Photograph of Czolgosz and Facsimilie of Czolgosz's Police Report

Photographer: Undetermined
Source: Facsimilie of Czolgosz's police report-- provided by the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society.

Photograph of Czolgosz and Facsimilie of Czolgosz's Police Report


Text of the information in the above Police Report:

DEPARTMENT OF POLICE, Buffalo, N.Y.                BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATION
NAME   Leon Frank Czolgosz
ALIASES   Fred Nieman
No.   757
SEX   Male
COLOR   White
CRIME   Murder 1st deg.
PLACE ARRESTED   Buffalo, N.Y.
DATE OF ARREST   Sept. 6, 1901
ARRESTED BY   Solomon, Geary, Foster
PRECINCT
  Hd
AGE   28
DATE BORN
HEIGHT   5 7-5/8
COMPLEXION   Med
EYES   Dk. Blue
WEIGHT   138
HAIR   Red Br.
BUILD   Med.
PLACE OF BIRTH   Detroit, Mich.
NATIONALITY   Amer.
OCCUPATION   WireworkerCITIZEN   Yes
SCARS AND MARKS
   1-cut sc 2x1/2 at 2, pt. of elb.
   1-cut sc 2c on cent. back of hand.
   11-Irr cut sc 3c, 2d phal mid fgr, rear.
   111-cut sc 7c ver lt cheek 3 from ear.
DISPOSITION
BRIEF HISTORY OF CRIME COMMITTED-   While Wm. McKinley the President of the United States was holding a public reception in the Temple of Music at the Pan-Amer. Exposition, he was shot in the abdomen twice with a .32 cal. revolver.
PREVIOUS CRIMINAL HISTORY   Claims none.


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