Who killed president McKinley and why?

Answer 1

On September 6, 1901 President William McKinley was shot dead in Buffalo, New York while attending the Pan American Exposition. McKinley had just reached out to shake hands with a well wisher in the Exposition's Temple of Music at a few minutes past four p.m. when two shots rang throughout the auditorium. The first bullet struck the President in the chest while the second slammed into his abdomen. The assassin, a Polish anarchist by the name of Leon Czolgosz, was taken into custody immediately.

Answer 2

Leon Czolgosz assassinated McKinley

Czolgosz was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1873, the son of Polish immigrants. He was an unemployed factory worker and was living with his family in 1901. Czolgosz became interested in anarchism in the years preceding the McKinley murder. In May 1901 he attended a speech given by anarchist leader Emma Goldman, in Cleveland, Ohio. Czolgosz traveled to Goldman's home in Chicago on July 12 and spoke briefly to Goldman before she left to catch a train. Goldman was later arrested and briefly detained on suspicion of involvement in McKinley's murder.

In his September 7 statement, Czolgosz said that he had read eight days prior, in Chicago, that McKinley would be attending the Exposition. He immediately took a train to Buffalo and found lodgings in a boarding house. Czolgosz attended the fair on September 5 for President's Day and heard McKinley's speech. He was tempted to shoot the President then but he could not get close enough. Instead, he returned to the Exposition the next day. Goldman's speech from May was still "burning [him] up". He joined the line of people waiting to shake the president's hand. Czolgosz wrapped his hand in a white handkerchief to hide the gun he was carrying. Secret Serviceman George Foster later explained his failure to observe Czolgosz's wrapped-up hand by saying that Czolgosz was too closely bunched up to the man in front of him. However, at the trial, Foster would also admit to not noticing Czolgosz because he was paying close attention to James Parker, a six-foot six inch black waiter from Atlanta laid-off by the exposition's Plaza Restaurant, who was standing immediately behind Czolgosz.

Answer 3

The assassin was named Leon Czolgosz. He was part of a world-wide anarchy movement which believed all government was evil. He seemed to believe that McKinley was some kind of tyrant and the world would be better off if he was killed.

Answer 4

President McKinley was shot by Anarchist Leon Czolgos, who was an American born son of Polish immigrants.

Answer 5

The assassin was an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz (pronounced like "CHOL-gosh").

Answer 6

He was shot by Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo, NY on September 6, 1901

Answer 7

the asasin of William was u... u murderd him in his sleep.. bad boy!

Answer 8

Leon F. Czolgosz (1873-1901), an unemployed mill worker and active anarchist from Detroit was the assassin.

Answer 9

Leon W. Czolgosz