Key Individuals

George B. Cortelyou Private Secretary to President McKinley. Present during attack upon the president. Present during Roosevelt’s swearing in.
Leon Czolgosz Assassin who attacks President McKinley.
Loran L. Lewis Court-appointed defense attorney (1 of 2) for assassin.
Ida McKinley First Lady. Wife of President McKinley.
William McKinley Twenty-fifth president of the United States.
John G. Milburn President of Pan-American Exposition at whose Buffalo, NY, residence President McKinley lodges from arrival until death. Present during attack upon the president. Present during Roosevelt’s swearing in.
James B. Parker African American exposition employee waiting in line immediately behind assassin. First person to lay hands upon the assassin following the gunshots.
Thomas Penney District Attorney, Erie County, NY. Prosecutes court case against assassin.
Theodore Roosevelt Vice-president of the United States. Succeeds to presidency upon McKinley’s death.
Robert C. Titus Court-appointed defense attorney (2 of 2) for assassin.
Truman C. White New York State Supreme Court judge presiding over assassin’s trial and sentencing.

 

 

 McKinley Cabinet Members (at time of assassination)

Lyman J. Gage Secretary of the Treasury.
John W. Griggs Attorney General.
John Hay Secretary of State.
Ethan A. Hitchcock Secretary of the Interior.
John D. Long Secretary of the Navy. Present during Roosevelt’s swearing in.
Elihu Root Secretary of War. Present during Roosevelt’s swearing in.
Charles Emory Smith Postmaster General. Present during Roosevelt’s swearing in.
James Wilson Secretary of Agriculture. Present during Roosevelt’s swearing in.

 

 

 Medical Personnel Attending the President

Mary D. Barnes Nurse assisting in president’s surgery. Prepares Milburn residence for president’s convalescence. Temporary member of post-surgical medical team caring for president.
Rose Baron Nurse assisting in president’s surgery.
B. J. Bixby Medical student assisting in preparations for president’s surgery. Prepares Milburn residence for president’s convalescence.
Jennie Connolly Nurse. Member of post-surgical medical team caring for president.
Elizabeth Dorchester Nurse assisting in president’s surgery.
Palmer A. Eliot Acting Steward, U. S. Army Hospital Corps. Serves as orderly in post-surgical medical team caring for president.
T. Frederick Ellis Medical student. Drives ambulance delivering president to exposition’s emergency hospital.
George McKenzie Hall Physician attending president in ambulance en route to exposition’s emergency hospital. Assists in president’s surgery.
John Hodgins Private, U. S. Army Hospital Corps. Serves as orderly in post-surgical medical team caring for president.
Evelyn Hunt Nurse. Member of post-surgical medical team caring for president. In the service of Mrs. McKinley prior to and following the assassination.
Edward Wallace Lee Physician. Present on exposition grounds during the attack. Assists in president’s surgery.
Edward C. Mann Medical student attending president in ambulance en route to exposition’s emergency hospital. Assists in president’s surgery.
Matthew D. Mann Physician who operates upon President McKinley. Member of post-surgical medical team caring for president. Witnesses president’s autopsy. Present during Roosevelt’s swearing in. Testifies before grand jury. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
Herman G. Matzinger Physician, assisting post-surgical medical team. Performs autopsy on president (with Dr. Harvey R. Gaylord). Testifies before grand jury.
Charles McBurney Physician. Member of post-surgical medical team caring for president.
Grace McKenzie Nurse. Member of post-surgical medical team caring for president.
Maud Mohan Nurse. Member of post-surgical medical team caring for president.
Margaret Morris Nurse assisting in president’s surgery.
Herman Mynter Physician assisting in president’s surgery. Member of post-surgical medical team caring for president. Witnesses president’s autopsy. Testifies before grand jury. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
Roswell Park Medical Director, Pan-American Exposition. Attends president in ambulance en route to Milburn residence. Member of post-surgical medical team caring for president. Witnesses president’s autopsy.
John Parmenter Physician assisting in president’s surgery.
Presley M. Rixey Medical Inspector, U. S. Navy. President and Mrs. McKinley’s personal physician. Assists in president’s surgery. Member of post-surgical medical team caring for president. Witnesses president’s autopsy.
Mary Shannon Nurse assisting in president’s surgery.
Katherine Simmons Nurse assisting in president’s surgery. Prepares Milburn residence for president’s convalescence. Temporary member of post-surgical medical team caring for president.
Burton T. Simpson Medical student assisting in president’s surgery.
Charles G. Stockton Physician. Witnesses president’s surgery. Member of post-surgical medical team caring for president. Witnesses president’s autopsy.
Ernest Vollmeyer Private, U. S. Army Hospital Corps. Serves as orderly in post-surgical medical team caring for president.
Adella Walters Superintendent of Nurses, Pan-American Exposition.
Eugene Wasdin Surgeon, U. S. Marine Hospital Service. Administers anesthesia during president’s surgery. Attends president in ambulance en route to Milburn residence. Member of post-surgical medical team caring for president. Witnesses president’s autopsy.
Nelson W. Wilson Sanitary Officer, Pan-American Exposition. Physician in charge of exposition’s emergency hospital until arrival of Roswell Park, exposition medical director. Witnesses president’s surgery.

