Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-27
W|LDW|THFEAR
Assassin Czolgosz Collapses
and is Now Terror
Stricken.
SEES WRONG TOO LATE
Shrieks and Means When
Within Sight of CHASTITY
Walls.


Caldwell, OF Erie county, and Is dep
morning in charge OF Leon Czolgosz,
the assassin of President Mckinley,
sentenced to death, and consigned to
the warden of Auburn prison. where
he will be confined pending the exc
cution of the sentence of death in the
electric chair the weak of Oct %.
On reaching the prison Czolgosz
collapsed completely. The mock
courage he has maintained and which
has been gradually failing the past
week and all hut left him yesterday,
deserted him entiT ely. He is now
helpless and there is some concern as
to whether his strength can be kept
up At all until he is obliged to face
the final ordeal in the death chamber
a month hence.
Carried Into the Prison.
Awaiting the arrival of the train
there was a crowd of 200 people at
the depot. Either from fear of the
crowd, although it was not very
demonstrative. or from sight of the
prison. Czolgosz's legs gave out. and
the deputy sheriffs were compelled to
carry the man into the prison.
Inside, his condition became worse.
He was dragged up stairs moaning
and groaning, and evincing the most
abject fear. AS soon as the handouts
were unlocked the man was dragged
into the keepsr'L Office. and the ofIi-
GERS proceeded to strip him and put
on q new suit of clothes During the
operation Czolgosz cried and yelled
making the prisoner corridors echo
with the evidence of his terror.
The prison physicians after exam
ing the man ordered him removed to
a cell in conde mned row which he will
occupy until he is taken to the cleo
trio chair.
Euroute from Buffalo the wretch
showed no Indication Of breaking
down. He talked some and expressed
regret for the crime at saying AIN
especially sorry for Mrs. Mckinley "
He reiterated he had no accomplices.
The Death Warrant
The death warrant, signed by JUS
tice White, is addressed to the agent
and warden of Auburn state prison,
aud directs him to execute the sem
tence of the court within the walls of
the prison rome day during the week
beginning Oct % next, by causing
''to pass through the body of said
l. son f. CT Ilgosz a current OF cleo
tricity of sufficient intensity to cause
death. and that the application of the
said current of electricity be contin-
ued until he, the said Leon F. Czol-
go 2. be dead"
without SuppIIcatIon.
Buffalo, Sept. 27.-Much comment
was excited by the fact that the usual
phrasing land may God have mercy
ON your soul' was not used by the
Judge in Czolgosz's case after he had
pronounced the fatal word death -
He stopped in the middle of the usual
formula, leaving the sentence as
harsh in it's form as it could be made
These were the words used by
Judge White in passing sentence:
lin taking the life of our beloved
president you committed a crime
which shocked and outraged the
moral sensc of the civilized world.
You have confessed that guilt. and
after learning all that at this time can
he learned from the facts and eiroum
stances of tbs case twelve good jurors
have pronounced you guilty Of mur-
der in the first degree.
You have said. according TO the
testimony of credible witnesses and
yourself, thss no other person aided
or abetted you in the commission of
this terrible act. God grant it may |
be go.
The penalty for the crime for |
which you stand convicted is ixrd by
this statute. aud it ntw becomes my
duty to pronounce this judgment |
against you. The sentence OF the |
court is that in the week beginning !
Oct. %. 1901, at the place. in the
manner and means prescribed By law.
you suffer the Punishmens of death. |
Remove the prisoner.