The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-07
CRIES FOR VENGEANCE.
But No Attempt Was Made 10 Wreak 1t
bY the Crowd IN Attendance

But No Attempt Was Made 10 Wreak 1t
py the Crowd in Attendance.
While the wounded president was being
borne from the exposition hospital 10 tue
MHburn residence between rows Of on.
lockers Hith bared heads. a far different
spectacle was being Witnessed along the
route Of his assalants Journey from the
scene of his crime to police headquarters
The trip was made so qulckl, that the
prisoner was landed safely within the wide
portals " the police station and the doors
closed before any one WIS aware of his
presence, the news of the Attempted assns
sinaton having in the meantime been
spread broadcast 10y the newspapers Like
Miilhrc y spread from mouth to mouth
men bulletins began to appear on tn
| n"atus along newspaper row and when he
Hul'I l'cmeht was made thar tho prisoner
hHd been taken 70 police headquarters
! Only two blocks distant from the news
paper section, the crowds surged down 10
the prisoner ~
Al police headquarters they were met by
? strong Gordon u polite which was drawn
| M across the pavement on Pearl street
aHd admlttance was Gvnlcd to any hut
& 3ll In few minutes the crowd
nHu grown 10 thousands unill the srCct
was completely blocked II waa at this
!!iIIncInse thai some one raised the cry II
Like. a, dash the cry was taken mp and
the whole crowd, as IL ieuted by a single
match thus applied re-echoed the CIV
crowd sureed bepser the tbrong oS Stco me
~ new arrivals swelied each moment the
swaying multitude
Tho situation was becoming critical when
suddenly the big door was sWlmg open and
squad Of reserves advanced with solid
then across the street and gr,du1ily s1c,
ceedtd In dispensing them fiom about the
e4p5Iansg 10 Jdc station.
people assembled In the vicinity Of Seneca
anu ERIE streets and the Terrace Thu
sorv as 7" 't4t iaai ~ neclmr heces-
| Of police headquarters, and at 4 late hour
| Is4,rmgnt the police We're sun potroilng the
| were District Attorney Penny sunenntcnd-
ent Of Police Bull and other officials The
/ prisoner NJ hrst proved quite communiGa.
/ tive, 50 mach 80 in fart that little de
/ pendence could be placed on what he said
| lie hrst gave his name as Fred Nelman
] ne had been In Buffalo about week lie
sald he had been boarding at place in
las John Nowak's saloon a RaincS law
hotel No. l07S Broadway. Nowak ID
Proprietor. said he knew very little about
Nowak, the proprietor said he knew very
lltte about his guest, He came there he
declared, last Saturday, saying he mad come
70 see the exposition and that his home was
IN Toledo, lie had heen alone at all times
and Nowak said he had no visitors In his
room was found small travelling bag Of
cheap make. II contained an empty cart
ridge box and a few clothes with these
facts in hand, the police went az the prs
oner with renewed yigor in the EFFORT 70
obtain either - fun confession or a straight
account of his Identity and movements
prior 10 his arrival In Buffalo
/ He at first admitted that he was an am
archst in sympathy az least, hut denied
strenuousy that the attempt on the life Of
the president was a result of a prcconccrted
plot Of any anarchist society At times he
was defiant ana again Indifferent. Bur at
no time did he beuay the rcmotest sign OF
rcmorse lie declared the decd was not pre-
mcditated, but in the same breath he re
fused TO say why he perpctratcd it, when
charged by District Attorney Penny with
being the instrument Of an organized band
of consWrdtors he protested vchcmontly
that he never even thought Of pCrpetraung
the crime until this morning.
After long and persistent questioning, It
was announced ~ police headquarters that
the prisoner had made q partial confession
which he had signed.