The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-27
CZ0LGOSZ HEARS
HIS DOOM.

Buffalo, Sept 26.-Leon f. Czol.
gosz, the assassin Of President Nc.
Kinley, was this afternoon sentenced
to be electrocuted in Auburn State
/ Prison during the week beginning
October 20, 1901. Before sentence
was passed the assassin evlnced a de.
! sire to speak, but he could not get
his voice above whisper, and his
words we're repeated to the court by
his counsel.
'There was no one else but me-"
the prisoner said in a whisper. "No
one else told me to do II, and no one
| paid me to do it, l was not told any.
thing about the crime and l never
thought anything about that until a
couple Of days before committed
the crime"
CAolgosz sat down. He was quite
! calm but it was evident that his
mind was flooded with thoughts Of
his own distress. His eyes were d.
lated. making them appear very
bright His cheeks were tritle
| pale, and his outstretched hands
tremblcd. The guards put the hand
cuffs ON his wrists. He looked at
one OF the officers. There was an
| expression of the profoundest fear
and helplessness ln his eyes. lie
| glanced about at the people who
| crowded there to get look at him.
The prisoners eyelids rose and fell
TREMENDOUSLY and then he fixed his
gaze upon the floor in front of him.
At this point Judge Titus came
over To the prisoner and bade him
goodbye. Czolgosz replied very faint.
! ly, letting bis eyes rest upon the
man who had been his counsel.
| ',Good.bye, he said weakly.
Czolgosz was then hurried down.
stairs and through the "runnel Of
Sobs" to the Jail where he will ve-
, main until removed to Auburn topay
the penalty for his crime.
| Although the time announced Tor
the convening of court was 2 O'Clock,
every seat and every foot of standing
room was occupied before l.3o, and
others we're outside clamoring
for admission. The doors were lock-
ed and no more admitted.
The prisoner was brought into the
room az l. 50 and five minutes later
Justice White took his place upon
the bench and court was formally
opened.
District Attorney Penney moved
for the sentence of the prisoner, and
Czolgosz was or lered to stand up.
Clerk Fisher swore tue prisoner,
and his record was taken by the Dis
trict Attorney as follows:
Age, 2S years: nativity, Detroit;
residence, Broadway, Nowak's, Buff.
alo. Occupation. laborer. Married
or single-single. Degree of educa'
tion-commo school and parochial.
Religious lstruction-Ca
Temperate or intcmperate-temper-
ate. Former conviction of crime
none.
The clerk of the court then asked:
'tHave you any legal cause to show
now why the sentence Of the court
should not now be pronounced against
you?'
The prisaner declared he could not
hear and asked that District Attor-
ney Penny repeat the q.estlons.
His request was granted and Mr..
Penny not only repeated the ques.
tions but his own answers which
were given in such a feeble voice
| that could not be heard.
Justice White, addressing the
prisoner, explained to him that he
might give as reasons why the death
sentence should not be pronounced.
"i'he first is that you may claim
that you are insane. The next is
that you have good cause to offer
either an arrest OF Judgment about
to be pronounced against you or for
new trial.
The prisoner replied: II have
nothing to say about that" Judge
Titus then asked that the prisoner
be permitted to make statement.
Justice White then said: "Have
you (speaking to Judge Titus any
thing to say in behalf Of the prisoner
Az 1tniS tllhe:
II have nothing to say within
the definition OF what your Honor
has rAad," replied the attorney, ''but
it seems to me, in order that the in
nocent should not suffer by this de.
fendant's crime, the court should
permit him to cxculpate at least his
father, brother and sisters. V
From the court: "Certainly If that
is the object Ct any statement he
wishes to make, proceed
Then the prisoner said: "Therc
was no one else but me. No one
else told me to do it, ard no one
paid me to do It, l was not told
anything about that crime and
never thought anything about mur-
der until a couple of days before /
committed the crime.
Then Justice White passed sen.
tence as follows:
sin taking the life Of our beloved
President you committed a crime
which shocked and outraged the
moral sense of the civilized world.
You have confessed that guilt and,
after learning all that at this time
can be learned from the facts and
circumst ances OF the case, twelve
good jurors have pronounced you
guilty Of murder 10 the first degree.
"You have said, according to the
testimony Of creditable Witnesses
and Yourself, that no other person
all ed or abetted you iu the com.
misAion of this terrible deed. God