Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-03

beloved President, you committed o
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 oircum-
stances OF the case, twelve good Jurors
have pronounced you guilty, and have
found you guilty Of murder 10 the first
degree.
"You have said, according to, the tes-
timony OF cieditable witnesses and your
self. that no other person aided or
abetted you in the commission of this
terrible act. God grant 1t may be 10.
The penalty for the crime for which you
stand convicted is fixed by this statute,
and it now becomes my duty to pro-
nounoe this judgment against you.
1.-The sentence of the court Is that IN
the week beginning October 2Sth, 1901,
at the place, in the manner and means
prescribed by law, you suffer the pun
ishment of death,
| 'Remove the prisoner
The crowd slowly filed out OF the
room, and court adjourned at 3 %.
The death warrant signed by Justice
White is addressed to the agent and
warden Of Auburn State Prison, and
directs him to execute the sentence Of
the court within the walls of the prison
on some day during the week beginning
October 18th, next, by causing Ito
pass through the body of the said Leon
Il. Czolgosz current of electricity of
sufficient intensity 10 cause death. and
that the application of the said current
of electricity be continued until he,
the said Leon f. Czolgosl, be dead. :"
Sheriff Caldwell and 16 men left at
1906, with Ozolgosz, in n special car,
attached to, the'rsa of the second SEQ
tion of the 9. 80 train on the New York
Central.
Auburn, N. Y, Sept 27.-Leon f.
,, Czolgosz, the murderer of President
! Mckinley, in the custody of Sheriff
Caldwell of Erie county and 81 depu.
! ties, arrived in Auburn at 3. 10 O'Clock
this morning. The prisoc lie about sc
! yards nom the depot. Awaiting the
! arrival OF the train there was crow6
Of about 200 people.
9 Either for fear of the crowd, which
was not very demonstrative, or fion
2 sight Of the prison, Czolgosz's legi
gave out, and two deputy sheriifs were
. the prison. Inside the gate his con
8 dragged up the stairs and into thu
main hall. He was placed in sitting
posture on a bench while the handcutR
3 were being removed, but be fell owe
o and moaned and groaned, eyincing tn
i most ahjeot terror. As soon as tn
v handouts were unlocked, he was dragged
into the principal keeper Office. A
70 10 the case of all prisoners, the officer
y Immediately proceeded to strip hin
and put on new suit of clothes
- During this operation, Czolgosz erie
J. and yelled, making the prison corridor
. echo with evidence Of his terror. Tn
s. prison physician, DIR. John Germ, OK
10 amined the man and ordered his re
8 moval to cell in the condemned row
10 which he will occupy until he is take
to the electric chair. The doctor de
10 olared that the man was suffering fror
a fright and terror, but said that he wa
10 shammiDg to some extent.
IN The collapse of the murderer was
surprise to every one. En- route froi
II Buffalo he showed no indication {
IN breaking down. He ate heartily {
u sandwiches, and smoked cigars whe
not eating. He talked some, and g,
ID pressed regret for his crime He said
u 81 am especially sorry for Mrs. MI
Kinley." He reiterated his form,
t; statement that he had had no accom-
o; rlioeH, and declared that he never ha
e' heard Of the man under arrest in S
on Louis, who claimed to have tied II
n handkerchief over his hand, concealir
" the pistol with which the Presidel
m: was shot. He said the handkerchief WI
OF not tied. He went behind the Temp
of Music. arranged the handkerchief
d: as to hide the weapon. and then toe
ow bis place in the crowd. To Jail
ia Mitchell he sent this message to b
father; TELL him l left such bi
he name for him.