Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-09-12
THE PRISONER CONFESSES.
Says He Planned to XIII the President,
and Was Alone in His Crime.

Says He Planned to Kill the President,
and Was Alone in His Crime.
Buffalo. N. y, Sept. THE police
worked over Czolgosz until late hour
last night, and they admitted TINT very
little progress had been made in bring.
ing out facts from him regarding his
past history.
To reporter District Attorney Penney
gave the substance OF Czolgosz's con.
fesslon, AS follows:
II his man has admitted shooting the
President. He says he intended to kill;
that he had been planning to do 1t fol-
the last three days, since he came
here. lie went into the Temple of
Music with murder In his heart in
tending to shoot to kill. lie fixed
up his hand by tying handker.
chief around it and waited bis
turn to get near the President. When
he got directly in front uf the Presi-
dent he fired. lie says he had no con
federate, and that be was entirely alone
10 the planning and execution Of this
This, in substance, is the confession
OF Leon Ozogosz. who is German.
pole and says his home ia in the vicinity
OF Cleveland, o. lie is 90 years old,
two sisters living there. He worked
for time In the wire works at Newark.
o. He exhibits no sign OF remorse aud
aside from his nervousness, acts as II
he had done what he considered a
praiseworthy instead OF dastardly act.
STATEMENT ny DETECTIVE.
In an interview, Secret Service De
teoti7e Ireland. who was near the Presi-
dent when the shots were fired said:
"A fen moments before Czolgosz an
proaohed, q man came along with three
fingers Of his right hand tied ND In a
bandage and he had shaken hands with
his lett. When tCzolgoaz came up, |
noticed be was boyish. locking fellow
with. an innocent face, perfectly calm,
and also noticed that his ripht hand
was wrapped In what appeared to be a
bandage watched him closely but was
interrupted by the man In font of him,
who held on to the Presidents hand an
unusually long time. This man up.
peared 10 be an italian, and wore O
short heavy black moustache. lie was
persistent and IL was necessary for me
to push him along so that the others
could reach the President. just as he
released The President's hand, and as
the President was reaching for the hand
OF the assassin, there were two quick
SHOES. Startled for moment, [ looked
and saw the President draw his right
hand up under his coat, straightep IN
and, pressing his lips together, give
Czolgosz the most soornful and con-
temptuous look possible to Imagine.
"At the Hnme time / reached for the
Young man and caught his left arm.
The big negro standing Just bnck Of
him, and who would have been next to
take the Presidents hand, struck the
young man in the neck with one hand
and with the other reached for the
revolver, which had been discharged
through the handkerchief and the shots
from which had set fire to the linen.
Immediately u dozen men fell upon
the assassin and bore him to the floor,
While on the floor, Ozolgosz again tried
to discharge the revolver, but before
he could point 1t at the President it
was knocked from his hand by the
negro. 1t flow across the floor and one
OF the artillery men picked ii up and
! put IL In his pocket.
/ "On the way down to the station
Czolgosz would mot say word, but
seemed greatly agitated. :"