The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-17
CZOLeOSZ.S HOME.
Assassin's Brother Tells Of HIS
Life i'm the Country.

+ i W1sh a feeling Of regret mingled
sikh shame. that sss announce 70 the
world ehat the famous cid Western Re
serve is the home Of the assassin OF
President Mckinney Mere than that
1E - IN Cuy4hoSa county e1at that rs
nor to o. wondered aa5s but stu worse.
IL = situated just I'VE miles west Or
C1aSFIa Fails. in the southwest corner
o. Orange township Passengers going
over g1a Cleveland and GazgriH Ea1lS
electric Tine can see the house b. look
11E south along the vest side Of TIE big
weeds directly southwest Of the Gsehr-
1EzE tenant houses There IS here Leon
CzoIzoSz lived while he was studying
the doctrine that has made aim an an
archlst and the assassin Of this nation
chef executive
Leon Cz0lg0s (the correct spelling Of
the name. the assassin. Is soH OF
Paul Czolgosz. Of aes Eieer street.
Cleveland He Is one Of SIX brothers,
EM0 Of whom live in ELewsAan1-Ja cob.
AEarce1tine avenue. John with his father
and SrepnH0ther On Fleet street. The
Others are Joseph and Frank VINO re-
side on 4 farm near A1penzs A1c1-- and
valdez. who sim resides On the farm
west OF town WIKI several slight
cAeTss having noticed a similarity OF
snip H1th thar given D. the assassin
an Exponent representative 1ranpe-1
through Orange SATURDAY and finally
located the home Of the assassin
re EaETE Is loCaLel III TIE SCLEAlt-
corner OF Orange, contains $ acres and
uaS sgccessively known IS TIE MadE1c
BRUNEI and WaIEs1en farm The Czo4-
gosz family - Polish and came from
Detroit. where Leon was born Is years
ago. 20 Cleveland The father Paul
CzoIg0sZ. ran q saloon but IN 1888
bought rna. Orange township farm AID
moved thereon TIE VeutUrs did not
tfssugh It did financially hut this was
On account OF Leon and The other
brothers continually QU3rreIzug with
their stepmOtler and father- Trey
chaser and sold the farm two weeks
ago TO John Smid. Of Cleveland. vlzo
now occupies the place Naideek Cool
EDsZ decided 70 remain On the farm
and assist Smid for q while With MS
work. the rest or the family Aaviug
moved back to SIewzIand last week
Wafdsck Czolgosz. aged "a brother
OF the assassin 5 gooI looking. IN
resembles the better pictures Of Leon
He speaks good English was pleasant
appearing and when found By the
writer vEsz ollsIly engages q the farm
He had not heard 0r his brothers at
tempted assaszluatlou Of President
Mckinley on the previous DAY which
acE threw the nation INTO such a feFEOr
oE excitement and as he was piled wits
question after question ne answered
them InteIIIgautIE. but twice hesitatesi
and looked az his Ques<ioner deeply
puzzled
He said that Leon had trouble with
disputes
Leon made several trips to BuTalo
THIS year said NFaldeck. before he
learned Of the arteuDsEsi ASA fEa ton
7 asked him What he vas doing in
Buffalo ard he told ne Il vas none q
my business. Last 1uue he vent 10
Fort wayne. Ind and several days
later i got a letter from MN He did
nor say why he left home. o. what he
was doing buE wrote that might
never see him again
say. what Is the matter with Leon.
does e owe money at Chagr5u Falls
asked the brother. with some concern.
gvhen told no. his brow cleared
Was Leon an anarchist2
No. h4 was a socialist
Did - ever read Emma Goldman's
works.
No. hut he read soclallztie papez--'
Are you a socialism
Yes. the whole family Is
None Of the family is al anarchist
No. I should say not
Continuing Wal1eck gave some Of
Ehs details Of Icons life
Leon did not ike to work on the
farm and once and sometimes twice a
week ne would go 70 Cleveland and be
gore for Ehe night Several times
asked him why ne went 70 Cleveland
50 often He told me he could manage
his OWE affairs IF Questioned when GO
ing away as 10 when he would return
him TO finish up the work He was sick
3 good deal and spent more than 500
doeraEzug- It seemed 70 he heart Er0u-
BE that bcther=d him Because Of his
sickness we never asked him 70 do hard
work and his going TO Cleveland did
not worry Us. FOR Ws supposed he was
going to the homes Of some OF his
cousins there He read Scc1alsst1c hooks
and papers a great deal. bur he always
kept them where none ct Is could
ind them We never suspieioned any
thing whatever and this fact never
caused is any alarm de was 4 great
reader He belonged TO s0ne secret
benefit order. but / could never learn
what It vas
Continual quarrels with his father
and stepmothsr increased his dIssatis-
faction with the farm and last spring
he disposed Of his $50 interest n the
farm 70 his brother Jacob Czolgosz OF
Cleveland for SO and vent u Fort
Wayne June Is. That is the last 7 have
seen Of him I don't know where he IS
nov
As the writer shook the hand (
MS frank. honest looking face 10 bid !
htm g0cGhv lE did not seem possible +
thar this could be a brother Of tina I
lend who shot the beloved president At 4
the reception at Buffalo. As We trudged 4
along the footparh across the l0uely 4
fields and through the more lonely ]
EFo-0ds-rne same path that Leon Col 4
gosz- the attempted assassin VIC aS E
then behind the bars Of his Buffalo 4
prison had made as he wended his way 4
50 often 70 meet the electric car which 4
conveyed him 10 Cleveland where h 4
uoiSolei his mind and fitted h1USzzr 4
for the feudzSE anzrcEzsE1c act which 4
he processes 10 believe was his duty, 4
yFe look back and saw NaIdack look
Ing I0lgfnglE after rs with that same A
puzzled expression On MS honest face. Il
and we could not help bat pity him.
but we proceeded quickly On cur way \
and 1afr him IN ignorance Of the awful i
deed OF his brother
The day following Ee retraced cur
STEPS To EEza former CzoIgoSz homestead 4
and net WaIdeck again We zraspad i
his 01tstretchsd hand told him what
nis brother Leon had done gave Inn .
the story detail after detail HIS Itps
quIvera7 his eyes glIsre1e5 with tears
MS usually rosy face became an ashan
zuA and he exclaimed He mast Be