The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-24
LEON CzOLGOSz
PLACED ON TRIAL
Enters Plea Of Not Guilty by Di.
rectiOn Of The Court.
THE ENTIRE JURY SECURED
Tsehnlealltlss Not Raised BY Examining cOun.
Isl Three PhysIclans Testify Today
May End the Trial - PrisOssr
EvlHees Llnls Interest

BUFFALO, y, Y, Sept. g3,-Lson
cEllgosE was placed on trial this morn
ing charged Xith thc murder OF Pred-
dent william Mckinley He entered a
plea " guilty. which was subsequent
W changed 10 mot guilty" by dircc.
.lon N the court
All the events u the day indicated
that the trial wlll De short. Court con-
yrnrd az 10 0'cock and within tw1 hours
Ugh, jurors had been secured. Tech
nlcallt.es were nor raised by The exam
nlns counsel. but q was signlncan. that
cyrfy man who said he had formei an
opinion On The case was excused hy the
ils,rr, attorney Those VINO acknow-
lodged they had formed AN opinion or
stated tia. they were prcjuiicrd, bu,
admitted lha. he opinion could be
chang q by ry.d"ace. were accepted by
each dle BEFORE the day was over
,lc entire pla-l had been sworn. Jus.
glrc Thugmln G. Waite Was % the
bench The presentation OF the gov
crnmenrs case began shortly before Q
o'clock when Assistant District Attor-
acy Hall-r begun 20 address The jury.
lie spoke briefly:
We shan show" sail De. that lot
lemc days prior 10 The shooting. the
l.fspdan, bad premeiIta;ed the shoot
Ing " the preHaen. He knew tha,
un the sixth " September ,he president
would hr.l a reception In the Temple of
Mwie, 'ba; On that dag he wen, 30 the
exposition, ~: Into Inc with IT, peo-
pie aal approached the president. that
he hai weapon concealed In his hani
and as the president extended his hand
~ kindly greeting, he fired he iAnl
shot"
'rhe nrSt witness. samuel J. Feds,
chief engineer Of the Pan-Amerlcaq ex-
ooslton described the sround floor plan
u the Temple og Music aud was fol-
lowe by Perry \. Bliss. photographer
who presented views Of the Interior Of
hc building
The remainder ot The afternoon was
taken ip with the testimony of three
physicians. two ~ whom had attended
the president during his last days.
while the other performed the autopsy
The LATER Or. Harvey II. Gaylord,
described the location ot the wounds IN
the stomach and the direction 81 the
bullet cause os death was attributed
TO a gunsho, wound, but fundamentally
Il was due to changes in the back Of
she stomach, In panereas, caused by the
breaking down" OF the material OF the
panereas IA the result OF the passage
NJ the bullet.
DR., Herman Mynter followed. and his
testimony brought Out the fact that the
reason why the fatal bullet Lad not
been loac,ed at ne autopsy. was be-
cause " the unwllIngness ~ rhe presi-
dents relatives to have The body EUR
.u'I lUuNAhsNN uN AHSN
Czolgosz, during the morning, evinced |
no ntercs, whatever In proceedings, but
,s the testimony proceeded he paid more |
.ttenton and looked at the various wit
nesses closely,
Probably the duration OF the trial can |
be placed at two full days, When Dis
.rIct Attorney Penney was asked by |
Justice White at noon as 60 the time
he would take In the presentation OF
ne case, he declared he would con-
,luie by Tuesday noon, Judge Titus,
Tor the defense. was non-commltal,
however and merely replied:
"rhat depends upon the turn things
AXE"
1t is not proSable that any defense
" IN be made owing to the charas;er Of
he prisoner and his refusal TO help
his attorneys In any way to procure
'vldence which they could Use in his
'avor The idea OF an attempt to er-
Ter the question OF his sanity Is not
thought OF In Wow OF the reports OF
two allenlsts who have 'ecently exam
med him, ana there Is ground for the |
belief that the trial will be concluded
Nlth n aassinn nF hut ono dnV mara