The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-10-03
CzOLGOSZ SENTENCED
Assassin Of President Mckinley to
Die Week Beginning October 28.
us Was Calm. nut Wore nm Expression Of
Fear and Heipiessness-snid He
Had No Accompiices In
the Crime.

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Buffalo, n. ", Sept. 2T.-Lcon r.
Czolgosz, the assassin Of President
Mckinley. was Thursday afternoon
sentenced Ia be clcctrocuted In Au-
burn state prison during the week
beginning October ~, 1901. Before
sentence was passed the assassin
evinced desire TO speak. but he
could not get his voice above whis-
per and his words were repeated to
the court by his counsel. There was
no one else but me-" the prisoner
said In whisper. "No one else told
me To do II and no one paid me To do
II. was not told any thing about
the crimc and I never thought any.
thing about that until couple Of
days before I committed the crime"
Czolgosz sat down. lie was quite
calm, but II was evident that his mind
was flooded with thoughts of his own
distress. His eyes were dilatcd. maxi
ing them appear very bright. His
cheeks were trific pale and his out
stretched hand trcmbled. The guards
put the handouts on his wrists.
The prisoner was brought into the
court room nj five minutes after
two. Five minutes later Justice
White took his place upon the bench.
AS soon as Justice White assumed the
bench District Attorney Penney said:
"If your honor please. move SEN
tencc In the ease of the people versus
Leon Czolgosz. Stand up. Czolgosz."
Clerk Fisher swore the prisoner and
his record wns taken bv the district
attorney as follows: Age, ~ years;
nativity, Detroit: residence. Nowak's.
Buffalo: occupation. lnborcr
The clerk of the court then asked.
"IIave you any legal cause to show
now why the sentence of the court
should not now he pronounced
against you?" ~ cannot hear that"
replied the prisoner. Clerk Fisher
repeated his questions and Czolgosz
replied: "Td rather have this gem
tleman here speak" looking towards
District Attorney Penney. 81 can hear
him better" At this point Justice
White told those IN the court room
that they must he quiet or they
would he excluded from the room.
Mr.. Penney then said to the prisoner:
"Czolgosz. the court wants To know
" you have any reason 10 give why
sentence should not be pronounced
against you. Have you anything TO
say 10 the Judge? Say yes or no."
The prisoner replied: ~ have moth
ing To say about that" Justice
White then said: "Ilavc you isprnk-
ing to Judge Titus) anything Ia say
In behalf Of the prisoner at this
time ?" 81 have nothing ~ say within
the definition Of what your honor has
rcnd," replied the attorney. "but II
seems Ia me in order that the inno-
cent should not suffer by this defend
ants crime the court should permit
him Ia cxculpntc nj least his father,
brother and sisters" Then the pris-
oner said: "Thcre was no one else
but me. No one else told me to do
II. and no one paid me to do IT,"
Then Justice White passed sentence
rs follows: ''In taking the life of our
beloved president you committed n
crime which shocked and outraged
the moral sense of the civilized world.
You have confessed that guilt and
after learning all that nj this time
can be learned from the facts and cir
ctmstances Of the case IL good jurors
have pronounced you guilty and have
found you guilty Of murder In the
first degree. You have said. accord
ing To the Testimony OF creditable
witnesses and yourself that no other
person aided or nbetted you In the
commission Of this terrible act. God
grant II may he so. The penalty for
the crime for which you stand con.
victed Is fixed by this statute ana II
now becomes my duty to pronounce
this judgment against you. The sen.
tence Of the court IL that In the week
beginning October as. 1901, at the
place. In the manner and means pre-
scribed by law, you suffer the punish.
mcnt Of DEATH"
Removed Ia the State Prison.
Buffalo. n. w.. Sept. -Czolgosz
was taken from Buffalo tn Auburn
state prison Thursday night TO
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