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ASSASSIN QUICKLY
Czolgosz Placed on Trial and Jury
Promptly Seals His Fate.
NO DEFENSE IS OFFERED
Prisoner Hears Verdict With Stoical
Indifference—Judge Lewis, While
Deprecating Imposed Duty of
Defending Murderer, Makes
Strong Plea For Law’s
Supremacy.
At Buffalo. N. Y„ Tuesday Leon F.
Czolgosz, alias Fred Neiman, was
found guilty of murder in the first
gree by a jury in part III of the
preme court, in Having on the 6th day
of September shot President McKin-
ley, the wounds inflicted afterwards
resulting in the death of the presi-
dent.
The wheels of justice moved swift-
ly. The trial of the assassin consum-
ed eight hours and twenty-six minutes
and covered a period of only two days.
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ASSASSIN CZOLGOSZ.
pied by the prosecution presenting a
case so clear, so conclusive that even
had the prisoner entered a d1c» of m *
sanity it is doubtful if the jury would
have returned a verdict different
the one rendered. •
The announcement made In court
just before the trial ended by the at¬
torneys for Czolgosz that the alienists
summoned by the Erie County Bar As¬
sociation and by the district attorney
to examine Czolgosz and to determine
his exact mental condition had de¬
clared him to be perfectly sane de¬
stroyed the’ only stage of a* defense
that Judges Lewis and Titus could
have put together.
Before adojurnment Justice White
announced that he would pronounce
sentence upon the prisoner on Thurs¬
day afternoon at 2 o’clock. He was
taken at once through the tunnel un¬
der Delaware avenue back to the jail.
To all appearances he was in no way
affected by the result of the trial.
The crowd gathered at the city hall
Tuesday was the largest which has
seen him since his arraignment. Peo¬
ple were lined up on both sides of the
big rotunda on the second floor where
court convened and fringed the stairs
leading from the floor above. There
was no demonstration except that of
curiosity. A large number of women
witnessed the proceedings.
No Witnesses For Defense.
At 2:44 Tuesday afternoon District
Attorney Penney abruptly announced
the case of the prosecution was end.
ed. Judge Lewis arose and slowly
addressing the court said that the
sudden close of the case against Czol¬
gosz was a surprise to him and his
colleague. They had no witness to
call for the defense. He asked the
court that he be allowed to
the jury at once. The court consent¬
ed. and the venerable jurist began his
address that will long be remembered
by those who heard it. Judge Lewis
said in part: t
“Gentleman of the Jury: A calam-
ity has fallen upon this nation through
the act of this man, but the question
is whether his act was the act of an
insane man. If an insane man it is
not murder and he should be acquit¬
ted of that charge. He would then, of
course, be transferred to an insane
•svlnm.
“Much discussion has occurred in
our midst, and has been called to my
attention, as to the propriety of any
defense being interposed in this case.
Many letters have been received by
me since I was assigned with my as¬
sociates to defend this man, question¬
ing the propriety of a defense being
attempted. You, gentlemen, know,
perhaps, hov/ Judge Titus and myself
came into this case. The position was
not sought by -us, but we appear here
in performance of a duty which we
bought devolved upon us notwith¬
standing it was an exceedingly disa^
gre eable one.
“The defendant’s qounsel appear
because, under our system of, ju-
risprudence, no man can be placed on
trial for the high crime of murder,,
the penalty of which under the law is
death, without he has the assistance
of counsel. The court has the power
to designate counsel and it is the duty
of the counsel thus designated to ap¬
pear in the case unless thfty can make
some reasonable excuse and succeed
in being relieved of the duty.
“The defendant, no matter how se-
rious’a crime he has committed, is en-
titled under the law*s to the benefit
of a trial. In the case of murder he
have a trial. You sat there and
listened to the defendant’s plea of
guilty when he was arraigned at the
opening of this term, but the law of
our state will not permit him to plead
guilty to such & crime this.
“The national heart was broken and
it will, take God’s way and time to
heal it.
“It was broken by a class of people
who are coming to our country in in¬
creasing numbers and, while harbored
by our laws, are propagating their ma¬
licious views; a class of people that
must be taught that we have no place
for them on our shores, a class of peo¬
ple that must be taught that they
can’t take the life of any one irrespec¬
tive of consequences.”
Monday’s Proceedings.
Czolgosz was arraigned Monday
Morning and through his attorneys
entered a plea of “guilty,” which ^as
subsequently changed to ‘“not guilty.”
The work of securing the jurors was
then undertaken with a celerity that
was amazing.
The jury was as follows: Fred V.
Lauer, plumber; Richard J. Garwood,
street railway foreman; Henry W.