 

 

 Other Medical Personnel (not otherwise listed herein)

Hermanus L. Baer Physician. Nephew-in-law of McKinley. Witnesses president’s autopsy.
Howard F. Bonesteel Physician. Attends assassin’s execution.
Charles Cary Physician, Buffalo, NY. Witnesses president’s autopsy. Present during Roosevelt’s swearing in.
Floyd S. Crego Physician (1 of 3) who evaluates assassin’s sanity for district attorney.
Fred A. Darrin Druggist, Buffalo, NY. Provides goods and services to president’s post-surgical medical team.
Joseph Fowler Police Surgeon, Buffalo, NY. Witnesses president’s surgery. Physician (2 of 3) who evaluates assassin’s sanity for district attorney.
Harvey R. Gaylord Pathologist, Buffalo, NY. Performs autopsy on President McKinley (with Dr. Herman G. Matzinger). Testifies before grand jury. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
John Gerin Prison Physician, Auburn State Prison, Auburn, NY. Official physician (1 of 2) attending assassin’s execution and autopsy.
Devillo W. Harrington Physician, Buffalo, NY. Witnesses president’s surgery.
Arthur W. Hurd President, Buffalo State Hospital for the Insane. Physician (1 of 2) who evaluates assassin’s sanity for defense attorneys.
Edward G. Janeway Physician, New York, NY. Summoned for consultation shortly before president’s death. Witnesses president’s autopsy.
William W. Johnston Physician, Washington, DC. Summoned for consultation shortly before president’s death. Witnesses president’s autopsy.
W. P. Kendall Surgeon, U. S. Army. Witnesses president’s autopsy.
Edward A. Kingston Druggist, Buffalo, NY. Provides goods and services to president’s post-surgical medical team.
Carlos F. MacDonald Former president of New York State Commission in Lunacy. Physician (2 of 2) who evaluates assassin’s sanity for defense attorneys. Official physician (2 of 2) attending assassin’s execution and autopsy.
Edward L. Munson Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army. Witnesses president’s autopsy.
James W. Putnam Physician (3 of 3) who evaluates assassin’s sanity for district attorney.
Edward A. Spitzka Anatomist who performs autopsy upon assassin.
Willis D. Storer Physician, Chicago, IL. Present at emergency hospital (as visitor) when president arrives by ambulance. Witnesses president’s surgery.
Peter W. Van Peyma Physician, Buffalo, NY. Witnesses president’s surgery.
John M. Withrow Physician, Cincinnati, OH. Present at emergency hospital (as visitor) when president arrives by ambulance. Briefly lends assistance.

 

 

 Jury for Assassin’s Trial

Robert J. Adams Contractor.
Silas Carmer Farmer.
Walter E. Everitt Blacksmith.
Richard J. Garwood Foreman.
Frederick V. Lauer Plumber.
William Loton Farmer.
Joachim H. Mertens Boot and shoe dealer.
Ben C. Ralph Bank cashier.
Andrew J. Smith Butter and egg dealer.
James S. Stygall, Jr. Plumber.
Samuel P. Waldo Farmer.
Henry W. Wendt Manufacturer. Jury foreman.

 

 

 Witness Jury for Assassin’s Execution

Harry H. Bender State Superintendent of Public Buildings. Resident of Albany, NY.
Ashley W. Cole Chairman, State Board of Railroad Commissioners. Resident of Albany, NY.
Henry Oliver Ely Physician. Resident of Binghamton, NY. Also witnesses assassin’s autopsy.
William A. Howe Physician. Resident of Phelps, NY. Also witnesses assassin’s autopsy.
Charles R. Huntley Businessman. Resident of Buffalo, NY. Also witnesses assassin’s autopsy.
John P. Jaeckel State Treasurer. Resident of Auburn, NY. Jury foreman.
O. L. Ingalls Resident of Westfield, NY.
Charles R. Skinner State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Resident of Albany, NY.
John A. Sleicher Editor, Leslie’s Weekly. Resident of New York, NY.
Grosvenor R. Trowbridge Physician. Resident of Buffalo, NY. Also witnesses assassin’s autopsy.
George Weston Resident of Norwich, NY.
William D. Wolff Physician. Resident of Rochester, NY. Also witnesses assassin’s autopsy.

 

 

 Assassin’s Immediate Family Members

Celia Czolgosz Sister (younger).
Charles Czolgosz Stepbrother (younger).
Frank Czolgosz Brother (older).
Jacob Czolgosz Brother (younger).
John Czolgosz Brother (younger).
Joseph Czolgosz Brother (older).
Katherine Metzfaltr Czolgosz Stepmother.
Mary Czolgosz Mother (deceased).
Michael Czolgosz Brother (younger).
Paul Czolgosz Father.
Tony Czolgosz Stepbrother (younger).
Victoria Czolgosz Sister (younger).
Waldeck Czolgosz Brother (older).
Walter Czolgosz Brother (younger).

