Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-12

OF Emma Goldman. Her words Sc
me on fire." he replied, with not thu
| slightest tremor.
Il deny that | have had an accom-
piice at any time" Czolgosz told Dis
trict Attorney Penny. Il don't regre
my act, because / was doing what
could for the great cause. | am no
| connected with the Paterson group
or with those anarchists who SEN
Bresci to Italy to kill Humbert. haC
no conf1dants; no one to help me.
was alone absolutely.
/ am not crazy. | am as sane as
any man. You don't understand. that's
ALL"
Nowak, Czolgosz' landlord, and a
number OF other Poles who make his
place their headquarters, were taken
to police headquarters near midnight
and examined. but were not placed
under arrest. After Colgosz had at
tested his confession he was locked UT
at police headquarters and two detec
tIves guarded him during the night.
Chief Of Police William Bull said
that he thought the prisoner was
alone in his plans and efforts to kill
the president.
Born in AIpena, Mich.
Alpena, Mich, Sept. S.-Leon Cool
gosz was born in -Alpena about 1881
The family left here nine years ago
and it is supposed they went to Cleve
land. His brother Frank now lives al
Metz, Pressure Isle county, twenty-five
miles from here, and his uncle an,
brother John are located at Posen
Mich. There were eight sons and one
daughter in the family. The elder
Czolgosz was born in Providence, Pc.
sen county, Brumburg, and came to
Alpena from there about thirty years
ago. The father and cider sons were
quiet, peacab1e citizens, with no
known anarchistic tendencies, and
were we'll thought of by the Polish
people here. Leon was a small bow
when he left here, and at the time was
apparently no different from other
boys Of his age. One of the sons mar
ried woman by the name of Neiman.
President Only Citizen.
Washington, D. c., Sept. S.-The law
officers of the government feel that
there is little assistance which the fed
eral law branch can give in prosecut-
ing the man who shot President Nc
Kinley.
1t was stated yesterday by leading
official that the federal laws made no
provision for assaults upon the presi-
dent, the latter being only a citizen in
the eye of the federal law. The old
sedition laws made it a serious offense
to attack a government official on the
theory that it was an injury to the
country as we'll as to the individual.
But these laws have long ago been
swept away.
How Assassin Will be Tried.
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept 8-"As far as
[ know at present the assassin of the
president will have to be trieu under
the same conditions as Jnose of an or,
binary citizen,' said District Attorney
Penney yesterday. 81 do not see how
the case can be made a United States
offense. l think that it comes under
the jurisdiction of the Erie county
courts. The charge will be deter
mined when the results of the presi-
dents wounds are beyond doubt. 1t
will be something from murder to as
cou1t with intont to 1xi11 ;,
The district attorney held a confer
ence with Assistant District Attorney
Tickner yesterday to ascertain wheth-
er or not there is any chance for the
offender being tried by the United
States court. The assassins of Lin
coin and Garfield both were tried by
the United States court, but
both of these murders oc-
Cured in the District of Column
bia and could be tried by no other
court than the federal. Mr. Tickner
is investigating to see under what Jul
risdiction the case should come.
Spent Boyhood In Cleveland.
Cleveland, Sept. S.-CzolgOsz' boy
hood was spent here. He was never
able towork and all through
his early life was peculiar in his ac-
lions. Among his own brothers and
sisters he was considered STRANGE
No one who knew him here ever
dreamed that he would have courage
enough to do what he did Friday. Por
traits printed yesterday show the
young man with bright-looking face,
almost innocent in it's expression, and
the concern of opinion is that the
shooting of the president by this
young man is not the result of a pre-
meditated plot, but rather the sudden
inspiration of a not over-strong mind
that may have been Influenced by the
urging of more desperate men who,
seeing his apparently easy manner
used him as an instrument in a deed
that shocked the civilized world.
May Find Clue.
Memphis, Sept. S.-A telegraph OPP
orator of reliability here is responsible
for the statement that a telegram
signed Fred Nieman was sent through
the branch telegraph Office here to the
temple of music ct Buffalo last week.
If the telegraph records can be OBJ
tanned it is thought valuable clew to
the attempted assassination of the
president will be found.
BERLIN MAY OVERRIDE
EMPEROR'S WISHES