Evening star., 1901-09-27
Utterly Collapses When Taken to
Prison at Auburn.
CRIED AND YELLED In TERROR
Sent a Sympathetic Message to
His Father.
SORRY FOR HIS CRIME

L
gosz. President McKinley's murderer, In
the custody of Sheriff Caldwell of Erie
county and twenty-one deputies, arrived in
Auburn at 3:15 am. The prison Is only
about fifty yards from the depot. Awaiting
the arrival of the train there was a crowd
of about 200 people. Either for fear OF
the crowd. which was not very demonstra-
tive. or from sight of the prison, Czol-
gosz's legs gave out and two deputy sher-
IFS were compelled to practically carry
the man into the prison Inside the gate
his condition became worse, and he was
dragged up the stairs and into the main
hall. He was placed in a sitting posture
on the bench while the handouts were be-
ing removed, but he fell over and moaned
and groaned, evincing the most abject ter
ror.
As soon as the handouts were unlocked
the was dragged into the principal
keepers office. AS in the case OF all pris-
ouers, the officers Immediately proceeded
to strip him and put on a new suit of
clothes During this operation Czolgosz
cried and yelled, making the prison corrf-
doris echo with evidence of his terror. The
prison physician. DIR. John Germ, exam
ined the man and ordered his removal to
the cell in the condemned row, which he
will occupy until he Is taken to the electric
chair. The doctor declared that the man
was suffering from fright and terror, but
said that he shamming to some extent.
Collapse Was a Surprise.
The collapse of the murderer was sur
prise to every one. En- route from Bunalo
he showed no Indication of breaking down.
He ate heartily OF sandwiches and smoked
cigars when not eating. He talked some
and expressed his regret for his crime. He
said, II am very sorry for Mrs. Mckinley.
He reiterated his former statement that he
had had no accompliceS, and declared that
he never had heard of the man under ar
rest in St. Louis who claimed to have tied
the handkerchief over his hand, conceal
ing the pistol with which the President
was shot.
He says the handkerchief was not tied.
He went behind the Temple of Music, ar
ranged the handkerchief so as to hide the
weapon and then took his place IN the
crowd. To Jailer Mitchell he sent this mes
sage to his father: Tell him I'm sorry l
left such a bad name for him.
Taken From Buffalo Last Night.
Czolgosz was taken from Buffalo to Au-
burn states prison last night to await
death by electrocution during the week
commencing Monday, OCTOBER 2S- Sheriff
Caldwell and sixteen men took the prisoner
in a special car, attached to the second sec
tion of train Is, which was due to leave at
$50 pm The train left the New York
Central station over that road at 1906
o'clock and the railroad officials said that
effort would be made to reach Auburn
at IL CLOCK. WDlcn Is ScneOUle time.
Czolgosz was "sneaked'' out the back en-
trance of the Erie county Jail, surrounded
by the seventeen men, and was hustled
into the special car, which had backed
down on the terrace tracks, few rods in
the rear of the jail, a minute before. The
jail was left at just $40 o'clock. but slow
run was made to the Union station, as the
engine and car were on the wrong track,
which had been cleared.
Sheriff Caldwell arranged for the depar-
ture, and his moves were kept so secret
and were so eleveTly managed that no one
but the guards, the railroad officials and
the newspaper men who were on the watch
knew that the assassin was being SNUG
gled out of the jail. Sheriff Caldwell had
given orders to his most trustworthy depu-
ties to appear singly at the Jail at differ
ent hours during the evening, and he also
made arrangements with Superintendent
Bradfield of the New York Central to have
engine and special car on the terrace tracks
at Church street at 9:25 o'clock. The car
was fifteen minutes late, but the moment
1t left the station, run OF three or four
minutes, a telephone message was sent to
the jail, and the sheriff had the prisoner
ready.
Object of Curiosity.
As soon the car stopped but a few
rods from the rear entrance to the jail,
Czolgosz appeared handcuffed to Jailer
George n. Mitchell and surrounded by the
sheriff and his deputies and Chief McMas-
ter of the Auburn police department. The
NaA containing the was dICdCQeQ
to the second section of the train. The
news that car containing the murderer
was on the train spread quickly, and all
the railroad men in the station left their
work to Chamber upon the platforms and
get look at the assassin.
Finally. at 1906 o'clock, the word was
given and the train pulled out. At Roches-
ter the car was coupled to a train run
ming from there to Auburn. which had or
ders to await the arrival of this train Just
before the train pulled out representative
or the Associated Press saw Czolgosz
seated easily In seat and smoking a cigar
In the seat with the prisoner was Jailer
Mitchell. and In the opposite seat facing
them. were the keeper of the penitentiary
and Deputy Sheriff Hugh Sloan, the Oldest
and most experienced deputy sheriff In the
county The other guards were seated in
front and back of him and on the other
side Of the car directly opposite his seat
The authorities received word from some
source today that the sheriff might en-
counter considerable difficulty in getting
the prisoner TO Auburn. Just what sort of
trouble was feared could not be learned.
but great care was taken that no advance
news of the departure of the train was tel
egraphed along the line.