Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-09-17
STUBBORN.
No Word From
Murderer's Lips.
Czolgosz Indicted by
Grand Jury.
Eminent Counsel As
signed For Him.
The Assassin on the Way to His
Fate.

alias Fred Nieman, was indicted Mon
day by the grand jury for the crime of
murder in the first degree in fatally
shooting President William Mckinley.
When arraigned before Judge Edward
Is. Emery, the prisoner stubbornly
refused TO answer questions repeated
ly asked of him by District Attorney
Penney as to whether he had counsel
or wanted counsel. The District At
torney then suggested that, inasmuch
as the defendant refused to answer,
counsel should be assigned.
Judge Emery assigned Hon. Loran
l.. Lewis and Hon. Robert G. Titus,
former Supreme Court Justices of this
city, whose names had been suggested
by the Erie County Bar Association.
Czolgosz probably will be arraigned
todayto plead to the indictment.
District Attorney Penney presented
the evidence in the murder case to the
grand jury. Aside from the surgeons
and physicians in the case no witness
es We're sworn other than those who
were in the Temple of Music and wit
messed the shooting.
At 4:15 o'clock, just exactly ten
days after the shooting, the grand
jury voted unanimously to indict Czol-
gosz for murder in the. first degree.
At AL o'clock the secret indictment
was presented to Judge Emery In the
county court.
Then ensued wait of an hour, but
the rumor that the murderer was to be
arraigned spread and in n short time
the court room was crowded. Great
secrecy was maintained as to the place
of confinement of the prisoner, but 1t
is believed that he was locked up In
the temporary Jail at the Erie county
penitentiary, where prisoners have
been kept while the Jail has been un-
dergoing repairs. After the indictment
was reported the prisoner was driven
from the penitentiary, mile from the
city hall, to the jail across the street
from the hall. Czolgosz was then
taken under strong guard from the
jail through the tunnel under Della.
ware ave. to the basement Of the City
hall and up the stairs to the court
room on the second floor.
The prisoner was shackled to de
tective and another detective held hi
other arm and number Of patrolmel
marched behind. When the prfsone
was taken before The bench the crowt
in the court room surged about hin
on all sides. They were compelled tC
resume their seats.
Czolgosz is of medium height, o
fairly good build, and has light. curly
hair, but ten days growth Of bear'
ON his face gave him an unkempt ap
pearance. Apparently he feigned in
sanity, not stupidity, and his glance
roamed about, but his eyes were al
ways downcast. Not once did he lool
the county prosecutor or the Judge Il
| the face.
"Czolgosz, have you got a lawyer
Do you wish a lawyer? You have beel
indicted for murder In the first degree
do you want q lawyer to defend you
Czolgosz, look at me and answer"
District Attorney Penney fired thes
questions at the prisoner, his voice rls
| ing with each succeeding question
but the prisoner stubbornly refuse'
to answer. The district attorney re
spectfully suggested that counsel b
assigned to defend the prisoner an
ascertain what he had better do as I
his plea to the indictment before al
raignment. Judge Emery then aske
the prisoner before the bar II he ha
counsel, but there was no answer dc
spite the fact that the police officer
told him the Judge was speaking an
that he must answer.
The court then said: "Czolgosz, yo
having appeared for arraignment i
the court without counsel, the Law
makes 1t the duty of the court to as
sign counsel. The Bar Association o
our county has considered the matte
and suggested the names of certain
gentlemen Of high character for sucl
assignment. The court has seriousl,
considered the question and afte
much consideration has concluded t
follow the suggestions made by tn
association. The court, therefore, as
signs the Hon. Loran l.. Lewis an,
the Hon. Robert G. Titus as you
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