Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-11-07
HIS BRAIN WAS NORMAL
Autopsy Shows That Cz0lg0sz Was
Perfectly Sound Mentally.

Auburn, N. Y, Oct. 29.-Leon Cool
gosz, assassin of President Mckinley,
has paid the penalty in the electric
chair at the penitentiary, and his
lifeless body now awaits the DISPOSE
ton the warden has concluded to
make of it.
The execution took place this morn
ing, in the presence of the required
number of witnesses, who were all
closely examined when they entered
by the guards stationed at the prin-
cipal gate of the prison. The grew
some sight was not relished by the
men who had been summoned to
make affidavit that the order of the
court at Buffalo had been duly car.
ried out.
The prisoner was bound into the
electric chair and with as little delay
as possible the current was turned
on.
The muscles of its occupant were
drawn tight when the heavy current
passed through the body. The arms
seemed to stiifen and to grasp the
arms of the chair. The legs straight
ened and the trunk was rigid. Then,
after the current had been kept on
for sufficient time, the bands were
| loosened and the assassin OF the pres
ident was declared dead.
Auburn, N. T., Oct. 30.--Naturally,
almost the entire attention of the
| physicians assigned to hold the au-
| topsy over the remains of Assassin
| Czolgosz was directed toward dis
covering, If possible, whether the
assassin was in any way mentally
| irresponsible. The autopsy was con-
Quoted by DIR. Carlos Il. Macdonald,
| Il. A. Spitzka and Prison Physician
Germ. The top of the head was
sawed off through the thickest part
| of the skull, which was found to be
of normal thickness, and it was the
unanimous agreement after the mi-
croscopical examination that the
brain was normal or slightly above
normal. This demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the physicians that
in no way was Czoigoszs mental con-
dition, except as it might have been
perverted, responsible for the crime,
The body was placed in black
stained coffin, every portion of the
anatomy being placed under the sup
eryision of DR.. Germ and Warden
Mead. Shortly afterward it was
taken to the prison cemetery, and
an extra precaution taken to com
pletely destroy it. A few days ago
under the warden's order an expert
ment was made to determine the
power of quick lime in the destruc-
ton of flesh and bone. which was
not satisfactory. Warden Mead, who
conferred with some of the physi-
clans present, determined in con-
junction with Superintendent Collins
that the purpose of the law was the
destruction of the body and that 1t
was necessary to use quick lime for
that end. Accordingly carboy of
acid was obtained and poured upon
the body in the coffin afterward il
had been lowered into the grave.
Straw was used in the four corners
of the grave as the earth was put
in to give vent to such gases as
might form.
II is the belief of the doctors that
the body will be entirely disintegrat-
ed within twelve hours. During that
time and as long as deemed neces-
sahy guard will be kept over the
unmarked grave.
Czolgosz went to the chair in ex-
sary guard will be kept over the
majority of others in this state.
showing no particular sign of fear,
but in fact doing what but few of
them have done-talking to the wit
nesses while he was being strapped
to the chair.
~ killed the president because he
was an enemy to the good people
of the good working people. i am
not sorry for my crime"
These were his words as the guards
hurried him into the chair. A mo-
ment later, mumbling through the
half adjusted face straps, he said:
II am awfully sorry could not
see my father"