The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
WAS SANE
BRAIN OF CzoLGosZ SLIGHTLY
 ABOVE NORMAL.
Acid Poured Over Remains of the Murderer and It Was Believed That It Would Disintegrate
 in Twelve Hours.

Auburn, N. T., Oct. 29.-Naturally. ai- most the entire attention of the physf- clans assigned to hold the autopsy over Czolgosz dead body was directed towards discovering, if possible, whether the as- sassin was in any way mentally ire sponsible. The autopsy was conducted by Dr. Carlos F. Macdonald, E. A. Spitz- ka and Prison Physician Gerin. The top of the head was sawed off through the thickest part of the skull, which was found to be of normal thickness, and 1t was the unanimous agreement of the miscropical examination that the brain was normal, or slightly above normal. This demonstrated to the satisfaction or the physicians that in no way was Czol- gosz's mental condition. except as 1t might have been perverted, responsible for the crime.
 The autopsy was completed shortly be- fore noon. when the surgeons issued the following brief statement:
 "The autopsy was made by Dr. Edward A. Sptzka of New York. under the imme- diate supervision and direction of Dr. Carlos F. Macdonald of New York and Dr. John E. Gerin, prison physician. The autopsy occupied over three hours and embraced a careful examination of all the bodily organs, including the brain. The examination revealed a perfectly healthy state of all the organs, including the brain.
 "All of the physicians who attended the execution were present at the autopsy, and all concurred in the findings of the examiners.
 (Signed) John Gerin. NJ. D.,
 Carlos F. Macdonald, M. D.
 E. A. Spitzka. M. D.
 The body was placed in a black stained pine coffin. every portion of the anatomy being replaced under the supervision of Dr. Gerin and Warden Meade.
 Shortly afterward it was taken to the prison cemeetry and extraordinary pre- caution taken to completely destroy it. A few days ago under the warden's order an experiment was made to determine the power of quick lime in the destruction of flesh and bone, which was not satisfac- tory. Warden Meade conferred with some of the physicians present and de- termined that, as the purpose of the law was the destruction of the body, 1t was not necessary to use quicklime for that purpose. Accordingly carboy of acid was obtained and poured upon the body in the coffin after it had been lowered into the grave. Straw was used in the four corners of the grave as the earth was put in to give vent to such gases as might form.
 It is the belief of the physicians that the body will be entirely disintegrated within twelve hours. During that time and as long as deemed necessary a guard will be kept over the unmarked grave.
 The lengthy report prepared this after noon by the autopsy surgeons related en- tirely to the brain and was of highly technical character. After scientifically describing to the minutest detail the brain of the dead murderer, the report con- cludes as follows:
 'No anomalies found. The brain in general is we'll deyeloned, sufficiently marked with Assures. and the lobes are in normal proportion"
 The surgeons have not yet drawn a re- port on what the autopsy disclosed as to the other organs.