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Trial of Leon Czolgosz opens in Buffalo

A jury trial for Leon Czolgosz, accused of assassinating President William McKinley, opened in Buffalo with proceedings conducted rapidly over the following days.

The swift trial and legal handling of the assassin addressed public demand for justice, shaped national reaction to anarchism, and set the stage for the conviction that followed on September 24.

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