The Republican journal., 1901-09-12

passed over the land last Friday
afternoon, when the news was receiv.
ed that an attempt had been made to
assassinate President Mckinley. The
President was holding a public recep-
ton at the Temple of Music on the
Pan-American grounds in Buffalo when
the attack was made. Throngs of peo-
pie crowded the place, all eager to see
and, if possible, clasp the hand of the
Chief Executive Of the nation. Upon
his right stood John G.. Milburn of
Buffalo, president of the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition, chatting with the Presi-
dent and introducing to him especially
persons of note who approached. Upon
the Presidents left stood Mr. Cortelyou,
the Presidents private secretary.
1t was shortly after p. m. when out
of the throng which surrounded the
Presidential party a medium sized man
OF ordinary appearance and plainly
dressed in black approached as if to
greet the President. The mans hand
was swathed in bandage or handker-
chief. He worked his way amid the
stream of people until he was within
two feet of the President. President
Mckinley smiled, bowed and extended
his hand in that spirit of geniality the
American people so well know, when
suddenly revolver in the bandaged
hand of the stranger was discharged
twice in rapid succession. Instantly
all was commotion and these near by
made a simultaneous rush for the as
sailant. A powerful negro 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 dozen men fell upon
the assassin and bore him to the floor.
While on the floor he again tried to dis
charge the revolver but before he could
point it at the President it was knock
ed from his hand by the negro. The
Would-be assassin was Immediately
taken in charge by the police and safely
lodged in cell at the police headquar-
terS.
The wounded President was first
taken to the Exposition Hospital and
later to the residence of President Mil
burn, where he and Mrs. Mckinley had
been guests since their arrival in Buff
falo.
The best medical skill was summoned
and within brief period several of
Butfalo'S best known practitioners
were at the patients side. The Presi-
dent retained the full exercise of his
faculties until placed on the operating
table and subjected to an asaesthetic.
Upon the first examination it was as
certained that one bullet had taken
effect in the right breast just below the
nipple, causing a comparatively harm
less wound. The other took effect in
the abdomen, four inches below the
left nipple, four inches to the left of
the navel and about on a level with it.
The bullet is embedded in the muscles
of the back. The physicians are not
seriously concerned about it, as it did
not penetrate the intestines or kidneys
One of Edison's best X-ray machines
and skilled operator were procured at
once to be in readiness to show the
exact location of the bullet if found
necessary to remove it.
From the first the surgeons issued
bulletins at frequent intervals keeping
the public fully informed as to the Pres
ident's condition. The symptoms were
favorable and hopes were held forth
that the patient would recover.
The Would-be assassin is Leon f.
Czolgosz of Cleveland where he has
several brothers and sisters. He is of
Polish descent, an avowed anarchist
and an ardent disciple of Emma Gold
man whose teachings he alleges are re-
sponsible for his attack on the Presi-
dent. He denies steadfastly that he is
the instrument of any coterie of plot
ters. He declares he did not even have
a confederate. His only reason for
the deed he declares is that he believed
that the present form of government
in the United States was unjust and he
concluded the most effective way to
remedy it was to kill the President.
The police machinery of the entire
country has been set in motion to ex-
pose the plot against the life of the
President, if there was plot. The de-
tectives of Buffalo and every other de-
partment in the country have joined
hands with the great secret system of
the Federal government and if ingenu-
ity, skill and energy count, the secrets
of the crime will be ferretted out. There
are reports of arrests at other cities but
the police decline to confirm them.
There is suspicion that one of the
prisoners confederates accompanied
him to the Temple Of Music and when
walking in front of him concealed the
bound hand which carried the revolver.
The attention of the police who were
with the Presidential party was direct
ed to man who reached the President
just before Czolgosz did His actions
were so suspicious that one of the
secret service men kept his hand on his
arm until after he had shaken hands
with the President and passed along.
A description of that man is now in
the hands of the police of the entire
country and he will undoubtedly be run
down.
Czolgosz is kept in absolute seclusion
by the police and none save the officers
have seen him.
Pittsburg, Sept. s.-Detectives of
Pittsburg and Allegheny are looking
for Emma Goldman. She was in Pitts
burg last week, as the guest of Harry
Gordon, spent several days at 707 Wylie
Avenue. Gordon is an intimate friend
of the female Anarchist. He is a SYM
pathizer with her views.
LATEST BULLETIN.
Milburn House, Buffalo, n. Y, Sept.
TO- The following bulletin was issued
by the Presidents physicians at 10. 80
P. NJ:
The condition of the President is un-
changed in all important particulars
His temperature is 1906; pulse, ia;
respiration, 2S