The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-03
REPORT OF TIE EXPERTS
Czelgosz Taught to Believe Killing
Ruler Meritorious.
ANARCHISTS REGARD ALL AS TYRANTS
The Reports Of Drs.Fowler, Oregon and Putaam
Shows That Throughout Czolgosz Was
Perfectly Consistent in His Ad-
he.er CO 10 Anarchy.
heIer ce TO Anarchy.
(By the Associated Press.)

Buffalo, n. Y, Nov. doctors Fow-
Ter, Gregg and Putnam, the specialists
who were requested by District Attorney
Penney TO examine into the mental con-
dition of Leon f. Czolgosz. the assassin
of the President, have made public their
report in which they state as the result
of frequent examinations of Czolgosz OF
the reports of his watchers. and of his
behavior in court, that they have con
Guided that he was sane at the time he
planned the murder when he shot the
President and when he was on trial.
His first examination was but a few
hours after the commission of the crime
and while ne was still uniformed Of
the fate of the victim. During the first
three examinations. Czolgosz answered
questions unhesitatingly. After that,
however, he became more cautious and
less communicative. He had a common
school education. the reports say and
read and wrote well. During the first
days examination he said he planned
killing the President three or four days
after he came TO Buffalo The report
assassin's story of the murder of Presi-
dent Mckinley. The sanity of Czolgosz
was held. the report says. from the his
tory of his life as it came from him. He
had been sober, Industrious and law abd-
ing till he was q years of age, he was
as others of his class, a believer in the
government of this country and of the
religion of his fathers.
Z After he cast his first vote he made
acquaintance of anarchistie leaders who
invited him to their meetings. He was
a good listener and in a short time he
adopted their theories. He was consist
ent in his adherence TO anarchy. He did
not believe in government, therefore, he
refused to vote. He did not believe in
marriage. because he did not believe in
law. He killed the President because he
was a ruler and CZolgosz believed as he
was taught that all rulers were tyrants;
that to kill ruler would benefit che peo-
pie. He refused lawyer because he did
not believe in law, lawyers or courts.
1--WE come to the conclusion that in
the holding of these views CZolgosz was
sane, because these opinions were form
ed gradually under the influence of an
archstic leaders and propagandists. In
Czolgosz they found a willing and intel
ligent tool; one who had the courage of
his convictions. regardless of personal
consequences. The most careful ques-
tioning failed to discover any hallucina-
tions of sight or hearing. He had re-
ceived no special command; he did not
believe he had been especially chosen to
do the deed. He always spoke of his
motive for the crime as duty; he always
referred to the anarchists belief that the
killing of rulers was a duty.
"He never claimed the idea of killing
the President was original with him. but
the method of accomplishing his purpose
wa shis, and that he did it alone. He is
not a case of paranoia, because he has
not systematized decisions reverting to
self and because he is in exceptionally
good condition. and has an unbroken
record of good health His capacity for
labor has always been good, and equal
to that Of his fellows. These facts all
tend TO prove that the man has an un-
impaired mind. He has false beliefs, the
result of false teaching, and not the re-
suit of disease. He is not to be classcd
as a degenerate. because we do not find
the stigmata of degeneration. PhysI-
cally he has not history of cruelty or
of perverted tastes and habits He is
the product of anarchy. sane and re-
sDonsible."