New-York tribune., 1901-09-27
ASSASSIN is SENTENCED.
czoIGosZ TO BE PIT TO DEATHuN7THE
WEEK Or OCTOBER 2s.
DECLARES IN COURT THAT HE HAD no
ACCOMyLIcES-TAKE To@AEBCR''
STATE PRISON.


Buffalo. sept. .26-Leon F. Czolgosz- T he as
sassin Of President Mckinley. was ser Eitenced
this afternoon to be put to death in i uburn
State Prison in the week beginning c'ctoper
2s next Before sentence was passed the as
sassIn wanted to speak, but he could n OF get
his voice above a whisper and his word were
repeated to the courr by his counsel
There was no one else but me-" the risoner
said In a whisper NO one else told. 10 { TO 90
IT, and no one paid me TO do it. wits not fold
ANYTHING about the crime and never thought
anything abolEt murder until couple or DAYS
before / committed the crime
CzoIgesz was quite calm, but it W as evident
that his mind was flooded with thou ghts OF ms
distress His eyes were dilated, ma hlng them
appear very bright: his cheeks we re trlhe
male and his outstretched hand trent aed- AFTER
ne had made his statement the guar ds put the
handcuffs on his wrists. He looked at one OF
the officers appeaEngly. with an exT Gession OF
the profoundest fear and helplessn' ,ss In ms
ewes He gazed about at the field OF heaos
which crowded together in efforts to get a look
at him. Every eye was cold, and every glance
hostile The prisoners eyelids rose ana zen
t-en,uIousIv and then he fixed his gaze upon
the floor in front OF him. At this pc ant Judge
Titus came over to him. and bade hi n goodby-
C,zoIgosz replied family. letting his eyes rest
,,,on tbe man who has been his counst i. Good
BY" he said weakly
Sheriff Caldwell and sixteen men ie Il al lo;o"
o'clock tonight with Czolgosz in SPECIAL car
attached to the rear Of the second section Of the
$50 train on the NewYork Central The tram
Is due in Auburn at 2:12 o'clock tomorrow
morning. but being half hour late rout OF
here may not reach there until later
CROWD CIAAMoRs FOR ADMISSION
Although the time announced for the con-
,-ening of court was > O'Clock, every seat ana
every foot Of standing room were occuplea ne
fore 30 o'clock and scores were clamorf1'as out
Ga. for admission. The doors were locossi and
no more were admitted. The prisoner was
hrougbt into the room * 90 o'clock Five min
utes later Justice White took his place on me
bench. and District Attorney Penney salcE
IF zo1Ir hocor please. I move sentencessin the
case Of the People against Leon Czoigosz 'Stano
up. Czolgosz.' .,
The clerk swore the prisoner, and MS 'reco'o
was taken by the District Attorney as ioiio"s'
Age. tuenty-eight: nativity. Detroit resi-
dance Broadway Novaks Buffalo; occupation,
,ahorer. single: degree of education common
school and paroohial. religious instruction Calh-
oIir. parents living dead-father living
mother dead: temperate Incorporate tenn
perate; former conviction of crime none
The clerk of the court then asked: Have you
any legal cause to shown the sentence OF tie
court should not be pronounced against you!
cannot
The clerk Mr.. Fisher, repeated his question:
md Czolgosz replied: I'D rather have this
gentleman here speak, looking toward District
Attorney Penney. i can hear him better
Mr.. Penney then said TO the prisoner: "Czoi-
sosz. the court wants to know if you nave any
reason 70 give Why sentence should not be pro-
nounced against you. Have you anything 10
saw 20 the judge? Say yes or no
The prisoner cid not reply, and Justice Whlte'
addressing him, said:
In that behalf what you have right TO say
relates explicitly TO the subject in hand here at
\ this time and which the law provlceS--VVhy
seTte.ce should not row be pronounced against
yor-ard is defined by the statute The hrst Is
that YOU Tney claim that you are insane the
next is that you have good cause 10 oileI ei'he'
fn arrest If the judgment about to be pro
r,orrcad seafrst you. for q new trial- 1nose
are the ersui.as specified by the statue in which
Won nave a ligit 70 speak at this time. and you
are at perfect liberty TO do SO II you WISH
40 ONE ELSE BUT ME-"
,u,o ,,.eo,,a, ,onlied: Il have nothing to say
about that"
The court then asked Are you ready"' and
Mr.. Penney replied, Yes"
Have you anything 10 say?" asked Justice
Nwhite.
Yes replied the prisoner.
Judge Titus-I think he should be permitted 10
make a statement in exculpation Of his act. if
the court please.
The Court-That will depend upon what his
statement is Have you Cspeakng 10 Judge
TTtus) anything to say in behalf of the prisoner
this time?
Il have nothing TO say within the definition of
what YOUR honor has read" replied the defend
ants attorney, but IL seems to me, in order
that the innocent should not suffer by this de-
PENDANTS crime. that the court should permit
him 10 excupate at Least his father. brother and
sisters"
The Court-Certany, if that is the object of
any statement he wishes to make. Proceed.
Then the prisoner said: There was no one
else but me- No one else told to do it. and
no one paid me to do il"
Judge Titus repeated it, as follows He says
no one had anything to do with the commission
of his crime but himself; one else had any
thing TO do with nor knew anything. about 1t.
The prisoner continued: Il not told any
thing about the crime, and 1 never thought any
thing about murder until couple Of days before
committed the crime"
Judge Titus again repeated as follows He
never told any one about the crime. and never
intended TO commit it until couple Of days
before its commission"
THE SENTENCE PRONOUNCED.
Justice White then passed sentence, as follows:
In taking the life Of our beloved President you
committed crime which shocked and outraged
the moral sense of the civilized world You
have confessed your guilt, and, after learning
an that at this time can be learned from the
facts and circumstances of the case, twelve good
Jurors have pronounced you guilty of murder in
the first degree.
Won have said according to the testimony OF
credible witnesses and yourself, that other
person aided abetted you in the commission
OF this terrible act. God grant il may be So
nv he stand