The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-07
cZ0LGOSZ THE SON OF POOR
PARENTS WHO MAKE CLEvE-
LAND THEIR HOME.
NEVER KNOWN AS AN AGITATOR
where LABOR MATTERS
WERE CONCERNED.
LEFT HOME TWO MONTHS AGO,
SAYING HE WOULD never
BE SEEN AGAIN.
(By Associated Press.)

LEVELAND, Sept. leon Czol-
gosz, who shot President McKin-
ley, is said to have formerly kept
q saloon at Third avenue and Tod
street, this city. Later he was en-
ployed in one OF the mills Of the Ame.-
acan Steel & Wire company.
Foreman Frank Halser Of the gall
vanizing department of the consoli-
dated mill Of the latter company, said
today:
Il know Leon Czolgoze very well. His
father, I believe, lives in the vicinity
of Warrensville, O., on a farm. There
are five sons, think, all residing in
this city. I know that Leon is, or was
an anarchist. He attended socialist
and anarchist meetings very fire.
quently."
Family Very Poor.
Czolgosz is son Of Paul Czolgosz
who lives at 3O6 Fleet street, this city,
Cne of his brothers, Mike, is a soldier in
the Philippines.
The family is Polish and evidently
poor, the father having left home Sat-
urday morning looking for employment.
The step-mother cannot speak Ems
lish, but gave out the following inter-
view through the medium of an inter-
prefer:
Leon left home 60 days ago. We
beard from him a few weeks ago. He
was then in Indiana, and wrote to US
that he was going away, stating that
in all probability he would not see home
again..
The step-mother failed to recollect the
name of the city from which the letter
was sent, but states that 1t was from
some place in Indiana. She states that
the family had not heard from him
since.
The step-mother denies that Leon was
a discipline of Emma Goldman or in
any way interested in her doctrines.
She said he was not interested in such
matters and scarcely intelligent enough
to undertand them.
Brain Considered Weak.
They had always considered the boy
partially demented. Up to three years
ago he had worked at a Cleveland
rolling mill, but had quit on account of
poor health. Since that time he had
been idle.
While living on the farm near War;
rensvile his father had not asked Leon
t. work, having always considered HIN
too weak for manual labor.
Regarding the shooting of the presi-
dent Mrs. CZolgosz said:
II can't believe that Leon is the one.
lie was such timid boy, so afraid Of
everything. Why, he was the biggest
coward you ever saw in your life.'
She also emphatically disclaims that
the boy ever displayed any anarchistic
tendencies whatever. He was an ad-
nirer of his brother. the Philippine SOL
dier, and liked his country, never show
ing the least sign of discomfort
Mrs. Czolgosz is an intelligent look
ing woman but failed to show any de-
cided emotion when confronted with
the account of Leon's horrible crime.
The home is neat and cleanly but plain.
Not an Intelligent Man.
Buffalo, Sept. 7-Walter Nowak, a
New York cigarmaker. formerly of
Cleveland. was today taken into the
room where Czolgosz was being exam
ined.
After glancing at the prisoner he said
he knew him in Cleveland two years ago.
AT that time Nowak was reporter on
a foreign newspaper and aided in FORM
ing social organization that later de.
veloped into socialistic club, and he
(Nowak) withdrew from it.
He said that Czolgosz was without
sufficient intelligence to organize such a
crime as the prisoner had been guilty of.
Nowak said. after coming from the
room where the conference was held,
that Czolgosz advanced toward him with
extended hand.
Nowak looked at the prisoner disdain>
fully and refused the proffered hand, say
ing:
"You scoundrel, why did you commit
this horrible crime. Who originated this
devilish plot? It was MOI you.'
II did" replied Czolgosz. II did. /
originated the plan. 1t was my plan. It
was my crime"
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