The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-09-13
SHOOTING OF PRESIDENT
MCKINLEY.

President Mckinley, was shot twice by
would be assassin as he stood in the
Temple of Music at the Pan-Amcrican
Exposition at Buffalo n. V, shortly af
ter o'clock Friday evening. The shots
were fired by Leon Czolgosz Il Pole, of
| Detroit, who said afterward that he was
an anarchist and had only done his
duty.
The attempted assassination took place
in the presence of 5000 people, who had
crowded into the Temple of Music, while
| 10000 others stood outside waiting for a
chance to enter and shake hands with the
President
The first bullet struck the sternum in
| the Presidents chest, detected to the
right, and travelled beneath the skin d.
rectly below the right nipple. The Sc
cond bnllet penetrated the abdomen. On
ly superficial wound was caused by the
| first bullet, and within five minutes after
the the physicians reached the President
| it had been removed.
| All Was Oh lit
President at the emergency hospital on
the exposition grounds at 6 o'clock by
DR.. Matthew D. Mann, DR.. JOHN Par
menter, and DR.. Herman Mynter. The
| Presidents stomach was opened, but the
bullet was not found. Drainage tubes
were inserted the incision was sewcd up,
and at 7:45 o'clock the President was re-
moved to the home John G. Milburn. The
doctors stated after the operation that
they were hopeful, and that while the
wound was serious it was not necessarily
fatal.
| The man who did the shooting was
seized Immediately by the detectives. He
offered no resistance at first, but refused
to give any information about himself
Later he said his name was Fred Nieman,
that he was twenty-eight years old, and
had some'to Buffalo from Detroit week
ago. He gave his occupation as black
smith, and said he was born in Detroit
1t was not until evening that his right
name was learned.
| uS W GlC IcSllcHl teSlci
| day afternoon was one to which the
general public had been invited John
G. Milburn, president of the exposition
had introduced the Executive to the great
crowd in the temple, and men, women
and children came forward for a perso.
nal greeting. Among those in line was
Czolgosz whose left hand was wrapped
in a handkerchief. Folded in the hand
kerchief was 80 caibre pistol
A little girl was led up by her father
and the President shook hands with her
AS she passed along to the right the
President looked after her smilingly and
waved his hand in pleasant adeu Next
in line came the would be assassin. As
the President turned to the right again
bringing his right hand about in the
characteristic manner with which he eX
tends it while receiving, Czolgosz trust
out both his hands, brushed aside the
Presidents extended arm, and brought
the revolver, hidden in the handkerchief
up against the Presidents stomach. Al
the same istant he pulled the trigger
The first bullet entered too hi Oh for the
purpose of the anarchist, who had free
again as quickly as his finger could NOV,
the trigger. On receiving the first shot
President Mckinley lifted himself on hi:
toes with something of a gasp. Hi:
movement caused the second shot tt
enter just below the navel. With thu
second shot the President doubled slight
ly forward and then sank back.
Detective Gary caught the President il
his arms and Mr.. Milburn helped to su.
slant. Almost before the noise of tn,
second shot sounded Czolgosz was seize(
by S. r. Ireland, United States Secre
Service man, who stood opposite th'
President. Ireland hurled him to tn,
floor, and as he fell a negro waiter, JOIN
Harper by name, leaped upon him
Soldiers of tie United States Artillery
detailed at the reception, sprang upo1
squad of police and Secret Servic,
men.
Mrs. Mckinley was not informed by
DR.. Rixey of the attempted assassination
until two hours later She was awaiting
the Presidents return from the ground:
at the home of Mr.. Milburn, the presiden
of the exposition. The bore up bravcl,
under the terrible blow
The Southern press is a unit in its eX
pressions of sympathy for the Presiden
and of borrow at the crime of the assassin
1t also demands laws against the anar
chists. The New Orleans States says
There is much satisfaction to be foun,
in the fact that during President MeKin
ley's tour through the South not only no
an attempt was made to harm him, bu
not singe rude action occurred to ma
the pleasure of his journey. He came int,
a section of the country supposedly un
friendly to him, but he was surprised anG
delighted at the cordial and hospitabl,
way in which he was received by all CLASSES
of people. He was not long in realizing
that, instead of being in the enemy:
country he was among true Americans
and friends, one and all eager to hono
him as the Chief Executive of The nation
While they differ with him politically they
had the warmcst admiration for his mas
niticent personal qualities, his spotes:
character, kindly heart and loving devo
ton which at all times he so delicately
manifested for his faithful invalid wife
Senator McEnery is quite correct in say
ing that had an anarchist, or anyone else
dealt President Mckinley a murierou:
blow during his stay in this city the wretcl
would never have reached the door Of
jail, for the people would have put the
assassin to instant and terrible death
The South may have its faults, but it i:
unquestionably the most thoroughly
| American section Of the country to day
and on its soil anarchism cannot take root
and grow"