 

 

 Other Notable Individuals

Edward G. Andrews Bishop, Methodist Episcopal Church. Gives eulogy at president’s funeral ceremony in Washington, DC.
Louis L. Babcock Grand marshal of ceremonies during president’s visit to Pan-American Exposition. Present during attack upon the president. Testifies before grand jury. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
Thomas Bandowski Brother-in-law of assassin.
C. R. Berrien Press representative, Laffan News Bureau. Attends assassin’s execution.
Louis Bertschey Corporal, Coast Artillery, U. S. Army. Present during attack upon the president. Helps subdue assassin. Testifies before grand jury. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
Harry A. Bliss Crime scene photographer. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
John Wilkes Booth Assassin (deceased) of President Abraham Lincoln.
Frank C. Bostock Owner of Midway animal show at Exposition. Present at emergency hospital when president arrives by ambulance. Briefly lends assistance.
John Branch Exposition employee. Present during attack upon the president. Testifies before grand jury. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
Gaetano Bresci Assassin (deceased) of Humbert I, King of Italy.
Herbert Brooks Private, Coast Artillery, U. S. Army. Present during attack upon the president. Helps subdue assassin. Testifies before grand jury.
William I. Buchanan Director General, Pan-American Exposition.
William S. Bull Superintendent of Police, Buffalo, NY. Testifies before grand jury. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
Samuel Caldwell Sheriff, Erie County, NY. One of 17 lawmen escorting assassin by train from Buffalo, NY, to Auburn State Prison (Auburn, NY). Witnesses assassin’s execution.
Marie François Sadi Carnot President, France. Assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio in 1894.
Grover Cleveland Sole living former U. S. president at time of assassination.
Charles J. Close In charge of arrangements for president’s public reception at exposition. Present during attack upon the president. Testifies before grand jury.
Cornelius V. Collins Superintendent of State Prisons, New York.
Dennis E. Condon Private, Coast Artillery, U. S. Army. Assists with crowd control, enabling carriage transporting assassin to leave exposition grounds.
George E. Corner Chief of Police, Cleveland, OH.
Mike Cronin Adirondack guide who drives Vice President Roosevelt at night by carriage sixteen miles to train station at North Creek, NY.
Patrick V. Cusack Assistant Superintendent of Police, Buffalo, NY. Testifies before grand jury.
William A. Damer Commander of exposition guards. Testifies before grand jury.
Benjamin Davis Private, Coast Artillery, U. S. Army. Assists with crowd control, enabling carriage transporting assassin to leave exposition grounds.
Edwin F. Davis State Electrician, New York. Electrocutes assassin.
Harry A. Davis Western Union bicycle messenger assigned to Milburn residence. Present on exposition grounds during attack upon the president.
Conrad Diehl Mayor, Buffalo, NY.
George E. Drullard Undertaker responsible for care of President McKinley’s remains.
Sarah Elizabeth Duncan Sister (older) of President McKinley.
Thomas L. Elder Western Union telegrapher stationed at Milburn residence.
Elizabeth Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. Assassinated by Luigi Luccheni in 1898.
Edward K. Emery Judge, County Court, Erie County, NY. Presides over assassin’s arraignment. Assigns defense attorneys.
Samuel J. Fields Chief Engineer, Pan-American Exposition. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
Ivey Fnenbeugh Private, Coast Artillery, U. S. Army. Present during attack upon the president. Testifies before grand jury.
George F. Foster Secret Service agent (1 of 3) guarding President McKinley during attack. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
Hyacinth Fudzinski Catholic priest (1 of 3) who visits assassin in Auburn State Prison.
Albert Gallaher Secret Service agent (2 of 3) guarding President McKinley during attack. Testifies before grand jury. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
John J. Geary Buffalo police detective. Present during attack upon the president. Testifies before grand jury.
Emma Goldman Russian-born American anarchist suspected of complicity in the attack upon President McKinley.
William J. Gomph Official exposition organist. Performing in Temple of Music during president’s public reception.
George Edward Graham Press representative, Associated Press. Attends assassin’s execution.
Charles J. Guiteau Assassin (deceased) of President James A. Garfield.
Frederick Haller Assistant District Attorney, Erie County, NY. Gives opening statement for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
Murat Halstead Journalist and author. Attends assassin’s execution and autopsy.
Marcus Hanna U. S. Senator, Ohio. Intimate friend and close political ally of President McKinley.
John R. Hazel U. S. District Court Judge, Western District of New York. Administers presidential oath of office to Theodore Roosevelt following President McKinley’s death.
William Randolph Hearst Newspaper publisher popularly perceived as championing brand of news sensationalism known as “yellow journalism.”
William Heiser Private, Coast Artillery, U. S. Army. Present during attack upon the president. Helps subdue assassin.
