The daily sentinel., 1901-10-29

Czolgoez held his last two interviews
tonight, the flrst with Superintendent
Collins and the second with his brother
and brother-in-law. Both Of the inter-
views were brief, and the interviewors
did most Of tho talking until the ques-
tion Of religion was mentioned, whom
Czolg ,sz broke from his seeming lethar-
gy and violently denounced the church
and the clergy, and made bis relatives
promise that there should be no service
for him, living or dead.
Prior to the late evening interviews,
Czolgosz reluctantly consented to see
Fathers Fudzlnski and Hickey. 1t was
late in the afternoon and occurred after
he had once refused to meet them.
When they reached the prison Superin.
tendent Collins conveyed the request for
an interview to the prisoner. Czolgosz
sent back word that he did not care to
see them. but the priests asked to see
him despite his refusal. Superintend-
ent Collins consented and personally es-
corted them to the cell.
The priests remained with Czolgosz
for three-quarters Of an hour and earn
estly pleaded with the prisoner to repent
and pray for divine forgiveness. he re-
jected all their advances, however, and
they regretfully withdrew. They told
the prisoner they were holding them
selves ready to answer . call from him at
any hour OF the night. 1t was o'clock
when Superintendent Collins went into
the death house and tried to get the
prisoner to talk to him. Although he
remained In the cell some time, he was
apparently not successful in getting any
thing material from him.
At 8 o'clock the brother and brother
in-law arrived and Superintendent COL
Inns took them to the condemned mans
cell.
There was no demonstration when
they met. Czolgosz merely stepped to
the front Of his steel cage and said:
"Hello!"
The brother ventured the remark:
II wish you would tell Us, Leon. who
got you into this scrape."
The assassin answered in q slow, hesi-
tating manner:
mo one. Nobody had anything to do
with 1t hut mo-"
| "That 10 not how you were brought
up" said the brother. land you ought to
tell us everything now"
II have not got anything to toll" he
answered in q surly manner.
"Do you want to see the priest againf ?"
asked his brother.
| He answered with more vehemence
than he had previously shown:
"No, damn them; don't send them here
again. don't want thsm."
The brother in law intsrjected here:
"Thst's right, Leon"
The brother looked rather disturbed
by the answer. Then, stepping up close
to the bars the condemned man said:
"And don't you have any praying over
me when I'm dead l don't want it.
1 don't want any Of their damned relig-
ion."
W0o q PnAobua psNSO VI = ~"
minutes, when the relatives resumed cas-
ual converse tion with him, to which he
replied in monosylables, until the bro
ther-in in-law suggested to Superintendent
Collins that ho and the brother be per-
mitted to witness tho execution. Be-
fore the euperintsnde could reply,
Leol Czolgosz said:
"Yes, Mr.. Superintendent. lot them see
it,"
Mr.. Collins told them that no such
thing could be dsne and ordered them to
say goodbye.
Czolgoss walked TO tho back Of his
coll, sat down on tho edge Of his cot and
did not answer the last farewell.
When tho relatives reached the war
den's Office they again renewed their re-
quest TO see the execution to which Mr..
Collins replied emphatically:
"Csolgosx will be killed at z o'clock to-
morrow, and il you apply to the warden
10 the afternoon you msy b able 10 ~