The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-08
Edison Sends X-Ray Apparatus to be Used in Locat. ing the Bullet Which Penetrated the Stomach. Leon CzOIgOSz, the WOuld-be Assassin, in His Confession Denies That He was the InStru-
 ment of Any Organization, But Acted
 Entirely on His Own Impulse.


 on farm with his large family of seven In farm work
 teen n0ss sssc sc fII%as Isonss fsh 9 sa .a.d sg m saloon, in the rear of which was small building used as rendezvous and meet ing place for dozen or fifteen men who called themselves anarchists. Leon was too young to be a member of that gang. but he was great listener to tho har- angues that these men induiged in, and they probably had some effect on h1s
 Leon worked in a rolling mill for sev- eral years. but the work was too hard tor anc ns me troabe e5S 5e gS n as ana sth t soon incapacitated him from doing the severe work of agricultural life. and he finally became more or less of ar tdleE: ton. His effeminacy was the cause of more or less comment among this ac~ quaintances, Leon making his compau- ions largely among children with whom he spent greater part of his time, act ing as they acted, and being shy at the approach of older persons. His sIster-in- the matter with Leon. he plays with 10 chfiiidys ' ' "e @e's nAs bear to be dependent upon the efforts If the other members of his family, nil of whom were hard workers. Conse- quentiy he left home and became wan
 The Idea of a plot being hatched in this city to XII the President iF not given ssrions sSrsn v6n 6tnoSsgnt Ss 6y the pSllcs nor by past ten years. They regard his desper- ate deed as the result Of a sudden in.
 nbiic panon no,ic. % oo d dsoms,ning nhn to attract inspired at what he had heard at various times during. his younger years. Czof- gosz was looked upon as being harn4 less fellow by those who knew him best,
 Among his own brothers and sisters h4 was considered strange" Portraits of the assailant printed today show a young man with bright looking face, almosN innocent In it's expression. His features are ordinary IT. contour and he would pass as a good-looking young man. He Is smooth snaven and his face Is boyish in apeparance His eyes are large and bright looking his nose and mouth req ular tn form and his hair ts plentiful and nicely combed back in semi-pompadour style.
 Several years ago Czolgosz was employ- ed In a Newburg mill. Among his fellow Nieman. His associates describe him as a German-Pole of about 26 years of age feet inches in height. with light conn pIexion and brown hair. They say that he was queer acting man. but was known to have a most violent temper. 1t Is said that the would-be assassin Is Q strong in nae1 ne ana a6 Gednos N SGciaSs nn ne ,n %ss asst spring. At that time he was living on a farm with his father near Warrens- vile. O.
 John Ginder, an employe of theNewburg mill. where Czolgosz formerly worked. and who Is algo a memhSr of the Golden Eagle Lodge. received a letter from the would-be assassin in July last, datec West Seneca, N. Y. He sent money fora lc6Be dues and stated that he was wo E ing there and would probably rem q, letter was written in red ink.
 An Associated Press reporter this morning m succeeded in getting possession der, secretary of the Gold ! E ie Lodge
 The comfnunicstlon was obtained from
 West sanecs. N. ", July 30. 1901 John Ginder-Dear Sir and Brother: Inclosed you wiii find q to pay my lodge dues. I the assessment sent out on account of the death of Brother David Jones.
 Brother Ginder. please send my book to me at my cost and also sand pass word If you can do so.
 T left Cleveland Thursday. July l. I am working here and will stay for some time. The fare from here to Buraio IS
 Hoping this finds you we'll as it leaves me, remain, yours, D,.
 The above letter was turned over to the police this afternoon.
 Later information concerning the tden- tity of Czolgosz, the would-be assassin; develops that he Is the son of Paul Cxolgosz. who, 1t is said, now lives at 3O6 Fleet Street. this city. Other mem- bers of the family are John, who lives at home with his father and step moth CT; Mike a soldier, now serving in the Philippines; Vladiolan, who is on hz fa7f thers farm. located on the Chagrin Fails suburban line. and Jacob, Marcelline Av- enue.
 The family is Polish, and are evidently very poor, the father having left home Saturday morning looking for employ ment. The step-mOther cannot speak English, but gave out the following in- terview through the medium of an in
 she said: Leon left home about sixty days ago. We heard 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 we would
 The step-mot6er failed to recall the name of the city from which the letter was received but stated that it was from some place in Indiana. The family had not heard from him since. The step of Emma Goldman. or in any way inc terested in her doctrines. She said he was not interested in such matters ana scarcely intelligent enough to understan& them. They had always considered the boy partially demented. Up to thre@ years ago he had worked at the CIevas land rolling mill, but had to quit on aes count of poor health. Since that time he has been idle. While living on the farm near Warrensvllle his father had not asked Leon to work. having always considered him too weak for manual labor.
 Regarding the shooting Of the Presi- dent Mrs. Czolgosz says: ''I cannot be- such a timid boy. afraid of everything Why he was the biggest coward you
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