The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27

Chief Of Detectives Casack and two OF
his men taking positions Just back or
Cxolgosxss chair. Others took seats to
n left and right and many plain
clothes men were seen mingifng among
3 crowd sursing about the ROOM.
closely watching every one whose face
was not q familiar one to them. There
was no disposition to crowd about the
prisoner. although the object of every
one seemed to be to get in a position
where he could have a full view of his
face
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
Il was AS O'Clock when the cr,er
raped for order and the jury filed inta
the room. The clerk read their Names
each juror responding present" as rs
name was called.
No time was wasted. The Jurors ia
not sit down. Addressing them Ias-
tice White said: Gentlemen. have v1u
agreed upon a verdict?"
We have" responded Foreman
wendt
What is your verdict"
That the defendant is guilty OF mur-
der in the first degree"
There was a moment OF silence and
then a murmur arose from the crowd.
1t ended there. There was no hand
clapping. no cheers. Justice Whites
csNN pG Clearly heard in GE&rY
part or the room when he banked tne
jurors for their work and allow them
TO go until IL O'Clock tomorrow morning
n court was at once adjourned.
Czolgosz was Immediately handcuTd
to his guards and hurried from tn.
court room down stairs to the basement
and through the tunnel under Deia-
ware avenue to the jail.
THE CONCLUDING TESTIMONY.
At the opening OF court DR.. Matthew
ID. Mann was cross examined by Judge
Lewis. DR.. Mann said the conditions
ound at the autopsy were unexpected
and unusual.
Il presume therefore. that the optf-
mistic bulletins that were issued from
To time by the physicians were
any knowledge or suspicion OF
these symptoms that were afterwards
discovered" said Mr.. Lewis.
The bulletins IN the condition were
optimistic in that they gave no idea
OF what was to come" was the reply.
The expressed no opinion. The
merely stated facts, but the opinions
which were held by the stan seemed to
be fully warranted by the condition OF
the president. We had no reason to
suspect the existence OF any such state
or affairs as was found" replied the
witness.
DR.. Mann declared that nothing
known to medical science could have
saved the presidents life.
Secret Service officer Albert L. Gale
her said when the shots were fred he
heard Foster say: Get the gun, Gal
leher." He grabbed for the revolver,
but some one else got il. HI held on
to the handkerchief. He then produced
a powder blackened and partly burned
handkerchief about ten inches square.
Some n grabbed me by the
throat" continued Mr.. Gaileher. AZ
ter the fight l found that the gun was
men"
George A. Foster. of Washington,
another secret SERVE officer. said the
prisoner looked him straight in the
face as he passed. and the next instant
he saw the prisoners hands go togeth-
er as IL clapping and two shots were
fired. Witness Immediately grappled
with him. AS the man lay on the floor.
he looked backwards as IL to see what
effect the bullet had had, said the wit
uess, land this made me so mad I
mashed him right on the jaw" Con-
tinuing Foster testified that he saw a
dark man about ten feet in front Of
the defendant and not liking his looks
he pushed him along toward Detective
Galleher.
Judge Titus then cross examined the
witness and asked:
did you see. the colored man who
has been spoken OFF,"
Yes. / think he was some distance
ahead OF the defendant, not behind him.
i did not see any colored man In the
fracas that followed at all.
+. Z. O'Brien, a private in the Severn
ty-third United States coast artillery.
said: Il jumped at the defendant. /
saw the smoke coming from his hand
/ Knocked him over against some one. L
don't know whom. l got he revolver
and gave it up to my commanding Of
ficer. Captain Wiser"
O'Brien told OF the scuffie over the
revolver. and his story was co~rrobora-
ted by Louis Neff. mother private and
Corporal Bertschey.
Harry F. Henshaw. superintendent or
the Temple of Music said he saw he
assassin push the presidents right hand
out of the way and then fire the two
shots.
John Branch, a colored employee or
the exposition company in the Temple
of Music, said an artillery man grabbed
the prisoner and her he was borne to
the floor.
Did you hear the president say any,
thinf after the shots were hredy
Asked Judge Titus in cross xamina-
ton.
Yes, I thought 1 heard him say:
BE easy with him, boys"
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