The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-11-07

bitter anarchist. He complained at one
time because he was not admitted to
the inner circle-to the circle of the
wretches who plan and carry out as
sasslnation. He had had enough. he
said, of theorlzlng: what he wanted
was something ito do"
1t should be noted that Czolgosz had
no religion. Like all other anarchists
ne regarded religion as a mental nm.
sOuhdness' a species of priestcraft that
furnished an easy method of living to
the preachers. Anarchy is aimed rs
much against the church-all churches
ana any church-as against society
Inc assassin had listened to an in.
cehdlary speech delivered by Emma
Goldman In Cleveland. 1t fired his
brain; 1t set his blood afiame; # stirred
MS vanity to do something for the
cause OF the gospel of hate. Accord
ing to his own confession made TO the
buHalo police, he left the meeting
pace determined on assassination. Rut
the assassination of the President had
not as yet taken form in his frenzied
Drain. His mind was merely in a wblrl.
MS passions had worked him up to the
point of desperation; he had not deter.
mined upon whom the walls of his
wrath would fall. Then he visited chi
cago' and one day the Eight" as he
viewed it. came upon him. He read in
paper that the President was to visit
Buffalo. And purchasing a ticket he
went to the Pan-Amerlcan city.
The resolution of the man had now
taken form, and with a duty" TO do
an eXecrable, ignoble deed-bis mind
settled down to business. He perfected
MS plans. He inquired about the func-
lions at which the President would he
present. He learned of his usual bab-
Its on such occasions. Possessed Of
every detail that could aid in his dam.
naole infamy, he waited.
Thursday he spent the day on tho
grounds, seeking in vain for an onnor
'uhity TO reacn the President But the
opportunity did not present itself and
ne returned home displrited. ~ was al
most hopeless that night" the scorn
lrei says in his statement to the nolico
ana then came the unlucky dav 81
'ot 10 the Temple of Music the first
me- Czolgosz says, land waited at tho
POT where the reception was IN ha
leld. Then he came. the Presidort
no l got in line and trembled and
remDled until got right up TO him
nu then l shot him twice. thronob No.
'hlte handkerchief. | would have eroS
lore' but | was stunned bv 81 hlo,,, ~
he face-a frightful blow thai l,noo,,a -
re uown-and then everybody iumnod
Il me- thought | would ba Lii
d me-" '''eS treat
Ozolgosz has been sullen and 1oo
lous at times, as becomes his abnon,s "a
llhd' The conviction that no ,s Ia, li'i
ne OF the great ones of the oa. avw
naI all the world is talking of h.,
snuers MN boastful. It pleased 49,
ahity when he was summoned =. n's
autographed, for he knew bis r, ~ oe
.1uid be published broadcost 'e, as
nat cared he for the infamv - Gnu anu
were eternal. He posed for tho on
"a with the heroic attitude % : ealn'
., behind the strong bars of H. = "iar,
no.. 'ne stronger arm Of the law 'en
os,ss mat ON striking the pros %, ne u
u'u MS duty, for q am an anarch Iee'i. /.
e proudly added. He even w INST
le extent Of illustrating to tbo " oai to
emit and h ~ which ,', he shot the pres,' t
mr., q s.'e ,s in deceiving the p Upon
M 81. protectors with the bonda resi-,
IN that held the revolver. 0andaSed