The Montgomery Advertiser, 1901-09-25

court to obstruct the due process of the law, to balk justice and to delay by tech technicalities. - nicalities. technicalities. But every man who knows the members of the bar understands that this Is not so. My associate and I are here for the same purpose that the learned District Attorney Is here for - to see that this trial progresses In a legal, orderly and proper manner. We must. In every way possible, put down and suppress this feeling that cases may be disposed of without the Intervention of courts of Jus Justice." - tice." Justice." Judge Lewis was crying when he fin finished. - ished. finished. and the eyes of many of those ^n the court room were filled with tears. Judge Titus then arose and said that Judge Lewis had so completely covered the ground that It seemed entirely unnec unnecessary - essary unnecessary for him to reiterate It, and he would, therefore, rest. \ District Attorney Speaks. At 8:10 District Attorney Penney began summing up. He spoke In a clear, well modulated voice, and every word could be heard In any part of the room. He said: 4'It Is hardly possible for any man to stand up and talk about this case without the deepest emotion. It was the most awful tragedy that ever came upon the world. Counsel for the prisoner and I have endeavored to eliminate all sensationalism from the case. This terrible thing has happened because there are people In this country who, unless they feel the lrrestlble force of prompt and proper action in this case will cause something awful to happen in our beloved country. "Think, gentlemen, of that grand man who stood but a few days ago in the Temple of Music, and how he came from the lowly walks of life, how he was first a school teacher, then a lawyer, than a Judge, a Governor, a Congressman and then a President of the United States, and, above all, a loving husband, and that on to the last day, when he said: -It is God's way. good bye all, good bye. a man so great that he could raise his hand and save his own assassin, a man who could shake the hand of even the worst man you could imagine. "It is a great lesson that so great a man can stoop so low, that he was so great that he could forgive his own as assassin. - sassin. assassin. He was the noblest man. I be believe, - lieve, believe, God ever created. A man who stood near him in the Temple of Music said to me, 'I have travelled In all parts of the world and have seen people assem assembled - bled assembled to greet their rulers, but when I saw the people stand in the railroad sta stations - tions stations and along the country ^through which the funeral train passed that they might get a look at the casket of this great man, I was convinced, ** never be before, - fore, before, that there Is such a thing as a national heart.' . . . "That national heart was broken and It wilt rake -W* w»y and lima to heal It "It waa broken by a claaa of people who ar«- coming to our country in in increasing - creasing increasing numbers and while harbored by our laws .are propagating thwr malicious views: a class of people that must taught that we have no place for them on our shores, a class of people that must be taught that they cannot take the life of any one irrespective of consequences. Great Principle of Government. "Think again, gentlemen, here la a man who does not want a lawyer, who does not believe in God, nor in law, a man who does not believe In the married re relation - yet - lation - yet relation - yet our laws are such that he is Offended by two of the ablest jurists in our city as if he was the most proml promlrent - rent promlrent defendant. Yet. gentleman, we are required to listen to the formal pres-nta pres-ntatlor - tlor pres-ntatlor of the evidence, everything that thla man does not want. , . "Gentlemen, I have said all I have to say; I have aald more, perhaps, than I ought to have said. You have aworn to give him a fair trial on the evidence. Now. what is the evidence? I say. as It has been presented to you, It fully sub substantiates - stantiates substantiates the crime charged. "The duty of counsel on both aides is ended. The court will charge you briefly, then it will be your duty to take up the case. No doubt the same thought, the same object Is In all our minds - that, al although - though although our beloved country has lost her greatest man. It still should maintain the respect of the whole world, and It should be made known to the whole world that no man can come here and commit such a dastardly act and not receive the full penalty of the law." Justice White's Charge. Justice White began his charge to the Jury at 3:29. He arose from his seat and stepped to the side of the bench nearest the lury bet- He said; "Gentlemen of the Jury: In this case the defendant has acknowledged his guilt. Su3h an acknowledgement under such cir circumstances - cumstances circumstances cannot go to the Jury or the court. The law requires that the defend defendant - ant defendant charged with such a crime must be tried The law says that all the facts must be observed and reviewed by you The law guarantees that the defendant shall have a fair trial by twelve men. Im Impart - part Impart al and fair, capable of taking the testimony of th» trial and give It thor thorough - ough thorough consideration. If, when all the cir circumstances - cumstances circumstances of the case are considered bv vou there still exist in your minds . ......'