Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-25
Grange N GZOLGOa.
Conviction OF the Assassin Has
Brought Terror to His
Soul.
He is No Longer Indifferent to
His Fate = Sentence to
Be Thursday.
Indicates That He May Say
Something When Sentence
is Pronounced.

1lc6S proved insane. 10 Tue ASSASSIN Was
offered the opportunity to go on the
stand, but he only shook his head wher
his lawyers asked him. He did not trus
| himself to speak.
| The unconcerned murderer has
changed. His pallor has turned frolr
white to yellow. His hands shook. He
| curtained his eyes with the lids. and sal
with his head hanging on his shoulder. |,
nervous perspiration ooaing out on hi:
! face and hands. In remaining mutt
tkruout the assassin found way t.
bold his composeure, but yesterday
afternoon in court has was a most mis-
cradle picture. No bravado, no courage
no defiance Of death, net the glorifica-
ton of the anarchist who did his
duty; just cur-like collapse.
He will be dragged to the death chair
bowling with terror" said Chief of De-
tectives Cusack, who has studied him
since his arrest. And the fear that was
written all over the assassin last night
lent itself to the prediction.
Interest in yesterdays proceedings
goes first to the return of the verdict.
charge to the jury the sky seemed sud
denly to grow dark. Clouds blew vi,
from the lake and rain threatened. Cool
sosz glanced fearfully at the twelve men
standing in their places In respect to til :
solmen words of the court. He signe ]
for water, and the detective brought
him glass. He gulped at 1t, hande d
back the glass and dropped his eyelids
again. All day he sat with eyes almost
closed, as If he would shut out the scene.
From time to time he would plunge his
left hand into his coat pocket, bring out
his handkerchief and mop his face. He
opened his eyes quite wide when the
Judge turned from the jury and the
tramp OF feet told him that the jurors
were to retire. The assassin showed no
8enmotIon when the verdict was an
nounced, but he looked as II he were on
the verge of physical collapse.
Czolgosz has indicated to the guards
who attend him that he will have some-
thing to say on Thursday. when, accord
ing TO the forms of justice. he is asked
II he has anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced. He may then
make some declaration Of his motives.
hut he viii have to recover his self
Ioadsssion beyond What 1t was yester-
day:
The plea Of the prisoners counsel was
Judge Lewis said in part:
sGentlemen of the jury: A calamity
has fallen upon this nation thru the ait
of this man, but the question is whether
his act was the act Of an insane man.
4 II an insane man, 1t is not murder and
he should be acquitted Of that charge.
He would then, of course, be transferred
to an asylum.
Much discussion has occurred in our
midst and has been called to my atten-
ton as to the propriety of any defense
being interposed in this case. Many let
tiers have been received by me since !
was assigned with my associate to de-
sfend this man, questioning the propriety
OF defense being attempted. You gen
tlemen know, perhaps. how Judge Titus
and myself came into this case. The
position was not sought by US, but we
appear here in the performance OF q
duty which we thought deyolyed upon
US. Notwithstanding 1t was an exceed
ingly disagreeable one.
because, under our system OF jurispru-
dence. no man can be placed on trial for
the high crime OF murder, the penalty Ut
which under the law is death. without
his having the assistance of counsel.
"Gentlemen, when they become menu
beers of the legal profession they become
members of the court. They are COM
PEELED, IL assigned, to defend criminal
or rather the one who is charged with q
crime. They are compelled to respond
and accept the duty unless they can pre-
sent some reasonable excuse, and If they
refuse to perform that duty they are
guilty of misdemeanoi' and are liable
to punishment by the court.
$50 you see, gentlemen, IL any simple
minded, thoughtless person should en-
terrain the notion for minute that the
counsel who appear in this case are do.
Ing something which they ought not tc
do, that person is laboring under a very
serious misapprehension as to the duties
devolving upon lawyer. The defend
ant, no matter how serious a crime he
| has committed, is entitled under oui
laws to the benefit of a trial. In the
case of murder he must have trial.
You sat here and listened to the de-
| PENDANTS plea Of guilty when he was ar
lraigned at the opening of this term, bu
| the law OF our state will not permit hin
| to plead guilty to such a crime as this
ut was incumbent upon the court to in
sist that the trial should proceed ant
| that the people should establish beyond
To- reasonable doubt that the defendant
was guilty Of the crime charged agains
| him.
"There are individuals, not hope II
very large numbers, but we know they
are scattered all over the country, who
| think In a case like this or even II
charges Of much less degree, 1t is en-
ltirely proper that the case should b
disposed of by lynch or mob law. W.
can hardly take up a paper without W.
jlearn that in some part of this free ant
independent country some man has beer
murdered on the suspicion or belief tina
| he was guilty of some crime. This stat.
| of things does not existEin our communi
| Nv, but 1t does In some parts OF ou
state, as every intelligent man knows.
ut is charged here that our client I!
Ian anarchist, man who does not be
lieve in any law or in any form of gov
eminent. And there are, SO we are told
| other individuals who entertain tina
| opinion. We all feel that such doctrines
| are dangerous: are criminal; are doc
/ trines that will subvert our government
lin time If they are allowed to prevail.
"Gentlemen OF the Jury. while 1believ,