The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-09-12


man was sent through the guards and
sprawling upon the floor He had
hardly touched the floor when he was
again set upon, this time by the
guards and soldiers. He was kicked
repeatedly until Captain Damer
rushed in and drew back the guards.
Foster made another attempt to get
at the assailant, cut he was held back,
although he protested that he had
possession of his mind and that he
knew what he was doing.
COLLAPSED AFTER CRIME.
The assailant was not given time to
say word. He was as white as his
illusIrious victim, and was shaking
from head to foot. He had not the
power to beg to be saved from the
lynchers.
Weak with the excitement, he was
unable to stand on his feet, and he
fell to the floor.
A half dozen guards, as many sol
diers and several secret service men
grabbed him-seyeral at his feet, more
at his head, but none to support his
body. He was rapidly dragged over
the floor up a short fight of stairs
and into room back of another to
one side of the stage. There he was
locked in with the soldiers. guards
and detectives, most of whom drew
their revolvers ready to withstand
any attempt which might be made
by mob.
This was a dramatic scene. The as
sassin had been hurled into a far cor
ner of the room, where he lay in an
apparently lifeless heap, his clothes
torn, his face bleeding and his breath
coming short. He shook all over like
a mass of gelatin. His eyes rolled
now and then to the ceiling and his
limbs twitched nerYously. Thus he
was kept waiting until steps could be
taken for removing him to a police
station.
ASSAILANT OFF TO PRISON.
After the arrest of the assailant
he was hurried into little room Just
off the west stage of the Temple of
Music, being dragged through the
crowd by Patrolmen James and Nc
Cauley.
His lip was bleeding and his face
was swelling. Around him there was
a group of officers Once inside, the
door was closed with bang, and the
crowd surging against that part of
the building with blind impulse to
get near him fairly made the walls
creak.
The entire scene in the room was
for moment confusion. There were
busy officials going in and out of the
door. Some were trying to conceal
the fact that the prisoner was there
and others betrayed the fact in loud
voice as soon as they had left the
room. One excited Exposition official
invited the people to Ego in and get
the man"
In the room with the prisoner were
Colonel Byrne, commandant of the
Exposition police; Captain Valley,
chief of the Exposition detective bu-
reau; Detective Zeigler, Buffalo Po-
lice Detectives Solomon and Geary,
Secret Service Men Ireland and Eos
ter, Major Robertson and Captain
Damer, OF the Exposition police; Mr..
John n. Scatcherd and a few others
coming and going.
ASSAILANT WAS NERVOUS.
The prisoner was set on the table
in the room and sat there, now and
then putting his sleeve up to his lip.
AT other times he was looking at the
floor or keeping his shoe soles close
together, rubbing them nervously.
He would now and then breathe
deeply with nervous agitation, but
of other signs there were none. The
man remained silent.
Outside the building could be seen
a great, tumultuous throng of peo-
pie. From all quarters of the grounds
they were gathering toward the com
mon center. Now and then a woman's
face could be seen peering up over
the heads of those in front and strug-
Cling to raise her hand SO she could
wipe away the tears from her eyes.
On lofty perch on one of the great
staff flower jardinieres an old man
with a long white beard, broad
brimmed veterans hat, and G. A.
r. button in his lapel, sat shaking
his head in sorrow. Now and then
some mans voice would call out:
Don't let him get away" and there
would be a score of answering shouts
of kill him; hang him!'' Take him
up on the arch and burn him.
A mail wagon, only the top of
which was visible above the crowd,
appeared coming from the direction
of the Government Building. The
angry crowd thought it was the con-
veyance which was coming to get the
man.
"Guard the door and ston that WA