The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-07
GZOLGO,Z PAYS PENALTY



AIrUIEN IN ND. October pq-At
h'-1 murderer "I litrlh'hl Nilllam
Mckinley paid The extreme penalty
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'le'lil'llN. re went I'D lh' 'haI DID
exactly the same manner as have the
majority of murdgrers i'm this state,
showing mo- particular sign of fear but
BOO fact doing what few of them have
done talking Co the witnesses while
ho was being strapped In the chair
Czolgosz retired last night at 10
o'clock and slept so soundly that when
Warden Mead went Co the cell shortly
before b o'clock this morning the guard
inside had To- shake Czolgosz To awaken
him. he sat mp ON the edge of his cot
and made mo- reply to- the wardcns
greeting OF Good morning
The prison official took from his
pocket the death warrant and read 81
slowly and distinctly 10 the assassin,
who hardly raised bis eyes during the
perfunctory ceremony.
just as the warden stepped away
from the cell door CzOlgosz called TO
him and said. % would like TO talk
with the superintendent
The warden responded: He viii be
down presently"
Then the condemned man rolled over
on his cot apparently anxious TO sleep
again
At 5.l5, however, the guard brought
to him pair Of dark trousers with the
left leg slit so as to allow the free ap-
plication Of the elecrode and "A light
gray outing shirt. He was told to get
up and put these on, which he did.
Contrary TO the usual custom he was
given a new pair of shoes. When
dressed he lay down on the cot again,
and in this attitude Superintendent
Collins found him at go, when he went
down TO visit him. The superintend-
Ont stood in front of the steel bars and
when the guard had called CzOlgosZ
attention, he said: 81 want 10 make "a
statement before you kin me-"
What do you wish 10 say, CzOlgOszy'
asked the superintendent.
Il want to make fl when there are "A
lot of people present ! want them TO
hear me" said the prisoner.
well. you cannot said the supeTn-
tcndent
Then / won't talk at all" said the
prisoner sullenly
After the superintendent had left the
guards brought Czolgosz' breakfast
CONSISTING OF tDllttt lDdSlf tEBS anu IN
con- and he ate with quite a good deal
Of relish. While he was partaking of
this the witnesses were gathering in the
Offices Of Warden Mead, and at :0S the
procession passed TO the death chamber,
going through the long south corridor.
In the chamber Electrician Davis
and former Warden Thayer Of Dame
more had arranged the chair test, plac-
ing a bank Of twenty-five incandescent
Z q Inn
the electrOde wires al each end. The
witnesses were ordered seated and then
/ Warden Mead briefly addressed them.
saving: You are here to witness the
legal death of Leon i. CzolgOsz. ! de-
sire that you keep your seats and pre-
serve absolute silence in the death
chamber no matter what may trans
/ pire."
CZOlgosz entered the death chamber
surrounded by four guards. He was
/ intensely pale, and as be tried to throw
his head back and carry himself erect
his chin quivered perceptiby. As he
was being seated he looked about at
the assembled witnesses with quite a
steady stare, and said: u Killed the
President because he was an enemy OF
the good people-of the working people.
His voice trembled slightly at hrst, but
, gained strength with each Wofd. ana
/ he spoke in perfect English
- am not sorry for my crime he
said loudly just as the guard pushed
! his head back on the rubber mead
rest and drew the strap across ms
! forehead and chin. As the pressure
on the straps frightened ana bound the
jaws tightly he mumbled, y am a"-
| fully sorry ! could not see my father.
When the strapping was completed
ana the guards stepped back warden
| Mead raised his hand ana at ElZ.5
! Electrician Davis turned the sWltch
that threw 1000 volts OF electricity into
the living body The rush OF the cur,
rent threw the body so nara against
! the straps that they creaked perceptlDlS
The hands clinched suddenly ana inc
whole attitude was one OF extreme ten
sion. For several seconds the run cur
rent was kept on and then slowly th'
electrician threw the switch back, re
ducing the current volt by Volt until ]
was cut off entirely. Then just as 1t ha'
reached that point he threw the leve