The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-09-26

He said he had been watching the
president for three Of four days for
favorable opportunity of shooting"
Did he gle any reasons for wishing
to kill the PRESIDENT"
eyes, he said that he did not be-
lieve in the presnt form of govern
ment or in any of the institutions OF
It."
Secret Service Officer Albert Gal
laher was then called. He was In the
Temple Of Music at the time of the
shooting, standing 10 feet from the
president and on his right.
TELL us what you saw" said Dis
trict Attorney Penney.
my duty was to keep the crowd
moving. The reception had been go
ing on only a few minutes when /
heard two shots fired A man stand
Ing near the president had something
white in his hand l sprang forward.
/ heard Foster say: Get the gum,
Mr.. Gallaher.' grabbed the, gun and
handkerchief. Some one grabbed the
revolver, but held on to the hand
Lerchief."
Have you got it now?"
Eyes"
LET us see It," said the district at
torney.
Detective Gallaher then produced q
powder-blackened and partly burned
handkerchief, about 10 inches square.
1t was shown the jury and appeared
as evidence.
Officer Foster Testifies.
George A. Foster of Washington, an
other secret service officer, then took
the stand.
Foster described his position in the
line as opposite that Of the prisoner
and said he was scrutinizing the peo-
pie as they passed. He said the pris-
oner looked him straight in the face as
he passed and the next instant he saw
the prisoners hands go together as If
clapping and two shots were fired.
Witness Immediately grappled with
him. ..,.. r..> .... hi. .-e. H.
''As the man lay on the floor, he
| looked backwards as if to see what
effect his bullets had had" said the
| witness, "and this made me so mad
that smashed him right on the jaw"
Continuing, Foster testified that he
saw a dark man about 10 feet in front
of the defendant and not liking his
looks he pushed him along toward De-
tective Gallaher. III s..."
Francis ,. O'Brien, private in the
Seventy-third United States coast ar
tillery, was next called. He had been
| detailed to guard the president at the
Temple of Music and was standing at
the right of the president when the
| shooting occurred. His story follows:
! when I heard the report l was
| looking at the president and saw the
man. l jumped at this defendant.
saw the smoke coming from his hand.
I knocked him over against some one,
| I don't know whom. I got the revol-
yer and agve 1t up to my commanding
officer, Captain Wiser"
did you mark it," asked Mr.. Pen
nev. ..4 ..<.-
Il put my initials on it,"
Mr.. Penney then produced the muir
derer's weapon and O'Brien identified
it by initials which he made on 1t be-
| fore he surrendered it. ST..
Chief Bull the Last Witness.
Superintendent of Police Bull of the
| Buffalo department was then called.
| "Were you present at headquarters
| when the prisoner was brought there
/ on the niht of the mgurder?' he was
/ asked.
jst"YeS." ~
"Were any threats made against
him." s...s..." r.. -.
/ mo" Ills. s.:...
"Tell us what Czolgosz said"
"He said he knew President McKin.
ley. He knew that he was shooting
President Mckinley when he fired
The reason he ave was that CHE believ.
| Cd ho wac doin his dutv HaV said
that on the day President Mckinley
spoke at the exposition roundsg, the
day previous to the assassination, he