Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-04-07

much against the cllurch--all churches
and any church-as against society.
The assassin had listened to an in
cendiary speech delivered by Emma
Goldman in Cleveland. 1t fired his
brain; it set his blood afame; It stirred
his vanity to do something for the
cause Of the gospel of hate. Accord
ing to his own confession made to the
Buffalo police, he left the meeting
place determined on assassination. But
the assassination Of the President had
not as yet taken form in his frenzied
his passions had worked him up to the
point Of desperation; he had not deter
mined upon whom the walls of his
wrath would fall. Then he visited Chi
cago, and one day the light" as he
viewed it, came upon him. He read in
a paper that the President was to visit
Buffalo. And purchasing ticket he
went to the Pan-American city.
The resolution of the man had now
taken form, and with duty" to do
an eXecrable ignoble deed-his mind
settled down to business. He perfected
his plans. He inquired about the func-
tons at which the President would be
present. He learned of his usual hab-
it's on such occasions. Possessed of
every detail that could aid in his dam
nable infamy, he waited
The President on Tuesday reached
Buffalo. and the assassin was on hand
near the railroad gate when the distin-
guished party arrived and entered the
grounds. But the police forced him
back: the crowds surged here and there
Czolgosz could not get an opportunity
to use his revolver. Wednesday, while
the President was speaking, the as
sassin was within hearing distance, but
could not get near enough for his fell
deed. He would not take any chance
of shooting and missing, for then he
would be arrested and his opportunity
would be lost forever.
Thursday he spent the day on the
grounds, seeking In vain for an oppor.
tunlty to reach the President But the
opportunity did not present itself and
he returned home dispirited. 81 was al
most hopeless that night" the scoun-
drel says in his statement to the police.
And then came the unlucky day. II
got to the Temple of Music the first
one" CZolgosz says, "nnd waited at the
spot where the reception was to be
lo1l kNn I'm DVnc
and l got in line and trembled and
trembled until got right up to him.
and then shot him twice. through my
white handkerchief. | would have fired
more, but was stunned by blow In
the face-a frlghtful blow that knocked
me down-and then everybody jumped
OH me. thought would be killed.
and was surprised the way they treat,
ed me-"
Czolgosz has been sullen and loqua-
cious at times, as becomes his abnormal
mind. The conviction that he is now
one of the great ones, of the earth. -
that all the world Is talking of him.
renders him bOastful. 1t pleased his
vanity when he was summoned to be
photographed, for he knew his picture
would be published broadcast. and
what cared he for the infamy If only
it were eternal. He posed for the cam
era with the heroic attitude of mar
tyr. Behind the strong bars of his cell
and the stronger arm of the law. he
boosted that on striking the Presidenf
he did his duty. for II am an anarchist"
he proudly added. He even went to
the manner in which he shot the Presi-
dent, and he jubilantly dilated upon
his shrewdness in deceiving the Pres
dents protectors with the bandaged
arm that held the revolver