Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-09-25
Cz0LGOSZ TRIAL STARTED
PLEAD GUILTY OF THE ACT.
Court Ordered the Plea Changed to
"NOt Guilty"-Trinl In Supreme
Court Of Erie County-Pri.oaer
Was Well observation-disclosures for
Defense Explained Position.


was placed on trial Monday for the muir
der OF President Mckinley on September
D. Inc triai was in the supreme court OF
Erle county, Judge Truman .. White pre-
siding. lhe trial began at III o'clock, but
long before that hour the streets in the
vicinity oi the city hall were the object
i've point oi many curious persons. The
various entrances TO the great building,
wiz" inc exception Oh that on FRANKLIN
s.'e'', were CLOSED ana guarded. squads
Oh poiicemen were stationed on every
ia"u'h@ ana IN double line mr inside
'he pace Oh entrance TO keep back the
'io"us' ""'e III station not iar away
| reserves were ready TO reinforce the de
TAIL Oh uuty shouiu the feelings OF the
people become aroused to the extent OF
| riouhs' mounted oiiicers paced slowly
around every SIDE OF the structure, and
10 one was allowed TO stand on the side
"aik ior moment, SO that at no time
was the crowd large.
NO one outside Oh the ouiid'ng saw the
prisoner as he was taken from his cell to
ihe courtroom. HIS guardians made use
Oh the tuhnei OF soos' under the street
10 the city nall, and Czolgosz was brought
INTO the courtroom only few moments
before the hour set for the opening OF his
lrlai NO person was admitted to the
ouiaihe without pass signed by the
ehiei OF PONCE and 1t was necessary to
snow TINS to every policeman on every
landing and IN every corridor.
The officer at the door of the court
room was especially vigilant, and not only
examined the passes but scrutinized the
bearers critically before admitting them
to the room. The interior Of the city hall,
as well as the outside, still bore the
somber draperies of mourning, and quiet
was enforced as betitting the occasion.
Counsel for Czolgosz, former Supreme
Court Justice Loren L. Lewis, Robert e.
Titus and Carleton h. Ladd, saw him
again before the time for the opening OF
the court, but he had no more to say
| to them than on previous occasions when
they had visited him. In view of the
meagerness of the opportunity for de-
fense, and the fact that the prisoner re-
fuses absolutely to aid them, it is not i'm
probable that the entire proceedings may
be completed within two days.
| THE mental condition Of the assassin
Will absolutely be the only defense to be
| offered, are the words OF Judge Titus,
and there is no little expectation that the
counsel will publicly abandon the case
and merely represent Czolgosz during the
trial. As result OF the examination by
two alienists-Dr Carlos T. Mcdonald
and DIR. Allan Mclean Hamilton OF New
York city-the question OF insanity il
eliminated from the subjects on which
the defense can rely for support.
lie sat down behind his counsel, with
two officers in plain clothes Immediately
IN his rear. District Attorney Penny at
once began the reading OF the Indictment.
lie spoke to Czolgosz in low voice-in
fact so low that when the prisoner was
asked to plead he seemed not to under
stand what had been said.
Justice White asked him: what did
you sayf"
There was a moments hesitation. Then
the prisoners lips moved as II to make a
reply, but before he could do 40 his junior
counsel, Mr.. Lewis, arose TO speak, not
having seen the prisoners motion. Justice
White, however, insisted that Czolgosz
should sneak. and The prisoner Aiiu.
| "I did NOT bear what ha saidn