The Washington times., 1901-09-27

| father and brothers, but there has not
anybody else had anything to do with
| this.
| He spoke so low that Mr.. Titus had tc
| repeat his words to the court. Then the
| defendant went on: Il never told any
| thing to nobody. l never told any.
thing of that kind. l never thought o.
that until couple of days before 1 COM
| mitted the crime
| This also had to be repeated
| The Court-Anything further. Czolgosz
The Defendant-No. sir.
The Court-a zolgosz, in taking the life
of our beloved President you committed
crime which shocked and outraged the
moral sense 0f the civilized world. You
have confessed your guilt, and after learn
ing all that at this time can be learned of
the facts and circumstances of the case.
twelve good men have pronounced your
confession true and have found YOU
guilty of murder ir the first degree You
declare, according to the testimony of
credible witnesses, that no other person
aided or abetret you in the commission of
this terrible act. God grant it may be so.
The penalty II the crime of which you
stand con licted is fixed by statute and
it now becomes my duty to pronounce it's
judgment against you. The sentence of
the court is. that in the week beginning
October 2S, 1871, at the place, in the man
ner and by the means prescribed by law,
you suffer the punishment of death"
There was momentary pause Then
Justice Whites voice sounded Remove
the prisoner AS Judge Titus arose he
found himself facing Czolgosz, who was
about TO be shackled. Judge Titus said: !:
'Czolgosz. goodbye"
Goodbye" said the assassin He put
out his hand and Judge Titus took IT.
The assassin was trembling. Judge Titus
dropped the hand and turned away and
the irons were slipped over the assa ssin's 8
wrists. He went out of the court with
downcast eyes. detected, broken spirited
No one hissed him. Through the tunnel,
back to the Jail he was led, still silent.
When Detectives Geary and Solomon
had placed him in his cell, these two, who
had been his guards since his arrest, said
goodbye" Goodbye said Czolgosz, in
a gasping whisper. He held out his shak-
ing hand. The detectives shook his hand
and passed out. The assassin threw him
self face down on the bed. He was alone
with his thoughts of the week of October
2s.
The death warrant was signed by JUS
tice White at his house late this after
noon. The commitment was signed by
the clerk of the court. The death war
rant is directed to the agent and war
den of the Auburn prison. After for
NAL recital OF the conviction OF Cgolgosz
for the murder of William Mckinley 1t
says:
you are hereby ordered, command
cd, and required to execute the said
sentence upon the said Leon f. Czol-
gosz on some day within the week
commencing Monday, the 2sth day of
October, 1901, the time of the execution
within said week to be left to your
discretion, and within the walls of
said States prison or within the yard
or enclosure adjoining thereto, by then
Gnd there causing to pass through the
body OF him. the said Leon f. Czol-
gosz, current of electricity of sufii-
cient intensity to cause death, and
that the application of said current
of electricity be continued until he, the
said Leon +. CZolgosz be dead
Given under my hand and seal of
this court this 2sth day of September
1901 TRUMAN c. WHITE,
Justice of the Supreme Court"