Born in Michigan, City of Alpena

     ALPENA, Mich., Sept. 7.—Leon Czolgosz was born in this city about 1881. The family left nine years ago and it is supposed they went to Cleveland. His brother Frank now lives at Metz, Presque Isle County, 25 miles from here, and his uncle and brother John are located at Posen, Mich. There were eight sons and one daughter in the family. The elder Czolgosz was born in Providence, Posen County, Brumburg, and came to Alpena from there about 30 years ago. The father and elder sons were quiet, peaceable citizens, with no known anarchistic tendencies and were well thought of by the police people here. Leon was a small boy when he left here and at that time was apparently no different from other boys of his age. One of the sons married a woman by the name of Neiman.
     Several years ago Czolgosz was employed in a Newburg mill. Among his fellow-workmen there he was known as Fred Nieman. He is a member of Forest City Castle Lodge No. 22 of the Golden Eagles. His former associates in the mill describe him as a German-Pole of about 26 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches in height, with light complexion and brown hair. They say that he was a queer acting man, but was known to have a most violent temper. It is said that the assassin is a strong infidel and socialist. He was last seen around Newburg during the past spring. At that time he was living on a farm with his father near Warrensville, O.
     John Ginder, an employee of the Newburg wire mill where Czolgosz formerly worked, and who is also a member of the Golden Eagle lodge, received a letter from the assassin in July last, dated at West Seneca, N. Y. He sent money for lodge dues and stated that he was working there and would probably remain in the place for some time. It is said this letter was written in red ink. The police will probably get possession of the communication today.