Harry F. Henshaw Superintendent of Music, Pan-American Exposition. Present during attack upon the president. Testifies before grand jury. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
Cordello C. Herrick Prison Chaplain, Auburn State Prison, Auburn, NY. Present at assassin’s execution.
John J. Hickey Catholic priest (2 of 3) who visits assassin in Auburn State Prison.
Humbert I (Umberto I) King of Italy. Assassinated by Gaetano Bresci in 1900.
Samuel R. Ireland Secret Service agent (3 of 3) guarding President McKinley during attack.
Abraham Isaak Russian-born American anarchist and publisher of Free Society.
Homer James Exposition guard. Present during attack upon the president. Helps subdue assassin. Testifies before grand jury.
Everton C. Knapp Resident of Buffalo, NY, and exposition visitor. Present during attack upon the president. Testifies before grand jury.
Max R. Kubatz Private, Coast Artillery, U. S. Army. On duty and present during attack upon the president.
Carlton E. Ladd Attorney assisting assassin’s legal defense team.
Fred H. Leiter Exposition employee. Testifies before grand jury.
Thomas Lightfoot White House staffer. Serves as messenger at Milburn residence.
Charles Edward Locke Pastor, Delaware Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Buffalo, NY. Presides over president’s funeral ceremony at Milburn residence in Buffalo.
C. E. Manchester Pastor, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Canton, OH. Gives eulogy at president’s funeral ceremony in Canton.
John McCauley Exposition guard. Present during attack upon the president. Helps subdue assassin.
Abner McKinley Brother (younger) of President McKinley.
Helen McKinley Sister (older) of President McKinley.
Charles E. McMaster Chief of Police, Auburn, NY. One of 17 lawmen escorting assassin by train from Buffalo, NY, to Auburn State Prison (Auburn, NY).
Howard McMillan Sheriff’s Deputy, Erie County, NY. One of 17 lawmen escorting assassin by train from Buffalo, NY, to Auburn State Prison (Auburn, NY).
Francis C. McVaugh Private, Coast Artillery, U. S. Army. Assists with crowd control, enabling carriage transporting assassin to leave exposition grounds.
J. Warren Mead Warden, Auburn State Prison, Auburn, NY.
Martin Merkle Exposition guard. Present during attack upon the president. Testifies before grand jury.
Harry Michie White House staffer. Allegedly present during attack upon the president. Serves as messenger at Milburn residence.
Johann Most German-born American anarchist and publisher of Freiheit.
Louis Neff Private, Coast Artillery, U. S. Army. Present during attack upon the president. Helps subdue assassin. Testifies before grand jury. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
John Nowak Hotel owner at whose Buffalo establishment assassin lodges.
Francis P. O’Brien Private, Coast Artillery, U. S. Army. Present during attack upon the president. Helps subdue assassin and seizes murder weapon. Testifies before grand jury. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr. Governor, New York.
Francis O’Neill General Superintendent of Police, Chicago, IL.
William C. Patterson Hospital Steward, Auburn State Prison, Auburn, NY. Assists in escorting assassin to electric chair. Attends assassin’s execution.
George R. Peck Editor, Auburn Advertiser (Auburn, NY). Attends assassin’s execution.
James L. Quackenbush Exposition employee. Present during attack upon the president. Testifies before grand jury. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
Charles F. Rattigan Editor, Auburn Bulletin (Auburn, NY). Attends assassin’s execution.
Edward R. Rice Chairman of committee on ceremonies for president’s visit to Pan-American Exposition. Present during attack upon the president. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
Alexander R. Robertson Assistant commandant of exposition police. Present during attack upon the president. Testifies before grand jury.
Edith Roosevelt Wife of Vice President Roosevelt. Becomes First Lady upon her husband’s accession to the presidency.
George W. Rothweiler Sergeant, Coast Artillery, U. S. Army. Assists with crowd control, enabling carriage transporting assassin to leave exposition grounds.
Albert Solomon Buffalo police detective. Present during attack upon the president. Testifies before grand jury.
Ernest G. Smith Private, Coast Artillery, U. S. Army. Assists with crowd control, enabling carriage transporting assassin to leave exposition grounds.
Hiram W. Stevens Private, Coast Artillery, U. S. Army. Assists with crowd control, enabling carriage transporting assassin to leave exposition grounds.
Theophilus Szadzinski Catholic priest (3 of 3) who visits assassin in Auburn State Prison.
Charles Tharin White House staffer. Serves as messenger at Milburn residence.
Walter N. Thayer Former warden of Clinton State Prison, Dannemora, NY. Assists warden of Auburn State Prison. Attends assassin’s execution.
J. F. Tremain Press representative, Publishers’ Press. Attends assassin’s execution.
James F. Vallely Chief of exposition detectives. Testifies before grand jury. Witness for prosecution at assassin’s trial.
Wilbur H. Westlake Private, Coast Artillery, U. S. Army. Assists with crowd control, enabling carriage transporting assassin to leave exposition grounds.
Ansley Wilcox Attorney at whose Buffalo, NY, residence Vice President Roosevelt is sworn in as president. Present during Roosevelt’s swearing in.

