The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-25

'Did he hesitate about answering Ques-
tions at all?"
.He did at first. He answered with de-
liberation. but never refused to answer
question"
He seemed to take a lively interest In
what was going on continued Mr.. Quack-
enbush.
"I asked him to make brief statement
for publication and he wrote out the ioi-
lowing: 4 killed President Mckinley be
cause l done my duty. l don't believe one
man should have SO much service and
another man should have none This state
ment he signed. Afterward he made
statement of two hours duration. AT times
he volunteered information and went be-
yond responsive answer"
District Attorney Penney asked Mr.
Quackenbush II the prisoner had said he
was alone in this crime. Yes. he said he
had acted entirely alone; planned the crime.
carried It out alone and was willing to take
the responsibility" was the reply.
did the prisoner use the word
anarchy"
He did not use that word. but the Dis
trict Attorney used 1t several times in put
ting questions. Czolgosz said he believed
every King, Emperor. President or head OF
Government to be a tyrant and should be
put out Of the way"
Secret Service OfYicer Albert L. Gallagher
was then called. He was in the Temple OF
Music at the time of the shooting. standing
ten feet from the President. and on his
right.
Tell us what you saw" said District At
torney Penney.
my duty was to keep the crowd moving.
The reception had been going on only few
minutes when l heard two shots fired. A
man standing near the President had some
thing white in his hand. l sprang forward.
heard Foster say, Get the gun. Mr..
10 l1oo tba nd hand
kerchief. Someone grabbed the revolver.
but held on to the handkerchief"
POWDER-STAINED HANDKERCHIEF
OFFERED IN EVIDENCE.
Detective Gallagher then produced pow
-blackened and partly burned handker-
chief about 10 inches square. 1t was shown
the jury and appeared as evidence.
George A. Foster of Washington, another
Secret Service officer. then took the stand.
Foster described his position In the line as
opposite that Of the prisoner. and said he
was scrutinizing the people as they passed.
He said the prisorer looked him straight in
the face as he passed, and the next instant
he saw the prisoners hands go together, as
II clapping, and two shots were fired. Wit
ness Immediately grabbed him. As the man
lay on the floor. he looked backward as If
to see what effects his bullets had had"
said the witness, land this made me so
mad that smashed him right on the jaw"
enty-third United States Coast Artillery,
was next called. He had been detailed to
guard the President at the Temple of Music
and was standing at the right of the Pres
ident when the shooting occurred. He tes-
titled that instantly after the shooting he
gave 1t up to his commanding officer. Cap
tain Wiser.
"Did you mark it?' asked Mr. Penney.
''I nut my Initials on It,
Mr.. Penney then produced the murderers
weapon and O'Brien identified It by the in
itials which he made on 1t before he sur.
rendered it.
Louis Neff. another private. and Corporal
Bertschey then gave testimony in corrob-
oration.
Harry F. Henshaw. superintendent OF the
Temple of Music. was the next witness. He
said when the shooting occurred he was
just on the right Of the President and saw
the shots fired.
Only few questions were asked by Judge
Lewis. and Mr.. Henshaw was released.
John Branch. a negro employe Of the ex-
position company in the Temple of Music,
next took the stand. He saw Czolgosz COM
ing toward the President He noticed that
his hand was wrapped in a handkerchief.
Suddenly two shots rang out and he saw
the handkerchief in the defendants hand
smoking. An artilleryman grabbed the pris-
oner first, and then he was borne to the
floor
"Did you hear the President say any
thing after the shots were fired?" asked
Judge Titus. in cross-examination.
Eyes. ] thought 1 heard him say: BE
easy with him. boys"
This ended Branch's testimony. and court
then took q recess until 9 O'Clock
The first witness at the afternoon session
of court was James f. Nallelly. detective
at the Pan-American Exposition. He de-
sc-fbed an interview which he had with
the prisoner at the Jail. asked him: Why
did YOU shoot the President and he re-
plied: 4 only done my duty"
Superintendent Of Police Bull of the
Bufralo Police Department was then called.
and testified that Czolgosz said he knew
that he was shooting President Mckinley
whrn he fred. The reason he gave was
that he believed that he was doing his
duty. Czolgesz said he was an anarchist
SUDDEN CLOSING OF
PROSECUTION'S CASE.
After the conclusion of. Superintendent
Bull's testimony. District Attorney Penney
announced that the case for the prosecution
was closed. The argument of tie attorneys
and the instructions of the court. as printed
above. were delivered, and the fate Of the
assassin was left with the jury.
After the jury had retired to consider the
evidence the scene in the courtroom te-
came dramatic In the extreme. Decorum
was somewhat forgotten, and the spectators
stood up and many walked about the room
and engaged in conversation.
The guards about the assassin. who still
sat in his seat before the bench. were
doubled. Chief OF Detectives Cusack and
two OF hts men taking positions Just back
of Cxolgosz's chair. Others took seats to
TN left and right. and many plain-clothes
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