The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-29


Early in October Superintendent Col
Inns had a lengthy interview with him.
Night was chosen for the inquiry and
at o'clock the superintendent called on
Czolgosz. The prisoner was transferred
to another part of the prison where there
was no one to overhear the conversation.
For the first few minutes Czolgosz sat
in silence and the superintendent began
to despair of getting any information.
Finally, just he was about to leave,
Czolgosz answered one of his queries.
From that time on he talked freely, but his
utterances contained no enlightenment
as to the cause for his crime or a possi-
bic conspiracy. The most important
statement he has made was one in which
he absolutely denied that he had a hand
kerchief tied about his hand or that the
pistol was concealed in any other place
than his coat pocket. The superintend-
ent said:
Now, Czolgosz, want you to talk to
me- I'm the only one that can do you
any good and if you tell me anything
may help you to get out of here"
Il don't want to get out of here.
They'd kill me outside" was the reply.
Who'd kill you?'
"Why the people,
you mean the men who told you to
kill the president?" asked Mr.. Collins.
mo nobody told to kill the presi-
dent | mean the people"
Who gave you the money to get to
see me and went there from Cleveland"
perintendent-
II don't remember his name"
do you remember where he livedI''
mo, | don't know the names of the
9w pia Sd 5sa get to Buffalo fFom Chi
at painting M and a carpenter o .n4nE WorE. earned
Didn't this man nan in Chicago and 51 some
NO. they did not. I thought it out
ibid you first follow the president to
San Francisco to kill him?''
=, Il did not. 7 did -ot make up my mind
You say you worked for your money:
money. and that you would not work.
who made me. cook my own, food in the
house after / had bought it,
peat!esd the question as to who sent him
Nobody I did it myself"
You know Emma Goldman says you
begged a quarter of her.
II don't care what she says. She did
What did you kill the president for?''
..Ha Re would not give me any work *,
Yes; at Canton once, and he turned me
Did you ever ask anybody else for
work."
why didn't you shoot the people Vho
They weren't like Mr.. Mckinley. He
Who helped you tie up your hand in
the handkerchief
Nobody. never had a handkerchief
on my hand: Anybody that says SO lies;
had the pistol in my coat pocket, and
when I got near the president pulled it
out and fired"
why. they found the handkerchief you
had it wrapped in,'' said the superintend-
ent.
"That amt so, SIR he earnestly an
swered II did not have no handkerchief.
just had the pistol in my pocket
Among the hundreds of the letters re-
ceived for Czolgosz at the prison was one
mentioning girl named Amy, of Chi
cago. Mr.. Collins, thinking to surprise
Your girl named Amy. of Chicago. is
coming to you"
The prisoner said with stolid indiffer-
Il don't know, any such girl. I don't
want to see her."
do you know where you are now?"
Yes, in prison.
do you know where the prison is?"
mo-" was the reply.
You know that you are going to die?''
asked Mr.. Collins.
Yes, I suppose SO. expected it," and
he answered the question in the same
categorical way that he had answered all
the rest
Mr.. Collins closed the interview by say
ing;
guards will notify me-
Czolgosz made no reply, and was taken
back to his cell.