 

 

 Individuals Present at the Attack (not otherwise listed herein)

Fred J. Abergo Son of exposition concessionaire. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Violet Abrams Resident of Seattle, WA. Singer scheduled to perform in Temple of Music during president’s public reception.
George R. Andreas Resident of Wilkes-Barre, PA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
John R. Andreas Resident of Wilkes-Barre, PA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Sarah Andreas Resident of Wilkes-Barre, PA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Frank Arcara Resident of Buffalo, NY.
George A. Ashpole Press representative for Port Huron Daily Times (MI). Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
John F. Atkinson Resident of Rome, NY.
Mary Atkinson Resident of Rome, NY.
George L. Aumock Resident of Wolcott, NY. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Maude J. Aumock Resident of Wolcott, NY. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Richard H. Barry Press representative for Buffalo Enquirer (Buffalo, NY).
Adelbert D. Baughman Resident of Charlotte, MI.
Arthur R. Baumann Resident of New Castle, PA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Anna M. Beck Resident of Beckville, PA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Mabel Beck Resident of Beckville, PA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Bernard C. Benedict Resident of Syracuse, NY.
Lee Benjamin Exposition employee. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
W. L. Bennett Resident of Eden Mills, VT.
J. R. Blair Resident of Oklahoma City, OK Territory.
Stephen W. Bolles Superintendent, Press Department, Pan-American Exposition.
George W. Buck Resident of Springfield, IL.
Jeanette E. Buck Resident of Springfield, IL.
Cora Burrell Resident of Canisteo, NY.
Mae Cain Resident of Chicago, IL.
C. Walter Calloway Resident of Boston, [state?]. Allegedly in receiving line along with assassin.
Teresa Casey Calteaux Resident of Batavia, NY. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Margaret Casey Resident of St. Louis, MO. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Mary Casey Resident of Batavia, NY. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Emily Chase Resident of Oshkosh, WI. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Jennie M. Chase Resident of Oshkosh, WI. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Edward P. Clancy Resident of Indianapolis, IN. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
Frederick M. Clark Resident of Ely, NV.
Clinton Colegrove Resident of Holland, NY. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
William Commerford Resident of Boonville, NY.
Catherine Reynolds Converse Resident of Laramie, WY. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
N. Jesse Converse Resident of Laramie, WY. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
William H. Coon Resident of Batavia, NY. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Charles Cooney Resident of Galen, NY.
Charles Corss Resident of Lock Haven, PA. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
Charles Pollock Corss Resident of Lock Haven, PA. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
Crandall, Carrie Resident of Westerly, RI.
Joseph A. Crouch Resident of Yorktown, IN.
Walter F. Cushing Assistant manager in charge of North Dakota exhibit at Pan-American Exposition.
Ollie Darrow Resident of Nashville, TN.
Alfred Davis Resident of Forest City, PA.
Sarah Jane Dillon Resident of Sterling, IL. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Washington M. Dillon Resident of Sterling, IL. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Soford F. Dixon Resident of Seagrave, Canada. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
Charles H. Dolbeer Resident of Batavia, NY. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
Florence M. Dolbeer Resident of Batavia, NY. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
O. E. Doubleday Resident of Elkhart, IA.
James T. Doyle Resident of Toledo, OH.
D. M. Drennen Resident of Birmingham, AL. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Annie E. Dreyer Resident of Cumberland, MD.
John G. Dreyer Resident of Cumberland, MD.
Dillie Dugan Resident of Des Moines, IA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
John H. Duncan Resident of Baltimore, MD. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
J. W. Everly Resident of Strasburg, VA.
Byron F. Fellows, Jr. Resident of Syracuse, NY.
Verr E. Fellows Resident of Syracuse, NY.
Andrew J. Flanagan Resident of Springfield, MA.
Alfred French Resident of Ashbury Park, NJ. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Fred J. Frison Resident of Champaign, IL.
Cora Carlton Furber Resident of Dover, NH.
Dudley L. Furber Resident of Dover, NH.
Perley T. Gage Residency unknown. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
T. M. Geddes Resident of Clarksburg, Canada.
Thomas R. Gibson Resident of Romulus, NY.
Clyde Gilbert Resident of New Castle, PA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Emma Gillespie Resident of Baltimore, MD. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
William J. Gilsdorf Electrician. Working in Temple of Music during president’s public reception.
John Gilson Resident of Port Washington, WI. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Bessie Greenwood Resident of Hornellsville, NY. Singer scheduled to perform in Temple of Music during president’s public reception.
Michael Guiheen Resident of Brattleboro, VT.
Thomas Haas Resident of Dayton, OH. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
Anna Kendall Hardy Resident of Rushford, NY.
Oliver R. Hartzell Resident of Allentown, PA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Robert Hendricks Resident of Philadelphia, PA.
Howard D. Horton Resident of Seattle, WA.
James A. H. Hosack Resident of Cleburne, TX. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Mollie A. Jaquin Resident of Syracuse, NY.
Joseph G. Jarvis Resident of Cortland, NY.
John W. Jeffrey Resident of Azusa, CA.
Frederic R. Jones Editor of Herald (Dunkirk, NY).
Lillian M. Kaiser Resident of Fort Wayne, IN.
William G. Kaiser Resident of Fort Wayne, IN.
