The San Francisco call., 1901-11-03
SAY Cz0LG0sZ
WAS NOT INSANE
Physicians Make Public
the Report Of Their
Examinations.
Declare That the Assassin
Was the Product, of
Anarchy.

BUFFALO, Nov. 2-Doctors Fowler,
Gregg and Putnam, the scientists who
were requested by District Attorney
Penny to examine into the mental condi-
ton of Leon F. Czolgosz, the assassin of
President Mckinley, have made public
their report, in which they state as the
result of examination and from the re-
ports of his watches and his behavior in
court, that he was sane at the time ne
planned the murder when he shot the
President and when he was on trial
His first examination was but few
hours after the commission of the crime
and while he was still uninformed of the
fate of his victim. During the first three
tions unhesitatingly After that, how
ever, he became more cautious and less
communicative. He had a common school
education, the reports say, and read and
wrote well, During the first days ex-
animation he said he planned killing the
President three or four days after he
came to Buffalo. The report then re-
calls In CzOlgOSzS own words, the as
sassins account of the murder of Presi-
dent Mckinley. The sanity of the pris-
oner was told:
From the history of his life as it came from
him. He had been sober, Industrious and law
abiding until he was 21 years of age he was,
as others of his class, believer in the Govern
ment of this country and of the religion of his
fathers. After he cast his first vote he made
the acquaintance of anarchistic leaders who in
vited him to their meetings. He was good
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theories. He was consistent in his adherence
to anarchy. He did not believe in the Govern
ment, therefor he refused to vote. He did not
believe in marriage, because he did not believe
in law. He killed the President because he
was a ruler, and Czolgosz believed as he was
taught that all rulers were tyrants, and that
to kill ruler would benefit the people He
fused a lawyer because he did not believe in
law, lawyers courts
We to the conclusion that in the hold
ing of these views Czolgosz was sane, because
these opinions were formed gradually under
the influence of anarchistic leaders and pro-
and intelligent tool, who had the courage
of his convictions, regardless of personal con-
sequences. The most careful questioning failed
to discover any hallucinations of sight or hear
ing. He had received no special command; he
did not believe he had been especially chosen TO
do the deed He always spoke of his motive for
the crime duty; he always referred to the
anarchists belief that the killing of rulers was
a duty. He claimed the idea of killing
the President original with him, but the
method of accomplishing his purpose was his
of paranera because he did not have systema-
he was in exceptionally good condition and had
unbroken record of good health His capa-
city for labor had always been good and equal
to that of his fellows. These facts all tend to
prove that the man had unimpaired mind
He had false beliefs the result of false teach
ing and not the result of disease. He was not
to be classed las degenerate, because We did
not find the stigmata of degeneration. Physi-
cally he did not have history of cruelty Of
perverted tastes and habits. He was the pro-
duct of anarchy sane and responsible.