Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-13
PRESIDENT
SHOT DOWN
While Receiving at The
Buffalo EXPOSITION


ously, if not mortally, wounded in
the Temple of Music at the Pan
American Exposition, Buffalo, by q
professed anarchist.
At the Exposition grounds the
President began shaking hands with
the great crowds present. The as.
sassin, well dressed and respectable
looking, awaited his turn In the
long line. His right hand was COW
cred with q handkerchief, and in
this a large calibre revolver was con-
cealed. As he reached forward as if
TO grasp the Presidents hand with
his left, ne quickly fred twice.
As the President retreated into
the arms of Secret Service Officer
Ireland, United States regular SOL
diers sprang upon the assailant,
bearing him to the ground. The
revolver was wrested from him, and
cut and bleeding from rough han
ding, he was taken to a police
station.
Of the two bullets, the first struck
the breastbone and glanced off, in
hicting slight flesh wound. The
second perforated the walls of the
stomach, tore one intestine and
lodgd in the tissue back of the
stomach. Drs. Parker, Parmenter and
Mynter began to probe for the Sec
ond bullet at z o'clock. The walls
of the abdomen were opened, but
the bullet was not found. The
wound was hastily closed and after
this preliminary search hasty con-
ference resulted in the decision that
the President should be removed to
the home of President Milburn,
where further search might be
made.
CAME FOR THE PURPOSE.
Fred. Nieman, a Polish German
and an admitted anarchist, is the
man who shot President Mckinley.
He said he shot the President be-
cause he is an anarchist. Nieman is
a young man, % years old, single
aud is a blacksmith by trade. He
is of medium build and height, has
light golden fluffy hair and large
blue eyes. His face is sharp and he
looks like an intelligent man, al
though his head is somewhat irreg-
ular in shape. He wore a light
summer suit, striped gray and blue,
the stripe being narrow, black shoes
and a common summer madras shirt
of white aud pink. He looks like a
man who had been iu hard luck and
he had no money on his person when
searched by the detectives. He came
to Buffalo from Cleveland last Satur.
day with his heart full of this deed
He came to shoot the President. He
had no other errand. He found
shelter at q Polish saloon at No
1925 Broadway, which is beyond
Fillmore avenue and in the Polish
district. Nieman has been hanging
around the routes marked out in the
public press for the President'l
tour during the last three days. HI
was seen at some of the buildings
on Thursday by the guard on duty
but no one who was not we'll known
to the detectives could get near tn,
President. He had his first oppor
tunity when the President appeared
for the public reception.
The President wavered slightly
in the face OF the discharge, but h
gave no sign of injury. He kept hi
feet and walked slowly to an oper,
chair. No change whatever wa
manifested in his face. He Dor,
the same look of strength and sc
renity. He handed his hat, which
he was carrying, to guard and sa
down.
SCENE OF WILD CONFUSION.
All was wild confusion. Som,
one ordered the guards into action
and they cleared the building. Tn
President held himself up nobly
but it was plain to see that he need
ed help, and call went out for tn
ambulance. The guards held Me
man and rushed him into a room
where he was held for half an hour
After Nieman fired the shot negr
waiter, who stood behind him in tn
line, threw his arm around Me
mans neck, bore him to the foo
and held him until the detective
grasped him and took him into tn
ante-roonl.
MAKES WRITTEN CONFESSION.
Leon Czologosz, alias Niemap, tn
would-be assassin, has signed a con
fession which states that he is Al
anarchist and that he became an en-
thusiastic member of that bod
through the influence of Ewm
Goldman, whose writings he ha'