Samuel H. Kash Resident of Manchester, KY. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
Hayman Katz Resident of Middleburgh, PA.
J. Y. C. Kellogg Resident of Seattle, WA.
E. S. Kennedy Resident (later) of East Alton, IL. Allegedly in receiving line along with assassin.
Bertrand B. Keyes Resident of Lynn, MA.
James I. Klein Exposition employee.
C. L. Kneisley Resident of Strasburg, VA.
Mary G. Kneisley Resident of Strasburg, VA.
Joseph A. Krainik Resident of Milwaukee, WI. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Charles F. La Fon Exposition employee. Resident of Washington, DC.
Walter J. Landry Resident of Pawtucketville, MA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Charles B. Lane Resident of Phillipsburg, KS.
T. M. Langan Resident of Des Moines, IA.
Enoch P. Lawrence Resident of New York, NY.
Norman A. Lees Resident of Chicago, IL. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
John W. Leidigh Resident of Mansfield, OH. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Edward Leininger Resident of Buffalo, NY.
Frank W. Lilley Resident of Clarence, NY.
Robert E. Livingston Resident of Detroit, MI. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Charles J. P. Lucas Resident of Cambridge, MA. Athlete competing at exposition. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
C. L. Mabry Resident of Knoxville, TN. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Tot Maher Resident of Sioux City, IA.
Elizabeth Mahley Resident of Syracuse, NY. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
Charles C. Matchett Resident of Wilmington, DE.
La Frone Merriman Resident of Hornellsville, NY. Music teacher and conductor of Bessie Greenwood (above).
Nelly A. Merriman Resident of Hornellsville, NY.
Patti Rose Merriman Resident of Hornellsville, NY.
James W. Miller Resident of Des Moines, IA.
Ernest J. Moeller Resident of New Haven, CT.
Eugene Moyer Resident of Millersburg, PA.
George Roy Moyer Resident of Millersburg, PA.
James B. Moyer Resident of Millersburg, PA.
Henry J. Nichols Resident of Milford, NH.
D. E. Osborne Resident of St. Helena, CA.
Frederick G. W. Osborne Resident of Painted Post, NY.
Augustus Palmer Resident of Somerville, MA. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
Milton Potter Resident of Willamstown, MA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
H. C. Pritchard Exposition concessionaire in charge of bootblacking and lavatories.
Anna Probert Resident of Akron, OH. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
R. H. Probert Resident of Akron, OH. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
J. W. Ransom Resident of Globe, AZ Territory. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
John S. Rees Resident of Walhonding, OH.
Lovina Bowers Rees Resident of Walhonding, OH.
Walter J. Richards Resident of Newport, KY.
Jennie Richardson Resident of Sioux City, IA.
John W. Roberts Resident of San Bernardino, CA.
Julius Rotthaus Resident of Wooster, OH.
Mrs. C. Rupert Resident of Ottawa, Canada. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
David Sanders Resident of Paducah, KY.
Charles N. Sargent Resident of Big Timber, MT.
Maude Cowan Sargent Resident of Big Timber, MT.
John N. Scatcherd Chairman of the executive committee of the Pan-American Exposition.
Frank E. Scovill Resident of Austin, TX.
Jessie Joslyn Scovill Resident of Austin, TX.
Conrad M. Semler Resident of Hamilton, OH. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Daniel Sheehan Resident of Elmira, NY. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Charles E. Sherman Resident of Chloride, AZ Territory.
H. C. Silver Press representative (possibly for Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette).
Lillie Simon Resident of Kansas City, MO. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
Ethel Skeels Resident of Millerton, KS.
Zella Skeels Resident of Millerton, KS.
Grace E. Smith Resident of Nashua, NH.
Harry W. Smith Resident of Geneva, NY. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Anna B. Southward Resident of Wichita, KS.
Charles W. Southward Resident of Wichita, KS.
James Spavin Resident of Albia, IA.
Amanda Spencer Resident of Friendship, NY.
Raymond Spencer Resident of Friendship, NY.
George Staffler Resident of Santa Cruz, CA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Otto Stalmann Resident of Salt Lake City, UT. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
G. F. Stebbins Resident of Spearfish, SD.
Alex. Stewart Resident of New York, NY. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Frank Parker Stockbridge Press representative for Buffalo Express (Buffalo, NY).
George W. Terry Resident of Valdosta, GA.
William Thompson Resident of Scranton, PA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Henry C. Thomsen Resident of Fremont, OH.
A. C. Todd Resident of Meaford, Canada. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Beckley Trimper Resident of Galen, NY.
George Van Etta Resident of Skaneateles, NY. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
Sarah W. Van Sant Resident of Trenton, NJ. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
Theodore F. Van Sant Resident of Trenton, NJ. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
Mary A. Vincent Resident of Richmond, VA.
John F. Von Muegge Resident of Chillicothe, OH.
Thomas H. Weaber Resident of Allentown, PA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
George S. Wedgwood Resident of Denver, CO. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Helen C. Weiant Resident of New Britain, CT. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
John D. Wells Press representative for Buffalo Review (Buffalo, NY).
Arthur Wetzlar Resident of Passaic, NJ.
Lizzie B. Wilcox Resident of Buffalo, NY. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line.
Charles Wiler Resident of Wooster, OH.
A. H. Willett Resident of Portland, OR.
Maria Hildreth Wing Resident of Agency, IA.
Clarence E. Woodman Resident of New York, NY. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
C. Herbert Woolston Resident of Philadelphia, PA. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line.
Edwin W. Yost Resident of Lisbon, OH.

