The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12
IDENTITY OF THE
ASSASSIN Learned
His Name Is Leon Czo|gasz, and He
Is an Anarchist of V%iru'ent
Type.
MAKES a LONG CONFESSION
Denies Having Any Confederates-shows
No Signs of neutrality-suspicious.
Arrested In Various
Cities.

Buffalo, Sept. THE police have
learned that the real name OF the
would-be assassin is Leon. CZolgasz.
He was born in Detroit and came here
from Cleveland.
Leon Czolgosz, the accused and self
confessed assassin, has signed a con-
fession covering six pages of foolscap,
which state hat he is an anarchist
and that he became an enthusiastic
member Of that body through the IN
fluence of Emma Goldman. whose VIII
ings he had read and whose lectures
he had listened to. He denies having
any confederates, and y he decided
on the act three days g and bought
the revolver with which the act was
committed in Buffalo. He has seven
brothers and sisters in Cleveland. Some
OF them are butchers and others in
different trades. He is now detained
at police headquarters pending the re-
suit of the presidents injuries,
Czolgosz does not appear in the least
degree uneasy or penitent for his ac-
ton. He says he was induced by his
attention to Emma Gol6man's lee
lures and writings to decide that the
present form of government in this
country was all wrong, alad he ons
the best way to end il was by killing
the president He shows no sign of in
sanity, but is very reticent about much
of his career. While acknowledging
himself an anarchist, he does not state
to what branch Of the organization he
belongs.
Arrests In Chicago.
Chicago, Sept. six men were
night on the charge Of being iml5s-
Gated in the plot to assassinate Pre-
lent Mckinley. The men We're all
found in one house at the corne CO st.
Johns place and Carroll avenue on
the west side of the city. The arrests
We're made on information from the
police officials in Buffalo, who said that
the men were members of a society to
which the assailant of the president
belonged and many had knowledge of
the plot. The police AVE not yet CIV
en- out the names of the men taken
into custody, but one Of them is known
to be Abraham Isekk, president of an
organization which bears the name of
the Free society. He was formerly ed
itor Of a paper Of anarchistic prin-
ciples which bore the name Of the Fire
Uldllu HE llllOEIlldllOH lGCGlSSua ny
the local police from Buffalo is to the
effect that the plot to kill the presi-.
was originated among the mem
bers Of the Free society, and that the
prisoner was chosen by lot to
commit the crime.
Five Reds Arrested In Buffalo.
Buffalo, N. z, Sept. Five alleged
anarchists We're arrested here last
evening and are now locked up at po-
lice headquarters.
Washington, Sept. lit is the opin-
ion Of the secret service officials in this
city that the shooting of the president
is an outcropping lin some obscure way
Of the Haymarket riots, and that 1t win
be found eventually that the would-be
assassin has some connection with the
group Of persons associated in the Chi.
cago anarchists riot. The secret SER
vice officials are Of this opinion because
Of the name Of the man and the fact
that he is probably from the same gen
eral section Of the country as some
of the Haymarket participants. The
secret service bureau had the Paterson,
N. j., group Of anarchists very thor
oughly under surveillance and are
confident that the assassin has no IN
nection with this group. Three secret
service officers were in Buffalo about
the president at the time Of the shoot
Ing, and another was on the way to
Cleveland. While the theory of the Sc
cret service here Is as stated, at the
same time no facts concerning the
secret service bureau, SO 1t Is con-
ceded to be but q surmise at present
that they belong to the Haymarket
gang.
Are Not Sorry.
New York, Sept. 7.-As a whole the