Wendt, manufacturer;. Silas Carmer,
farmer.; James S. Stygall, plumber;
William Loton, farmer; Walter S. Ev¬
erett, blacksmith; Benjamin J. Ralph,
bank cashier; Samuel P. Waldo, farm¬
er; Andrew J. Smith, dealer in butter
and eggs; Joachim H. Mertens, shoe
dealer, and Robert J. Adams, contrac-
tor. - •*- ..•
Before the day was Over the jurors
had listened to a description of the
Temple of Music, where the crime oc¬
curred, had seen photographs of the
‘nterior of that structure and had been
told by three surgeons what caused
the death of the president and the ef¬
fect of the assassin’s shot upon the va-
rious organs of the body. They had
also learned why the fatal bullet had
not been located. The presentation of
the government’s case began shortly
before 3 o’clock, when Assistant Dis¬
trict Attorney Haller began, with
much deliberation, to address the jury.
Bill DEAL CONSUMMATED.
Atlanta Street Railway and Electrie
Light Properties, Involving Many
Millions, Change Hands.
A special from Baltimore, Md., says:
As a result of the deal which has been
on foot for the past few days the At¬
lanta interest in the Atlanta Railway
and Power Company has been trans¬
ferred to a syndicate represented by
the Old Coloney Trust Company, of
Boston; the New York Security and
Trust Company, of New York, and the
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Com¬
pany, of Baltimore.
That tells the whole story* when it
is coupled together with an admission
froip the interested parties to the ef¬
fect that there will be a cessation of
hostilities between the Transit com-
pany and the Power company.
It is not difficult to guess that com¬
petition in street railway and electric
lights is a thing of the past, and that
in this rude but really businesslike
fashion are the dreams of the^ “com¬
petition” candidates for council ended.
The deal was closed Tuesday after¬
noon by Joel Hurt and Colonel Robert
J. Lowry, representing the Atlanta
,holdings, and Gordon Abbott, presi¬
dent of the Old Colony Trust Com¬
pany, and Charles R. Spence and oth¬
er officials of the Mercantile Trust
and Deposit Company, representing
their respective interests. .
It was a cash transaction, and $1,-
250,000 changed hands.
The price was a good one and .both
Mr. Hurt and Colonel Lowry looked
pleased when the details had been
completed.
An epitome of the properties involv¬
ed is as follows:
Atlanta Railway and Power Co.—
Total bonds and stock. $7,000,000; own
102 miles of track; 188 cars; have re¬
cently erected electric lighting and
power station of 100,000 horsepower.
Atlanta Rapid Transit Company—
Stock, $1,000,000; bonds (first mort¬
gage), $1,150,000 issued of authorized
issue of $2,000,000; owns 35 miles of
track; about 60 cars; power from
Georgia Light Company station.
Georgia Electric Light Company.—
Capital stock, $870,000; bonds: $1,-
287,700 issued of authorized $2,000,-
000; own electrie light station; have
city lighting and about 1,500 lighting
and power contracts.
Total of the Hurt Interests: Atlan-
ta Railway and Power Company, $7,-
000,000; electric light and powqr
plant, $1,000,000. Total, $8,000,000.
Total of the Atkinson Interests:-
Ra_pid Transit Company, $2,250,000;
Georgia Electric Light Company,. $2,-
150,000. Total, $4,400,000: Combined
properties, $12,400,000.
ANTI-TAMMANY TICKET.
Seth Low Receives Nomination For
Mayor of New York.
The New York republican city con¬
vention to nominate a mayor, comp
troller anfi president of the board of
aldermen met at noon Tuesday and,
after organizing, adjourned to meet
again at night.
The platform adopted arraigns Tam-
many Hall as “a band* of conspirators
against the public welfare,” and as an
“organization devoted to public plun-
der.”
It charges the administration of the
police department with “buying and
selling license to break the law,” and
the machinery designated for the ad¬
ministration of justice as being “em-
ployed to promote vice and protect
criminals.” The platform pledges the
candidates to do away with “the
blackmail iniquity.”
It further says the election of the
ticket will not mean blue law govern-
ment. “but the largest measure of
personal liberty consistent with pub-
lie decency and the maintenance of
public order.”
The platform then scores the Tam-
many Hall administration for its fi-
nancial management of the city and
charges it with filling the offices with
Tammany workers.
After the adoption of the platform,
Robert G. Morris formally named Seth
Low, president of Columbia college,
for mayor; Edward M. Grout, of
Brooklyn, for comptroller, and Charles
C. Fornes. of New York city, for presi-
dent of the board of aldermen. They
were nominated by acclamation.
