The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-17
Two Former Justices of the Supreme Court
Appointed to Act as His Counsel.
Hurried Back to Jail through Tunnel to Escape a
Surging Crowd-Trial to Begin Next Monday
Threats Against President Roosevelt.

BUFFALO. Sept 16.-Leon F. Czolgocz,
alias Fred Nieman. was indicted to-day by
the County Court grand jury for the crime
of murder in the first degree in fatally
shooting President William Mckinley at
the Temple OF Music in the Pan-American
Exposition grounds at AIS o'clock on the
afternoon of Sept. 6.
When arraigned before Judge Edward X.
Emery In the County Court, the prisoner
stubbornly refused to answer questions re-
peatedly asked of him by District Attorney
Penny, as to whether he had counsel or
wanted counsel. The district attorney
then suggested that. inasmuch as the de-
fendant refused TO answer counsel should
be assigned. Judge Emery assigned Hon.
Loran l.. Lewis and Hon. Robert c. Titus.
former Supreme Court justices. of this
city, whose names had been suggested by
the Erie County Bar Association.
Czolgocz probably will be srraigned again
tomorrow morning to plead to the indict-
ment.
District Attorney Penney presented the
evidence in the murder case 10 the grand
jury. Aside from the surgeons and physi-
clans in the case. no witnesses were sworn
other than those who were in the Temple
Of Music and witnessed the shooting. The
complete list Of witnesses, in the order in
which they appeared to testify, is as fol-
lows: Dr. Herman Mynter, Dr. II. r. Gay
lord, DIR. H. c. Matzinger, Dr. NJ. d. Mann,
Secret Service Detective Gallagher, Attor-
ney James L. Quackenbush, Attorney Louis
L. Babcock, Harry Hinshaw, Captain Da-
mer and Patrolman Merkel. of the expo
sition guards; Corporal Louis Bertschey
and Privates Ner. O'Brien, Kennenbaugh
and Brooks, of the Seventy-third United
States Coast Artillery; E. c. Knapp, Mrs
ored porter; Captain Valley, chief OF the
exposition detectives; Superintendent Bull
and Assistant Superintendent p. W Cusack,
of the local police department.; -sred Leigh
ter, Charles ]. Close. exposition guards,
and Detectives Geary and Solomon, of this
city.
SECRECY MAINTAINED.
At Ais o'clock this afternoon. just ex-
actly ten days after the shooting. the
grand jury voted unanimously to indict
Czolgocz for murder in the first degree. At
4:41 the secret indictment was presented to
Judge Emery in the County Court. Then
ensued a wait of an hour. but the rumor
that the murderer was to be arraigned
spread and in a short time the courtroom
was crowded. Great secrecy was main
tanned as to the place OF confinement OF
the prisoner, but it is believed that ne was
locked up in the temporary jail at the Erie
county penitentiary where prisoners have
been kept while the jail has been undergo
ported the prisoner was driven from the
penitentiary a mile from the city hall, to
the Jail across the street from the hall.
Czolgocz was then taken under strong
guard from the Jail through the tunnel un-
der Delaware avenue 70 the basement OF
the city hall and up the stairs TO the court
room on the second floor.
The prisoner was shackled to a detective
and another detective held his other arm:
Assistant Superintendent Cusack marching
in front and number OF patrolmen be-
hind When the prisoner was taken before
the bench the crowd in the courtroom
surged about him on all sides. They were
compelled to resume their seats.
Czolgocz is Of medium height. OF fairly
good build and has light curly hair. but
ten days growth Of beard on his face gave
him an unkempt appearance. Apparently
he feigned insanity not stupidity. and his
glance roamed about. but his eyes were
always downcast Not once did he look
the county prosecutor or the judge in the
face.
DECLINED TO ANSWER
"Czolgocz. have you got a lswyerl DO
you wish a lawyer? You have been indicted