The age-herald., 1901-09-17

Buffalo, September 16.-Leon F. Czol- gosz, alias Fred Nieman. was indicted today by the county court grand jury for the crime of murder in the first degree In fatally shooting President William Mc- Kinley at the Temple of Music in the Pan-American Exposition grounds at 4:15 o'clock on the afternoon of September G. When arra1gned before Judge Emory, in the court the prisoner stubbornly refused to answer questions repeatedly asked of him by District Attorney Penny as to whether he had counsel or wanted coun- sell The district attorney then suggested that, inasmuch as the defendant re- fused to answer, counsel should be as- signed.
 Judge Emory assigned Hon. Loran L. Lewis and Hon. Robert c. Titus. former Supreme Court justices of this city whose names had been suggested by the Erie County Bar association.
 Czolgosz probably win be arraigned again tomorrow morning to plead to the indictment.
 District Attorney Penny presented the evidence in the murder case to the grand jury. 9
 Aside from the surgeons and physicians in the case no witnesses were sworn other than those who were in the Tenn pie of Music and witnessed the shooting. The complete lists of witnesses in the order in which they appeared to testify Is as follows:
 Dr. Herman Mynter, Dr. IT. R. Gay lord, pr. IT., G. Matzinger, Dr. M. D. Mann, Secret Service Detective Gallagher Attorney James I. Quackenbush, Attor- ney Louis l.. Babcock, Harry Hinshaw, Captain Damer and Patrolman MeilSel of of the Exposition guards; Corporals Lou Is Bertchsey and Pr1vates Neff, OBrien, Fennenbaugh and Brooks of the Seventy third United States Seaooast artillery; D. O. Knapp, Mrs. Vandenbergh Davis, John Branch. a negro porter; Captain Vallely, chief of the Exposition detectives; Su- perintendent Bull and Assistant Superin- tendent P. V. Cusack of the local police department; Fred I.eighter, Charles J. Close, exposition guards; Westenfelder and James. fand Detectives Geary and Solomon. <sftthis city.
 Indicted at :15 o'clock.
 At 415 o'clock this afternoon, just ex- actly ten minutes after the shooting, the grand jury voted unanimously to indicr Csolgosz for murder in the first degree. At Al the secret indictment was pre- scented to Judge Emory in the county court. .-... s--,
 but the rumor that the murderer
 was to be arraigned spread and
 in q short time the court room was crowded Great secrecy was maintained as to the place of confinement | of the prisoner, but 1t Is believed that he l was locked up in the temporary jail at | the Erie county penitentiary, where prisoners have been kept while the jail has been undergoing repairs. After the l indictment was reported the prisoner was | driven from the penitentiary, @ mile from the city hall, to the jail across the street | from the hall Czolgosz was then taken l under a strong guard from the jail into the tunnel under Delaware avenue to the basement of the city hall and up the I stairs to the court room on the second | floor. The prisoner was shackled to a detective and another detective held his l other arm: Assistant Superintendent Cusack, marching in front and a number | of patrolmen behind. When the prisoner was taken before the bench the crowd in the court room surged about him on all sides. They were compelled to resume their seats.
 Czolgosz is medium height, of fairly good build and has light curly hair, but ten days growth of beard on his face gave him an unkempt appearance. Apparently Feigned Insanity. Apparently be feighned insanity not stu pidity and his glance roamed around but his big eyes were aways downcast. Not once did he look the county prosecutor or the judge in the face.
 "Czolgosz, have you got lawyer? Do you wish a lawyer2 You have been in- dicted for murder in the first degree, do you want the lawyer to defend you? Czolgosz, look at me and answer District Attorney Penny fired these questions at the prisoner his voice rising with each succeeding question, but Zzol- gosz stubbornly refused to answer. The district attorney finally suggested that counsel be assigned to defend the prisoner
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