The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-11-01
he PAID THE PENALTY.
Murderer Of President Mckinley
Was Electrocuted in Auburn
Prison Tuesday Morning.
Did UScOSfEsstD AND usRIPINIANT
The Assassin suffered a Sigh, Nerv-
Gus Attack Monday Evening, But
Rcmaiued SIoiral and Sullen.

Rcmaued Sloiral aud sulen.
The Family ReIinuuIshcd All Claim !
on the nody aud II WIN Ds
Hurled In the Cemetery Al
tachcd 60 the rrison.
Auburn. n y. Oct. 30. Leon +.
czolgos2 paid tribute with his lifr to
The law 40 the murderer OF presid2nt
William Mckinley at iiia o'clock
Tuesday morning .le went 10 thc
electric chair unconfcsscd and upre-
pcntant.
Cynlgosg was dressed In very sim-
plr manner for he execution. q piir
OF black trousers. loose gray -hlrl,
mud pair Of gray socks completing
the outfit. lie wore 40 undergar-
mtnis and no shoes. Ihc LETT lcg
Of the trousers was Sit At the hp',pm
TO permit the free adjustment ot the
clcctrodN and the shirt wna opened
al the neck.
Seated IN The chnir, with The fatal
cnrrrnt about to bc applied, Clol-
rosy. facing The witnesses said' II I
shot the presilrn, hrduusc lhonght
Il vonh tpncilt ilc good working |
spe nm not sorry for the crimr
During this the attendants were
husy strupping him TO the chair his !
last words Wcrc
II am awtuliy sorry ! did not see
my father"
This Was said after the strap lad
been drawn nrross his five yet his
words were hcnrd distinctly by all
tht witnesses 10 the room. For tho
nrst time IN ihe hiAtpry Of the ptlaon
condemned man marched ia tho
fatal chair unncrpmpawrd D
spiritual nl,iscr
The current wns applied three
times Death Was instantaneous
current 81 100 volts was usrd. aud
.Grtt fbnllcniien OF i undoustediS
cansed the hni,'s death There was
The usual Iraining of the body dur
Ing The passage Of the eurrn,, aud
then. after its cessation, tho usual
limp siuLing hnck. The current vas
turned oG a few seconds while the
physicians llstcucd pt tho heart and
ielt for tho pulse Of the unhappy
man. There wae no pulse. and Ckol'
gou was apparently dead To make
sure. however. reduced current ot
i.so0 volts WAS sent through the body,
and when this had been turned on
aud n second examination made, the
Ns.assln was officially pronounced
dead The straps Mere unloosrd
and The body removed at once
90 the operating table, Nherr the
autopsy Wns Immediately bcgun by
Dr.. Macdonald and Gcr,in, the rris
on physician.
llr suffered slight nervous nti1cl
Mondl, evening, bat remained ~!
len aud siolcal until the prison rl1se'
a, 20 o'clock. lie refused TO heed tn
cords OF the priests who came Il
urge spiritual preparation Tor death
md dttiincd either 80 n-embrae
Ilanan Catholicism or rcnouncc on
Arol, Csolcos1 showed no str.ngi
Of lhyr FOR hin. nos did be turn Z
any ~ those higher consideration
Witch ordinarily claim the thought
Of men occupying his position
The prisoner suffered no loss Of ~
petite, nnd during tho day ate n
usual allowance Of food given
prisoners.
-, Under orders from the warden
coiiin uns also prepared. The ln'ti
is Of plain pine, rained black
Tho body Of Leon tzolEoss. 81
,nurdcrer Of President Mckinley, vi
not be removed 'rom Mburn supe
intcndent OF state Prisons Cornrh
\. Collins AMI Warden J Wlrr'
Mead. after hours Of con,rcer
with Czolgnszs brother, succeed
In obtaining from him rclinQuis
ment OF the family claims to The
mains whcr the cNccutioner sh
have finished his work
The rcsoailon OF supcrin,cnde
Collins 10 prevent sensation in
transportation and burial or prcp
lion Of the body Of C2olgoeh took n
zest from two offers ilm, wcre 81
mis.rl Monday hy men of qpestlonaI
enterprise. \ museum keeper IN q
pf the largcr eastern cities lelegrql
rn him an ofyrr al 5000 spot cash
either The hody or the garments
She murderer and the owner OF
kInctoscope wired Warden Ne
that he would pay 5000 for peru
sion TO take a moving picture OF q
cos1 entering the death chamber
Monday night Superintendent
Inns received tel phclc mess
from the chief nf police AZ Cle'p'i
announcing that the father OF
enmil'cl man had signed an agl
ment similar to the one signed
The brother here Monday event
giving the prlson authorities the
ppsnl Of the body
~ Czolgosz held his last two III
views Monday night, the iirst
Superintendent Collins and the
ond With his brother und brother
law. Roth OF the interviews "
brief, and the interyieNcrs did II
Of the talking until the question
religion was mentioned, when
gpss broke from his seeming lc'h0
~ and violently denounced the CHI
and the clergy and made his rela'
promise that there should be no S
Ices for him, living or dead
oclock the brother and brothc
law arrived and superintendent
lns took them down to the eondt
ed mans cell. There was no del
slration when they met. t]ol
II merely stepped to the front o'
steel cage and s,ldl "llello'"
Tho brother yeptured The rem
y VI wish YOU would tell us, Leon
u rot you into this scrape,'
tk The assassin answered In
hesitating manner; mo one No
3 had anything to do with II but II
"'lhat Is not how you were nr"
Nv up" said the brother, "and
% ought to tell us everything now
z fyl ~ haven't got anything to tell
anl answered In u surly manner