz by Counsel
Trial. Mex. Monday.
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Bath Nj. Sent l.. 1901.

Buffalo y y. Sept l1.-Leon T. Czol-
rosz. the assassin Of President Mckinney.
was arraigncd before Judge Emery. tnlS
afternoon. Again hc refused to utter a
sound ana the Hon Iorain t. l., wis,
ex-suprcrne court justice, entered plea
OF not guilty. The accused will he tried
in the supreme court, next Monday morn
ing
Crowds nockcd to the CITY hall. today.
10 soc the prisoner hut the uncertainty
surrounding the question as To whether
or not counsel could hc secured for him
saved congestion Of the court room and
corridors.
The mos, notable event of the day Was
the kissing Of the prisoner by the crowds
who surCed around him as he WAS being
escorted down the stairs, still draped IN
mourning Earh. The strong guard of pa
trolmen and deputy sheriifs had been dis
penscu with 50 that the people Were
able 10 get nearer the prisoner rs Ii.
passed to ana from the court room
As a result of the urging of President
Adelhcrt Moot Of the Erie County Bar
Association. Judge Lewis. one OF the at
torneys assigned as counsci by Judge En-
cry. yesterday called at the Erie count!
jail to see the prisoner CGolgosZ refused
to talk to Judge Lewis. Judge Lewis
said that nevertheless he would appear
for the prisoner upon arraignmCnt. even
If he decided not 10 accept the assign
nent Of the court
Absolutely no demonstration having
been made against the prisoner ycster
day. the authorities decided that tn,
strong guard was unnecessary. today
Czolgosz was taken from the Jail by tn.
tunnel under Delaware avenue to tho
City hall by Detectives Solomon and
Geary. being handcuffcd to the latter
Going from the basement of the City
hall to the court room on the second floor
CZolgosz was comDelled to pass close to
the black and white bunting with which
| the interior of the City hall was drapcd
These apparently made not the slightest
| impression on the prisoner and he gave
| no more heed to them or the large por-
| traits Of the President than he did 10 the
questions of the court or the district at
| torney. As soon the handouts were
| removed District Attorney Penney ask
| cd: How do you plead. guilty or not
guilty.
Not sound vas uttered by the prison
| er. He stood mute. His curly hair was
| dishevclled and. although his linen was
white and clean. his disorderci clothes
| and the growth OF his beard gave him
| an unkempt appearance. Although his
| dcmeanor was still one of stubbornness.
1 he gave little more evidence of con-
! cern than upon his first presence in
| court.
| When the prisoner refused to plead the
district attorney asked him if he under
| stood what had been read, and receiving
no answer told him that he had been in
| dicted for murder in the first degree and
| that ne could answer Yes" or No"
For an instant Czolgosz glanced at Mr..
Penney but did not speak
Judge Lewis then addressed the court
at length saying that he had called upon
the defendant but had been unable to
| ascertain any wish on the defendant $
part as TO the employment of counsel.
He said that his associate. Judge Titus,
| was in Milwaukee,. but that he had APP
peared informally to enter plea of not
guilty on behalf of the defendant as the
law required. Counsel asked permission
to reserve the right to withdraw the plea
and enter a plea or interpose demurrer
Counsel expressed regret that his name
had been mentioned in connection with
| this trial. as he had been out of practice
for some considerable time and had a
very strong repugnance to appearing.
! District Attorney Penney gave notice
| that he would move to have the indict-
ment transferred to the supreme court
| for trial and would also ask that the trial
| be set for next Monday morning.
| II know of no reason why the defend
ant should not be ready next Monday
replied Judge Lewis.
| Judge Lewis said that he might Also
| like an order of the court for alienists to
| examine the prisoner the district attor-
ney had informed him that eminent alien
lists had examined the prisoner on behalf
| of the people
! CZolgosz was taken back to Jail by the
underground route.