The Wretch Czolgosz Glories in His Notoriety
There was a wide difference of opinion
as expressed by the spectators who saw the assassin of the President
arraigned before Judge Emery in the County Court yesterday afternoon.
He was as silent as ever, but instead of gazing stolidly at the
floor as he did on his first appearance in court the day before,
yesterday he took a lively interest in the work of the reporters
who were busily engaged at a table in front of him taking down each
word uttered by the District Attorney, Judge and counsel. At times
the dull look of his countenance was replaced by a flash of intelligence,
as he watched the busy writers, and his face told plainly that he
was exulting in the fact that his deed and his actions in court
were being chronicled and sent broadcast over the world; that he
was the hero of the hour with the Anarchists. Some expressed the
opinion that the miserable being was dazed as he realized the enormity
of his crime; others, that he was waiting and wondering from which
direction the expected bullet or knife from the rear would reach
him; others, that he was shamming insanity. However, the evidence
of his guards, who state that before he reached the court room,
he was defiant and talked freely is proof conclusive that his demeanor
in court is a species of stoicism characteristic of his type.
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