The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-18
ASSASSIN ARRAIGNED
CzoLGosZ HELD FOR TRIAL IN sU-
PREME COURT MONDAY.
STILL SILENT AND STUBBORN.
CROWD Kisses AND REvILEs THE
HATED PRISONER.


CzOIgOsz Brushes the EmbIems of
Mourning the stairway With
Utter Indinerence-His Evident
Effort to Feign Insanfty-Attorney
Reserves Right to Withdraw Plea
of Not Guilty.
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 17.-Leon F.
Czolgosz, the assassin of President Nc
Kinley, was arraigned before Judge
Edward K. Emery in the County Court
at o'clock this afternoon, on the in
dictment for murder in the Temple of
Music at the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton on Sept. 6. Again the stubborn
prisoner refused to plead or even to
utter word or sound and the Hon.
Loran L. Lewis, ex-supreme justice,
entered plea of not guilty. The ac-
cused will be tried in the Supreme
Court next Monday morning.
Crowds flocked to the City Hall to-
day to see the prisoner, but the uncer-
tainty surrounding the question as to
whether or not counsel could be Sc
cured for him. saved congestion of the
courtroom and corridors of the hall.
The most notable incident of the day
was the kissing of the prisoner by the
crowds who surged around him as he
was being escorted down the stairs
still draped in mourning garb. The
strong guard of patrolmen and deputy
sheriffs had been disposed of. so that
the people were able to get nearer TO
him as he passed to and from the
court room.
AS a result of the urging of President
Moot of the Erie County Bar Associa-
ton, Judge Lewis, one of the attor-
neys assigned as counsel by Judge
Emery yesterday, called at the Erie
county jail at 2 o'clock this afternoon
TO see the prisoner. Czolgosz refused
to talk to Judge Lewis and even re-
fused to answer questions as to wheth-
er or not he wanted any counsel.
Judge Lewis said that nevertheless he
would appear for the prisoner upon ar
raignment, even If he decided not to
accept the assignment of the court
Absolutely no demonstration having
been made against the prisoner yes
| terday, the authorities decided that
the strong guard was unnecessary 70.
| day. Czolgosz was taken from the Jail
/ through the tunnel under Delaware
| avenue to the city hall by Detectives
! Solomon and Geary, handcuffed to the
| latter.
Maintains His stoIid silence.
| In passing from the basement of the
| City Hall to-the courtroom on the sec
| ond floor, Czolgosz was compelled TO
| pass close to the black and white
| bunting with which the pillars, cell
| ings, windows and stairways of the
| City Hall were draped when the body
| of the President was lying in state on
1 nil hn 20
| moved until after the funeral on
| Thursday These evidences of the
| city's grief apparently made not the
| slightest impression on the prisoner.
| and he gave no more heed to them or
| the large portraits of the President
| Hastily draped with American flags
than he did to the questions of the
| court or the district attorney. The
| prisoner entered the courtroom just as
the City Hall clock was striking
O'Clock, and as many of the spectators
as could, surged into the courtroom
| behind him. A murmur ran through
the audience, but the gavel of the
Judge and the tipstaff of the crier soon
restored order.
AS soon as Czolgosz was before the
bar and the handouts were removed.
| District Attorney Penney began the
! formal arraignment. He read the prin-
cipal charges of the indictment in
voice of severity and asked:
How do you plead, guilty or not
guilty?"
Not a sound was uttered by the pris-
oner He stood mute before the bar or
Justice, apparently continuing his feint
of insanity which was first noticed
when he was taken into court yester-
day afternoon. His curly hair was dis
| heveled and although his linen was
white and clean, his disordered clothes
and the growth of his beard gave him
an unkempt appearance. Spectators IN
| the courtroom commented on the fact
| that il he was shaved, which he has
not been since the day of the shooting,
he would be fairly good looking
| Young man. Although his manner
was still one of stubbornness he gave
a little more evidence OF concern than
upon his first presence In court.
When questions were being asked OF
him rapidly he moistened his lips with
his tongue and seemed to be endeaVor-
ing to maintain the appearance o.
stolid indifference.
When the prisoner refused to plead
the district attorney asked him IL ne
| understood what had been read and,
receiving no answer, told him that he
had been indicted for murder in the
first degree, and that he could answer
yves" or mo" For an instant Czol-
gosz glanced at Mr.. Penney, and it
was thought he intended to speak, but
he did not
Plea ssNot Guilty" Entered.
Judge Lewis then addressed the
court at length, saying that he had
called upon the defendant, but had
been unable to ascertain of any wish
on the defendants part as to the en-
ployment of counsel He said that his
associate, Judge Titus, was in Mil
waukee, but that ne had appeared i'm
formally to enter a plea of not guilty
on behalf of the defendant. as the law
required such plea under the circum-
stances.
He asked permission to reserve the
right to withdraw the plea and enter
a special plea or interpose a demurrer,
IL, after consulting with Judge Titus,
they should decide not to ask the court
to assign other counsel.
The judge expressed his regret that
his name had been mentioned in con-
nection with this trial as he had been
out of practice for some considerable
time and had a very strong repugnance
to appearing, although that was rea-
son which would apply to every law
yer.
Trial Probably Monday.
District Attorney Penney gave notice
that he would move to have the iudict-
ment transferred to he Supreme CocTt
| for trial nd would also nOti.sa the frial