BACON TO FILIPINOS.
In Speech Georgia Senator Pledges
Freedom When War Ends.
A Manila special Says: Senator V"-.
'
„ Bacon, of Georgia, at A banquet *Tues-
day in Camarines province, said that
so soon as the war was finished the
United States would 1 exteird to' the
Filipinos freedom as it was known in
America,
Representatives Gaines, of lennes-
see. and Green, of Pennsylvania,
spoke in a similar strain. The repub-
lican congressman of the party of leg¬
islators visiting the Philippine islands
refrained from speaking.
SHAFFER EXPLAINS
Head of Amalgamated Associa*
tion Tells Why Strike Failed.
A DOT ROAST FOR GOMPERS
American Federation of Labor, De¬
clares Shaffer, Refused to Donate
One Cent to Support
the Strike. *-
A Pittsburg special says: The As-
sociated Press has secured an advance
copy of the statement by President
Shaffer, of the .Amalgamated associa¬
tion, giving a history of the late iron,
steel and tin workers’ strike from its
inception, and the terms of its settle-
ment. The circular will be mailed to
all departments at once. •Tn part, the
circular is as follow’s:
“We were in fairly good «ondition
to win without 'help, but looked for
aid from other labor bodies, some of
which were pledged, and to the gen¬
eral public, but especially relied upon
the American Federation of Labor,
with which body we have been affilia¬
ted ever since its inception and toward
whose suport we have never failed to
contribute.
“Our strike advanced and we were
confident of- winning until the newspa¬
pers deliberately and maliciously pub¬
lished statements which were replete
with' lies. Our people began to doubt
and upbraid; some, who had been of¬
ficials, deserted us, and afterwards,
like J. D. Hickey, of Milwaukee, ac¬
cepted the terms of the trust ana scab¬
bed. Hundreds* who dared not sleep
at home, went to other places, and in
nearly every mill the trust tried to run
were many .Amalgamated association
men from striking mills. We knew our
cause would be lost, but proceeded,
feeling sure we could win if support
could be secured for the faithful strik¬
ers. The American Federation gave
us not one cent. The report that finan
ria! support came from the national
loilge? of the mine workers is absolute-
^ fhdse—--we received nothing,
Perceiving that lack of money, loss
| of P ubli c approval, desertion by hun-
| dreds b other of -°V organizations r own P e °P le would and neglect render
it \ impossible to gain decisive victory,
a
we endeavored to save what we could.
i * arranged for Mr. Gompers, of the
1 American Federation of Labor, to meet
^ r - ^ Ior S an to effect a settlement. Mr.
Morgan gave up his vacation, went to
New York and waited for Mr,' Goni-
pers, who failed to appear, nor has not
since explained why he neglected our
interests. We were called upon at the
national officq.by John Mitchell, of the
United Mine Workers; Mr. Easley, of
the civic federation; Mr. Henry W’hite,
of the garment workers, and Profes¬
sor Jenks, of the Cornell university.
These gentlemen inquired carefully
into our strike, and Mr. Mitchell stat-
ed that if we would present a proposi¬
tion which he outlined, he would de¬
mand acceptance by the trust or call
out the miners, and he said he felt
sure Mr. Sargent would call out the
trainmen to strike also. We' sent the
proposition to the members of the ex¬
ecutive board, which voted iffi farof '
of the proposition. This proposition
was rejected,” * - ■ ■ •
Then President Shaffer says he wait-
ed for the coal miners and railroad
men to be called out. But they were
not. and President Shaffer settled the
strike on September 14 on the best
terms he could get, which were in
substance as follows: ,
Tbe scale shall be the price agreed
upon at Cleveland and found in the
scale book. h -
The company reserves the risht to
discharge, any employee who shall, by
interference or abuse, constrain to pre-’
vent another peaceably following his
avocation without reference to connec-
tion with labor organizations.
Non-union mills shall be represented
hs such—no attempts made to organ-
ize, no.charters granted; old charters
retained by men if they desire,
Individual agreements shall be made
for mills of improved character until
they are developed, when scales shall
be made to govern,
Agreed that the company shall not
hold prejudice against employees by
reason of their membership with the
Amalgamated association. .. v -
This agreement to remain in force
thrde years from July 1, 1901, but ter-
either party on or ***!' after n “ October tlC<! tmm 1,
1902 .
Mr. Shaffer closes.by saying he is
w *IKng to resign if the members,think
he is inefficient and inc'dpabld'.*'’
To War Against Anarchists.
A national organization having for
Its purpose the clearing of the coun-
lry of anarchis ts has been organized,
in a small way, in Milwaukee. The
organization is to be called “The Amer¬
ican Patriotic Educational League.
