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GALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N.
W-'. Sept., ll.-^-There
is : reason . to -believe, that"; other^.an
archists stand ready to complete the
work of " Czoleo&z ' If the . President recov-'
ers. '; This fact will be established j if all
the ramifications of the conspiracy to kill
the President can : be brought - to light.
READY TO COMPLETE
WORK OF CZOLGOSZ
Penny was not on any special point. He
merely came; to me to tell ! me ] what 'pro
gress was being made in completing plans
for the prosecution."
' "Is'there any probability; that this Gov
ernment will co-operate with other, gov
ernments for the purpose of stamping but
anarchy ?". was: asked. * : ... '. ;
"I have not heard of any such plan," re-
plied Root.
Root, whose ability; as a lawyer other
members. of the Cabinet have the utmost
confidence' in, has taken a leading part in
deciding upon plans . for. the prosecution of
Czolgosz.Vand j has j been , done ¦ in
regard to. the matter without his ap
proval. ¦,..'¦ •
To Remove ¦ Goldman.
_, The police <; have • taken the preliminary
steps necessary,' to c secure' the requisition
of Emma.Goidman,. and.it' is" understood
that application : for her removal, to this
State will go ¦¦ forward : . to' ; the Illinois
authorities as "quickly 'as the v formalities
can be complied . with.*" Other "than signi
fying their 'general intent :" the police keep"
silent" as to ' the- course '.that ' they plan I to
follow, and the'exact nature of the charge
to ' be : made | against : the^Goldman woman
has not yet'been disclosed.'. "/ x »":,'. V '':\
tlon of Czolgosz, outlined for the first
time to-day the method of s procedure
which will be followed in the punishment
of the President's assailant. •
"The prosecution will take the usual
course," said Root. "The man' will be in
dicted by a regular grand jury and will be
tried at a special term of the Supremo
Court of this State. There is no founda
tion for. the reports that an extraordinary
grand jury will be drawn: If there should
be requisitions from other States these
also will follow the usual method of pro
cedure., That is to say, the accused per
sons will be first indicted and then the re
quest will be made upon the authorities
of the State in which they may be to per
mit them to be brought here for trial. Of
course, Czolgosz will not be presented for
indictment until the full extent of the
President's injury is known." '
Secretary Root's Work.
" "Is it the prevailing opinion of members
of the Cabinet that others than Czolgosz
were' connected in the attack?" was
asked. * . •':. '• -. •, .' .: *>.v?. '.
• ' "It appears that the newspapers have
more information upon this point than we
have," replied \ Root "in •&>'¦. non-committal
tone, "ily talk with ¦ District Attorney
he was lucky to get away alive and he
was right.
- "Yes. Czolgosz was tortured. He was
given rigorous treatment, and it is prob
able that he will be tortured again. He
has not told all that he knows. This is a
peculiar case and it demands peculiar
treatment. I believe that the public will
uphold us in using force to bring the en
emies of society to justice."
Superintendent Bull added:
"It has been previously beyond any
one's denial that a number of known an
archists, including Emma Goldman, met
by prearrangement In Buffalo and talked
with Czolgosz at different ¦ times a very
short time before the effort was made on
the President's life.
"It Is known that others had. fore
knowledge of the intention of Czolgosz to
assassinate President McKinley."
Czolgosz is in a filthy condition, having
been neither shaved nor washed since his
arrest. His guards refuse . to reply -to
questions, and the assassin thinks the
President is dead. .
Secretary of War Root, after a confer
ence - with other ¦ members of the . Presi
dent's Cabinet who are in the city and
after talking j with District Attorney
Penney, who has charge of the prosecu-
Special Dispatch to The Call.
BUFFALO, Sept 11— It is not de
nied by the police of Buffalo,
except In a perfunctory manner,
that Czolgosz has been tortured
since his arrest. There axe not
many In this"* country who will
protest against the use of the famous
"third degree" in this case. The confes
sion, which Is now In the hands of Dis
trict Attorney Penney, was forced from
Czolgosz by torture.
When the would-be assassin of the
President was first taken before Superin
tendent Bull he was asked to tell how
he came to make an attack upon Presi
dent McKinley.
"I will not talk/' said Czolgosz. "I will
not say a word." .
Superintendent Bull looked at the pris
oner, then turning to two stalwart guards
who had brought him in, said: "Take him
away."
It is not known that any sign was given.
Neither Is It known that the policemen
had any authority for their strenuous ac
tions, but -when Czolgosz was again
brought before Superintendent Bull he
was glad to- confess. ;
"Did you give him the third degree?"
One of the policemen who handled Czol
gOEZ repeated the question. "He got the
-CZS*jp4S&ri degree. I- cannot tell you
z.~7tr,x inf d'jne to him, but sufficient was
done t*>- persuade him to talk. He thought
B—— UFFALO, Sept. 11.— The condi
tion of the President continued
to be favorable throughout the
day, and nothing occurred to
shake the faith of the attend-
Decided Benefit Follows.
"Decided benefit followed the dressing
- ing surgeons, and the physicians
have expressed the opinion that % he will
recover. The danger from two 'sources
was pronounced practically over to-day.
The holes , In the stomach proper caused
by the perforation of the bullet are now
considered healed by Dr. McBurney and
his associates, and the eminent surgeon
pointed to the fact that the beef juice,
fed to the patient last night, was readily
digested as proof of this. Sufficient tima
has also elapsed to warrant the doctors
in asserting that danger of inflammatloa
where the bullet lodged has disappeared.
It Is believed that the ball has now be
come encysted in the muscles'* of the back,
and unless it should prove troublesome
later there will never be any necessity
for removing It.
The . attention of the physicians is now.
therefore; mainly directed to the care and
treatment of the wound caused by the
Incision made In the abdomen above the
navel, where the operation was per
formed. This wound is progressing satis
factorily.
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF MEETING OF THE CHICAGO GROUP OF ANARCHISTS 'AND SOME OF THE MOST CON
SPICUOUS DISCIPLES OF EMMA GOLDMAN,. WHO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ON THE CHARGE OF BEING
ACCOMPLICES OF CZOLGOSZ, THE ASSASSIN WHO TRIED TO KILL THE PRESIDENT.
Decided Benefit Follows
Reopening and Dress
ing of the Wound
Prisoner Kept in Ignor
ance and Believes
His Victim is Dead
Physicians Continue to
Observe Most Favor
able Improvement
Finally Decides to Tell
of the Plot on the
Life of the President
CZOLGOSZ
YIELDS TO
PRESSURE
PRESIDENT
WILL LIVE,
THEY SAY
VOLUME XC-NO. 104.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, THURgDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 3, 1 901.
POLICE OF BUFFALO TORTURE THE PRESIDENT'S ASSAILANT AND COMPEL
THE MURDEROUS ANARCHIST TO CONFESS THAT HE HAD MANY ACCOMPLICES
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