Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-09-11

the direction was made when Governor
Stone, Of Pennsylvania, was a member
Of the house of representatives. A
measure advocated by him specifically
excluded anarchists as such, and pro-
vided various safeguards for Identify
ing them. The measure was vigorously
opposed, some Of the most prominent
men in congress identifying themselves
with the opposition on the ground
that it would be a dangerous prece-
dent to prosecute or punish man for
supporting theory, of having a GER
tain opinion, without proof that he had
committed an actual crime. The COM
missioner of immigration, Mr.. Powder
ly, has called the attention Of congress
to the omission Of the law in not CIV
ing him power to exclude anarchists as
such. AS a result of this, men promi-
nent in the anarchist groups of Europe
have arrived at American ports from
time to time, and there has been no
means of turning them back as anar-
chists.
Vice President Roosevelt was at Isle
Lamont, near Burlington, VT, when he
received the news of the shooting of
the president. He had just delivered a
speech to crowd of people who were
being entertained by the Vermont Fish
and Game League, and was preparing
to change his clothes before holding an
informal reception that had been ar
ranged to take place afterward. Upon
being called to the telephone and hear
ing the first report he exclaimed, MY
God" and dropped the receiver.
Friends had to support him to keep
him from falling. Others went to the
telephone, got the news and announced
it to the crowd, Mr.. Roosevelt was in
tears. Later better news came and he
went outside and announced it to the
crowd. Afterward, when asked by the
newspaper reporters for an expression,
the vice president said: I am so in
expressibly grieved, shocked and horri-
fed that I can say nothing" AS soon
as possible, Mr.. Roosevelt left for Buff
falo, arriving there Saturday at noon.
He will not hear to the idea of assum-
ing the duties Of president while Mr..
Mckinley is alive unles forced to do so.
- The Negro, ]. F. Parker, who assis-
ted in the capture of Czolgosz the mo-
ment after the shooting of the presi-
dent, gives this version of his part in
the tragedy: II was next in line behind
the anarchist who shot the president"
he said, I tried to get in front Of him
several times; but he pushed me back
with his elbow. A little girl had just
shaken hands with the president when
the assassin reached him. Czolgosz had
the revolver concealed in a handker-
chief, which was wrapped around the
revolver and his hand. Czolgosz did not
extend his left hand as some Of the
newspapers report. The president
thought Czolgosz's right hand was
sore, and put out his hand to take the
anarchists left hand. AS he did this
the anarchist fired twice, BAN, bam. I
struck him in the nose with my right
fist, and reached with my left hand to
take the pistol from him. Several Of
the marines thought the officer was the
man who did the shooting; but he
pointed to where I had Czolgosz down
on the floor and said: There is the
man who shot him. Czolzosz raised
his pistol again to shoot either the pres
ident or myself; but at that time I
choked him so hard that he couldn't
shoot. I struck him so hard that the
blood gushed from his nose. We strug-
gled some seconds before the secret
service officers reached us. Then one
Of them, 1 think it was Foster, struck
him and said: You d d., did you
dare to shoot our PRESIDENT 1 wan
ted to cut his throat; but they took
him from me. I believe that my strik-
ing Czolgosz kept him from shooting
until he emptied his pistol and proba-
bly, preventing the president from be-
ing wounded again."
Emma Goldman the woman on
whose teachings. Anarchist Czolgosz
lays the responsibility for his attempt
to assassinate the president, is native
of Russia and is now aged about 35
years. She first came to this country
with her father, who was a German
tailor. At that time she had no thought
of anarchy. She married a German
named Grunbaum; but afterwards be-
came the mistress of a fellow named
Louis Bernstein, who taught her anar-
chy. Subsequently she became asso-
ciated with another anarchist named
Berkmann, and then with John Most.
She was quite handsome. Many arti-
cles were published over her name in
John MoSt's paper, and in other publi-
cations: but it is generally thought
that most Of this literature was pro-
duced by some one else, for she lacks
the education. She made many incen-
diary speeches, however. and was fire.
quently arrested: but she cared little
for this until she was compelled to
spend a year in the prison on Black
wells island, after which she became
more quiet. She left New York a few
months ago and is now supposed to be
somewhere in the West. The police
are not able to definitely locate her. 1t
is said that since Emma's imprison-
ment on Blackwell's island, she has not
been so bitter as formerly, and that the
anarchists Of the country have dropped
her. This is an extract from her speech
which led to her Imprisonment on