THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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First Degree Murder Is the
Verdict.
BUFFALO JUSTICE SWIFT
Eight Hours and Twenty-six Minute3
Taken For Trial.
TO BE SENTENCED TOMORROW.
Allrnlat Who find Ksnmlnril
I'rraldeat'a Ananixiln I'rononnf -t
Hint Perfectly Sunf-Thln l.rl ;
o lironnd For tlie llefene.
An Impartial linra-e T
Judiie WUIIr 1'rlaonrr
Seemed tncuopcrnvd.
BUFFALO. Nipt. 2.". Lfon I-'. Cznl
fosz. alius Frwl Nli.-innn, wus .vcxtur-daj-
found Kullty of timnler in the llrt
dcgrt'C by u Jury In part 3 of tin; hvi
iirtnii; court In having on the 'th day
of H-itctiibfr nliot I'resiik'iit Willlntu
McKiuli-y, the wound liiflicU-d by mku
gunshot woundn afterward reNultliiK In
the UhuHi of the preaidflit.
The wheeN of justice moved swiftly.
The trial of' the assassin ronsnmed
eight hours mid twenty-nix minutes
and ;overed a period of only two days.
Practically all of this time was occu
pied by the prosecution in prcxetitiun
a case ho clear, mo conclusive, that even
had the prisoner entered the pica of In
Huuity it is doubtful if the Jury would
hare returned a verdict different from
the one rendered.
The announcement made by the nttor
coys for CkoIkosz thut the eminent al
ienist summoned by the Krle County
Bar asioeiation and by the district at
torney to examine CkoIkosx and to de
termine his exuet mental condition hail
declared him to be perfectly sane de
stroyed the only stuue of a defense that
Judge Lewis and Titus could have put
together.
Before adjournment Justice White
announced thut he would pronounce
sentence upon the defendant on Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. The prison
er wa at once taken through the tun
nel under Delaware avenue back to the
Jail. To all appenrances he was In no
way affected by the result of the trial.
The crowd unthered at city hall was
fhe largest which had seen him since
his arraignment. People were lined up
on both sides of the big rotunda on the
.second floor when court convened and
fringed the stairs leading from the
floor above. There wan no demonstra
tion excerpt that of curiisity. A large
Dumber or women witnessed yester
day 'a proceedings.
At '2:U District Attorney Penney ab
ruptly announced lliat the case of the
prosecution was ended. Judge Lewis
arose slowly and, addressing the court,
said that the sudden close of the case
ignlnut C.olgosy. was a surprise to him
and his colleague. They had no wit
ness to cull for the defense. He asked
the court that he be allowed to address
the Jury ut once. The court consented,
and the venerable Jurist began an ad
dress that will long be remembered by
those who heard It.
Judge Lewis was crying when he
nnished, and the eyes of inuny of those
in the courtroom were tilled with tears.
Judge Titus then arose and said that
Judge Lewis had so completely cover
ed the gmuud that It seemed entirely
unnecessary for him to reiterate It,
ind be would therefore rest.
At 3:10 District Attorney Penney be
gan summing up. He spoke in a clear,
well modulated voice, and every word
could be heard In any part of the room.
He said:
"It Is hardly possible for any man to
stand up und talk ubout this case with
out the deepest emotion. It was the
most awful tragedy that ever came
upon the world.
"We have shown you how this de
fendant stood In the Temple of Music
that afternoon und shot down our be
loved president. We have shown you
bow he deliberated on and planned this
nwful crime. We have shown you
how he attended anarchistic and so
cialistic meetings at which were sown
In his heart the seeds of his terrible
uct.
"The counsel for the defense says If
the defendant was sane he was re
sponsible ami that If he was Insane he
must be presumed to be Innocent. He
tells you that lu u presumption of law.
"It Is also a presumption of law that
every man Is sane until proved Insane.
