The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-09-10

Dleu -DlStTiCI AIlOTucy ISuucy, super
intendent of Police Bull Captain Rea
gan of the First precinct and other
officials. The prisoner at first proved
quite communicative, so much so In
fact that little dependence could be
placed in what he said. He first
gave his name as Fred Neiman, said
his home was in Detroit, and that he
had been in Buffalo about week.
He said he had been boarding at a
place in Broadway. Later this place
was located as John Nowak's saloon, a
Raines law hotel, No. 1918 Broadway.
Here the prisoner occupied room No.
s. Nowak, the proprietor said he
knew very little about his guest. He
came there, he declared, last Satur-
day, saying he had come to see the
Pan-American exposition, and that his
home was in Toledo. He had been
/ alone at all times about Nowak's
place and had had no visitors. In
his room was, found small travelling
bag of cheap make. 1t contained an
empty cartridge box and few clothes
/ With these facts in hand the police
went at the prisoner with renewed
vtgor in the effort to obtain either
a full confession or a straight account
Of his identity and movements prior
to his arrival in Buffalo. He at first
admitted that he was an anarchist
in sympathy at least, but denied
strenuously that the attempt on the
life of the president was result of
r. lot hn ortN f "
anarchist society. At times he was
defiant and again Indifferent But at
no time did he betray the remotes1
sign of remorse He declared the
4 deed was not premeditated, but in tie
same breath refused to aay Why he
perpetrated At. When charged by
District Attorney Penney with being
the instrument Of an organized band
of conspirators. he protested We.
of perpetrating the crime until that
morning.
Prisoner Makes Confession.
After long and persistent question
ing it was announced at police head
quarters that the prisoner had made
partial confession, which he had
signed. AS near as can be learned
, the facts contained in the confession
are as follows:
The mans name is Leon Czolgolsz
, He is of Polish-German extraction
His home is in Cleveland, where he
has seven brothers and sisters. He
, is an avowed anarchist and an ardent
disciple of Emma Goldman. whose
teachings he alleges are responsible
, for his attack on the president. He
! denies steadfastly that he is the in
; strument Of any body of anarchists
or the tool of any coterie of plotters
He declares he did not even have {
, confederate. His only reason for The
deed, he declares, is that he believed
the present form of government il
!. the United States was unjust and h,
a concluded that the most effective wa.
y to remedy it was to kill the president
: These conclusions, he declares. h.
reached through the teachings o
/. Emma Goldman.
4 Story of a Bystander.
From a bystander who witnesses
I the attempt on the presidents life. tn
4 following description was obtained b.
the cores pendent of the Associate;
Press:
When the man fired the shots Pres
y ident Mckinley fell back step. quiv
9 cred slightly. but did not fall Sec
). rotary Cortelyou. President Milburr
. and Detective Foster sprang to his aid
: while Detective Ireland and James E
, Parker threw his assailant to tn
q floor. hurled themselves upon him an
attempted to disarm him.
9 Their prisoner struggled desperate
q y and wrenching his arm free al
!. tempted once more to fire at the pres
;. ident The revolver, however, wa
4 struck from his hand, flying severa
: feet away. President Mckinley hin
Q self plucked from his side the bulle
which had struck the breast bone an
9 glanced, lodging in the skin, at tn
n same time saying to the detective
a Foster, l believe there is another blu
let in there
!. Shortly afterward he said: d
n not eXaggerate this to Mrs. Mckinley
= "The president throughout displaye
a the greatest fortitude and all the tim
=. until saw him carried from the built
" ing his GOODNESS and courage wer
g wonderful"
~ Precautions Had Been Taken.
~ 1t was learned from an authorit,
" tive source that the greatest preca,
=. lions had been taken to guard agains
% the possibility of any such occurrenc
as transpired yesterday. Not onl
20 were the services of the local polio
"a and detective forces employed to til
q. fullest extent, but specially detaile
20 men have accompanied the presidel
=. tial party in all it's travels since ina
N guration day. and in addition to tn
the extra precaution was taken. upo
the occasion of the presidents Wis
n to the Pan-American, of having wit
Vi him three United States treasury Sc
n ret service men of long experienc
,v and proven ability. In fact, to sue
II an extent has this matter of the pre-
10 idents personal safety been carrie
20 by those responsible for his welfa1
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