The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31
ClOl60SI MS EXECUTED
FOR MURDER OF Mckinley
He Was Placed In the Elestrse Chsie
Early Tuesday Msrnips Had Nothing
10 Say Excspt No nsd Net seen nas
Fssher-orsnatory Conpsny Refsssd
to CrsnAts the Asssssin Of lIoKinlsy

| Auburn, Oct. 3o.-Leon Cxolgosz was
electrocuted at 7:I7N Tuesday morn
ing. The prisoner Weakened at 4:4s,
having had night of almost unbroken
rest. He laid down shortly after s, but
did not sleep again. Shortly after s he
got UP and dressed in the clothes in
which he was executed. A few minutes
later q substantial breakfast was sent
to him.
The prisoner made 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.
Auburn, Oct. ao.-Leon F. Szolgosz
will have paid tribute with his life to
the law as the murderer Of President
Mckinley by57 o'clock IS minutes Tues
day morning, and unless he underKoes
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 renounce 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 I'M
told torture, but outwardly seemed sui
len and indifferent. The state is not to
surrender possession Of his body and
by shutdown it will have been secretly
inferred in ground controlled by the
officials Of Auburn prison.
Waldcck Czolgosz, brother Of the
murderer. foreseeing 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-
linquished all claim to it. He merely
stipulated that at the close Of the
autopsy ali parts Of the body should Be
buried. All chance Of an unhappy and
unfortunate sequel to the execution.
either in displays Of popular contempt
or the exhibition Of CHASTITY relics, is
therefore finally prevented.
The plan Of burning his clothing and
papers will Be carried out Immediately
after the execution.
The electrical machine is ready for its
work; Auburn prison is carefully guard
ed the city is in its normal calm. and
there seems to be no circumstances
standing in the way Of the successful
and expeditions execution Of the law,
Czolgosz has held his last two inter
views tonight. the first with Superintend-
ent Collins and second with his brother
and brother-in-law. Both Of the inter-
views were brief and the interviewers
did most Of the talking until the ques-
tion Of religion was mentioned. when |
Czolgosz broke from his seeming ieth-
argy and violently denounced the, church I
and the clergy, and made his relatives |
promise there should be no service for
him, living or dead.
Prior to the late evening interviews
Czolgosx reluctantly received Fathers
Fudzinski and Hickey. 1t was late in |
the afternoon and occurred after he
had once refused to meet them. When |
they reached the prison Superintendent |
Collins conveyed the request for an in
to the prisoner Czolgosz sent
back word that he did not care to see
them, but the priests asked to see hin,
despite his refusal. Superintendent Col
Inns consented and personally escorted
them to the cell. /
The priests remained with Czolgosx
for three quarters of an hour and earn
estly pleaded with the prisoner to re- i
pcnt and pray for divine forgiveness.
He rejected all their advances, however.
and they regretfully withdrew. They
told the prisoner they would hold them
selves ready to answer call from him
at any hour Of the night. It was ?
o'clock when Superintendent Collins
went into the death chamber and tried
to get the prisoner to talk to him. AL
though he remained in the cell some
time. he was apparently not successful
in getting anything material from him.
At 8 o'clock the brother and brother
in law arrived and Superintendent Col
Inns took them down to the condemned
mans cell.
There was no demonstration when
they met. Czolgosx simply stepped to
the front of his steel cage and said
Hello"
The brother ventured the remark: II
wish you would tell us, Leon. who got !
you into this scrape.7 &
The assassin answered in a slow. hesi-