 

 Individuals Present on the Exposition Grounds During the Attack (not otherwise listed herein)

Robert Abrams Resident of Seattle, WA.
Cynthia E. Adams Resident of Arkansas City, KS. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
John W. Adams Resident of Arkansas City, KS. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Oren J. Anderson Resident of Newark, OH.
Frank C. Ard Resident of Plainfield, NJ.
Joseph Arthur Resident of New York, NY.
W. F. Arthurs Editor of Wyoming County Herald (Arcade, NY).
Manuel de Azpiroz Mexican ambassador to the United States.
Howard S. Baker Resident of Sioux City, IA.
Mary G. Baker Resident of Sioux City, IA.
John B. Barbour, Jr. Resident of Pittsburgh, PA.
John T. Barclay Resident of Baltimore, MD.
William G. Barrett Resident of Katonah, NY.
Thomas A. Barry Chief of Police, Rome, NY.
Mary Platt Bascom Resident of Fort Edward, NY.
Corda Weller Bashor Resident of Waterloo, IA.
Stephen H. Bashor Press representative for Idaho.
Edwin O. Bathgate Resident of Cincinnati, OH.
Charles F. Billow Resident of Akron, OH.
Ida M. Billow Resident of Akron, OH.
Edith M. Bixby Resident of New Haven, CT.
Ralph F. Blatchley Resident of Indianapolis, IN.
Raymond S. Blatchley Resident of Indianapolis, IN.
Willis S. Blatchley Resident of Indianapolis, IN.
W. C. Bond Resident of New Castle, IN.
T. A. Bown Resident of Chariton, IA.
Charles S. Bowne Resident of Poughkeepsie, NY.
Ellen French Bowne Resident of Poughkeepsie, NY.
John G. Bradley Resident of Birmingham, AL.
Luther F. Broberg Resident of Cedar Rapids, IA.
John B. Brownlow In charge of Post Office Department exhibit at Pan-American Exposition.
I. N. Bunting Editor of Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, CO).
Isabelle Chandler Resident of Macomb, IL. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Charles E. Cheney Resident of Alpena, MI.
James Ciscle Resident of Washington, DC
Asa Clark Resident of Shelbyville, IN.
Edward Clark Resident of Chicago, IL.
A. J. Connell Resident of Scranton, PA.
Elisha P. Clarke Resident of Hope Valley, RI.
Hattie Tucker Clarke Resident of Hope Valley, RI.
James M. Collins Resident of Jersey City, NJ.
Mary Cooper Resident of Louisville, KY.
James M. Costello Resident of Lisbon, OH. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
John P. Craig Resident of South Manchester, CT. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
E. H. Crosby Resident of South Manchester, CT.
E. C. Delavan Resident of Binghamton, NY.
Charles Dreher Popcorn/peanut vendor.
Gleason F. Erb Resident of Buffalo, NY. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Margaret Baker Erb Resident of Buffalo, NY. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Frank Farrell Resident of Lisbon, OH. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Sarah Fible Resident of Philadelphia, PA.
Elizabeth T. Girdler Resident of Jeffersonville, IN.
John Girdler Resident of Jeffersonville, IN.
Cimon S. Goldman Resident of Syracuse, NY. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Jean Hainline Resident of Macomb, IL. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
A. E. Harding 1st Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps. Stationed at Pan-American Exposition.
Augusta M. Havens Resident of Toms River, NJ.
Henry C. Havens Resident of Toms River, NJ.
Paul T. Hawes Resident of Decatur, IL.
Bessie Hays Resident of Louisville, KY.
Kate S. Herman Resident of Olathe, KS.
Ralph Herman Resident of Olathe, KS.
John P. Herrick Editor of Bolivar Breeze (Bolivar, NY).
Andrew Hickenlooper Resident of Cincinnati, OH.
Maria L. Hickenlooper Resident of Cincinnati, OH.
William J. Higgins Resident of Elmira, NY.
Marvin J. Hill Resident of Sterling, IL.
Susan R. Hill Resident of Sterling, IL.
Henry Hirshberg Resident of Wilmington, DE.
Mary Hoban Resident of Penn Yan, NY.
Owen Hoban Resident of Penn Yan, NY.
Harry M. Hoffheimer Resident of Cincinnati, OH.
Robert J. Hoos Resident of Jersey City, NJ.
Georgia Hopley Ohio representative, Board of Women Managers, Pan-American Exposition. Press representative for Ohio.
John Hopley Editor of Bucyrus Journal (Bucyrus, OH).
Andrew L. Houghton Resident of Leominster, MA.
Harriett A. Houghton Resident of Leominster, MA.
Eugene S. Ives Resident of Tucson, AZ Territory.
Elizabeth B. Johnson Resident of Wilmington, DE. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
William R. Johnson Resident of Davenport, IA.
Frances B. Johnston Professional photographer.
William L. Julian Resident of Exeter, NH.
Fred Kipp Resident of Decatur, IL.
Minnie Meyer Kipp Resident of Decatur, IL.
Wilton J. Lambert Resident of Washington, DC.
Joseph Lawrence Sheriff, London, England.
Frank J. Lenz Resident of Muscatine, IA.
David L. Levy Resident of Wilmington, DE.
Morris Levy Resident of Wilmington, DE.
Andrew W. Lindsay Resident of Albany, NY.
George A. Lindsay Resident of Albany, NY.
Henrietta Lindsay Resident of Albany, NY.
Earl S. Long Resident of Newark, OH.
George F. Macdonald Resident of Ottawa, Canada.
Luella H. Mack Resident of Sterling, IL.
Dana Malone Resident of Greenfield, MA.
Clara Mapes Resident of Macomb, IL. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Adelia C. Martin Resident of Toms River, NJ.
