Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-31
. Assassin Of President xcKin-
ley Expiates HE Crime.
g LAST WORDS UTTERED BY Hin.
- Physicisns Held m Autopsy -Csol-
goss's Brain Normal-Acid Poured
Over the Body tn Consume Il
In Few Hours.

III
n electricity. He went to the chair
=, exactly the same manner as have
-, majority Of murderers in this
ote, showing no particular sign OF
har and talking to the witnesses
mile he was being strapped in the
nair. Czolgosz retired Monday night
N ten o'clock and slept so soundly
Eat when Warden Mead went to the
IL shortly before five o'clock in the
.prnlng the guard inside the cell had
y shake Czolgosz to awaken him.
he prison official took from his
;pcket the death warrant and read
slowly and distinctly to the assas-
in, who hardly raised his eyes dur
,g the perfunctory ceremony. just
u the warden stepped away from
he cell door Czolgosz called to him
nd said; II would like to talk with
Ae superintendent The warden re-
bonded: "He will be down present
=" Then the condemned man rolled
yer on his cot apparently anxious
. sleep again.
\. At 5:15 the guard brought to him
pair Of dark trousers with the left
"a slit so as to allow the free appl-
.tion of the electrode, and a light
ny outing shirt. He was told to
st up and put these on, which he
d. When dressed he laid down on
e cot again and in this attitude Su-
,,.rintendent Collins found him at
go when he went down to visit him.
ie superintendent stood in front Of
We steel bars and when the guard
I'd called Czolgosz's attention, he
Id: II want to make statement
s,fore you kill me-" "What do you
Fsh to say, Czolgosz?' asked the
perintendent. III want to make 1t
,len there are lot of people pres
NJ. / want them to hear me-" said
e prisoner. "Well, you cannot"
id the superintendent. "'rhen |
tn't talk at ALL" said the prisoner,
llenly. After the superintendent
ID left the guards brought Czolgosa
b breakfast, consisting of coffee,
CAST, eggs and bacon, and he ate
fifth quite good deal Of relish.
lille he was partaking of this the
Illnesses were gathering in the Of
S,es of Warden Mead and at 7:0s the
|ocession passed to the death cham.
sr, going through the long south
y prriIlor.
cWarden Mead gave the signal to
fave the prisoner brought in and at
9:1OH o'clock Chief Keeper Turpper
gwung open the big steel door leading
10 the condemned cells and as the
tteel bars behind which Czolgosz had
cen kept were SWING aside two
uards marched the prisoner out into
he corridor, two others following,
\ nd the chief l;cerer walking in front,
The guards on either side of Cnolgosz
mad hold II his arms as II either 10
support him or to keep him from
making a demonstration. AS he was
,eing seated he looked about at the
assembled witnesses with quite a
jteady stare and said: 81 killed the
PRESIDENT because he was an enemy OF
he good people-of the working peo-
DE-" His voice trembled slightly at
irst, but gained strength with each
word, and he spoke perfect English
IL am not sorry for my crime" he
said, loudly, just as the guard pushed
his head back on the rubber head
rest and drew the strap across his
forehead and chin. AS the pressure
on the straps frightened and hound
the jaw slightly, he mumbled: 81
am awfully sorry | could not see my
father"
Alt was Just exactly III O'CLOCK
when he crossed the threshold, but {
minute had elapsed and he had just
Anished the last statement when tn,
strapping was completed and tn,
guards stepped back. Warden Meat
raised his hand and at 7:12;3O Electri
clan Davis turned the switch tina
threw 1900 volts of electricity int,
the living body. The rush Of the cur
rent threw the body so hard agains
the straps that they creaked per
ceptihly. II was then gradual,
turned off and afterwards agail
turned on in full. At 7;i5 the eur
rent was turned of for good.
From the time Czolgosz had lief
hin cell until the full penalty wa
paid less than four minutes ha
elapsed. The physicians present use
the stethoscope and other tests t
determine II any life remained, an
1t 7:17 the warden, raising his hant
announced: Gentlemen, the prisone
Il dead" The witnesses filed froi
the chamber, many of them visibl
affected, and the body was take
from the chair and laid on the OF
Grating table.
The physicians held an autopsy an
after critical examination decide
that Czolgosz's brain was normal,
not above normal. After the autops
ne body was placed in a blac
stained pine coffin, every portion
the anatomy being replaced. Short
afterward 1t was taken to the prise
cemetery and an extraordinary pr
caution taken TO completely destro
Il. A carboy Of acid had been o.
tslned and poured upon the body
IL coffin after It had been lowert
late the grave. II Is the belief OF II