The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-02
EXPRESSED
NO REGRET
Czolgosz Remained Unrepent-
ent in His Last Moments.
WITHOUT A FLAW
The Execution of the Assassin Passed Off
Without Hitch Dead in Three
Minutes.

Auburn, N. Y, Oct 29.-Czolgosz
was carefully secluded prisoner in
Auburn p. nitentlary ana his continc-
ment and execution were devoid Of
scnsa iocalism. State SupeTintend-
ent of Prison Cornelius v. Collins,
was determined that the prisoner, d :
sDi G the enOllii ! .. MS crime, should
gain no undue notoriety and used
strict orders for his complete seciu.
sion. These orders were carefully
carried out and from the time the
prisoner entered the prison until he
was brought to the death chair today
he has been practically out of pub
tic view.
During his Imprisonment the post
brought more than $500 letters, pa
pers and packages to the prisoner,
but none of these were ever delivered
10 him. They came from the army
of letter writing cranks and were of
every character from harmless to VIC
iousness. Ine prison officials felt
that the delivery of such a quantity
of mail would not only seriously dis
turb him, but would have given hiLi
false ideas as to his Importance and
The other convicts of the death
house were not permitted to talk To
him and the guards who kept the
death vigil watched in unbroken 81
lence. The seclusion of the prisoner
operated both ways, for If the worl
went on in ignorance Of the life Of
the prisoner from day to day, the pris.
oner lived in ignorance Of what went
on in the world even as to the great
question effecting him. The rule OF
silence as to the prisoner was broken
hat he might have opportunity 70
prepare himself spiritually for death
s"The rule was also broken in q final
effort to secure a confession from the
condemned man.
The prison officials felt that 1t was
their duty to again seek to ascertain
if oilers atetted him in the murder
Gus plan that he carried out at Buf
falo early in September. Superin'
tendent Collins had lengthy inter
view with him. Night was chosen
for the inquiry and at o'clock the
superintendent called on CZolgosz
The prisoner was transferred to an
other part of the prison where there
WAS uO Ole LO OVerHedT tH0 COHVCI
satiOn.
For the first few minutes Czoisos,
sat in silence and the superintel iii
began to despair OF getting any in
formation. Finally, just as he wal
about to leave, Cgcpgosz answered
one of his queries. From that TIM
on he talked freely, but his utter
ances contained no enlightenment Al
to 10 h ,iC ovsiv,,
sible conspiracy. The most importan
he absolutely denied that he had
handkerchief tied about his hand o
that the pistol was concealed in an,
other place tnan his coat pocket.
The superintendent SAID: "Nov
Czolgosz. want you to talk to me.
am tne only one that can do you an
good. and if you tell me anything
may help you to get out of here"
Il don't want me to get out of herr
thev'd xii me outside, was tine repl!
"Who would kill you?"
'"The people"
''You mean the men who told yo
to kill the presiden' ?" asked Mr.. Co
Inns.
mo: nobody told me to kill tn
president. mean the people,"
who gave you the money to g
to Buffalo?"
mo one. A man in Chicago wan
ed to see me, and went from Clev
land"
"Who was the mani" pursued tt
superintendent
II don't remember his name"
''Do you remember where he Ii
ed?"
mo. do not know the names
the streets there"
How did you get to Buffalo fro
Chicaoo? Did this man pay yo'
fare?"
mo, sir. l had some money ear
ed at painting and carpenter work
Didn't this man III Chicago al
some others tell you to kill the pre-!
den'?" asked Mr.. Collins.
mo, they did not. I thought
out myself"
did ynu first follow the preside
to San Francisco to kill him."
That's lie.. responded the pr
oner. Il did not. did not make ,
my mind till I'd been here a f
devs."
"You say you worked for your mo
.v, Your father saws you new
had anv money and that you wou
not work."
Hes no good. He married q Y
man VINO made me cook my own TO
in the house after had bousht Il. !"
Superintendent Collins at intervs
repeated the question as to who se
him to kill the president. but to ea
u"erv he would respond:
"Noboiy. did 1t myself"
"You know Emma Goldman g
Won are an idiot ana NO good. q
that you begged . quarter OF her,
81 don't care what she says.