....hie doubt that the defendant Is a reasonable doubt that the defendant ffuiltv vou cannot nna this man Snlltv The people have submitted evi evidence - dence evidence tending to show that this defend defendcommitted - committed defendcommitted this crime; they have iriven evidence tending to show that It was"premeditated. Ifjrou ^.atUfled menitatVon" and." if Tn accordance meditation. ,_these th'-r<' was design 1th that premeditation and design, these K-?. were fired, then the defendant Is guUty ofertheflcrIme'of "murder In the first d**Ynu must consider all this evidence that the people have submitted to you. You must'"consider It fairly,and without prejudice' You'"ire"the"iibl« Judges of Continuing ^tlce White sold: "The juror, must find him guilty without a rea rea" - " rea" aeuV.t You may ask what a rea reaSonab - Sonab reaSonab e doubt is While a great deal has beonb writ ten .ml said on the definition Sf "relsonable doubt' In this case it means that Jurors are bound to sift, com compare - pare compare and examine.«» the evldence.jtnd. if In their minds there is any doubt aa to the ^defendant's guilt they are bound to sea tilt the defendant. If there Is no ftTvour minds, then you are bound " ' in a verdict of conviction. I am very' glad*1 that* up te.the present stage I# lamentable affair, bo far as the u. v and ^ de of this city are concern concernJXrythSre - JXrythSre concernJXrythSre Pha» been shown that respect for law that is bound to teach a valuable Object lesson The defendant has been given every advantage of experienced counsel. _ . Murder is Defined. rtenlore any Indictment to violence and thePman who Is ready to go out and _ rr.m, because some other man H f tie Is as guilty and his oiu* l« hist as reutehenslble. It Is proper i'hmdd d.tme the crlm. or murder in .he fi?st degree tnd second degree and In the Aral first and second de demanslaughter - manslaughter demanslaughter mant on Sept 6 d|1 * to nnl At* nr Atmd \JLT 41 wron^fi.nv assault. *hoot or wound Wil Wilmeans - means Wilmeans alleged In the liam McKini' > f rnrnmlt#**! . iTtint and if the act watf committed »Uli'premeditated design, and If the act .r .i approximate cauae of was the sole ana a; v sloth .nH if the defendant knew he was dltaH'JE>n* at the time, the defendant is TV*murder in the first degree. If g\>ilty of mur premeditated, he w the act was net premeditated, he was the act was ^ . the second degree, lilty of niur r , ftCCidentallv and f?"1* fiVed accidentally "and without"^Jremeddstiof' he 1. guilty of Saughter ln Urv first degree « to not

Buffalo, Sept. 21. - Leon F. Czolgosz. alias Fred Nieman was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a Jury In Part III of the Supreme Court, In hav having, - ing, having, on the the sixth day of September, shot President William McKinley, the wounds Inflicted afterwards resulting in the death of tho President. The wheels of justice moved swiftly. The trial of the assassin consumed eight hours and twenty-six minutes, and cover covered - ed covered a period of only two days. Practical Practically - ly Practically all of this time was occupied by the prosecution in presenting a case so clear, tso conclusive that even had the prisoner entered the plea of insanity, it is doubt doubtful - ful doubtful if the Jury would have returned a verdict different from the one rendered today. The announcement made this afternoon by the attorneys for Czolgoss, that the eminent alienists summoned by the Erie County Bar Association and by the District Attorney to examine C*ol C*olgosz - gosz C*olgosz and to determine his exact mental condition had declared him to be per perfectly - fectly perfectly sane, destroyed the only stage of a defence that Judges Lewis and Titus could have put together. Before adojurqment Justice White an announced - nounced announced that he would pronounce sen sentence - tence sentence upon the defendant Thursday afternoon. The prisoner was taken at once back to the jail. To all appear appearances - ances appearances he was in no way afTected by the result of the trial. The crowd gathered at City Hall today was the largest which has seen him since his arraignment. There was no demon demonstration - stration demonstration except that of curiosity. At 2:44 o'clock District Attorney Penney abruptly announced that the case of the prosecution was ended. Judge Lewis arose slowly and, addressing the court, said that the sudden close of the case against Czolgos* was a surprise to him and his colleague. They had no wit witnesses - nesses witnesses to call for the defense. He asked the court that he be allowed to address the jury at once. The court assented and the venerable - jurist began an ad address - dress address that will long be remembered by those who heard it. Judge Lewis's Impressive Words. Judge Lewis said: -Gentlemen of the jury: A calamity has fallen upon this nation through the act of this -man. few* tfee question is whether his act was the act of an insane man. 1 if an insane man, it is not murder and he should be acquitted of that charge. He would then, of course, be transferred 1 to an asylum. ' ' Much discussion has occurred in our 1 midst and has been called to my atten atten' - ' atten' tion, aB to the propriety of any defense 1 being interposed in this case. Many let letters - ters letters have been received by me since I was assigned with my associate to de defend - fend defend this man, questioning the propriety of a defense being attempted. Vpu, gen gentlemen. - tlemen. gentlemen. know, perhaps, how Judge Titus i and myself came Into this case. The po position - sition position w'as not sought by us, but we ap appear - pear appear here in performance of a duty which *e thought devolved upon us, notwith notwithstanding - standing notwithstanding an exceedingly disagreeable one. -His Honor, the Judge, who presides at this trial as a Justice of the Supreme : Court, is here because the law makes it his duty to sit and preside at this trial. "Our very distinguished and able Dis District - trict District Attorney has prosecuted this ac acr - r acr tion because the law makes it bis duty to do so. You, gentlemen, are sitting here because, under our system of juris jurisprudence, - prudence, jurisprudence, it was your duty to sit here, hear the testimony in this case and per per, - , per, form the duty of determining whether this man is