Carlos Martínez Silva Colombian minister to the United States.
Edgar D. Masters Resident of Ithaca, NY.
Robert A. Maxwell Resident of Batavia, NY.
Charles H. May Resident of Shamokin, PA.
Sol Mayer Resident of Alexandria, LA.
Joseph K. McCammon Resident of Washington, DC.
A. W. McKay Resident of Huntsville, UT.
Charles McKay Resident of Woonsocket, RI.
Jane O. McKinnon Resident of ashtabula, OH.
Elizabeth McLaurin Resident of Franklin, PA. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
John J. McLaurin Resident of Franklin, PA. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Hattie McMahon Resident of Pittsburgh, PA.
William McMahon, Jr. Resident of Pittsburgh, PA.
George P. McTeer Resident of Knoxville, TN.
Albert Mendenhall Resident of Dayton, OH.
Clara Millard Resident of Toledo, OH.
Michael J. Moran Chief of Police, Rome, NY.
Charles B. Morrill Resident of Malden, MA.
Robert Froome Morris Resident of Cincinnati, OH.
M. D. Murphy Resident of Cortland, NY.
Joseph A. H. Myers Resident of Akron, OH.
J. Nathan Press representative for Alpena Evening News (Alpena, MI).
Harriet Louise Norton Resident of Sinclairville, NY.
Bernard H. Oberdorf Resident of Dansville, NY.
Helen Grant Oberdorf Resident of Dansville, NY.
Arthur J. O’Leary 2nd Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps. Stationed at Pan-American Exposition.
William G. Packard Resident of Greenfield, MA.
A. A. Parsons In charge of Wisconsin’s state fruit exhibit at Pan-American Exposition.
John M. Peoples Resident of Lock Haven, PA.
Rossiter M. Peoples Resident of Lock Haven, PA.
Augustus Pitou Resident of New York, NY.
John C. Pugh, Jr. Resident of Shreveport, LA.
Orren L. Pugh Resident of Shreveport, LA.
Daniel G. Purse Resident of Savannah, GA.
Catherine T. Reidy Resident of Naugatuck, CT. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Michael B. Reidy Resident of Naugatuck, CT. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Georgia Remick Resident of Jefferson, IA.
Sabra J. Rexford Resident of Jamestown, NY. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Edith A. Rich Resident of Portland, ME.
Nellie M. Richards Resident of Newport, KY.
James B. Robinson Editor of Sentinel (Jamestown, PA).
Bernice Tilton Rowe Resident of Portsmouth, NH.
Edwin F. Rowe Resident of Portsmouth, NH.
James E. Rumbough Resident of Asheville, NC.
Nate Salsbury Business partner of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody.
Eugene J. Schoolcraft Resident of Port Huron, MI.
Frank G. Schumacher Resident of Los Angeles, CA.
Henry C. Scruggs Resident of Nashville, TN. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Emma Severin Resident of Cedar Falls, IA.
John B. Shaw Resident of Jamestown, NY. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Paschal G. Shook Resident of Birmingham, AL.
Neil D. Sills Resident of Kalamazoo, MI.
Samuel Slesinger Resident of Wilmington, DE.
Stella Slesinger Resident of Wilmington, DE.
Charles A. Smith Resident of Ithaca, NY.
George Albert Smith Resident of Salt Lake City, UT.
Florence Dexter Spalding Resident of Nashua, NH.
William E. Spalding Resident of Nashua, NH.
Jesse W. Stephens Resident of Ithaca, NY.
Clarence E. Stone Resident of St. Paul, MN.
Emma A. Strong Resident of Shelbyville, IN.
Norman H. Strong Resident of Shelbyville, IN.
Fred H. Stuart Resident of Akron, OH.
Daniel K. Stucki Resident of Buffalo, NY.
Jennie T. Summers Resident of Louisville, KY.
Anna M. Swain Resident of Hartwell, OH.
Charles T. Thompson Resident of Minneapolis, MN.
Lida B. Thompson Resident of Knoxville, TN.
Thaddeus S. Thompson Resident of Ithaca, NY.
Charles E. Thornton Resident of Indianapolis, IN.
Lyman Tillotson Resident of Yonkers, NY.
Clarence E. Van Keuren Resident of Jersey City, NJ.
Clarence R. Vena Resident of Toledo, OH.
James K. Wales Resident of Toledo, OH.
Roger W. Wallace Resident of England.
Edwin Warner Resident of Nashville, TN.
John E. Waterhouse Resident of Hartford, CT. Allegedly ahead of assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Jerome B. Weiant Resident of New Britain, CT.
Evangeline H. Werthner Resident of Dayton, OH.
William B. Werthner Resident of Dayton, OH.
John D. Westerman Resident of Baltimore, MD.
Gertrude Wheeler Resident of Lounsberry, NY.
Annie Henegar White Resident of Chattanooga, TN.
George T. White Resident of Chattanooga, TN.
James H. White Manager, Film Department, Edison Manufacturing Company. Supervising kinetoscope crew at time of president’s public reception.
J. E. Whittlesey Resident of Pittsburgh, PA.
Frank Wiggins Secretary, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. In charge of Southern California exhibit at Pan-American Exposition.
Minnie Willard Resident of Belvidere, IL.
William O. Willard Resident of Belvidere, IL.
Daniel B. Williams Resident of Fort Scott, KS. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Fremont F. Williams Resident of Binghamton, NY.
Mary J. Williams Resident of Fort Scott, KS. Allegedly behind assassin in receiving line but outside of Temple of Music.
Sarah Hickenlooper Withrow Resident of Cincinnati, OH.

 


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