Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-09-27
more TESTIMONY D GIVEN 4 \.
Officers Of&Auxitiary Cruisers Are on
The Stand Before the Court Of
Inquiry.
Efforts Being Made To Show That
Schley Had Information Of cerv-
f. .ss$ era s. Whereabouts. 3;s B

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Adjournment AIKEN for the AfternoonI
= Attend Funeral Of Late
Judge Wilson.
s Buffalo, Sept 27.-----L Leon F. Czolgosz,
the assassin Of Preside dent Mckinley,
has been sentenced to be electrocuted
the week beginning Oct. %, 1901 Acs
.ooTding to he law OF this state Oct
Is is the earliest date that could be
fixed for his eaecut lion.
$ SS At five minutes afterS2 O'Clock the
prisoner was brought into court shack
led to Detectives Geary and Solomon,
accompanied BY 4 Assistant Superin
etendant Cnsack and Jailer MITCHELL
The crowd sought to surge bout them
and it was with difficulty that the pol
lice cleared a channel down the aisle
to the prisoners seat. #
I Czolgosz was perspiring and seem
ed nervous, though he did not tremble
and his gait was steady. AS he took
his seat he mopped his brow with his
handkerchief. When he settled back
in his chair his: Wented listless atti-
4 nde was absent. He kept his eyes
wide open and looked about him occa.
sionally, but presently he dropped hi
eyes to the table ahead Of him and as
sumed his former listless air. The
strain was intense evidently, as was
attested by a few sighs and a heaving7
&of the chest. Il Il .,ss rs !; I. $s. :E .S
At5 2.12 Justice White took his seat
on the bench and the crier announced
the Opening of court. s 10 Fl .;55s :s.s
s sCzolgosz, stand up, commanded
District Attorney Penney. ii 3:s; Il
The assassin rose. ss$9
What IS your name ?'' asked Mr..
Penney. Ii 4; s5:s:77. 7. :@.sz#.
Leon r. Czolgosz." s,.s S s q III:
How old are you? 2" * >f:l, & @
Twenty-eight years" S.s $..s
Where were you born 2" S2 s.,s i. ,S& lz$&
a Detroit. ''s>s @ d: 4 n. s.ssst .sz,sg sQ:
Where were you living when ar.
rested ?'' $SFs . t.52. .% Y ,'SS
Cleveland" !" ~ .si35sz2.z 5l5s 81
hat1is your occupation 2" s$:Y7ss&
,.tIronWorker.''s %s E$. d
#2"1.A Are, you married or single q LEE.
What degree Of education have you
/ received ?,' s}s. 5:sI5 stz s
| No reply. ,z54ss 81 L
I@z5S".What | schools. have You attended p
| fPublic and church schools"
Are ycu temperate or intemper-
ate2?' 5,s 81 I'd. 55tSs as5 E,z1s
&ta.'T Temperate. 4 5$ 4 q :. d, AS
.sTI lave you ever before. been convict.
ed ofany crime = z$ 5 a; y &
stN o. ss5 5:5 s5$
IS Are your father and mother alive?'
stsNFy. father is alive. My mother is.
dead .''3s '' NJ s5 3
Czolgosz' replies were so low that
he could not be heard five feet away.
&S Had No Excuse to Offer.
4 Have you any legal excuse why.
sentence should not be pronounced
/ against you 3, @ y @5s
CzoIgosz could not or pretended he
Eeonld not hear the question put by the
4 clerk II was repeated to him twice
and then he said som ething in an In
audible tone. The Judge interviewed
and explained what was meant3by the
4 question "a fi3@ {3ss3 n II
8 irst, you may claim you are In
sane, the next is, have you good cause
u
nounced against you ~ #s5%S3
j lsaI have nothing to say about that
II was the reply 81 e. n i$ss$
Justice Titus asked that the prison
4 er be allowed TO say something ID ex-
culpation OF his crime. ja.ss
i The prisoner began to speak 5 His
] voice was SO low he could scarcely be
/ heard Judge Titus was obliged to re-
4 peat 1T. sentence BY sentence, so that
Il the court mis- ght hear. Y zsss3t$
4 have nothing to- az ", =, whispered
Il aCzolgosz to- his counsel.
Judge TitustsI think he ought to
4 be permitted to make a statement In
exculpation OF his tamil q, & I s5sa5
Turning to the prisoner again Judge
a II Titus held a brief conference Turn
ing to the court counsel for the de
sfendant said ss.
He says no other person had any
thing to do with II; that no other per
son knew of his commission but hinl-
i self His faith Ter Or mother or no one
else knew othing about it.
Il The prisoner closed his lips, stared
u straight ahead Of him and awaited tht
q court 81 pronouneemen of his doom.
A A The sentence was brief.
4Ezolgpsx, sal the court, 8sssyy Oh
thave committed a grave crime against
h The state and our IInion iii the assas-
a sinatien of our beloved president.
4 4 After learning al & facts and cir
siScumstanees III the case. q q good men
&, have pronounced you guilty Of murder
ri In He first degree Ypu say that nc
Il; d; other person ahetted you In the com
ission Of this terrIb act. The pen,
atty is Fixed by statute and 1t becomes