The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-25
DZOLGOSZ
A MURDERER.
sNa - ave "

Reached out to Gny and claimed Leon +.
n Csolgosx, the poli.h anarchist who assassi
mated President Mckinley, with unerring
4 sw,ftness. 1t found him with the fear Of
death reflected OH bis face. Ills braFga
Woclo was gone. In place of the indlhor
tuce with which he had conduci ed himself
iairce the beginning Of bis trial for tho
murdor of the Presiden', there came into
his face as the verdict of guilty was
I rendered the first expression it has worn'
I Nnd II was that OF fear.
~ The sprouting Of two days board gave
\ TO his features dirty livid hue. His
pronss hair was stumbled over his finely
Shned head, utterly disheveled. He look
Y cd mere than an anarchist, the ha'or OF
4 te;ig:0n end of law and order, than at
my time since he shot the President. The
muscles OF his face and threat tHitched
Ind gulped convulsiyely.
His eyes. gray and keen when first ar
( rested. had lost tho lu.trs that was in
them. His thick eyelashes blinkod and
drooped under the scrutiny OF thousand
eyes Re could look no man in the face,
not even the benign white haired Judge.
He was the picture Of abject terror, and
when he was dragged manacled from the
Court room and through the long lane OF
stalwart policemen to his cell II great re
lief was reflected from his eyes. He dis
appeared through the tunnel leading from
the strongly guarded City Hall to the
jail, almost dragging his guards after
him.
y He will emerge again on Thursday to
receive the sentence which awaits him,
the sen ence that will take from him his
life as swiftly as the law will permit.
I, The verdict of guilty was received In
absolute silence. There was not move
mont Of foot or hand. Through one Of
the open windows the even beat and whirr
sf a passing automobile was heard. With
In two minutes after each member VI the
Jury had been poiled. and with manifest
satisfaction he'd deOlure that the vsldict
Of gully announced by its foreman reflect
cd individual Views the assassin had been
taken from the Court room.
/ The District Attorney spoke but briefly
saying:
I 1t is hardly possible for any man to
stand up and talk about this case without
Che deepest emotion. It was tho most
awful tragedy that ever came upon the
world Wa have shown YOU how this de-
Ssndan stood in the Temple OF Music that
afternoon and shot down our beloved
President. We have shown you how ne
1eliberated on and planned this awful
criIne. We have shown you how he attend
I'd anarchistc and sotIa!lst!c meetings,
at which were sown in his heart the seeds
Of his terrible act
T. The counsel Tor the defense says il the
defendant wa; sane hu was responsible,
and that II he was insane he must be pre-
Sumpd to he innocent. He tells you that
is presumption Of law 1t Is also pre-
sump ion Of Jaw that every man is sane
until proyon insane. Evidence tending
10 show hat the Prisoner was insane has
not been forth coming; Il las been prCvon
shat he was the agent OF the crime, and
thare should be no question in your minds
as to the resi- onstbllity Of the defendant.
Counsel for the prisoner and myself
have Ell Ieavorel to climate all sensational
Ism rom this cass l 10 not my Intention
10 indulge in extend remarks. You un
dorstand the rospon stblity resting upon
you.
HDre is man who does not want a law
yer who does not belle in God nor lu
law. man who d. es not believe in the
married relation yet our laws arc such
that he is defended by two Of he ablest
turists in our city, as If he was the most
f6specl cd defendant, and even though he
como into Court and says he was guilty
yet. gentlemen, you are rec Llred under he
Con .ttution to iiston TO the formal pre-
pres tation OF the evidence n o withstand
iDs Tho fact that this man says he does
got wantit
! One OF tho detectives thought CIolgosz
had tuinted as lhe District Attorney fin
lahed anl placed his hand on the shoulder
Of tho assassin who started v!sibly OF TO
Arlso. but then sat down again, After
ihst he appeared to recover himself some
What and assumed solemn Indifference
until ths verdict Of the jury had boon
fondered
Il was i,!j when tho cGier rapped for
order and the Jury fled into the room,
The clerk read their names. each Juror
sesponhng present OF ms Lame was call
Cd No time was wasted. Tho Jurors
AID not sit down. Addressing them, Jus
tice White said;
'GentIomen have you agreed upon u
verdict
'Ws have responded Foreman Wendt.
"What is your verde, s''
That tho defendant Is guilty Of mur-
der in the first degree,
There was n moment Of silence, and
then a murmur arose from the lips OF tho
crowd 1t ended thcro, There was no
hand clsrpng, no cheers. Court was at
4ncc ddI0urnGi.