The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-11-08


brought more than 1900 letters. pa
pers and packages to the prisoner, but
none of these was ever delivered to
him. They came from the army of let
ter writing cranks and were of every
character, from harmless to vicious.
The prison officials felt that the deliv-
cry Of such a quantity of man would
not only seriously disturb him. but
would have given him false ideas as
to his Importance and prominence. The
other convicts in the death house were
not permitted to talk to him, and the
guards who kept the death vigil watch
ed in unbroken silence.
The rule of silence as to the prisoner
was broken that he might have oppor-
tunity to prepare himself spiritually
for his death. The rule was also brok-
en- in a final effort to secrue a con-
fession from the condemned man. The
prison officials felt that it was their
duty to again seek to ascertain IL 9TH
ers plotted with him or abetted him in
the murderous plan that he carried out
at Buffalo
Early in October Superintendent Col
Inns had a lengthy interview with him.
Night was chosen for the inquiry, and
at 3 o'clock the superintendent called
on Czolgosz. The prisoner was trans
ferred to another part of the prison,
where there was no one TO overhear the
conversation. For the first few min
utes CzolgosZ sat in silence and the
superintendent began to despair of get
ting any information. Finally, just as
he was about to leave. Czolgosz an
ewered one of his inquiries. From that
time on he talked freely. but his ut
terances contained no enlightenment as
to the cause for his crime or posi-
BILE conspiracy. The most important
statement he made was one in which
he absolutely denied that he had a
handkerchief tied about his hand, or
that the pistol was concealed in any
other place than his coat pocket. The
superintendent said
Now, CZolgosZ, l want you to talk
to me. I'm the only one that can do
you any good, and If you tell me any
thing I may help you to get out OF
here"
II don't want to get out of here.
They'd kill me outside" was the re-
ply.
Who'd kill you?"
Why, the people"
You mean the men who told you
to kill the PRESIDENT" asked Collins.
mo; nobody told me to kill the
President; l mean the people"
Who gave you the money to get to
Buffalo,"
mo one. A man in Chicago wanted
to see me: and ! went there from
Cleveland"
Who was the man." pursued the
Il don't remember his name"
DO you remember where he lived?"
No; / don't know the names of the
streets there"
How did you get to Buffalo from
Chicago? Dis this man pay your
fare?"
NO. sir. had some money l earned
at painting and carpenter work"
Didn't this man in Chicago and
some others tell you to kill the Presi-
dent?" asked Collins.
NO, they didn't. I thought it out
myself"
Did you first follow the President
to San Francisco to kill him?'
That's lie," responded the prison
cr, Il did not. did not make up my
mind till I'd been there a few days"
Superintendent Collins at intervals
the question as to who sent
him to kill the President, but to each
query ne would respond: Nobody, ]
did it myself"
You know Emma Goldman says you
are an idiot and no good, and that you
begged quarter of her?'
II don't care what she says She did
not tell me to do this"
What did you kill the President
for?"
He would not give me any work "
Did you ever ask him for work."
Yes. at Canton once, and he turned
me down"
Did you ever ask anybody els for
work."
Yes. lots"
why didn't you shoot the people
who refused you?''
They weren't like Mr.. Mckinley. He
could have fixed me-"
Who helped you tie up your hand In
the handkerchief"
Nobody. / never had handkerchief
on my hand. Anybody that says so
lies. l had the pistol in my coat pock~
ct and when l got near the President
l pulled 1t out and fired"
why. they found the handkerchief
you had it wrapped in said the su-
perintendent.
That amt so. sir" he earnestly an
swered II didn't have no handler
chief l just had the pistol in my
pocket" Among the hundreds of let
tiers received for Czolgosz at the pris-
on was one mentioning girl named
Amy of Chicago.
Collins, thinking to surprise him,
said: Your girl named Amy of Chi
The prisoner said, with stolid indif-
ference, and without the least tremor
or surprise, Il don't know any such
girl. l don't want to see her"
DO you know where you are now"
Yes; in prison."
DO you know where the prison is?
No"
You know that you are going to
die?" asked Collins
Yes, | suppose so. / expect it." and
he answered the question in the same
way that he had answered
all the rest.
Collins closed the interview by say
ing: IF you want to tell me any
thing the guards will notify me-"
Czolgosz made no reply and was taxi
en- back to his cell.
Czolgosz held his last two interviews
last night, the first with Superintend~
ent Collins and the second with his
brother and brother-i n-law. Both of
the interviews were brief, and the in
reviewers did most of the talking IN
til the question of religion was men
toned, when CZolgosZ awQke from his