BOERS WINNING Vici^
Renewed Activity 0 f grave Bur
In South Africa Is Again . Sher,
rymg the Red w 0r
Coats.
A London special says: While
Kruger petitions and to Dr. President Leyds are draw/® v ?
the asking them Rooseve It .
czar to intervene
fighting Boers helping ’ tx
are - CD
in South Africa by celehra t>0 the
piration of the period in which ex
Kitchener r ^
proclaimed they must sur-
render, by notable successes, killi
68 officers and men, n ,
capturing five wounding 63
guns and 300 men openil! \ h
situation is singularly like the
of of the the war same two places years ago, the name!
dispatches. recurring in
Utrecht, where Mao J
Gough was entrapped, was. the sc e
of a similar ambuscade eighteen
-
months back. Acton Home, where th
Boers reappeared last Friday, i 5 ,?
miles south of Ladysmith, prominent
in colonies the early mustering hostilities, for and the Nati
are the defense
of Tugela, as when General Joubert in
vaded Natal in 1899.
In Cape Colony fighting is again go-
ing on south of Stormberg in territory
traversed by raiders and their Pur-
suers half a dozen times.
The government’s publication oi
those reverses causes an outburst of
exasperation against the conduct of
the war. not in South Africa, but i n
the ministry. The great ministerial
journals i accuse the the government of try.
krun war “on the cheap" by
nfWf^cproviding Lord Kitchener with
sufficient resources.
The war office has received the f 0 l-
lowing dispatch from Lord Kitchener
dated Pretoria, September 22:
“Kritzinger, while endeavoring to
force a passage of the Orange river,
near Herschal, at 1 o’clock Friday
morning, rushed on the camp of a par-
ty of Lovatt’s scouts. He failed to
cross .the river, but the scouts lost
heavily. Lieutenant Colonel Andrew
Murhay and Captain Murray, his adju¬
tant, were killed. I deeply regret the
loss of Colonel Murray, who through¬
out the war had led Lovatt’s scouts
with great gallantry.
“Under cover of darkness the Boers
managed to carry off a gun. They
were promptly followed up and the
gun was recovered in .a smart engage¬
ment, in which Kritzinger lost two
killed and twenty taken prisoners.”.
Lord Kitchener also reports that the
British captured by the Boers in the
ambuscade near Scheeper’s Nek Sep¬
tember 17 have been released and that
•'the British casualties in the" recent
VTafontein engagement, when the'
Boers captured a company of mounted
infantry and two guns, were one officer
and five men killed, twenty-three men
wounded and six officers and 109 men
taken prisoners. He announces that
these prisoners have since been re¬
leased.
He further reports the capture of
two commandoes, one consisting of 55
men undef Commandant Kochs, who
were taken with their transport, west
of Adenbrug, and the other consisting
of 54 men including P. J. Botha, who
were taken with 48 wagons and their
belongings, 45 mile's soutn of Carolina,
ANARCHISTS. GROW BOLD.
With Shotguns They Stand Guard
Over Office of Notorious Publication.
•At Spring Valley, Ills., twenty an¬
archists armed with double-barreled
shotguns and 1,000 rounds of ammuni¬
tion standing guard over the o f -
are
fice of L’Aurore, the notorious anarch¬
ist publication which expressed joy a.
murder of President McKinley and
satisfaction over the announcement of
Assassin Czolgosz that he was an an¬
archist. Meanwhile fully 2,000 citizens
of adjoining towns have sent word to
the authorities of Spring Valley that
they are ready, and extremely anxious
to start at a moment’s notice for the
city and assist in exterminating
reds. The temper of the people is at
- the boiling point, the defiant attitude
of the anarchist colony serving to in¬
the anger.
A committee will wait upon Genera.
Manager Dalzell, of the Spring t a
Coal Company, who resides in ft. s
go, amd insist that he discharge eve-
known anarchist in his employ.
The anarchists and their symP a ---*
ers number fully 500. and if this step -
taken it will mean that one or two
close down u~ ^
the mines will have to
til other men can be brou'ght in.
Transport Goes Aground. S.
A Manila dispatch says: The E.
transport Buford, carrying t£e Seven*
teenth infantry to relieve the Twenty
third, and then York, under has'gone; orders ag to P-^
ceed for New of MU*
on a sandbar off the island
lianao.
Destructive Fire In Chioago.
and baseme ® 1
Fire in the four-story . Tbursd*?
building at Chicago early
time baffled all efforts of the n *
for a strnctu
men. menaced several large who-**
practically in the center of the !
district and resulted in a loss tf
sale
gregating $200,000.