The Washington times., 1901-09-09

ney. the District Attorney, to make 1t
public. The salient facts of the mans
name and condition were made known.
The Secretary took the ground that the
publication of his hamboyHnt utterances
against law and order would be treating
him altogether 10 seriously. The pris-
oner was photographed yesterday under
police supervision.
Mir Root objected to the reproduction
of these photographs but some of them
got away before ne heard of it. Since
+! Czolgosz has been locked up no one has
seen him except the officers of the law,
some witnesses, and the photographer. 1t
is a somewhat remarkable fact that no
two of these agree exactly in describing
the assassin 8 personal appearance. lie IS
of medium height and build smooth sha-
ven, saliow complexion, and has hght
brown hair and blue eyes. lie Is tWehty-
eight years old. and at Il cursory look ms
features give no indication OF his mur-
derous tendencies.
The police have learned much. of his
history. They subjected him yesterday to
hours of questioning. which Czoigosz
seemed rather 70 ENJOY than otherwise:
There is no doubt that he is "A ferVent
disciple of Emma Goldman. whose ad-
mirer. Bergman, shot II. G. Frick at the
/ time Of the Homestead riots. CZoigosz
talks about her whenever he gets
chance, eXtOiling her as his idol. OF his
history. briefly the police have learned
that wsle he has been known among the
lake towns as Fred. Nieman, he is Leon
+. CzolgosZ pronounced Sholguss), the
son of Paul CZoigusz, who was born in
German Poland close to the Russian line.
| The assassin was born in Detroit.
/ When he was yet child his parents
moved to Alpeua, Mich, where he was
! educated in the Polish public schools.
] From Alpena he went to Cleveland, where
I he worked as a helper in blacksmith
/ shop, and then in the wire works in New
-. Il hfs
I fathers farm, near Narrensville, ONO,
his mother had died and mis- father had
remarked. In 1899 he quit working on the
I farm, and, in fact. quit working lato-
gether. He was asked how ne had OBJ
Iain,d living during the last two years.
I He said that he had saved enough out
! of his earnings in the past to support him
during that period.
| Czolgosz gIories in the fact that he is
an Anarchist. II is learned that for at
least two years he has been known in an
archistic circles. but it cannot be learned
that he was at all prominent The police
are bending every energy to discover
CzogoSz = associates and to find how
much they knew of his plans. 1t was con-
sidcred quite possible that others may
have had guilty knowledge of his inten-
tions. e
Czolgosz has said that he was with
Emma Goldman not much over "A week
ago. In telling of his movements he said
that when on his way to Buffalo this
time he came directly through from Chi
Cago. He was asked if he had not come
from Chicago by way Of Cleveland with
Emma Goldman, leaving her in Cleveland.
He said he did not, although he admitted
tearing her speak at Cleveland short
time ago
| He said ne reached here last Saturday
by train and went to Albert Nowaks. at
| les Broadway. and registered as John
/ Doe. He brought with him letter of in
Ltroduction to Nowak from a man in
Cleveland. He insisted that he did not
! think of killing the President until three
or four weeks ago. and that he had no
/ accomplicos He ranted at great length
upon the evil of all government.