The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-17

apparently with shaking with him. he fred
shot, which the Presidents right lodging against
1.-THE Another shot entered
1.-THE Presidents abdomen The assaant Immediately
and thrown the ground and quick flash twenty men
him. When rescued he covered with blood from
cash in his face.
Cys of ynchng heard every hand police
aged the of the grounds and locked him up
station house short distance from the grounds
Detective Geary the President he fell
"Am shot ?' asked the President
The Office opened the Presidents seeing
Eyes, afraid you are Mr. President"
The President taken the emergency
bullet which had lodged against
Later the President reported resting easily The prisoner
declared he Fred Neman of Detroit His aerwar
be Leon Czgos When asked
.why he had shot the President, replied
II anarchist and have done my duty"
The President resting easily and from reports
hopes for his recover, unless pertonitis sets in.
The first brought TO Chas evening was
the shooting and late the night of the 9th brought
i that the President was dead.
czongo Make. nandr ell.D
BUFFALO Sept 8The statement of Leon Czogosz made to-
THE police transcribed and signed by him. is as follows
II born Detroit nearly 80 years ago My parents
Russian Poles They came here a education
got work In Cleveland read books socialism and
ter being Cleveland for years Went Chicago Where
remained months after which went to Newburg the outskirts
o Cleveland and went to work in the Newbug wire mills
During the last five have had friends anarchists
more less bitter had much luck anything
preyed 1t made and envous but what start
Emma Goldman She in Cleveland and other
me on fire.
Her that all what
e me to thinking SO that my head nearly split with the pain Miss
had made up my mind that would have do something
heroic for the cause loved.
newspaper of President McKneys visit the
with determination to do something but did not know
just what thought of shooting the president but had formed
II went live at 1913 Broadway which saloon and hotel
for it. told that %np as eu see the
He knew nothing about what setting the
mot until Tuesday morning did the resolution shoot pres
en take h %e It in nay heart there rev was no
were thousands OF people in town on Tuesday heard it
ruler made up my mind to xii that ruler bought 82caere
revolver and loaded it. On Tuesday night the fair
tried get near him out the police forced back They forced
everybody back that the ruler could pass was close
when ne got into the grounds but was afraid to at
2mp the assassination because there in the
would but afraid might be seized aud that chance
well he away went home On Wednes-
went the grounds and stood right the president right
Il thought half dozen times of shooting while he speaking,
could not get close enough was afraid might miss and
am fail was tossed about by the crowd and my spirits
Sgeng pretty low almost hopeless that night
Yesterday morning again exposition grounds.
for the who was TO board his special
grounds ali day waiting
handkerchief afraid if had draw it from my pocket
the first one and waited at the spot where the reception
and trembed until got right up to him and then shot
W bo hE0Sg my white o 5 would have fired
that knocked me down-and then everybody jumped
Czogosz his story
he was asked Did really to kill the presdent?
8what good could it do you Y' he was asked
Il am an anarchist am disciple of Emma Goldman Her
words set fire. he replied with slightest
udeny that have had an accomplce any time"