to be executed or to be set free. "Gentlemen, when they become mem members - bers members of the legal profession become mem memj - j memj bers of the court. They are compelled, if assigned, to defend a man who is charged With a crime. "If any simple-minded, thoughtless per son should entertain the notion for a minute that the counsel who appear in this case are doing something which they ought not to do, that person is laboring _ under a very serious misapprehension, _ as to the duties devolving upon a lawyer, s "The defendant, nc matter how seri seri3 - 3 seri3 ous a crime he has committed, is entl entle - e entle tied under our laws to the benefit of a 1 trial. I.i the case of murder he must j have a tr'al. r "You sat here and listened to the de de- - - de- fendant's plea of guilty when ho was . arranged at the opening of this term, but 1 the law of our State will not permit him k to plead guilty to such a crime as this. [, The law is so careful of the rights of _ its citizens that it will not permit a % man to plead guilty to the crime of z murder, so that, even after he had con conj - j conj ceded his guilt in this case, it was in inr - r inr cumbent upon the court to insist that e the trial should pioceed and that the y people should establish, beyond a reas reasonable - onable reasonable doubt, that the defendant was e guiltv of the crime charged against him. d d t y e i i-f - -f i-f i i'6 - '6 i'6 Lfc a if it d g 50 h g is e y is a >f Lynching Bad as Anarchy. "It Is charged here that our client Is an anarchist a man who does not believe in any law. or In any form of govern government. - ment. government. And (here are, so we are told, other Individuals who entertain that opinion. W* all feel that such doctrines are dangerous, are criminal, are doctrines that will subvert our Government in time if they are allowed to prevail. "Gentlemen of the Jury, while I firmly believe In that, I do not believe it cre creates - ates creates a danger to this court equal to the la* ief. becoming so common, that men who are charged with crime, shall not be permitted to go through the form of a trial in a court of Justice, but that lynch law shall take the place of the calm and dignified administration of the law by our courts of Justice. "When that doctrine becomes sufficient sufficiently - ly sufficiently prevalent in this country. If It ever does, our institutions will be set aside and overthrown, and If we are not mis misinformed - informed misinformed as to the state of mind of some people in some parts of the country, the time Is fast approaching when men charged with crime will not be permitted to come into court and submit to a calm and dignified trial, but will be strung up to a tree on the hare suspicion that some one may hold the belief that they have committed some crime. "It is not long since I read In a paper that a colored man In the South had his life taken because he had Insulted a white man. What it was the paper did not say, but he was strung up I sug suggest, - gest, suggest, gentlemen, that that class of the community who are crying out In our cities and are sending letters to lawyer? si gges'lng that the man who Is charged with the crime that the defendant Is should not be permitted to have a trial before a court of justice, are a more dan dangerous - gerous dangerous class to the community than the anarchists about whom we read so much "Now, it Is the duty of every American citizen, of every good man, to stand firm firmly - ly firmly by the law, and put hts voice against any Idea that a man should be punished for^any crime until he Is proven guilty In court, beyond any reasonable doubt. "My associate and I are here to uphold the law. Some weak-minded people en entertain - tertain entertain the notion that the lawyer who appears in defense of a defendant Is in

necessary for me to discus the question of manslaughter in the second degree in this case/' Justice White then ordered the Juron to retire and bring in a verdict. Just before they did so, however, Dls trlct Attorney Penney requested the Judge to charge the jury that the las presumes every individual sane unlesi proven otherwise, and the court said tc them: "The law presumes the defendant lx the case Is sane." Lawyer Titus also asked the court to charge the Jury "that if they were sat satisfied - isfied satisfied from the evidence that at the time of the committal of the assault the de defendant - fendant defendant was laboring under such a defect of reason as not to know the quality of the act or that it. was wrong, he was not responsible and the Jury must acquit. "1 so charge," said the Judge. Court Room Crowded. The trial of Leon F. Cxolgoss for the murder of President McKinley was re resumed - sumed resumed today with every prospect that It would be concluded with adjournment of the court at 4 o'clock. The crowd about the courtroom today was slightly larger than yesterday. The vigilance of the police was In no way relaxed. The same careful scrutiny of each person entering the court was ob observed. - served. observed. The courtroom, owing to the care exercised by the sheriffs and police as to who was admitted was nearly empty fifteen minutes before the opening time, but it filled quite rapidly after that. There were many more ladles In the audience today than yesterday. The prisoner was brought over from the Jail at 9:45 and placed In. the same chair as he occupied yesterday. The members of the grand Jury which in indicted - dicted indicted him were present as guests of the assistant district attorney and occupied seats back of the clerk's desk. Doctors Mynter. Mann and Fowler came in earlv, and Dr. Mann was ready to take the stand at once for cross exami examination. - nation. examination. At 9:60 the members of the Jury filed lr and took seats. It became known thti morning that application for seats had been made by representatives of several anarchist