The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-02
PRESIDENTS DEATH IS AVENGED
ASSASSIN GOES TO HIS DEATH UN-
RsEPExTrANT AND UNCoN-
FEssED.
VIOLENTLY CURSES RELIGION
EFFORTS TO INDUCE THE con-
DEEMED MAN TO TALK ARE
UNAvAILING.

Auburn, N. Yy Oct. - r. CZOl-
gosz paid the. penalty exacted by law
for the murder of President Mckinley
at t7:17< O'clock this morning.
All preparations had been carefully
made and the witnesses invited to be
present were.in attendance at an early
hour. The condemned man was led in,
placed in the death chair, connections
were quickly adjusted and at a signal
the deadly current was turned on. In a
few moments all was over and the soul
of Leon Colgosz was sent before the
Great Judge to answer for h cruel
crime which deprived the United States
OF its best beloved executive.
Czolgosz went to the electric chair
unconfessed ana unrepentant. He SUI
fered a slight nervous shock during Ii
day but remained sullen and stoical up
to the time he retired last night.
He refused to heed the words Of the
priests who am to urge spiritual
preparation for death and declined to
either re-embrace Roman Catholicism
or renounce anarchy. Czolgosz showed
no strength OF love for kin nor did he
turn to any Of those higher considera-
lions which ordinarily claim the
lHOukIIIS VI HEEL SSAPyAA6 "S
He may have
Suffered Ont0ld Torture
but, outwardly, he seemed sullen and
Indifferent. The state was not to sur
render possession Of his body and 1t
will be secretly inferred in ground con-
trolled by the officials Of the Auburn
prison.
Valdez Czolgosz, brother of the muir
.derer, foreseeing endless difficulties and
possibly angry demonstrations as h
result Of an attempt to give the body
ordinary burial, needed the advice OF
Superintendent Of State Prisons Collins
and Warden Meade and formally re-
ltnquisbed all claims to it. He merely
stipulated that at the close of the au-
topsy all parts of the body should be
buried. All chance of an unhappy and
unfortunate sequel to the execution
either in displays Of popular contempt
or the exhibition Of CHASTITY relics was
therefore finally prevented. The plan
of burning his clothing and papers was
carried cut Immediately after the exc
cution.
Czolgosz held his last two interviews
last night, the first with Supt. Collins
and the second with his brother and
brother-in-law. Both of the interviews
were brief and the interviewers did
most Of the talking until the question
Of religion was mentioned, when Czol-
gosz broke from his seeming lethargy
and violently denounced the church
and clergy and made his relatives
promise that there should be no service
for him, living o rEdead. ,
sPrfests See the PrisOner.
Prior to the late evening interviews
Czolgosz reluctantly received Fathers
Fudsinski and Hickey. It was late In
the afternoon and occurred after he
had once. refused to meet item. When
they reached the prison Supt. Collins
conveyed the request for an interview
to the prisoner. Czolgosz sent back
word that he did not care to see them,
but the priests asked to see him despite
his refusal. Supt. Collins consented
and personally escorted them to the
cell. The priests remained with Czol-
rosz for three-Quarters of an hour ana
earnestly pleaded with the prisoner to
repent and pray for dlyine forgiveness.
He rejected all their advances, how
ever, and they regretfully Withdrew. IL
was < o'clock Whe1. supt:.lolnn VET aat
into the death mouse anu '1ieu ~ sLs
he remained in the cell. some time he
was apparently not successIui N se.
Ting anything mater1al Ironl mn.
At 8 O'Clock the Drotner anu .aa,-
in-laW arrived ana supt:C oillns "
them down to the coaaenneo m lEnas
cell There was no demonsIra.aon Wlt -
they met met Czolsos ialsslNsIly pai "a
the front.of his steel cage ana saio;
Hello"
The brother n the Q
n u wish you Woula.teii W.. .s heo'A'
got you into This scrape
The assassin answered N = low, -
itating manner NO Nooo.s
had anything to5dos win y Du.. me.
ssThat is not how YOU were Dfousn.
up." said. the brother ssandayou ousn
sCurses Religion.
~ haven,t: GOT awning Il tell,o he