The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-03
CZOLGOSZ WAS SANE
SPECIALISTS REPORT UPON HIS
MENTAL CONDITION.
WAS TOOL OF ANARCHISTS.
PHYSICAL CONDITION WAS UN-
USUALLY GOOD.

No Evidence of Degeneracy of Any
Kind Discovered and no HaIIucin-
ations of Sight or Henring-Not "A
Case of Paranoia Say the Doctors.
His False Beliefs the Result of
False Teaching and Not of Dis
ease.
Buffalo, N. Y, Nov 2.-Drs. Fowler,
Gregg and Putnam. the specialists who
were requested by District Attorney
Penney TO examine into the mental
condition of Leon F. Czolgosz, the as
sassin of the President, have made pub
lie their report in which they state as
the result of frequent examinations of
Czolgosz, of the reports of his watchers.
and of his behavior in court, that they
have concluded that he was sane at
the time he planned the murder, when
he shot the President and when he was
on trial"
His first examination was but a few
hours after the commission of the
crime and while he was still uninform-
ed of the fate of the victim. During
the first three examinations Czolgosz
answered questions unhesitatingly.
After that. however, he became more
cautious and less communicative. He
had common school education the
reports say, and he read and wrote
well. During the first days examina-
ton he said he planned killing the
President three or. four days after he
came to Buffalo. The report then re-
cites, in Czolgosz's own words, the as
sassin's story of the murder of Presi-
dent Mckinley. The sanity of Czol-
gosz was held, the report says, from
the history of his life as it came from
him. He had been sober. industrious
and law-abjding; till he was 81 years
of age he was as others of his class.
Deliver in the government of this
country and of the religion of his
fathers. After he cast his first vote he
made the acquaintance of anarchistic
leaders who invited him to their meet
ings. He was a good listener, and in
a. short time he had adopted their
theories. He was consistent in his ad-
herepce to anarchy. He did not be-
lieve In government, therefore, he re-
fused to vote. He did not believe in
marriage, because he did not believe in
law. He killed the President because
he was a ruler, and Czolgosz believed
as he was taught that all rulers We're
tyrants; that to kill a ruler would
benefit the people. He refused a law
yer because he did not believe in law,
lawyers or courts.
Under ,Anarchistfc influence.
I'VE come to the conclusion that in
the holding of these views Czolgosz
was sane, because these opinions were
formed gradually under the influence
of anarchistic leaders and propaganda
SITS. In Czolgosz they found a willing
and intelligent tool; one who had the
courage of his convictions, regardless
of personal consequences. The most
careful questioning failed to discover
any hallucinations of sight or hearing.
He had received no special command;
he did not believe he had been especi-
ally chosen to do the deed. He always
spoke of his motive for the crime as
duty; he always referred to the anarc-
hists belief that the killing of rulers
was a duty He never claimed the
idea of killing the President was origin
al with him, but the method of ac-
complishing his purpose was his, and
that he did it alone. His is not a case of
paranoia, because he mad not systema-
tized delusions reverting to self, and
because he was in exceptionally good
condition, and had, unbroken record or
good health. His capacity for labor
had always been good and equal to
that of his fellows. These facts all
tend to prove that the man had an
unimpaired mind. He had false be-
liefs, the result of false teaching. and
not the result of disease. He is not
to be classed as a degenerate, because
we do not find the stigmata of de-
generation. Physically, he had not a
history of cruelty or of perverted
tastes and habits. He was the product
of anarchy, sane and responsible"