The San Francisco call., 1901-10-29
REFUSES To
RECEIVE ALL
CONSOLATION
Condemned Man Has
but Insulting Words
for Priests.
Tells Brother Not to Have
Religious Ceremony
Over His Body,
Remains of the Electrocuted Man TO
Be Buried in the Prison Yard
in Order to Prevent Dis
turbances.

Dunn, ~ L., OCl. ZS.-L6On h.
Czolgosz will have paid tribute with his
life to the law, as the murderer of Presi-
dent William Mckinley by 715 o'clock to-
morrow morning. and unless he under
goes a great change of heart and
strength in the few hours of life left to
him, he will go to the electric chair un-
confessed and unrepentant He suffered
slight nervous attack late to-day, but
remained sullen 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-em-
brace Catholicism or renounce anarch-
ism. Hence unless he changes his mind.
there will be no religious ceremony at
tho end
Czolgosz showed no strength of love
for kin, nor did he turn to any of those
higher considerations which ordina rily
claim the thoughts of men occupying his
position. He may have suffered untold
torture. but outwarlly he seemed suslen
and Indifferent. The state is not to sur
sundown it will have been secretly in
ficials of Auburn prison.
All Relics to Be Destroyed.
Waldeck C%olgosz, brother of the muir
6erer, foreseeing endless difficulties and
possibly angry demonstrations as the re-
suit of an attempt to give the body or
binary burial needed the advice of Su-
perintendent of State Prisons Collins and
Warden Mead, and formally relinquished
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 unfortunate sequel to
the execution, neither in displays of pop
ular 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 it's
work; Auburn prison is carefully
guarded, the city is in its normal calm,
and there seem to be no circumstances
standing in the way of successful and
expeditions execution of the law.
Last Two Interviews.
Czolgosz held his last two interviews
tonight, the first with Superintendent
Collins and the 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 question
of religion was mentioned, when Czol-
gosz broke from his seeming lethargy and
violently denounced the church and the
clergy and made his relatives promise
that there should be no service for him.
living or dead. Prior to the late evening
interviews, Czolgosz 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
terview to the prisoner. Czolgosz sent
back word that he did not care to see
them, but the priests asked to see him.
despite his refusal. Superintendent Col
lins consented, and personally escorted
item to the CELL The priests remained
with Czolgosz three-quarters of an hour,
and earnestly pleaded with the prisoner
to repent and pray for divine forgive
ness. He rejected all their advances.
however, and they regretfully withdrew
They told the prisoner they would hold
themselves ready to answer a call from
him at any hour of the night. 1t was
o'clock when Superintendent Collins went
into the death-hoCse and tried to get the
prisoner to talkSto him. Although he re-
mained in the cell some time he was an
parently not successful in getting any
thing material from him.
At o'clock the brother and brotherin
law arrived and superintendent Collins
took them down to the condemned mans
cell.
Assassin Grows Profane.
There was no demonstration when thew
met. Czolgosz merely stepped to tho
front of his steel cage and said ''Hello,,
The brother ventured the remark: .r
wish you would tell us, Leon, who got
you into this scrape.'
The assassin answered in a slow. hesi.
tating manner:
mo one. Nobody had anything to do
with it but me-"
THAT is not how you were brought
up" said his brother, "and you ought to
tell us everything now"
81 have not got anything to tell" he
answered in a surly manner
DO you want to see the priest again.
asked his brother.