The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-30
ME GRIM DEATH
With STOICISM
Assassin Paid for Crime With His
MADE NO FURTHER CONFESSION.
He Alone Responsible for erime-Autopsy
Held and Physicians State That His
Brain Was Normal or
Above Normal.
MADE nc. FURTHER CONFESSION.

O'clock this morning Leon T.. Czolgosz,
the murderer of President Mckinley, paid
the life penalty for his crime in the cleo
trio chair at the Auburn State prison.
The prisoner made a brief speech in
the chair. He said he was not sorry for
what he had done but expressed regret
that he had not seen his father
CzoGosz was shocked to death by 100
volts of electricity. He went to the chair
in exactly the same manner as have the
majority of murderers in this State-show-
ing no particular sign OF fear, but in
fact, doing what few of them have done
| talking to the witnesses While he was be-
ing strapped in the chair.
II killed the President because he was
an enemy of the good peo;lle-of the good
| working people. l am not sorry for my
crime These We're his words as the
| guards hurried him into the chair. a
| moment later, mumbling through the
half adjusted face straps, he said: Il am
awfully sorry could not see my father"
SLEPT sOUNDL1.
Czolgosz retired last night at 10 O'Clock
and slept so soundly that when Warden
| Mead went to the cell shortly before )
O'clock this morning the guard inside had
to shake Czolgosz to awaken him. He
| sat W On the edge of his cot and made
| no reply to Warden's greeting OF Good
morning.
The prison official took from his pocket
| the death warrant and read it slowly and
| distinctly to the assassin who hardy rails
ed his eyes during the perfunctory cere-
mony. Just as the warden stepped away
from the cell door Czolgosz called to him
and said:
II would like to talk with the super
intendent'' The warden responded: Gle
w. no
denned man rolled over on his cot APP
parently anxious to sleep again. At SIS,
however, the guard brought to him pair
OF dark trousers with the left leg slit,
SD as to ALLOW the flee application of
the ele.trode, and a light gray outing
shirt He was told 20 get up and put
these on, which he d:'.
GIVEN NEW SHOES.
Contrary to the usual custom. he vas
given a new pair of shoes. When dress
ed he lay down on the cot again, and
in this attitude Superintendent Collins
found him at $50, when he went down
to visit him. The superintendent stood
in front of the steel bars, and when the
guard had called Czolgosz's attention, he
said: 81 want to make a statement pc
fore you kill me-
What do you wish to say, CzolSosz?"
asked the superintendent.
Il want to make it when there are a
lot of people present. l want them to
hear me- said the prisoner.
well. you cannot said the Supern-
tendent.
Then [ won't talk at all, said the prls-
oner, sullenly.
After the superintendent had left. the
guards brought Czolgosz's breakfast. con-
sisting of coffee, toast, eggs and bacon,
anG he ate with quite good deal Of
relish. While he was partaking of this,
the witnesses were gathering in the Of
flee of Warden Mead, and at 7:O6 O'Clock,
the procession passed to. the death cham
Der going through the long south corr-
dor.
In the chamber Electrician Da lis a,c
former Warden Thayer of Dannenora.
had arranged the chair test, rl1:trg {.
bank of twenty-five incandescent IGits
across the arms and connecting the eject
trode wires at either end
CURRENT TURNED ON.
Thayer gave the signal and the current
was turned through the electric llSntS,
flooding the chamber with brilliant light
and drama ically showing the power tpat
was used to Kill the prisoner.
Warden Mead gave the signal TO have
the prisoner brought in. and at 1:ip l.
O'clock Chief Keeper Topper swung open
the big steel door leading TO the con-
demneti cells. and as the steel bars Dc
hind which CZolsosZ had been Eept were
swung aside two guards marched the
prisoner out into the corridor, two otherS
following and the chief keeper wafk'Es
in front The guards on either side of
CZolgosZ had hold Of his arms. as i
either to support, or TO keep him from
making 6; demonstration. He was IN
tensey pale and, as he tried TO th""w
his head back and carry himself erect, MS
chin .quivered very Eerceptibly. AS lac
was being seated he looked about at the
assembled witnesses with quite ste Idly
stare and. said: Il killed the President
because he was an enemy of lhe good
people--of the working people. Ills
voice trembled slightly ut first, but gain |
ed strength with each word and he spoke |
perfect English. II am not sorry for my |
crime" he said loudly, just as the gard
pushed his head back on the rubber head |
rest and drew the strap across mis- TIE |
head and Chin AS the pressure on tie |
straps frightened and bound the ,S.w |
slightly, he mumbled: I'm awfully SOL
ry could not see my father. It was |
just exactly I'll o'clock when he crossed |
the threshold but d minute had el1is5eu
and he had just finished the tast states |
1nent when the strappinS was completed J
and the guards stepped back. Warden
Mead raised his hand and at I:12:20 IIltc-
trcan Davis turned the switch that threw
700 volts of electricity into the iv:,'g
body.
THE END.
The rush of the current threw the body |
so hard against the straps that they |
creaked perceptbty. The hands clinclred |
suddenly and the whole attitude was one |
of extreme tenseness For forty-five |
seconds the full current was kept on |
and then slowly tile electrician threw the |
switch back, reducing the current volt |
IL, volt until it was cut off entirely. |
Then Just as it had reached that point |
he threw tie lever back again for two |
or three seconds. The body, which had
collapsed as the current was reduced,
stiffened UP again against the strarS
When it was turned off again, d: Mac
donald stepped to the char AMI pug. ms
hand over the heart. He said he iclt III
rulsation. but suggested that the current |
be turned on for Il few seconds again.
Once more the body became rigid. AT
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