Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-10-31
LEON CzOLCOSz
IS EXECUTE
Murderer of President McKin-
ley Electrocuted at 7.I2:3O
Tuesday Morning.
NOT SORRY FOR CRIME
Assassin Showed No Indication
Of Breaking Down but
Spoke OF Father.
not SORRY FOR CRIME.
WANTED TO TALK ONCE
Talks to the Guards as He Is Being
Strapped to Death Chair. Say
Ing Mckinley Was Enemy
OF People.

Ing Mckinley Was Enemy
OF People.
/ Auburn, n. Y, Oct 30.-At 1920
O'Clock Tuesday morning Leon Cool
i gosz. murderer of President VIM. Nc
/ Kinley. paid the extreme penalty eX-
acted by the law for his crimes.
| He was shocked to death by LOO
volts of electricity.
| lie went to the chair in exactly the
same manner rs have the ma jority of
4 the murderers in this state, showing no
particular sign of fear. hut in fact do
| ing What few of them have done
talking To the witnesses while he was
/, being strapped in the chair.
II Killed the president because he
WAS an enemy of the good people-of
tile good working people. l am not
sorry for my crime.
These We're his words as the guards
| hurried him into the chair.
moment later mumblng through
! the hail adjusted face straps, he said:
II am ;Iwtully sorry L could not see
my father"
Davis then put upon the arms of the
chair bank of twenty-five incandes-
cent electric lamps and attaching the
electrical wires. passed the current
through them so that the lights glowcd
GU. brightly.
An assistant, in the meantime. put
two electrodes which We're lined with
INIT ls- .,fe
to get them wet enough to prevent the
current from burning the victims
flesh.
The assassin did not break down at
any time nor show any indication of
deingso.
Dresses for Death.
Czolsosz retired last night at o
o'clock and slept so soundiy that when
Warden Mead went TO the cell shortly
before > O'clock this morning the guard
, inside had To shake CZolgos.s TO awaken
him he sat up on the edge of his cot
and made no reply to the wardens
! greeting of Good morning.
The prison official took from his
peeket the death warrant to read ii
slowly and distinctly to the assassin,
who hardly raised his eyes during the
peFtnrctnlY ceremony.
Jast IS The warden stepped away
From h,,, lne e. So door, czoigosz called to
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sp.s' i''Ns 70 tsiN WIN ele super
The warden responded: He will be
down presently"
Then the condemned man rolled over
on his cot, apparently anxious to sleep
again.
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wanted Mary to Rear Him.
Il want To make a statement before
you kill me.
What do You want to say. czoi-
goSZt" asked the sllperint epdent
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lot OF people present. want them to
hear me-. salti The prisoner.
sEeN Won cannot . said the s,,ner;n-
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Then won't talk at an, said the
prisoner. sullenly.
Alter the superintendent had left the
guards brought Czoigosz's breakfast,
CONSISTING ., coiiee TOAST, eggs and
bacon ana ne ave With quite a good
Zeal OF relish While he was partakins
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me Offices OF Warden Mead and at 1908
ne procession passed 70 the death
| chambef gong through the long south
corflaof.
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former Wafaen mayer of Dannemure
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bank OF twsnty-tWo iarandescent lights
neross the arms and connecting the
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Wafoen 1ieaa hrieliS addressed them,
| SAVING:
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death OF Leon u ezoisosZ. desire
chat You Keep yudi seats and preserve
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'he WITNESSES.
Aubulm n W oct. @-fhe jury that
Witnessed me execution OF S@o'gosz and
returned 'he formal iihaing IN his case
Was composed as loiioWs: Foreman. John
Jaeckel, auburn AsnieE w. Cole, Al
pa,ly' ~, ~, i5enoer' AloahN. sharles II.