papers, but they have been re refused - fused refused . Justice White arrived at exactly II o'clock and the crier Immediately uttered the formal notice of the opening of court The Jurymen were polled and Samuel J Fields, Chief Engineer of the Pan-Amer lean Exposition, was recalled to the wit ness stand. He was asked by Dtstrle Attorney Penney the meaning of a cer tain fliure on th© floor plan which th< people took in entering the building pass Ing In front of the President and thei Ing L_ _ out of the buildings. Dr. Matthew D. Mann was then calls* for cross-examination. The first bit of evidence dlrectly con nected with the shooting of the Preslden was offered at 11:18 a. m. in the shape o the handkerchief which the prisoner use< around his hand. .._. It was wlrty and stained with blood There waa a large hole In It, and one cor corner - ner corner was torn. _ Detective Gallagher, of the secret ser service, - vice, service, had poasesslon of It. Dr. Mann Testifies. fol folThe - The folThe testimony of Dr. Mann was i "Was tha condition which you found al the autopsy to be e*P«ted from the na nature - ture nature of the wounds which the Presldenl received?" asked Mr. Lewis. "It was not expected and was very un unusual. - usual. unusual. 1 never saw anything Just ex exactly - actly exactly like it,' replied Dr. Mann. "To what then, do you attribute tin symptoms or indications which you#<Jl? covered, th© gangrenous condition or tn< wound?" , . T. "It is very difficult to explain. It maj do due to one of several things- I thlnl it would be necessary for further -uml nations to bo made before any deflnlt< explanations could be made. That wouk be the duty of the pathologists. "You have no opinion in the matter? "I have no positive opinion," answered the doctor. . .. 41 "I presume, therefore, that the opti optimistic - mistic optimistic bulletins that were Issued fron time to time by the physicians were with out any knowledge or suspicion of these symptoms that were afterward dlscov ered?" said Mr. Lewis. "The bulletins were optimistic in tha they gave no idea of what was to come, was the reply. "The bulletins expresse. no opinion. They merely stated facts, bu the opinions which were held by the star seemed to be fully warranted by the con dltlon of the President. We had no rea son to suspect the existence of any sucl state of affairs as was found." replle repllethe - the repllethe witness. "Now, doctor, you say It was due t several causes. Can you give either o them?" , . "The entrance of germs Into the part may have been one of the causes. On ac count of the very vitality may have beei the cause. The action of the pancreatl pancreatlJulre - Julre pancreatlJulre may have been one. Undoubtedly i contributed to It." "The germs which you speak of an present. I understand, In all our bodies?' "And make their work prominent whet the body Is in any way Injured?" "That is true." . ... "That, you expected, of course. In thh "If the operation is carefully and prop properly - erly properly performed, we can to a certain ex tent guard agalnBt the entrance of thes< germs. We cannot do so entirely." "How?" "By having everything absolutely clear which is used In the operation, the hand* of the operator, the Instruments, the liga tures and things we use. Nature can tak< care of a certain number of germs ant overcome their bad effects." "Are there any remedies known to th< profession to prevent the action of thesi germs?" "There are remedies which will kill th thgerms, - germs, thgerms, but It Is very difficult to appl; them deep down in the tissues of thi body. After they have got lodgment li the tissues it Is Impossible to kill them.' "The President was not In a very goo goophysical - physical goophysical condition, was he?" asked th attorney. "He was somewhat weakened by har work and want of air and conditions c that kind." replied the doctor. "You think that had something to d with the result?" "Undoubtedly,' was the answer. "You agree with the other physician that the pancreas was not Injured by th ball?" "As near as could be determined tha organ was not Injured by the ball, but I was Injured In some way; possibly b concussion. Once the organ Is Injured th panacreatlc Juice can pass through th gland and attack other portions of th tissues." "The only attribute of that organ Is t aid digestion." "Yes." Nothing Could Have Saved Him. On re-dlrect examination by Mr. Pen ney. Dr. Mann was asked If there wa anything known to medical science tha could have saved the President's life. "No " was the reply, without hesitation Lewis L Babcock, was was In charg of the ceremonies In the Temple of Musi on the day of the Bhootlng, followed Dr Mann. He gave details of the arrange ments made for the reception and de scribed the position of the President am the points of entrance and exit from th Temple of Music and told where he stoo. when the fatal shots were fired. "I heard two shots. I Immediate!;

Washington, S«pt. 24. - The Schley court of Inquiry was brought to a sudden tor tormina - mina tormina tic n for the day eighteen minutes after convening this mcmlng by the an announcement - nouncement announcement of the sudden death of Judge Jeremiah Wilson, senior counsel for Ad* mlral Schley. The announcement was made to the court by Hen. lead or Raynor, assistant counsel, in the following language] "I have a very sad announcement to make. I have Just heard of the death of Judge WtlKon. I left him at 10 o'clock this me mil g, slightly indisposed. I was with him until late last night. I saw him this morning at 8 o'clock and left him at 10. We have confirmed the rumor through the telephone that he has Just died at the Shoreham Hotel, aad 1 would respectfully ask the court. If It meets with the approval of the court, to adjourn for teday. Admiral Dewey said: "I have to announce that owing to the death of Judge Wilson, of counsel, the coirt will adjourn for today until to