New-York tribune., 1901-09-08

his pocket might attract the attention of de-
tective soldier OF a citizen before he could
put his plan into execution and in that event
the assassin knew that all hope of killing the
Pre- INT would be over. He saw the President
enter the carriage and drive away. He fol-
lowed, but the crowd closed in in front of him
and held him back. The next morning he was
at the exposition early. He took up his posi-
ton close to the stand beneath the Pylon OF
Liberty where the President was to speak.
ONE ATTEMPT FRUSTRATED.
When the time came for the President to ar
rive the guards pushed him back He saw the
President arrive and mount to the stand. He
stood there in the front OF the hurrahing
people. mute. with single thought in his mind.
He heard Mr.. Mckinley speak. He reckoned up
the chances in his mind of stealing closer and
shooting down the President where he stood
once he fully determined to make the attempt.
BUT just then a stalwart guard appeared in
front of him. He concluded TO wait a better
opportunity.
After the address he was among those who at
tempted TO crowd up to the Presidents carriage.
One Of the detectives caught him by the shoul-
der and showed him back He saw the Presi-
cent drive away and followed. He tried to pass
through the entrance after the President. but
the guards halted him and sent him away. He
entered the Stadium by another entrance but
was not permitted to get within reach of the
President Yesterday morning he was at the
exposition again and In the crowd at the
mat point after crossing the grounds from the
Lincoln Park entrance. but. with the rest of the
crowd, he driven back when the Presidents
carriage arrived.
He saw the President pass through the gate
to the special train which to take him to
the Falls
Czolgosz waited for the Presidents return.
In the afternoon he went TO the Temple Of
Music, and was one of the first of the throng
10 enter. He crowded we'll forward close to
the stage possible. He there when the
President entered through the side door; he
was one OF the first to hurry forward when the
President took his position and prepared TO
shake hands with the people. CZolgosz had his
revolver gripped in his right hand. and about
both the hand and the revolver wrapped
handkerchief. He held the weapon to his breast
that any who noticed him might sup
pose that the hand was injured
HIS OPPORTUNITY COMES
He reached the President finally He did not
look into the Presidents face. He extended his
left hand. pressed the revolver against the
Presidents breast with his right hand and fired.
He fired twice and would have fired again but
for the terrific blow that drove him back.
That WAS all there his story.
Did you mean TO kill the President" asked
the District Attorney. Il did" the reply.
What was the motive that induced you to
commit this crime?"
Il disciple OF Emma Goldman" he re-
piled.
1t took the police hours to draw Czolgoszs
story from him
POLICE BELIEVE THERE WAS A PLOT.
Czolgosz insists that he alone is responsible
for his crime He says that he talked ii over
IN advance in a general way with his friends
but he was not advised by them. and there was
no plot conspiracy TO take the life OF the
President In which any else had a part.
He declined 20 furnish the names OF the men
with whom he discussed the crime OF Friday.
but the police believe they will yet learn them,
and that when they do they will have exposed
he p1c of hoy
the prisoner was the final agent OF murder.
Czclgosz submitted to six hours of eXamina-
tion and questioning at the hands OF the police
officials to-day, and tired out when they
led him back 10 his cell and locked him up for
the night. The long examination Of the prisoner
fruitless in far as his own IN
dividual fate IS concerned. for while he told
nothing that would implrate any one else in
his crime. he went the scene at the Temple
Of Music when he shot :he President again and
again. completing confession ample the
law exacted
PROUD OF HIS DEED.
He even went 10 the extent OF illustrating TO
the officers the manner in which he shot the
President. and told with manifest pride how he
deceived the President and his protectors with
the bandaged hand that held the revolver.
When he first brought before Superin-
tendent Bull and District Attorney Penney he
not disposed 10 talk very freely, and when
a question put to him he took ample time
deliberately to weigh his answers He m ed with
his answers some of the philosophy of ihe des-
perate political sect to which he belongs and
seemed 20 be posing
Later his tongue loosened somewhat. and by
the close OF the afternoon he talked freely The
admission that he had discussed the crime in
advance with friends finally drawn from
i'm hlrs thera ha a,A h.
moved. He in the hands OF a group Of
shrewd examiners. and they set trap upon trap
TO him but the effort to break him down
failed. The police say that in the end when he
comes TO true appreciation Of his position. he
will break down. In reviewing his confession
he made open avowal of his belief In an
archy. and said that he had merely done his
duty as he II.
HUNTING FOR ACCOMPLICEs
In addition to the examination to which the
prisoner submitted, city and federal de-
tectives spent the day in securing the city for
some trace of possible confederates. They took
up the trail of the prisoner from the day of
his arrival. and partially completed outline
OF his movements up TO the commission of the
crime They did not succeed in connecting him
with any of the socialists who make their homes
here and by nightfall had about abandoned the
theory that he assisted by any one here
They also showed an inclination TO give up the
belief that a confederate preceded the prisoner
in the reception line leading up to the Presi-
dent, but work along that line has been
abandoned.
The general theory held by the detec-
tives is that circle of CZolgOsz's associates
that he was picked by lot or induced by per-
suasion 20 carry out the conspiracy They say
that he lacks the shrewdness to have planned
and executed the crime he did.
The police said tonight that they had made no
other arrests, and have none in contemplation.
1t is evident that they have not made much
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