Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-09-26
THE ASSASSIN czoLG0SZ.
Opinions of Experts Obtained in Advances
of the TriaI-No Poisoned
Bullets Used.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 23.-The most
important development in the Czot
gosz case, yesterday, was the an
nouncement that no poison a been
found on the bullets or the revolver
with which the anarchist a-ssassinated
President Mckinley. Chemical and
| meteorological examinations We're
made and both revealed the fact that
no poison was used by the murderer
Another examination to determine
the exact mental condition of the
prisoner was made in the Erie County
jail yesterday afternoon by DIR. a
los F. Mcdonald, of New York, the
alienist who was brought here for
the defense by the Erie County Bal
association, and DR.. w. Hurd, superin-
tendent of the Buffalo state hospital
The alienists were with the assas-
sin for one hour and a half, and when
they left both declined to discuss the
case.
District Attorney Penney and his en-
tire staff spent all of Sunday at the
city hall preparing for the trial OF
Czolgosz, which will begin before JUS
tice White, in Part III. of the supreme
court to-day.
Mr.. Penney had conferences with
the alienists and with City Chemist
Herbert NJ. Hill, who submitted his
report upon an examination of the
bullets and revolver.
Immediately after the death of the
president one of the staff of physi'
clans in attendance on the president
expressed the opinion that the bull.
lets may have been poisoned. District
Attorney Penney, who had possession
of the assassin's revolver, ordered
careful and Thorough examinations
made. DR.. Hill was directed to make
a chemical examination of the bull
lets and the chambers and barrel OF
the revolver, and DIR. Herman G. Mat.
singer, one of the surgeons who per-
formed the autopsy upon the presi.
dents body, was ordered to make a
meteorological examination. Yester'
day afternoon DIR. Hill reported to
the district attorney that his work
showed that no poison had been used.
He also presented a written report.
but it will not be used on the trial as
hat question is now eliminated from
the case.
DIR. Matsinger has finished his bac.
THEOLOGICAL examination and his work
also revealed the absence of any poi
son. The district attorney has
been informed to that effect, although
the formal report has not been sub.
mitted.
Authorities on this question state
that the two examinations form a
complete test, and that the slightest
trace of poison would have been re-
yealed.
DIR. Mcdonald and DR.. Huld, alien
lists for the defense, called upon Dis
trict Attorney Penny, shortly before
three o'clock yesterday afternoon and
remained with him until 3:15, when
they we're escorted to the Jail by De-
tective Solomon. The insanity eN-
perts went into Czolgosz' cell in muir
derers' row. and were locked up in
the cell with him until 4:45 o'clock.
when they returned to the City hall
and held another conference with the
district attorney. Fifteen minutes
later DR.. James w. Putnam, a local
~alienist, appeared and joined the con-
terence.
Although great secrecy was main.
tanned at the district attorneys Of
flee it was learned that DIR. Allen Nc
Lane Hamilton, one of the most cele-
brated alienists in the United States
and who was an expert witness at the
trial of Guituea, is in Buffalo. Not a
doubt as to Czolgosz' sanity exists in
the mind of District Attorney PEN
ney, so that it is presumed that DR..
Hamilton is here merely to meet the
question of insanity should the de-
Tense determine to make a fight on
hat ground. Although the defense
declines to make any definite state
ment on the subject pending the final
opinion of DIR. Mcdonald, it is the
consensus of opinion among those in
terested in the case that no insanity
plea will be ~interposed by Judges
Lewis and Titus.
The district attorney is already for
tilted with the opinion of DIR. Joseph
Fowler, DR.. James W. Putnam and
DR.. Floyd S. Gregg, Buffalo a~lienists
of some note, that Czolgosz is per-
fectly sane.
The conference between the doc
tors, District Attorney Penney and
Assistant District Attorney Fred
erick Halter, who will assist in the
prosecution, lasted until $50 o'clock
last evening. At it's close, DR.. Nc
Donald said to a press representative:
Il can not say a word upon this
subject until 1 have reported my
definite conclusions to the counsel for
the defense. Judge Lewis is out of
town over night, so that L shall dc
nothing until morning. / car not
tell whether or not | will be a wit
ness"
Czolgosz' trial will begin promptly
at ten o'clock to-day, and the court
has requested that all who expect to
attend the trial be in their seats at
$3.50 o'clock, so as not to delay the
commencement even for a moment.
Preparations have been made to ac-
commodate over fifty newspaper men.
HERR MOST AGAIN ARRESTED