tomorrow - morrow tomorrow morning." Mr. Raynor said that so far as be could now aee the counsel for Admiral Schley would be able to proceed tomorow, but he added that there would be a desire to attend the funeral when it occurred. Ad Admiral - miral Admiral Dewey and Captain Lemley agreed that this detail could be arranged later. The announcement of Judge Wilson s death created consternation not only among members of the court, but among the spectators, and some minutes elapsed before people generally would accept the r*^he Judge had been present In the court all day yesterday, and while he had not participated to any great extent In the proceedings, he had appeared physi physioally - oally physioally active and wide-awake to all that Was said and done. The report first reached Mr. Raynor In the shape of a rumor a minute or two after Machinist A. B. Cbutton, of the Texas, the second witness, bad boon pres present - ent present on the Stand. , Captain Parker and Mr. Teague of Ad Admlral - mlral Admlral Schley's counsel. Immediately went to the telephone. They returned hi .a few moments, saying that the report had been confirmed. Mr. Raynor then made his announce announcement - ment announcement to tlie court and asked an adjourn adjournment - ment adjournment for the day. All the members of the court. Including counsel for the government and for Ad Admiral - miral Admiral Schley, expressed the utmost sur surprise - prise surprise and sorrow over the news, while Admiral Schley himself said: "Tlie news is so shocking that I can cannot - not cannot trust myself to give expression to my,estimate of the man. I can only say that I have lost not only a clear-headed and brilliant counsel, but also a dear and much beloved friend. I am shocked be beyond - yond beyond measure at the news, and find my myself - self myself almost unable to accept the report. It was announced at th# court room that Judge Wilson's death had occurred at U:08 a. m.. at the Shoreham Hotel, and that It had been due to acute Indi Indigestion - gestion Indigestion and kidney affection. Tho proceedings of the court were ren rendered - dered rendered very brief by the announcement of Judge Wllson'e death. Commander# Bates and Schroeder were recalled to listen to the reading of the official report of their testimony as given yesterday and Flint Class Machinist A. B. Claxton, of this city, who had charge of the port engine of the Texas on the day of the battle of Santiago, had Just taken the stand whan the announcement of Judge Wilsons death was received. It had been expected by the government that Mr. Claxton would confirm the statement of Engineer Bates, concerning the reversal of the engines of the Texas. During the short time he was on the stand Engineer Bates was asked a few questions. One of these was by Captain Parker, and was in re reward - ward reward to the steam log of the Texas. In reply to the first inquiry Commander Bates said the log had been written up the day after the battle. 1 Other questions were asked by the d court and related first to the coal sup supply - ply supply of the Texas on May 28. 1898. and second to the condition of the machinery, of the Texas on the 31st of that month. The questions of tho court and the res responses - ponses responses to them were as follows: "Are you positive that the quantity of coal reported on hand May 28th was cor- . rect?" _ _ _ "Yes. sir, as nsarly as anybody can be positive. There was no accurate means of weighing what was sent us, and gen generally - erally generally there is no accurate means by which coal is weighed coming aboard ship. SAll naval officers know that coal Is weighed to the best of our ability and an accurate account kept to the best of our ability, and it Is generally a good estimate. It Is weighed out In the same W"Was the machinery of the Texas In ef efficient - ficient efficient condition for service on May Mat." "I should say by recollection, yes. I do not recollect that anything was wrong about the machinery." Judge Advocate: "It is the day of the bombardment of the Colon that is referred to, the 31st of May." _ ... Commander Bates: "There was nothing the matter with the engines as I remem remember. - ber. remember. On that day - we were off coaling." It had been the Intention of the court to call Admiral Cotton, Captain Wise and others connected with the government ships Immediately after the discharge of Machinist Claxton. Railroad Purchase Ratified. Kansas City. Mo.. Sept. 24. - The pur purchase - chase purchase of the Kansas City. Fort Scott and Memphis branch line from Arcadia. Kas., to Springfield. Mo., by the Kansas City. Clinton and Springfield Railroad was rat ratified - ified ratified today hy the stockholders. This is a part of the legal plan connected with the consolidation of tho 'Frisco and Mem Memphis - phis Memphis Railroad systems. Sampson Not Summoned. New York. Sept. 24 - Rear Admiral Sampson, questioned today at Fort Ham Hamilton. - ilton. Hamilton. where he Is the guest of Lieutenant Scott, his son-in-law, said that he did not know whether he would be a witness at the Schley Investigation, but would go If summoned. As to his own health, the Admiral said it was much Improved. Lieutenant 8cott, when asked as to the duration- of the Admiral's stay at the fert, said It was for an Indefinite period. Emperor is Guarded. Berlin. Sent. 24 - Extraordinary precautions have been taken at Romenten for Emperor William's safety during the deer stalking there. Troops have been stationed in the vtl vtllaaes - laaes vtllaaes near the Romenten foreet. Passes are demanded from all persona going to the vil villages - lages villages of Romenten and no passes -are Issued except to persons who prove that they have i - there. All sightseers are ndllMi