Evidence tending to show that the
prisoner wus insane has not been forth
coining. It has been proved that he
wus the agent of the crime, and there
should be no tjuctstlou in your minds
as to the responsibility of the defend
ant. "This Is no time for oratorical dis
play. Counsel for the prisoner and
myself have endeavored to eliminate
nil sensationalism from this case. It
lu not my Intention, to Indulge in ex
tended remarks. You understand the
responsibility resting upon jou. The
counsel has suld there should be no
lynch law In UiU state. lie has told
you that the people of Buffalo are to
be commended for the spirit displayed
by them since the murder of the presi
dent, but the law must.be vindicated.
This terrible thlug has happened be
cause there are people In this country
who do not respect our laws, and un
less they feel the Irresistible force of
prompt aud proper action lu this cast
something awful will tinppon to oaf
tirloved country.
"When I think, gentlemen, of that
grand man who stood but a few days
n go In the Temple of Music and how
he fume from the lowly walks of life,
how he was first a schoolteacher, theu
0 lawyer, then a Judge, n governor, a
congressman and then n president of
the t'nlted States it ml, nbflve all, a lov.
lng husband nnd (hat on the last day
v hen he said. 'It Is Hod's way; good
by. all; goudby.' a man so great that
he ci, old raise Iris I and and save his
own nssnssln, a man who could shake
the hand of even the very worst man,
It is a g'-eat lesson that so great a
man can stoop so low, that lie was so I
great, that he could forgive his own
avsassin. He was the noblest man, I
believe, fjod ever created.
"That national heart was broken,
nnd it will take !od's way and time to
heal It. It was broken by a class of
people who are coming to our country
m Increasing iiuiiibets and. while bar
bored by our laws, are propagating
their malicious views: a class of people
thut must be taught that we have no
place for them on our shores, a class
of jeople that must be taught that
they can't take the life of any one lr
re pectlve of consequences.
"Think again, gentlemen. Her Is
a man who does not want a lawyer,
who does not believe In Cod or In law,
n man who does not believe In the mar
ried relation. Yet our laws are such
that he is defended by two of the
ablest Jurists in our city as If he wus
the most respected defendant and even
though he comes Into court ami says
he was guilty.
"Yet. gentlemen, you are required
under the constitution to listen to the
formal presentation of the evidence,
notwithstanding the fact that this man
says he does not want It.
"(ieiitlcmen, I have said all I have to
say. I have said more perhaps than I
ought to say. You have sworn to give
him a fair trial on the evidence. Now,
what Is the evidence? I sny as It has
been presented to yon It fully substan
tiates the crime charged."
Justice White began his charge to
the Jury ut 3:2! o'clock. He arose
from his seat and stepped to the side
of the bench nearest the Jury box.
lie said:
"Gentlemen of the Jury, In this case
the defendant has acknowledged his
guilt. Such an acknowledgment In such
circumstances cannot go to iie Jury or
the court. The law requires thflt the
defendant charged with such a clime
must Is' tried. The law says that all
the facts must be observed and review
ed by you. The law guarantees that
the defendant shall have a fair trial by
twelve men impartial and fair, capable
of taking the testimony of the trial und
giving It thorough consideration. If
when all the circumstances of the case
in considered by you there still exists
in your minds a reasonable doubt that
the defendant Is guilty, you cannot find
this man guilty. The people have sul
mitted evidence tending to show that
this defendant committed this crime.
They have given evidence tending to
show that It was premeditated. If you
are satisfied that there were design
find premeditation and If In accordance
with that premeditation and design
these shots were tired, then the defend
ant Is guilty of the crime of murder in
the lirst degree.
"You must consider all this evidence
that the people have submitted to you.
You must consider It fairly and with
out prejudice. You are the sole Judges
of facts In this case. The Jurors must
tind him guilty beyond a reasonable
doubt.
