Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-10-29
WITH BRITISH COURAGE AND
WITHOUT HOPE OR PRAYER.
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those who saw it for the first time,
noted effiminacy of the amorous lips |
the long jaw and strong thick nose,
the unevenly moulded features of his |
round face, the left eye being higher
than the right and the left ar higher
than the right.
The guards hustled him into the
chair and in less time than it takes
to tell, Czolgosz was on the brink of
eternity.
1t was 7:101a when he entered the
chamber and Az minutes later he was
pronounced dead by the attending
physician.
Once in the chair Czolgosz glanced
helplessly about and while the cleo
tricians were adjusting the elec-
trodes and drawing taut the straps he
attempted to make statement.
| Il shot the President because
thought l would benefit the good
working people," he said.
1t was with an effort that he spoke.
The witnesses, surprised, glued their
eyes on the assassin and strained their
ears to catch the words which follow
ed. The attendants faltered not mo-
ment but adjusted the straps and cleo
trodes with unerrlng precision. More
incoherent words followed They were
almost unintelligible. The assassin
had evidently made up his mind what
he would say, but with death before
him, he. faltered:
Il am not sorry for my crime
This utterance was painfully dis
tinct. Some of the witnesses cast sig
niticant glances at each other.
} LET him die, the dog" they said.
After the execution it was declared
that he said: 81 killed the President
because he was an enemy of the good
working people"
The attendants seized Czolgosz' legs
and passing the straps around them,
bound them firmly. A cut had been
made In the right leg of his trousers
, ready for the electrOde, which was
applied after the mans leg had been
barred above his knee. His arms were
. bound to the arms of the chair and
, straps were quickly passed around the
abdomen ana chest, until he was firm
ly bound down. Then the face straps
covering the chin and part of the
nose were fastened In place.
All was now ready for the adjust
ment of the wires With his face al
most hidden by the straps CZolgosZ
made one final effort to talk. He was
evidently thinking Of home for just
before the current was applied, he
said: II am heartily sorry could not
see my father"
Electrician Davis glanced earnestly
at the electrodes and straps to see
that all was in readiness. He stepped
back and placed his hand on the lever.
Then Warden Mead gave the fatal
signal.
Electrician Davis, standing partially
concealed In the closet In the corner
turned the lever quickly and 1900 volts
went cOursing through the murderers
body which stiffened with a sudden.
hess that was startling. The assas.
sims body bounded up with Il power
full convulsivo movement as II hG
would burst the straps which held him
to the chair. His chest arched out,
the strap which held it drawing taut.
Every muscle was tense, Then the
current was turned off. The mur-
derers chest, which had been thrown
forward against the strap, fell in.
The body relaxed and sank back limp
In the chair, The current of 1900
volts, 8 amperes, which shot through
the body was slowly reduced to 200
Then the full current was turned OH
again and slowly reduced to almost
nothing.
DIR. Macdonald, standing at Czolgosz'
side, stepped up and placed his finger
ON the assassins barred neck to dis
cover II there was still life In tn,
body. DR., Germ, the prison physi
clan, who was attired In the uniform
required by law, stepped on the right
and did likewise, Then, AT 7;14;30
there was n third contact which last
cd but n few seconds Again the body
stilfened under the powerful current
falling back limp and lifeless when the
" current was turned or. DR.. Germ
! stepped forward with n stcthoscope
4 The assassin's coat was thrown back
n and his shirt opened in front The
instrument was placed over the heart
4 and the doctor listened for signs OF
y life.
4 "nc Is dead" was all he said
This was at 7:l5. The stethoscope was
handed to Or. Macdonald who listen.
d-intently for signs of life,
He Is dead" was all he said
Dr. Macdonald, turning to the wit,
4 nesses said: THE physicians pres
cnt can come forward and examine
i the pulse to satisfy themselves that
y the man IL dead"
4 DR. Ely stepped forward, and ap-
j piled the stethoscope, lie listened In
n tently then passed 1t to DR.. Trow,
Il bridge, other physicians present ex,
Il amined the body and satisfied them,
n selves that the man was really dead
The body was carried to the room
q adjoining the condemned mans ceI
y where after the animal heat had left
K the autopsy was performed under
the supervision of DIR, Macdonald,