The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-09-26
THE ASSASSIN CzoLGosz.
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Buffalo. y. Y, Sept. sz.--Tbe mcsf
Important development In the cxoi'
gusE ense. yesterday, was she an
neuncefneni that M poison had been
found ON the bullets or the revolver
wish which tbs anarchist nssassinatcd
Prrsldent Mckinley. Chemical and
meteorological examinations wess
made and both revealed thc fact that
no poison was used hy the murderer
Another examination 60 determine
the exact mental condition ot the
prisoner wss made 10 the Erie County
Iail yesterday afternoon by br. Car
los y. Mcdonald. of New York, the
mlterist who was brought here for
The defense by the Erie County Bar
association. aud Dr. W. Hurd. superif.
,endent Of this Buffalo state hospital
The alirnista were with the asSaN
sin for Que hour and BALI. and when
they left both declined to diarusS the
case.
District Attorney Penney and hls en-
tire staff spent MI Of Sunday ut the
city hall preparing for the trial OF
Czolgesl, which win begin before JUS
ties White, In Part III. OF the supreme
court to-day.
Mr.. Penney had conferences With
the alienists and with City Chemist
Herbert N. Hnl. who submitted hit
report upon an examination of the
bullets and revolver.
Immediately after the death Of the
president one Of the STAN OF physi'
,inns IN attendance on the president
expressed thc opinion that the buI
lets may have been poisoned. DiStrsef
Attorney Penney. who had pOssessiou
Of the assassin's revolver, ordered
careful and thorough examinations
made. DIR. Hill wns directed TO make
a chemical examination Of the buE
lets and the chambers and barrel oi
the revolver. and DR.. Herman g. Mat
singer. one OF the surgeons who per
formed the autopsy upon the preai'
ient's body, was ordered 60 make
meteorological examination. Nester
day afternoon DIR. Hill reported &c
the district attorney that his work
showed that no poison had been used.
lie also presented written report
but Il will not be used on the trial AZ
that question Is now eliminated from
the case.
DR. Maihngcr has flushed his bac'
teriologicai examination and his work
also revealed the absence Of any poi
uou. The district attorney has
been Informed to that effect, although
the formal report has not been sub
mitted.
Authorities on this question state
that the two examinations form
complete test, and that the slightest
trace Of poison would have been re-
vealcd.
DR.. Mcdonald and Dr. Huld. alien
lists for the defense, called upon Dis
trict Attorney Penny, shortly before
three o'clock yesterday afternoon and
remained with him until 3:i5. when
they were escorted to the jail Wy DE.
tectisc Solomon. 'fh~ iHsanity eN
perts wrnt inio CEolgosz' cell IN "mur.
/ ierers' row" nud were locked up IN
I the cell with him until 4;tj O'Clock,
when they returned 60 the city hall
{ and held another conference with the
district attorney. Fifteen minutes
T later DIR. James ". Putnam. local
alienisi. appeared and joined the con'
{ terence.
{ Although great secrecy was main
/ tanned at the district attorneys Of
fee 3, was learned that Dr. Allen Me-
Lane Hamilton. Que uf the most eele-
brptrd nlienisis In the United States
and who was un expert witness at the
trial Of Guitura. IN In buffalo. Not .
,,S;:ht ~ to Czolgnsz' sanity exists 10
the mind of District Attorney Pen-
neg. 10 that II is presumed that Dr.
Hamilton Is here merely 10 meet the
question of insanity should the de-
fcnsc determine 60 make a fight on
that ground. Although the defense
declinrN 20 make any definite state
ment on the subject pending the final
opinion of DR.. Mcdonald. u Is the
consenEus Of opinion among those in
tcrcSted in the case that no insanity
plea viii be interpOsed by Judges
lewis and Titus.
The district attorney IL already fos-
tilted with the opinion OF DIR. Joseph
Fowler. DIR. James ". Putnam and
nr. Floyd s. Gregg. Buffalo elicnists
Of some note, that CzolgoSz Is per
fectly sane.
The conference between the doc
tors. District Attorney Penney and
Assistant District Attorney Fred
rrick Ilaller. who viii assist In the
prosecution, lnsted until 6;3o o'clock
last evening. At its close. DIR. Me-
Donald said TO press Representatives
Il can not say word upon this
subject until I have reported my
definite conclusions to the counsel for
the defense. Judge Lewis Is cut of
town over night. 80 that ! shall do
nothing until morning. ! can not
tell whether or not will be Wit
ness"
Cxolgoz trial will hegin promptly
NJ ten O'Clock to-day. and the court
has requested that all who expect 10
attend the trial he In their seats at
s;a0 o'rloek. 80 NJ not 60 delay the
commencement even for moment.
Preparations have been made 20 ae-
commcdntc over fifty newspaper men.
uEpp MOST AGAIN ARpEGTED