Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-26

Wlthln Ten minutes aittT court re
assembled this afternoon two more
Jurors had been chosen and in half an
hour the box was full. the twelfth man
being Contractor Adams. of this city.
The jury was acceptable to both sides
and the examination of witnesses was
at once proceeded with.
A brief presentation of the case was
made by Assistant District Attorney
Haller.
1t Is quite evident that the case will
be rushed and that Czolgosz will be
convicted within the next "a hours.
The prisoner sits this afternoon in
an Indifferent attitude. blinking at the
proceedings as though they concern
ed him very little. He does not ap-
pear to be posing as a martyr or to
have anything but the most passive
interest in the trial.
The first witness. in production
ary manner. testified to the shooting
of the president.
BUFFALO. Sept 24.-The trial of
Anarchist Czolgosz was continued this
morning with the same amount OF Gu
rosity and excitement that prevailed
yesterday. The crowds outside were
equally large, but the police and de
tectives were very numerous and ev'
cry person entering the court room
was closely watched to prevent any
sensational incidents during the trial.
II was quite evident this morning
that the whole affair will be conclud.
ed by tonight. The conviction of
Czolgosz is matter Of course.
The prisoner Is just as stolid and in
different this morning as he was yes
terday. although he seemed to take
a slight interest in the scrutiny OF
the women who were present in larger
numbers than they We're yesterday.
TIL proceedings were not especially
interesting. Engineer Fields was the
first witness called. He testified to
having drawn the plans OF the Music
Hall flooring and to the location OF the
spot where the president was assassin
ated
Drs. Mann and Mynter were next
subjected to n profunctionary cross
| examination.
All the proceedings lacked any sen
sation or particular interest. and the
| case nave Dttn thhtu lol al Vi
dinary assault and battery case so
far AS any thing out of the ordinary
was concerned.
| An interesting feature of the trial
was the testimony of the reception
committeeman. Messrs. Rice and
Quackenbush. They said they were
standing by the side of the president
when among the crowd man with
a white object in his hand approach
ed the president and was about to
grasp hls hand. The man suddenly
| lifted his arm. the white object fell
to the floor, two shots resounded and
the president fell backward. Instant
ly the secret service officer standing
behind the president with two other
officers plunged forward, bore the
man to the ground and removed the
smoking pistol from his hand. They
struck him in the face, and then drag
ged him to the ante-room. The man
who carried the white object in his
hand and was borne to the ground
was the prisoner ut the bar.
Later in the day Mr.. Quackenbush
in company with the district attorney
visited the prisoner at the jail. The
prisoner was not at all excited. He
said he knew he had killed the pres
ident. He intended to do it. and had
simply done his duty He said he
was perfectly aware of the conse-
lquences.
| After this testimony. the janitor OF
the building was examined. and the
court adjourned until afternoon.
BUFFALO. Sept 24.-The case OF
the People against Czolgosz closed
this afternoon The defense stated
-- had no defense to offer. Judge
Lewis. however. was permitted to ad-
dress the jury briefly. He did so
and ended his address shortly after
3 o'clock District Attorney Penny
then began summing up the case, and
it is likely TO go to the jury at any
moment
| BUFFALO. Sept 24.--The jury rem
dereu a verdict of guilty in the Czolg.
osz case at 4:26 this afternoon and
the assassin will be electrocuted,
| CHICAGO. Sept. 23.-All the an
archlsts. including Emma Goldman,
went free this morning in Judge Chet-
lain's court. There was not suf!l-
cient evidence produced to hold them
and 1t was agreed to dismiss the cases
against the whole lot.
! CHICAGO. Sept. 23.-The nine an
archists discharged today took little
time in packing up their belongings
which consisted chiefly of newspapers
and magazines. and shambled to their
different homes. They made no ey-
pressions of satisfaction regarding the
proceedings but said they did not fear
the mob and knew they could not be
convicted.
| Emma Goldman will not be discharg-
ed until tomorrow, as she has an ap-
pearance to make in another court
She laughed gaily upon hearing the
news of the impossibility to convict
herself and the other anarchists.
CHICAGO, Sept 24.-Emma Gold
man was set free this morning by JUS
tice Trimble. She laughed sneer-
ingly at the court. and then went her