, 1901-09-12
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY SHOT
BY AN ANARCHIST ASSASSIN

pital the second bullet wound was
probed. The walls of the abdomen
were opened, but the ball was not To-
Gated. The inclsion was hastily closed.
and after n hasty consultation 1t was
decided to remove the patient to the
home of President Milburn. This was
done, the automobile ambulance being
used for the purpose.
At Z p. IN. Secretary COrtelyou gave
out the following bulletin, which de
scribes the nature of the injury as de
scribed by the physicians:
THE President was shot about 4
o'clock, n bullet struck him on the
upper portion of the breast bone,
glancing and not penetrating; the sec
ond bullet penetrated the abdomen
five inches below the left nipple and on
and one-half inches to the left of the
median line. The abdomen was opened
through the line of the bullet wound.
1t was found that the bullet had pene-
trated the stomach. The opening in
the front wall Of the stomach was
carefully closed with silk stitches, af-
ter which II search was made for a hole
in the back wall of the stomach. This
was found and also closed in the same
way.
''rhe further course of the bullet
could not be discovered, although care
full search was made. The abdominal
wound was closed without drainage.
No injury to the intestines or other
abdominal organ was discovered. The
patient stood the operation well, pulse
of good quality, rate of 100, condition
ut the conclusion Of operation was
gratifying. The result cannot be fore
told. His condition at present justi-
fies hope of recovery"
The Presidents assailant in the
meantime had been hustled by eXposi-
tion guards to the rear of the building.
where he was held while the building
was cleared, and later he was turned
over to Superintendent Bull of the
Buffalo Police Department, who took
the prisoner to No. 10 police station
and afterwards to police headquarters.
Immediately the President was
cared for at the Exposition grounds,
Director General W. l.. Buchanan
started for the Milburn residence to
forcstall any Information Thai might
reach there by telephone or otherwise.
Luckily he was first to arrive with the
information. The Niagara Falls trip
had tired Mrs. Mckinley and on re.
turning to the Milburn residence she
took leave of her nieccs, the Misses
Barber, and the Presidents niece, Miss
Duncan, as well as their hostess, Mrs.
Milburn, and went to her room to
rest.
Mr.. Buchanan broke the news as
gently as possible to the nieces and
consulted them and Mrs. Milburn as
TO the best course to pursue In break.
ing the news TO Mrs. Mckinley. Ii
was finally decided hat on her awak.
ening, or shortly thereafter, Mr.. Blu
chanan should break the news to her
If in the meantime her Physician, DR.,
RiXey, had not arrived.
At Z o'clock DIR. Rixey arrived Mt the
Milburn residence. He had been
driven hurriedly down Delaware ave
in an open carriage.
At T:2O o'clock DIR. RiXey came out
of Ii house, accompanied by Webb
Hayes, n son of former President
Hayes, who is n friend of President
Mckinley. They entered a carriage
and returned to the Exposition hos.
pital.
After DIR. Rixey had gone Mr.. Blu.
chanan said that the doctor had gently
broken the news to Mrs. Mckinley.
lie said she stood 1t bravely, though
much affected. II It was possible to
bring him to her she wanted 1t done.
~ hlNtS uSSllth HtI lnil lllt ITtSl'
dent could be brought with safety
from the Exposition grounds. and
when he left Mr.. Milburn's 1t was to
complete all arrangements for the re
moval of the President.
The big force of regular patrolmen
was assigned to the Milburn resi-.
dence.
After long and persistent question.
ing 1t was announced ut police head
quarters that the prisoner had made
Il partial confession, which he had
signed.
As near as can he learned tonight
are:
The mans name Is Leon Czolgosz.
He is of Polish-G herman extraction.
His home is in Cleveland, where he
has seven brothers and sisters. He
is an ayOwed anarchist and an ardent
disciple OF Emma Goldman. whose
teachings, he alleges. are responsible
for to-day's attack on the President.
He denies steadfastly that he is the in.
strument of any body of anarchists, OF
the tool of any cOteric Of plOtters. He
declares he did not even have n con.
federatc. His only reason for the
deed, he declares, is that he believed
the present form of government in the
United States was unjust and he con.
cluded hat the most effective way to
remedy it vas TO kill the President
These conclusions. he declares, he
reached through the teachings of En-.
ma Goldman.