The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-24
Photographs of the Room of Tragedy
and Maps of Its Ground-FIoOr
Plan Are Admitted.
DIR. GAYLORD ON THE WOUNDS
HE TEsTIFIEs REGARDING THEIR
CONDITION At THE AUTOPSY.
Technical Definition of "Infam ma
tion--Incident When the Prison.
cr Made His Formal Plea.

BUFFALO. Sept. 2S.-Leon F. Czolgocz was
placed on trial this morning. charged with
the murder of President William McKin-
ley. He entered a plea of guilty" which
was subsequently changed TO mot guilty
by direction of the court.
All the events of the day indicated that
the trial will be short. Court convened at
10 O'Clock and within two hours eight jurors
had been secured. Technicalities were not
raised by examining counsel, but it was
significant that every man who said he had
not formed an opinion on the case was ex-
cused by the district attorney. Those who
acknowledged they had formed an opinion
or stated that they were prejudiced. but ad-
mitted that their opinion could be changed
by evidence. were accepted by each side.
Justice Truman g White, or.e of the JiG-
est and most experienced of the Supreme
Court judges, was on the bench. Imme-
diately after the opening of the court, and
after the prisoner had pleaded. Justice
LOran l.. Lewis, senior counsel for the de-
fendant announced that. together with his
colleagues. former Justice Robert G. Titus
and Mr.. Carlton f. Ladd. they were ready
To act in behalf of the prisoner.
Il thought IL best. he said. "for my coll
leagues and myself that / should say some
thing regarding our presence here at
torneys for the defendant. At the time my
name was suggested / was out OF the city
and knew nothing of what was transpiring
here with reference to the selection of
counsel for the defendant. When the cir
cumstances of my selection were told to me
i was extremely reluctant TO accept. But
the duty had been imposed and considered
il my duty. in all the circumstances. to de-
fend this man. 1 ask that no evidence be pre-
sented here-that the court will not permit
the acceptance Of any evidence-unless it
would be accepted at the trial of the most
meager criminal in the land"
THE COURTS PLEDGE.
II am familiar with these circumstances, "
said Justice White i'm reply. "and L wish to
say | will give you every assurance that
the prisoner will have a fair and impartial
trial. and that during the progress of the
trial he will receive such treatment as the
law demands i'm any criminal case"
The work of securing the jurors was then
undertaken with CELEBRITY that was amaz-
ing. Before the day was over the entire
panel had been sworn. the jurors had
listened to description of the Temple of
Music. where the crime occurred; had
seen photographs of the interior of that
structure. and had been told by three sur
geons what caused the death of the Pres
ident and the effect of the assassins shot
upon the various organs of the body. They
had also learned why the fatal bullet had
not been located. The presentation of the
governments case began shortly before 3
O'Clock, when Assistant District Attorney
Haller began. with much deliberation. to
ffssf fsrrs~ L.
Eve shall show said he that for some
days prior To the shooting this defendan.
had premeditated the shooting of the Pres
ident- He knew that on the 9th of Septem-
Der the President would receive the popu-
lace in the Temple of Music: that on that
day he went TO the exposition. got into line
with the people and approached the Pres
ident: that he had weapon concealed i'm
his hand and as the President extended his
hand in kindly greeting he fired the fatal
shot.
'He fired two shots. i'm fact one OF them
took effect in the abdomen and caused that
mortal wound which resulted in the Pres
ident's death. That. in brief. is the story
shall show you. Witnesses will tell Won
this story and am sure that when Won
have heard the evidence YOU will have no
difficulty in reaching a verdict OF murder
IN the first degree"
The first witness. Samuel j. Fields chief
engineer OF the Pan-American Exposition.
described the ground-ioor plan of the Tenn
pie of Music and was followed by Perry A
Bliss. photographer VINO presented views
Of the interior OF the building The rest of
the afternoon was taken up with the testi-
mony OF three physicians two of whom
had attended the President during his last
days. while the other performed the
autopsy. The latter. Dr. Harvey r. Cav
lord. was the first Of the trio to be called
He described the location or the wounds in
the stomach and the direction Of the bullet
The cause or death was attributed to the
gunshOt wound but. fundamentally. ne said
II was due TO the changes back Of the
stomach. In the pancreas caused by the
breaking down" OF the material OF the
pancreas as a result OF the passage Of the
bullet.
PRIMAL CAUSE OF DEATH
Dr. Herman Mynter followed and his tes-
timony was OF Importance inasmuch as n
orou-ht out the fact that the reason why