The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-09-12
Cries Of "Lvnch Him.

these in turn quickly swelled to thou
sands, until the street was completely
blocked with mass of humanity. 1t
was at this Juncture that some one
raised the cry of lynch him." Like
a flash the cry was taken up and the
whole crowd, as if ignited by the
single match thus applied, re-echoed
the cry lynch him. hang him"
Closer the crowd surged forward.
Denser the throng became as new ar
rivals swelled each moment the sway
ing multitude. The situation was be-
coming critical, when suddenly the big
doors were flung open and a squad of
reserves advanced with solid front,
drove the crowd back from the curb
and across the street and gradually
succeeded in dispensing them from
about the entrance to the station.
By this time there were probably
$4,000 people assembled in the vicinity
of Pearl. Seneca and Erie streets and
the Terrace. The crowd was SO great
that it became necessary to rope off
the entire street in front of police
headquarters.
Inside the station house were assem-
bled District Attorney Penney, Super
intendent of Police Bull. Captain Rea-
gan of the First precinct and other
officials. The prisoner at first proved
quite communicative, so much so in
fact that little dependence could be
placed in what he said. He first
gave his name as Fred Neiman, said
his home was in Detroit, and that he
had been in Buffalo about a week.
He said he had been boarding at
place in Broadway. Later this place
was located as John Nowaks saloon, a
Raines law hotel, No. 1918 Broadway.
Here the prisoner occupied room No.
8. Nowak, the proprietor, said he
knew very little about his guest. He
came there he declared. last Satur
day, saying he had come to see the
Pan-American exposition, and that his
alone at all times about Nowaks
place and had had no visitors. In
his room was found small travelling
bag of cheap make. 1t contained an
empty cartridge box and few clothes.
With these facts in hand the police
went at the prisoner with renewed
vigor in the effort to obtain either
full confession or a straight account
Of his identity and movements prior
to his arrival in Buffalo He at first
admitted that he was an anarchist
in sympathy at least, but denied
strenuously that the attempt on the
life of the president was a result of
preconcerted plot on the part of any
anarchist society. At times he was
defiant and again Indifferent. But at
no time did he betray the remotest
sign of remorse. He declared the
deed was not premeditated but in TIE
same breath refused to say why he
perpetrated it. When charged by
District Attorney Penney with being
the instrument of an organized band
of conspirators, he protested We
hemently that he never even thought
of perpetrating the crime until that
morning.
Prisoner Makes Confession.
After long and persistent question
ing it was announced at police head
quarters that the prisoner had made
partial confession, which he had
signed. AS near as can be learned
the facts contained in the confession
are as follows:
The mans name is Leon Czolgolsz
He is of Polish-German extraction
His home is in Cleveland, where he
has seven brothers and sisters. He
is an avowed anarchist and an ardent
disciple of Emma Goldman, whose
teachings he alleges are responsible
for his attack on the president. He
| denies steadfastly that he is the IN
strumept of any body of anarchists
or the tool of any coterie of plotters
He declares he did not even have 6
confederate. His only reason for the
deed, he declares, is that he believed
the present form of government il
the United States was unjust and he
concluded that the most effective wa,
| to remedy it was to kill the president
These conclusions, he declares. he
reached through the teachings Of
Emma Goldman.
Story of a Bystander.
From a bystander who witnessed
the attempt on the presidents life, the
following description was obtained by
the correspondent of the Associated
| Press:
when the man fred the shots Pres
| ident Mckinley fell back step, quiv
cred slightly, but did not fall. Sec
rotary Cortelyou, President Milburn
and Detective Foster sprang to his aid
while Detective Ireland and James B
Parker threw his assailant to the
floor hurled themselves upon him anl
attempted to disarm him. :.
Their prisoner struggled desperate
ly and wrenching his arm free at
tempted once more to fire at the pres
ident. The revolver, however, wa.
struck from his hand, flying severa
feet away. President Mckinley him
self plucked from his side the bulle
which had struck the breast bone ant
glanced, lodging in the skin, at the
same time saying to the detective
Foster, l believe there is another bull
| let in there
Shortly afterward he said: Ok
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