St. Louis, Sept. 24. - Ed Saftig, who was arrested this morning at one of the dry goods Stores here on the charge of petty larceny. Is believed to be an accomplice of Czolgosz. _ When taken before Chief of Detectives Desmond he made a confession In which he Is said to have given all the details of She plot to assassinate President Mc McKinley. - Kinley. McKinley. , . , The details of this confession have not been made public. In his confession Saf Saftig - tig Saftig it is stated, implicates Frank Harrl Harrlgan, - gan, Harrlgan, of the Dewey hotel, Philadelphia, In the plot Saftig says that on the Monday previous to the assassination of President McKinley Harrtgan met him and Emma Goldman in the Mlchelobe saloon in this city and arranged the de details - tails details of the murder. Saftig, Chief Desmond says, declares he was present In Buffalo at the time of President McKinley's assassination and tied the handkerchief about the hand In Which Czolgosz carried the revolver. A waiter in a restaurant who says he knows the man under arrest says Saftig was not In Buffalo the day of the murder. Saftig was arrested Mcffiday afternoon on suspicion of having stolen artioles valued at *4 from a department store. This morning Chief Desmond was talking to Saftig In his outer office, when a de detective - tective detective remarked the striking resemblance the prisoner had for Czolgosz. Saftig said that he had on more than one oc occasion - casion occasion been taken for the assassin. The chief immediately took him into his private office and sweated hi mfor several hours. Saftig told Chief Desmond that he would tell all he knew regarding the plot to kill the President. Saftig Makes Confession. "It wa - on Monday before the President -wa? kilted1 that I "«t knew antMn, &51£^ meet* hi mmat VBSW 3i^Si?tSthtMmhHra5itddtS' there was a man to be killed a Prominent man. I asked him who it was. He told me to wait and I would see. I consented to go and we left here Tueeday ed Buffalo Wednesday evening late. Har ritran nve me $50 and paid my way mere end g'Tme a return ticket to St. Louis "W^ien we got to Buffalo we went. to a hoarding house t*kui Czolgosz told me that he Intended to am the President. __ - He said he had fon® to Niagara Fall, with that view, but failed. He was tc make another attempt eoon. Harrigar t?"dhim that he had better postpone ft. He said that there were so many peo SSS-Sfr'BFfflSS ;-:ks ww Z "Harriaan told him to go ahead. I money- cm»ld save him he would be saved On Friday morning Czolgosz told me thij was the day that the killing waa to ta.k< place He asked me to tie a handkerchlel around his hand. I did so and he place* a revolver In his hand under the handker handkerchief - chief handkerchief He asked me if I could see thai there was a weapon in his hand. 1 sale ^h"ThenC<he1(\o?d me that I was to go tc the Temple of Music. I w*® to fix up mj hand the same as I had fixed his. If th« guards allowed me to get by h® woult Save no trouble in getting by. But If thej me he would not try. "That afternoon we went out as he sug. gested. I tied the handkerchief abou' '"Th*" was fixed up the game way. Har rigan was to meet us at the grounds ant he was to be Immediately bark of Czol gosz to prevent any Interference ""At th« sate 1 weakened. I tola czoi gosz that I would go back and get Harrl fan to do what had been laid out for me I never saw Czolgosz again. , "At the boarding house 1 met Harrlgan He told me that he had not beeri on th( grounds when the murder took feared to take a train for St. Louis foi fear of being detained. I tramped it par of the way and beat my way on trains It took me four days to get back Saftig says he was horn ln, C,v.l«*TT^lte< has lived in many cities of the Unltet States. He was present, he stated, at meeting of anarchists at Paterson. N. J JIn - In JIn 18*8. when the assassination of Klt]J Humbert of Italy was planned. Saftii iaid that Harrlgan presided over tha meeting. A Waiter Denies Story. When Chief Desmond returned to hi nffice this afternoon Saftig was confront id with Thomas Pettit, the waiter wh whstated - stated whstated emphatically that Saftig was li St. Louis on the day of President Me TClnlev's assassination. Saftig desplt Pettit's positive statement to the con trary said he was In Buffalo on the da; '"saftlg^told a representative of the As swiated Press that he first met Czolgos In Chicago, where he was known as Nle San. Asked if he knew Emma Goldman Saftig said he had never ipet her. bu Std heard her speak ln Paterson, N. J. li June. 1898. and elsewhere. As far a he knew, the prisoner said he was no Conwn to the Goldman woman. Chie Desmond says he will hold Saftig unt! he U satisfied beyond a doubt that hi gtory l® untrue. "Important, If True," Says Haller Rnffalo Sept. 24. - Assistant Diatric B"'That is very Important if true," h you know anything about the mat ter at all?" he was asked. "No. It Is news to me. _ "What effect would this hate on th C*"I cannot tell until we know more abou It. We will talk It over." Desmond Believes Story is True. St. Louis. Sept. 24. - The Post Dlspate *°Edwarky Saftig. suspected of petit lar ceny and arrested Monday afternoon, tol Chief of Detectives Desmond today tha he was one of three men who conspire to assassinate President McKinley ai Buffalo on September t, and that It wa he who tied around Czolgosz's hand th handkerchief that concealed the weapo with which Czolgosz shot the President Chief of Detectives Desmond, wh talked to Saftig Is convinced that Safti tg filing the truth. The Chief says h

