The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-25
Dramatic Scenes Enacted in the Closing Hours Of the Assasns
Tra-iis COunSeIs Memorable Plea in His Defense.
SPECTATORS IN COURTROOM ARE MOVED TO TEARS
The Ve Received SHsus Was Handspur Cheers
'Sd Court Was Ona AIOurnd ssusues PdOOsr
tomorrow AhsuOOu The Appears In No wsy
Affected BY the Rsdi-Ths ID London

BUFFALO. Sept 2i--Leon r. czol-
gosz was found guilty today ot murder
IN the hrHI degree by jury In Part Ill
of the supreme court. In haying on the
sixth day OF September shot President
Mckinley the wounds inflicted after
wards resulting In the death % the
president
The wheels ot justice moved swiftly
The trial of The ASSASSIN consumed eight
hours and tweniy-ax minutes and COY.
cred a period OF only two days. Prac-
Ilsally ali this time was occupied by the
prosecution "a prci'ntinE the case.
The announ 'em~at by the attorneys
Tor Cz,lgosz that cminent alienisIs.
summoned 20 determine his exact men
tai condition. had ieeltrci him perfectly
sane. destroyed the only ycstlgc Of de-
tcnse that Judges Lewis ani Titus
could have put together
Justice White announced he would
pronounce sentence upon the defendant
Thursday a,tern Bon To an Appearances
he was IN no way affected ,by the re-
suit u the trial.
The crowi gathered at she city hall
today yus rhe largest tina; has been
20 see him since his arraignmeut.
\, 2Ii this afternoon. District At
torn,y Penney abruptly announced that
he case Of the prosecution was ended
Judge Lewis. addressing the coyr.. said
thAt the sudlcn closing ot the case
agal9s, Cz3lg hsz was a surprise 10 him
and his colleague, They had no Wit
ness 10 eal for the defense lie asked
the cour, tha, he oe allowed 10 address
the jury al once. Tne court asscn,eI
and the venerable iurls; began an ad-
dress tia; VIII long be remembered by
,hosc who heard 81.
Judge LOWS said:
"Gen:lthcn of he jury--A calamity
has fallen up,1 this nation through the
act ol this man but the question Is
whether his act was The act OF an in
sane man, II an Insane man, It is no,
murder anl he should be acquitted, The
defendant. 40 matter now serious
crime h, has committed. L. entitled un-
der our laws to ,he benefit OF trial.
You listcned to he defendants plea
n glluy when ne was arralgned at
the opening of this term. but the law
" our s,a;e will not permit him TO plead
guilty TO sush a crime as this. The law
IS ia careful % the rights ot citizens
thar 1, will not permit a man to plead
guilty TO the crime OF murder,
There are IN our country individuals
who think. In a case Ike this, or even
N charges OF much less degree, II Is
entirely proper that the case should be
OF by lynch or mob law. II Is
not long sln,e l read In paper tina.
a oolorgd man in the South had his life !
taken because he had lnsulted a
white man, suggest, gentlemen. that !
class who are crying out that man who |
Is charged VITA a crime that this de- |
,endant Is should not be permitted to |
have a trial before court OF justice, |
lrc more dangerous class 70 a COM |
nuuity than the anarchists about whom /
We read so much.
1T is the duty OF every American
'ltIzen TO stand firmly by the law and
put his voice against any idea that a
man should be punished for any crime
lnul he is proven guilty, Here is this
defendant without having any anmos-
" against The president, without any
personal motive so Ear as We can see,
committed an act which he knew, Il he
VAS sane, must cause his death, How
AN man with sane mind perform
iuch an act? II You find he was not
'esponslbe you would aid in lifting a
great cloud from the minds of the peo-
Die OF this country, II you find that the
PRESIDENT met his fate through the act
" an insane man, Il is the same as II
lie met It by accident.
Il had the profoundest respect for
President Mckinley. He was one OF
he noblest men God ever made. His
Ieath was the saddest blow to me that
las occurred In many years"
Judge Lewis was crying when he
nlshel, and he eyes OF many OF those