The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-11-01
WAS EIE CU1ED
FOR MURDER OF Mckinley
He was Placed In the Electric Chair
Early Tuesday Msrntpg HAD Nething
20 Say Except He nsd Not Sem Hts
Fathsr-Crs.aatery Company Refused
to Crsmats the Assassin Of Mckialsy.

!. Auburn, Oct 3o.-Leon Cxolgosz wa
electrocuted at 7:Ia1a Tuesday morn
ar ing The prisoner Weakened at 4:4s
/ having had a night of almost unbrokes
n rest He laid down shortly after 5, bss
n did not sleep again. Shortly after g h,
. got up and dressed in the clothes il
= which he was executed. A few minute:
! later substantial breakfast was SEM
e to him.
r The prisoner made brief speech in
q the chair He said he was not sorry for
: what he had done. but expressed regret
0 that he had not seen his father.
81 Auburn. Oct. eo.-Leon F. Szolgosx
: will have paid tribute with his life to
the law as the murderer of President
Mckinley by ? o'clock IS minutes Tues
day morning, and unless he undergoes
a great change OF heart and strength in
the few hours Of life left to him. he will
go to the electric chair unconfessed and
unrepentant He suffered slight nerv-
GUS attack late today, but remained sui
len and stoical up to the time the prison
| closed at 10 o'clock. He refused to
heed the words OF the priests who came
to urge spiritual preparation for death.
and declined to either re-embrace Ro-
man Catholicism or renouncc anarch-
| ism. Hence. unless he changes his mind. |
there will be no religious ceremony at
the end.
Czolgosz showed no strength OF love |
for kin nor did he turn to any OF those /
higher considerations which ordinarily
claim the thoughts OF men occupying
his position. He may have suffered un-
told torture. but outwardly seemed sui
len and Indifferent The state is not to
surrender possession OF his body and
by shutdown il will have been secretly
inferred in ground controlled by the
officials OF Auburn prison.
Waldeck Czolgosz, a brother OF the
murderer. foresceing endless difficulties
and possible angry demonstrations as the
result of an attempt to give the body
ordinary burial. needed the advice of ,
Superintendent OF State Prisons Col
Inns and Warden Meade. and finally re-
linquishcd all claim to it. He merely
stipulated that at the close OF the
autopsy all parts Of the body should be !,
buried. All chance OF an unhappy and
m fortunate sequel to the execution.
-ither in displays Of popular contempt
,r the exhibition OF CHASTITY relics, i.
therefore, finally prevented. i
The plan OF burning his clothing and !.
,apers will be carried out Immediately !.
fter the execution !,
The electrical machine is ready for its :,
york: Auburn prison is carefully guard !,
d: the city is in its normal calm. and b
here seems TO be no circumstances :,
landing in the way OF the successful -
nd expeditions execution OF the law. n
CzolQosz has held his last two inter r.
Jews tonight. the first with Supcrintend- er
ut Collins and second with his brother 10
nd brother -in-law. Both of the inter r.
Jews were brief and the interviewcrs III
ID most OF the talking until the ques- DO
on of religion was mentioned. when &c
zoleosz broke from his seeming leth-
Wv and violently denounced the church tn
ID the clergy. and made his relatives a
onise there should be no service for clo
m. living or dead. "A
Prior to the late evening interviews tic
,olgosz reluctantly received Fathers del
idzinski and Hickey. 1t was late in bal
e afternoon and occurred after he Str
d once refused to meet them. When car
ry reached the prison Superintendent
films conveyed the request for an in
view to the prisoner. Czolgosz sent Oily
ok word that he did not care to sec ers
I'M. but the priests asked to see him to
spite his refusal. Superintendent Col mo
$ consented and personally escorted to
IN to the cell. AZ
The priests remained with Czolgosz mel
three quarters Of an hour and earn low
ly pleaded with the prisoner to re-
1t and pray for divine forgiveness. Me-
rejected all their advances, however. OF
thev reoretfuitv Withdrew. They edit
] the prisoner they would hold them nan
YES ready to answer call from him
any hour of the night. It was
ock when Superintendent Collins p
IT into the death chamber and tried Dun
get the prisoner to talk to him. Al dict
ugh he remained in the cell some iiSn
e, he was apparently not successful Is NJ
getting anything material from him. n
t o'clock the brother and brother bant
aw arrived and Superintendent Col ceed'
took them down to the condemned OF
IS cell. pay'
here was no demonstration when capt.
met. Czolgosz simply stepped to
front Of his steel cage and said
lIo.' Re
he brother vcntured the remark: Il sena
YOU would tell rs, Leon, who got ammo
into this scrape.1 lutiol
he assassin answered in slow, hesi- in Ill
e manner: mo one. Nobody had
hing n do with Il but me" II