turned to the left. I »aw 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?" . . "Tee; the artillerymen and two secret aerrice men. They threw the prisoner to the floor In a second. I did not recognise the men who took the pistol away from the prisoner. The hall was at once clear clear"What - "What clear"What became of the prisoner then?" "He was surrounded by detectives and secret service men. There was lone dis discussion - cussion discussion as to who had the right to the Erisoner. but that was quickly settled and e was taken to a side room and later to the police headquarters." _ Edward R. Rice, chairman of the Com Committee - mittee Committee on Ceremonies In the Temple of Music was next called. ~ "Where were you at the time of the shooting?" asked District Attorney Pen Penn - n Penn Mr. Rice Indicated the spot on the ground floor plan of the Temple near where the President stood. "Tell us what you saw." said District Attorney Penney. "As chairman of the Committee on Ceremonies, I stood close to the Presi President. - dent. President. The line had been passing about ten minutes. I took my watch out of my pocket, indicating to Secretary Cor Cortelyou - telyou Cortelyou that the time for the reception was nearly up. At this Instant I noticed something white pushed over to the President. Immediately after that two ,hThe whtfe object fell to the flo^ir wltM the man who had It In his hand. The hall was cleared and the President was taken t0"Waa*thjs man who was borne to the floor the same one who fired the shot 7 asked Mr. Penney. Cross-examined by Judge Titus. Mr. Rice said thire was no one between him and the President to obstruct his view. Quackenbush Tells of Shooting. James L. Quackenbush. another mem member - ber member of the reception committee, testified that he was standing directly opposite the President. _ ... ., "Just before the shots were Bred, said he, "1 noticed this man (the prisoner), lift something white. Immediately there were two shots. Then an artilleryman who had been standing behind the Presi President - dent President plunged forward, as also did Secret Service Officer Gallagher* The prisoner was borne to the floor." Mr. Quackenbush said -that ha stood in an elevated position where he could see distinctly everything that transpired. He was present on the following day when photographs of the Interior of the temple was taken. He stated that certain of the pictures shown In evidence were taken before any changes In the fixtures had been made. _ On reaching police headquarters the night of the shooting. Mr. Quackenbush accompanied District Attorney Penney to the office of Superintendent of Police Bull, where th> prisoner was being ex examined. - amined. examined. "Tell us what transpired there, aald the District Attorney. Mr. Penney and the Assistant District Attorney had some conversation and then the prisoner, In reply to questions, stated that he had killed the President because he believed It to be his duty. He under understood - stood understood the position In which he had placed himself. "He understood the position and waa willing to take tho chances. Csolgosa said he had gone to the Falls on the pre previous - vious previous day with the Intention of ahootlng the Prealdent, but waa unable to carry out hla Intention. He came to Buffalo and got In line with the people. The de defendant - fendant defendant told us how he concealed the weapon; how he kept hla hand concealed In his pocket while wilting to reach the President'a side. When he reached^ s Mint In front of the Prealdent he flred. point in iioiu in uk - - - - If he had not been stopped, he said, he would have fired more shots. ____ _ ureu Blur, "Did h« kill the President asked the District Attorney. "Jle seid he had been watching the President for three or four days for a favorable opportunity of shooting him. "'-Did he ipve any reasona for wishing to kill the President?" i Kill me rrraiuuni. ..._ He said that he did not believe n the present form of government, or In my of the Institutions of It. Continuing. Mr. Quackenbush said. He iCxolgoss) said he had for several Sears studied the doctrine of anarchy. Is believed In no marriage regulations, md said he attended church for some time, but they talked nonsense and he would not continue there.' "He said he did not believe In the jhurches or State?" asked Mr. Penney. '-Yes, he said he believed In free love. He gave the names of several papers he Had read, four of them, and he mentioned >ne known as 'Free Society. (Continued on Page Eight.) JUDGE J.M.WILSON DEAD

will hold Saftig ,ect to 'the Federa authorities. ,-j Do N t^know Saftlg. Chicago. S -? 24 - Emma Goldman wai found at tt 4®jme of the Isaaks, when the anarct >. were holding a Jolliflcatlor meeting - count of their release fronr custody 8he re* ,ed to be seen by an Associated Press reporter, but she sent out wort that she did not know any such man ai Saftig. the suspected man under arres' at St. Louis. Wilkie Not Advised. Washington. Sept. 24. - Chief Wilkie o: the secret service, said today that he hat received nothing concerning Kdward Saf Saftig. - tig. Saftig. who confessed to the St. Louis po lice that he was one of three men wht conspired to assassinate President Mc McKinley - Kinley McKinley or his connection with the shoot shooting - ing shooting of President McKinley. HAT APPROACH ROOSEVELT. President Kruger Will Ask Montagu White to Act. The Hague, Sept. 24 - The Associated Press representative here learns that the announcement in The Solr of Brusseli that Mr. Kruger has decided to send a special mission to President Roosevelt It not correct. It appears that such a proj project - ect project had been in contemplated; but the idea is not likely to be carried out owing to the great expense Incidental to It, and to the difficulty of securing a suitable rep representative. - resentative. representative. The expenses Incurred since Mr. Kruger came to Europe have re reduced - duced reduced the Transvaal funds to a small sum. In fact, some of the Boers here are even destitute and all of them agree that Mr. Kruger has scarcely enough for himself. It Is not believed that he could go to Washington, as, since the death of Mrs. Kruger, he has not been the vigorous man of auick decision which he was for formerly. - merly. formerly. The course probably to be adopt adopted - ed adopted will be that Montague White will be