The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-27
Pf':Ll.AlY,(I.NG A 7 CRAZY.
c''.z;''gosz, Tho Assassian, Rsfuscs
80 sspsak IN Court
WIEN he WAS AR aA,oNEp.
Able Counsel Hos 8scn Appointed
70 Dstsnd I"'lr, eut They
viii Fail 80 Save
the v,li,an
the Viii,an

the vili'aU. W
Leon L. Czolgosz tho asuassin of
President Mckinley, was arrsigned be-.
foro Judge Edward X Emory in tho
county court Of Batfalo, N. Y, at 3
Q sleek Tuesday afternoon on tho indict-
nent fortho murdore i in Tho first degroo
in fatally shooting tho president in tho
Temple of Music at tho Pau. American
exposition on Sept 6 Again tho stub
born prisoner refused to plead or cvon
to utter q W. ri or SQUAD, and tho Hon.
Lorsn IL, L3Wia, ex-supreme court JUG.
ljco, cptcred plea Of not guilty. Tho
accused will be tried in tho supremo
court next Monday morning.
Crowds aocked to the city hall Tues
dsy o SEQ tho prisoner, but tho unoor.
whether or not counsel could be secured
fer him saved congestion Of the court
room and corridors Of the hall.
The mtst notable incident Of tho day
was tho Kissing Of tho prisonor by tho
crowds who surged ar,und him as ko
Was being escorted down the stairs still
dtaped in mourning garb. Tho strong
guard of patrolmon and deputy shoriiYa
htd beon dippos. Of, 80 that tho people
were ablo to got noaror to him az he
passed to and from tho court room.
AS o result Of the urging Of President
Moot, OF tho Erie county bar rssooia
ZION, Judge Lewie, ono Of tho attorneys
assiened as COUNSEL by Judge Emtry,
Monday, called at tha Brio county
jsii al 2 O'clock Tuesday afternoon to
sec tho prisoner. Czogotz refused to
talk 10 Judge LOWS and evan 7efnsotl
10 answer quaations- al TO whothor or
not Le wanted any oounacl. Judge
Loaieraid that nevertheless no would
appcar for tilo prisontr upon airaign-
mont even if ho decided not to accept
.hc agsiepmcpt Of the court.
Absolutely no demonstration having
bcen mado against the prisonor Mon
| day THO autboritios deo.dud tbat tho
strong guard was UNNECESSARY Tuesday.
CzoIsosz was taken .om ,ho jsil
through tl,o tunnel uld9r Dolawaro
| avenue to Tho CITY hall by Detectives
Solomon and Geary, being hand Quilted
| 10 n Matter.
In passing from the basement Of the
city hall to tho court room on tho rec-
ond floor, Caolsosz was oomrellod ia
pass oloso to tho black aud whi,o bunt-
ing with which tie pillsrs, coilinge,
| Windows snd stairwaSs of tho city hall
wero draped where tho body Of tho pres.
ldent wss lying in s;ato on. Sunday,
shioh gnrb will not be removed until
after the funeral on3Thursday, Thoeo
evidences of tho oity's'griof appate entity
made not tho slightest i'm preston on
the pris oner aud no gavc 10 more heed
70 thora or tho large portraits of tho
president tastiiy drapcd with American
flags than. lie did to tho queptlons Of
thc curt or tho dist,iot attcraey. The
prisoner entered this Scours room lust
as the oity hall clook was striking
O'clock ard ma many Of tho spectators
az could Hurgod into the court room be
lind him. a marmNt ran through tho
audicEoo but the & 81 q 3 az the judge
and tho tipstaff CfIthe crior soon ro-
stored order.
Ac soon as Czolgoez was before the
bar and tho handoutfa were removed, !,
DISTRICT Attorney Penney began Tho
formal arrai&nmont. Hersad tho prin-
Opal charges Of tho Indictment in a
Voico of Deverity 81 d ahked: 1How DO
son plead, guilty or not guilty2"
| Mt sound Was uttered by tho pris-
onor. 10 stood mute before the bar OF
justico, apparently continuing his feint
of insanity which was first noticed
when he was taken into court Tues,
day aftorooon. His curly hair was dis,
hovclod and although hiu linen was
| white and oleap, his disordored olothes
and tho growth of his board gavo him
an upkemrt cppeoran co. Speotn!o ors in
tDo Ctura room commented on tho fact
that i! ho was shaved, wbioh ho has
moi beon since tho day Of The shooting,
no would bo q fairly good looking
young man. Although his manner was
still orc Of atubborpness he gavo lit
tle moro ovi5onee tf ooDcorn than upon
his fret presence in court Whom quas.
tions wero being asked Of him rapidly,
ho moistonod his lips with his .onguo
aud seemed to be ondesvoripg to main.
tain the appearance Of stoiid inditf r
cncc.
Whom the prisoner refused TO plead,
| tho district attorney asked him If he
understood wilat hal bocn read and
receiving no snawtr told him that he
| had boon indicted for murder in the
frat degree, &nd that he could answor
."Ycs" or No" For an instant Czol.
golz glanced at Mr.. Penney and it was
thought he intonded to npeak, but he
did not.
| judge LcwiA then adIycsaod tho court
ct lorgth saying thes hc had called
upon tho defendant, but had boon un.
abo 90 aaoostsin any ai,h on tho do
tcndauts part as to ,bo employment Of
oouosel. Ho said thet bis associate,
Judgo Titus, wes in Milwaukee, but
that TO had arpe ared informally TO en-
tlr Il plea of not guilty on b1half Of the
defendant 90 tho Law required suoh a
plea under the circumstances. #
He asked permission to reserve the
right to WITHDRAW tho plea and otter
~ rpecial plea Or interposo demurrer,
ii alter consulting with Judge Titus
they should deciao not to ask the court
70 assign otler counsel.
lho judge expr, ssed his regrot that
Iihls nei4lo had been mentioned in oon.
ncot,on With this trial IS he had boen
out of precsiae for somo considerable
t,mo and had very strong ropugnanoo
10 appearing although thab was req
hon which would apply to every law
yer.