"If there Is no doubt In your minds,
then you are bound to bring In n ver
dict of conviction. I am very glad that
up to the present stage of this lamenta
ble affair, so far as the Jurors und the
people of this city nre concerned, there
has been shown that respect for the
law that Is bound to teach a vuluable
object lesson. The defendant has been
given every advantage of experienced
counsel. If the defendant on Sept. 6 did
wrongfully assault, shoot or wound
William McKlnley by means alleged In
the Indictment, und If the net was
committed with Vrcmcditated design,
and If the net was the sole and approx
imate cause of death, and If the de
fendant knew he was doing wrong at
the time, the defendant was guilty of
murder lu the first degree.
"If the act was not premeditated, he
was guilty of murder in the second de
gree. If the shot was 11 red accidentally
and without premeditation, he Is guilty
of manslaughter in the lirst degree. It
is not necessary for me to discuss tho
question of manslaughter In tho second
degree lu this case."
Justice White then commended the
Jurors for their pntlence during the
trial and ordered them to retire und
bring in a verdict.
After the Jury hud retired to consider
the evidence the scene In the courtroom
became dramatic In the extreme. Deco
rum was somewhat forgotteu, and the
spectators stood up, and many walked
about tho room and engaged lu con
versation. The guards about the assas
sin, who stKl sat In his seat before the
bench, were doubled, Chief of Detec
tives Cusack and two of his men taking
positions just back of Czolgosz's chair.
Others took scats to the left and right,
and many "plain clothes" men were
seen mingling among the crowd surg
lng about the room, closely watchiug
every one whose fuce was not u famil
iar one to them.
There was uo disposition to crowd
Ubout the prisoner, although Ihe object
of every one seemed to be to get In a
position where they could get a full
view of his face. He had been seated
lu his chair all the afternoou, his hands
clasped on the arms of the chair and
his head bent forward and a little to
the left. The room was not warm, but
Czolgosz frequency took his hundker
'chief from his pocket and mopped the
porsplrutlon from bis forehead und
cheeks. At no time diiritig the absence
of the Jury did he raise his eyes or lift
tit hend or seem to know that h was
the object of Interest of several hun
dred men and women. Every time the
door was ocned nil eyes xnfre turned
Ins that direction, the evident thought 1
In every mind being that the Jury i
would take only a few minutes to agree
on ft verdict.
It was 4:25 when the crier rapiwd for
order and the Jury filed Into the room.
The clerk read their names, each Juror
ITf'xinillii" "present" as bis nnme was
raped. Vu time was wasted. The Jurors
dhl not sit down. Addressing them,
Justice White said:
"t.eiitlenien, have you n greed upon a
verdict?"
"We have," responded Foreman
Wendr.
"What is your verdict?"
"That the defendant Is guilty of mur
der In the lirst degree."
There was n moment of silence, and
then a murmur arose from the lips of
the crowd. It ctnel there. There was
no Iiandclapplng. no cheers. Justice
While's voice could be clearly heard In
every part of the room when he thank
ed the Jurors for their work and allow
ed them to go. Court was at once ad
journed. First Dsr's lrireedlnns.
BP FFAI.lt, Sept. 24.-I.eon F. Cr.nl
gosa was placed on trial yesterday
morning, charged with the murder of
President William McKlnley. He en
tered a plea of guilty, which was sub-
seqfiently changed to not guilty by di
rection of the court.
Justice Trunin n C. White, one of the
oldest and most experienced of the su
preme court Judges, was on the bench.
Immediately after the opening of the
court and after the prisoner had plead
ed Justice I.oran L. Lewis, senior
counsel for the defendant, arose and
announced thut, together with his col
leagues, former Justice Robert C. Titus,
and Mr. Carlton E. Ladd, they were
ready to act In behalf of the prisoner.
The work of securing the Jurors was
then undertaken with a celerity that
was amazing. Before the day was over
the entire panel had been sworn and
were seated in the box and had listened
to a description of the Temple of Mu
sic, where the crime occurred, had seen
photographs of the Interior of that
structure ami had been told by three
surgeons whnt caused the death of the
president and the result of the assas
sin's shot upon tlie various organs of
the body. They had also learned why
the fatal bullet has not been located.
