The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-09-12
An Anarchist Named Czolgosz Fired With
Deadly Aim at the President While
In Temple of Music at Buffalo.
Czogosz COnseaed the Revolver Under His Handkechieed
While President Was Going to Shake His fiand-Was
Immediately Arrested-Says He Did His Duty
Presidents Condition Is Serious but not
Necessarily Fatal-Late News


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ounoeo Dy = wouid % assassin, Leon
Ezoigosz, while holding reception In
ahe Temple Of Music at the Pan Amer.
1can grounds, a few minutes after 4
O'Clock this afternoon. One shot took
ssfIect On the right breast the other In
the abdomen. The first a not OF ser.
Hons nature and the bullet has been ex.
xracted. The later pierced the abdom.
1nAl wall.
Il was a few minutes after 4 D. m (.
while President MCKINLEY was hnldin :
= public reception In the Temple Of Nh.
pic. On the Pan American grounds. that
xhe covardly attack was made with
nvqaat st,ccess time alone can tell.
Stanling a. the midst OF crowds
anumbcrinG Thousands. surrounded nv
every evidence OF good viii. pressed bv
= metly thronR Of people. showered
With expressions OF love. and loyalty.
N,e9iexed by multitudes all eager 10
srlasD his llands-amid these urrourid-
sduwx. and with the ever recurring Donl.
xnits OF an army OF sight seers ring.
I 7ng IN his ears, the blow or the assas-
sSsn came. and In an instant pleasure
seaye way to pain, admiration to agony
holly to fury. and pandemium followed.
II Vas lust after the daily organ re-
cital In the splendid Temple OF Music
that the daStardly attempt was made.
Planned With all the diabolical inxenu-
1ty ana flnesse Of which anarchy or nj
halism 10 capable. the would be assassin
carried out the work without hitch.
and should his designs fail and the
president survive, only to divine provi.
Saence can be attributed that benificent
resul-
The president though well guarded
by United States secret service agents.
was fully exposed to such an attack as
secured. He stood at the edge OF the
raised dais on which stands the great
sptpe organ at the east end OF the mag.
nll.csnt structure. Throngs Of people
crowded In at the various entrances to
sEaze upon their executive. perchance to
shake his hand, and then file their way
out through the good natured mob that
.4Avery minute swelled and multiplied
at the point OF ingress and exress to
.sthe hnilding. The president was In a
cheerful mood and was ENJOYING to the
Ruli the hearty evidence OF good will
wi1ieh everywhere met his gaze. Up-
Un his right hand stood John G. Mil
burn OF Buffalo, president OF the Pan.
American exposition. chatting with
Tho president and introducing him ~
persons OF note who approached. On
the presidents left hand stood Mr.. Cor
xelyoM.
lit was shortly after D. M, when
sDue Of the throng which surrounded
1he presidential party, a medium sized
nnan OF ordinary appearance and plain.
~ dressed In black, approached as II to
sxreet the president. Both Secretary
sCortelyou and President Milburn MOTTO.
sed that the mans hand was swathed In
- bandage or handkerchief Reports
sOf bystanders differ as to which hand.
He worked his way among the stream
~ people up to the edge OF the dlas, un-
.tii he was within two feet Of the presi-
sient. President Mckinley smiled, bow.
I'D. and extended his hand in that spirit
eof geniality the American people 50
well know, when suddenly the sharp
~crack Of a revolver rang out loud and