Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-09-26
Verdict of Guilty Returned in the
Case of Assassin
Czolg0Sz.
Attorneys for Prisoner Cffer no Evi-
denCe But Simply Address Jury
In His Behalf.
last Days Testimony Mainly That
of Eye-Witnesses in Temple
of Music.

Buffalo, Sept. 25.-The jury in the
case of Leon Czolgosz, on trial for the
murder of President Mckinley, has re-
| turned verdict of murder in the first
degree. The defense offered no tes-
timony, but briefly addressed the jury
The prisoner will be sentenced Thurs.
day.
Justice White arrived exactly at 10
o'clock and the crier Immediately ut
tered the formal notice of the opening
of court. The jurymen were polled
and Samuel J. Fields, chief engineer
of the Pan-American exposition, was
recalled to the witness stand. He was
asked by District Attorney Penney
the meaning Of certain figures on the
floor plan of the Temple of Music. He
said it was intended to show the direc-
ton which the file of people took in
sntering the building, passing in front
Of the president and then out Of the
building.
DR.. Matthew D. Mann was then call
ed for cross-examinatfon.
"Was the condition which you found
at the autopsy to be expected from
the nature of the wounds which the
president received?" asked Mr. Lewis.
1T was not expected and was very
unusual. l never saw anything just
exactly like it" replied DR.. Mann.
To what, then, do you attribute the
/ symptoms or indications which you
discovered, the gangrenous condition
of the wound?"
1T is very difficult to explain it. 1t
may be due to one of several things.
think it would be necessary for
further examinations to be made be-
| fore any definite explanations could
be made. That would be the duty of
the pathologists."
Louis L. Babcock, who was in
charge Of the ceremonies in the TEN
| pie of Music on the day Of the shoot
| ing, followed DR.. Mann. He gave de-
tails of the arrangements made for
the reception and described the posi-
| tion of the president and the points OF
entrance and exit from the Temple
| of Music and told where he stood
when the fatal shots were fired.
81 heard two shots. l Immediately
turned to the left. saw the president
standing still and he was deathly pale.
In front of him was a group of men
bearing the prisoner to the floor"
did you recognize any of the men
in the group?"
eyes, the artilleryman and two Sc
| cret service men. They threw the
prisoner to the floor in second. I
did not recognize the man who took
! the pistol away from the prisoner.
! The hall was at once cleared"
| What became Of the prisoner
| them"
"He was surrounded by detectives
| and secret service men. There was
! some controversy as to whe had the
right to the prisoner, but that was
| quickly settled and he was taken to a
side room and later to police head.
quarters"
Chairman Rice Saw the Shooting.
Edward r. Rice, chairman of the
committee of ceremonies in the Tenn.
| pie of Music, was next called.
| Where were you at the time of the
shooting?" asked Attorney Penney.
| Mr.. Rice indicated the spot on the
| ground floor plan of the temple near
where the president stood.
Tell us what you saw
"As chairman of the committee OF
ceremonies, stood close to the presi-
dent The line had been passing
about 10 minutes. l took my watch
out of my pocket, indicating to Secre-
| tary Cortelyou that the time for the
reception was nearly up. At this in
slant l noticed something white
| pushed over to the president. Imme-
diately after that two shots rang out.
The white object fell to the floor with
| the man who had it in his hand. The
hall was cleared and the president
taken to chair"
WAS this man who was borne to
| the floor the same one who fired the
shot?" asked Mr.. Penney.
| YES" answered the witness.
Cross-eXamined by Judge Titus Mr..
| Rice said there was no one between
| him and the president to obstruct his
view
| This concluded Mr. Rice's testimony
and James l.. Quackenbush, another
member of the reception committee,
was called to the stand.
Tell US what you know" said Mr..
| Penney.
| II was standing at Mr.. Rice's right,
| directly opposite the president" be-
gan the witness, "just before the shots
were fired l noticed this man (the
| prisoner) lift something white. I'M
| mediately threre were two shots.
| Then the artillerymen who had been
| standing behind the president. plung'
| ed forward, as also did Secret Service
( officer Gallagher. The prisoner was
| horne to the floor. Secret Service
! nen Officers Ireland and Foster. were
also in the group scramollng on the
door about the defendant. At the
| nresident's rikht stood Secretary Cor.