Emnin Goldman Heleased,
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.".-Kmmu Gold
man has been rcVascd by Justice Prlu
dlvllle. DEATH OF JUDGE WILSON.
Chief Counsel lor Schley nnd
Member of tlie Waahlnslun liar.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.y Jeremiah
Morrow Wilson, principal counsel for
Bear Admiral Schley and one of the
leading lawyers of Washington, died
suddenly In bis apartments In the
Slioreham hotel shortly after 11 o'clock
yesterday morning. Heart failure, su
perinduced by nn attack of acute Indi
gestion, coupled with Bright's disease,
caused his death. Although somewhat
indisposed, the end came unexpectedly,
as he was In conference with his asso
ciate counsel In the Schley case scarce
ly nn hour before lie died. He leaves
a son, Charles S. Wilson, who has
been associated with him In the law,
and a daughter. Mrs. William Hay
wood of this city.
Judge Wilson was a nntlve of Ohio
and was seventy-three years old. Early
In life he removed to Indiana, where
he served with distinction on the com
mon pleas and circuit court benches.
He represented an Indiana district In
the Forty-second and Forty-third con
gresses, serving as chairman respec
tively of the house committees on the
Judiciary and the District of Colum
bia. After his retirement from con
gress he formed a partnership with
an associate In congress, Judge Shella
barger, and the firm soon took rank at
the very front of the Washington bar.
Schley Court's llrlef Session.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.". The
Schley court of Inquiry was brought to
a sudden termination for the day eight
een minutes after convening yesterday
morning by the announcement of the
sudden death of Judge Jeremiah Wil
son, senior counsel for Rear Admiral
Schley.
The Duke I.euvea (nniiilu.
NORTH BAY, Out.. Sept. 2.".. The
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall have
resinned tlielr tour west through Can
ada, and their next halt of any length
will be made at Winnipeg tomorrow,
lifter a continuous run of forty-eight
hours from the capital. Their departure
from Ottawa was made the occasion of
another display of popular enthusiasm.
The people tilled the avenues between
Rldcuu Hall and Elgin street station,
and as the duke and duchess rode pust
they gave them a parting cheer.
Tell Millions llumeleNS.
LONDON, Sept. 24. "There Is terri
ble destitution in the Yangtse dis
tricts," says a fllspatrli to The Times
from Shanghai, "owing to recent
floods, which have not yet subsided.
More than lU,M)0,(i(X persons are home
less. It Is feared the distress will pro
mote civil disorder during the coining
wluter."
World's Crlin ilerord HroLen.
LONDON, Sept. 2.1. At the Crystal
Palace yesterday Arthur A. Chase cut
the world's cycling record, covering fif
ty miles lu 77m. 44s. At the end of the
Sixth mile ho was 10 2-5 seconds Inside
the record, and from that point he put
all records In the shade.
The Ollleliil Measurement.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.1. As a result
of the olliciul measurement of Sham
rock II. und Columbia the Shamrock
allows the Columblu forty-three sec
onds.
Harold Weakling And after I've in
terviewed your mother must I ask
jour father :or your hand?
Ethel Strongma Yes, if you sur
vive mother. Chicago Daily News.
The Ciar Dceelvers.
Little grain of powder,
Little drops of paint.
Make the Incite' trkles
Look as though tlrTy uln't
N. Y. Tirr.ts.
Totitm)-s Success,
Mrs. f'.iwker I am so glad that my
little boy went to the head of the
class this morning. How did you
come to do it. Tommy?
Tommy The re?t mt the fellows had
guessed all the other ways of peliinjr
the word. Leslie's Weekly.
As I'snnl.
"Has Spicer heard from his daugh
ter since she eloped?"
"Oh, yes. The young couple tele
graphed the next day. that they were
willing to come home and be Sorgiven."
Chicago Record-Herald.
A l.en Puller.
Bertwhistle Dauber isn't a bad
lirtlst on drawing the figure.
Beecroft (feelingly) No; .and he is
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It. Brooklyn Eagle.
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