Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-09-21
CZOLGOSZ INDICTED.
Trial of President McKinIev's As
sass1R Sec for Monday Next.
CuIprit Refused to Talk When Taken into
ConI to Plead and Feigns Insanity
'One of the Counsel Assigned for
His Defense Objects.

Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. 18.-Just exact
uy ten days after the assassination
'o1 President Mckinley, the anarchist
who fired the fatal shots, Leon F.
C=olgosz, was indicted by the grand
jury for murder in the first degree
At 4:41 the secret indictment was pre-
sented to Judge Emery in the county
court. Then eRsued wait of an
hour, but the rumor that the muir
dierer was to be arraigned spread and
nm a short time the court room was
crowded. The prisoner was driven
from the penitentiary Jail whe,e he
had been confined, and takep under
strong guard to the court room Cool
gosz, as he entered the court room.
was shackled to a detective, while
another detective held his other arm.
The crowd surged. about him on all
sides, but the police compelled the
people to keep their seats Czolgosz
is of medium height, of fairly good
build and has light, curly hair, but
Il ten days growth of beard on his
face gave him an unkempt appear
aDce. Apparently he feigned insanity,
not stupidity, and his glance roamed
about, but his eyes were always down
cast. Not once did he look the coun-
ty prosecutor or the judge in the face.
He persistently refused to answer
questions put to him by the prosecut-
ing attorney. He would not plead to
the Indictment, neither would he say
whether he had employed or desired
counsel. The court assigned LOrain
l.. Lewis and Robert c. Titus, emf
nent lawyers of Buffalo, to defend
him. CzOlgOsz was then handcuffed
and hurried from the court room.
Judge Lewis, for the prisoner, has
entered a plea of not guilty, reserv
ing the right to withdraw that plea.
Gzolgosz was Il second time brought
into court and again refused to plead.
The trial of the case has been set
for Monday next.
District Attorney Penney gave no
tice that he would move to have the
Indictment transferred to the SUI
pre'.ne court for trial and would also
no tice the trial for next Monday
Forming. 81 know of no reason why
the defendant should not be ready
next Monday" replied Judge Lewis.
At his request, however, the orders
will not be entered until Judge Titus
returns, which will probably be with
in a day or two.
Judge Lewis said that he might also
like an order of the court for alien
lists to examine the prisoner, as the
district attorney had informed him
that eminent alienists had examined
the prisoner on behalf of the people.
This gave rise to the belief that a
special plea of insanity may be en-
tered by the counsel for the defense.
Remove the prisoner" said Judge
Emery, and CzOlgosz was taken back
TO the jail by the underground route.
Titus Don't Want 1t.
Milwaukee, Sept. 1S.-Judge Titus,
of Buffalo, whose appointment as
counsel for Czolgosz was announced
at Buffalo, is in this city attending
a masonic convention. When seen re-
garding his appointment he could
hardly believe the report was true,
saying he knew nothing of his APP
pointment, having left Buffalo on
Sunday. In an interview he said:
''This is the very first intimatiOn that
7 have had that my name had even
been considered in that unpleasant
connection and l have no idea that
the report is correct" In answer to
81 question as to whether he would
under any circumstances consent to
defend the assassin, Judge Titus re-
piled: ''Not unless ordered to do so by
the court"