instructed to approach the United State! and Mr. Kruger and the others will take no action pending the result of Mr White's endeavor. THIRTEEN MEN CAPTURED. Are Charged With Belonging to Alleged "Ku-Klux Band." Bristol, Tenn., Sept. 24. - Considerable excitement was created at Stonega. Wise County, Va.. today when a dozen offi officers - cers officers arrived there with thirteen prisoners whom they were taking to Plneville. Ky. for safe keeping until they can be broughl to trial. The men under arrest are mem members - bers members of an alleged "Ku Klux" band thal has been operating In Letcher County, Ky., and that Immediate section foi several months. During that time a num number - ber number of men and women have been mys mysteriously - teriously mysteriously murdered and these crimes art charged to this gang, together with nu numerous - merous numerous other crimes that have been com committed - mitted committed in that vicinity. The men were captured near " httes httesburg - burg httesburg and uiken from that place to Stone Stonega - ga Stonega afoot. One member of the gang is still at large but a posse Is on his track Mexicans Visit Quarantine. New York, Sept. 24 - A large party ol Mexican physicians and sanitarians vis Ited the quarantine station as guests oi Health Officer Doty today. The part; embarked on the quarantine tug Gov ernor Flower, stopped at the bridge sta tion and Inspected the disinfecting plan1 and laboratories, and later visited thi hospital Islands In the lower hay. Thi visitors were Drs. Eltcego F. Ix>pez, A Gavtno. P. P. Bernalder. J. Chico, S Gamboa. Pedro Espenosa, Oyogni an< Guzman. They were accompanied tv Jose Romero, Second Secretary of th< Mexican Embassy at Washington. Destroyed Printing Outfit. Tampa, Sept. 24 - Another printing out (la belonging to Reslstencla Clgarmakera WHtm has been discovered by citizen; and removed or destroyed. This Is li addition to the one "removed" last week Twenty members of the RejSjtencla or der were arrested today charged wltl violating sanitary laws by establishing soup houses, an order having been Issue; by the health authorities against thel being opened. The prisoners will be hel. for trial. The number of employes In th cigar factories continue to Increase dally Dr. G. T. Purves Dead. New York. Sept. 24 - The Rev. Dr. O. T 'urves, D. D.. LL. D., pastor of the Flftl Lvenue Presbyterian Church, this city ,nd modesktor of the Presbytery of Nov fork, die* suddenly at his residence. No I). "West 58th Street, at 10 o'clock In light Dr. Purves has been ill for a da' ,r two and tonight physicians wer ailed In. While they were examlnlm ilm he was seized with a sudden attacl f heart failure and expired almost In tantly. THE CZ0LG0SZ FAMIL1 FATHER , SON AND SISTEI REACH BUFFALO.

WAS LEADINO ATTORNEY FOB ADMIRAL SCHLEY. i The End Came Suddenly and Un Unexpectedly - expectedly Unexpectedly in Washington. Was Retained as Counsel in Many Famous Cases. Washington, Sept. 24. - Jeremiah Mor Mor! - ! Mor! row Wilson, principal counsel for Rear 1 Admiral Schley, and one of the leading lawyers of Washington, died suddenly in } his apartments in the Shoreham Hotel ' shortly after 11 o'clock today. Heart fail faili - i faili ure, superinduced by an attack of acut > - Indigestion, coupled with Brights dis disI - I disI ease caused his death. I Although somewhat indisposed last night and this morning, the end came un un1 - 1 un1 expectedly, as he was in conference with his associate counsel in the Schley case scarcely an hour before he died. He leaves a son, Charles S. Wilson, who has been associated with him in the law, and a daughter, Mrs. William Haywood, of this city. Judge Wilson was a native of Ohio and 73 years old. Early in life he removed to Indiana, where ne served with distinc distinction - tion distinction on the common pleas and Circuit Court benches. He represented an In Indiana - diana Indiana district in the 42nd and 43rd Con Congresses. - gresses. Congresses. After his retirement from Con Congress - gress Congress he formed a partnership with an as associate - sociate associate in Congress, Judge Shellabarger, and the firm soon took rank at the very front of the Washington bar. Among the well known cases in which Mr. Wilson > was counsel were the Star Route trials, r the Holt wtH case, the Breckinrldge-Pol Breckinrldge-Pollard - lard Breckinrldge-Pollard breach of promise case ;the trial i of Captain Howgate for embezzlement, the court-martial proceedings against 1 General Bwann .the Oberlln Carter case, ; Venezuela. Alabama, French spoliation and Louisiana Mexican claims cases. f HELD NO CONFERENCE. 3 Mitchell Did Not See Coal Road Presidents. » New York, Sept. 24 - As far ns could 3 be learned President John Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers, who Is in the city t With the chiefs of the district organtza organtza1 - 1 organtza1 tion of the coal miners union, did not hold ' any conferences with the coal railroad 3 presidents upon whom he announced last 3 night his intention of calling today. 3 President Underwood of the Erie Rail Railroad. - road. Railroad. who was specifically mentioned, said > todav that he had not heard from Mr. Mitchell, did not expect to meet him and that no conference had been arranged to discuss the labor situation at the anthra anthracite - cite anthracite mines. Other presidents of coal rail railroads - roads railroads also said that Mr. Mitchell had not 1 called on them and that they had no : expectation of bolding conferencea with him or his associates. General Wood Salle. Tampa. Fla.. Sept. 24. - Governor Oen Oen- - - Oen- eral Wood arrived here this morning - en route to Cuke. He sailed this after afterI - I afterI noon for Havana, having spent the s morning In lookiar over the city. He 1 has completed bis mission with the de department - partment department at Washington and is hurry hurry> - > hurry> ing tack to Hamnk