The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
s,CZOLG0SZ DIES.
Said tie Was Not Sorry for His
Otim..
DEATH GAME QUICKLY.
vsi,hIn -Four Minutes from tho
limo He Lefs Call Lifo Was
Ext;rct. Tho ourrent
Twice Apple d.

dent William Mckinley, paid tho pen
q atty cxaoted by law at twelve minutes
and thirty seconds after sovon clook
Tuesday morning, October 20, for his
orime.
Ho was shocked to death by 1.7O0
volts Of electricity. Ho wont to tho
chair in exactly tho Same manner IS
havo the ma jority Of murderers in this
state, showing no Particular oisn Of
y fear, bur in fac. doing what but fcw
Of thom have over dono, talking to tho
witnesses whilo ho WAS being strapped
totho oh.ir.
81 kill. 4 tho president becauso no
was an enemy Of good people, OF good
working rooplo. | am not sorry for the
orimo"
These wcro his words no tho guards
hurried him into tho ohSir.
A momont later, mumoling through
the half adjusted facn stiaps, no rad:
L am awfuliy torry | coalu not SEQ
my father"
Cz,lgosz slcpt 90 soundly thst when
Warden Mead wont to osll HIN Tues
day morning shortly before o'cleck,
the guard lnhido had 10 shake ,CzolgoGz
to awaken him. Hc sat upon tha edge
of tho cot and ma'o no rorly to the
warden's sslutation ef Good ,nornipg"
Tho piison othoial took from his
pocket tho death warrant ard rcsd it
slowly and distirclly to tho assaB5in,
who hardly raised his eyes during tho
perfunotoIy ceremony.
ne h.. IL, -
from tho call Czolgosz oslled to him
and said: IL would like 10 talk with
Y .he superintendent" Thon the con
domnod man rolled over on his cot,
anxious to hlocp again. AT 5:l5, how
ever, tho guard brought him pair Of
dark trousers with the loft leg slit 80 as
to allow fieo application OF the cleo
trocedo, and light grey outing shirt
Ho was told to put these on, Nhioh he
did, Contrary to tho usual custom he
WAS Riven q now pair of shoes.
w hen dreRsed he laid d,wn on his
i cot again, and in this attitude Suporin-
H tendent Collins found him.
"iaWant to mako statement before
you kill mo-" ho said.
What 10 you wish to say, Col.
goez?" asked Supcrintond ont Collins.
II want 10 make it whom thcre ere q
lot Of people around; want them to hea
mo-" said tho prisoner.
We'll, you can't" kaid tho superin-
tondont.
'"Then l won't talk at sll, said Czol-
gosz.
After Superinter dant Collins left
tho guards brought Czolgoi 2 5 brcak
fast, consisting Of coffso, toast, eggs
and bacon, eno he ate 1t With relish
In the chsmEor Electrcian Davis and
Former Warden Thayer, Of Danncmora,
had arranged the chair test, placing
ia bank or twonty-tWo iuoandesconts
across tho arms sld connecting the
electrode wiros at either ond. Tho wit
meHscs wero ordered seated and thon
Warden Mead briefly addressed thom,
saying.
you arc here to wltno,s the legal
dostn of Leon l.. Czolgosz desire
you to keep yonr seats and preserve
absolute eilenoe in the dca,h chamber
no matter what may transpire. 'l'here
arc rlonty Of guards and prison officials
to preserve order and to afford TO tho
proper details. !"
Warden Mead gsso tho signal to bavc
the prisoner brought ip, and at 7:10
Ohicf Keeper Tuner swung open the
big steel door leading to tho c)ndcmned
coils, and as tho steel bars owung aeide
tW0 guards maj ched tho prisoner out
Into tho corridor, Two others following,
and tho chiot keeper waking in front
Tho gusrds on oithor side OF C7,lgosz
had hold Of bis arms as il oltner 10
support him or to koop him from,
making any demorssrution. As
no stepped over tho threshold he
stumbled, but they hold h,lu ur
and az they urgod hin forward 10
ward tho chair ha stumoltd agaia Oh
tho little rubber covered platform upon
which the chair reetp.
Ills bead ereot, and Njth his grey
lasnnol shit turned back ut tho mock,
ho looked quito boyiah. uo wa5 III.
.tonsoly palo and ab hD .rito 10 thfo8
his lead back and carry himself ert OF
hls ohm quivcrcd pelcs spMoly.
Az he nas boiaK sc.sud Ia locked et
Tho assembled Witnpbsis with quite Q
,stoady etnro and saii:
~ killed tho president bcoau5o he
WAS an enemy cf gocu people, OF tht
working eopio." His yoiuo trelaDIod
alightly, huO gained strength with ovorJ
word.
~ am not torry for my orimc," he
said loudly, just 40 tho guards pu8hec
his heSd back on tho ruoner head les
and drew the strap across his forehead
and ohm
AS tho pressure on tho strap tight
ened ard booad tho j,a elilh.ly ht
mufpbied. II am swfuly sorry oouid
not 500 my 3atbor."
IL wse exnctly I'll o'clock when hs
crossed THO thresholo, and but min.
ute had elapsed, and he had just ln.
lehed tho lat statement wnen the
& btrapping was completed, and Tho
guards stepped back.
. Warden Mead raised his hand md
at 7:12:30 Eeorjcan Davis TUNED thc
switch thai threw f,7O0 volts Of cleo.
trioity into (s>'gosz'a body. Tho ri h
OF tho ourron6 throw tho body 40 hard
against tho straps that they crosk, d
peroeptibly. Tho hands olinohed sud
denly and tho whole attitude was ono
( or extromo tenscncss.
For forty. fvo aooonds the full our
rent was kept on and then slowly the
\ electrician threw tho switch back, re-
" ducing tho cirront volt by volt unit
4. u waa out oil ontiroly. Thon, just al
VIZ reached that point ho threw the