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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-29

e Gave No Sign Of Repentance,
Nor Did tie Break Down =
Electrician Davis Used l7OO
Volts OF Electricity, First
Turning II On at Full Volt
age for Seven Seconds
There Were Three Contacts
-Supt. Collins Says That
For the Present Letters Sent
Czolgosz VIII Not Be De-
stroyed- His Personal ii.
fects We're Burned = his
Father Eyiuced No Emotion
When the News Was Told
Him Physicians Who Con-
Quoted Autopsy Say Muir.
derer's Brain Was Normal
II Not Above Normal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-29

ering. II possible. whether the assas-
sin was In any way mentally lrrespon-
sible. The autopsy was conducted By
DR.. Carlos +. Macdonald. Y. a. Spit2ka
and Prison Physician GERM the top
OF the head was sawed of through the
thlckest part Of the skull, which was
found TO be OF normal thickness, and 1t
was the unanimous agreement OF the
microscopIcal examination that the
brain was normal or slightly above
normal. This demonstrated 70 the
satisfaction OF the physicians that In
no way was CzolgosE's mental condl-
ton except as il might have been per-
verted, responsible for the crime,
The autopsy was completed shortly
before noon. when the surgeons issued
the following brief statement;
SURGEONS STATEMENT
"The autopsy was made by Mr. Ed
ward A. Spitzka, OF New York, under
the immediate supervision and direction
OF DIR. Carlos F. Macdonald, OF New
York, and Or. John Germ. prison ply
stefan. The autopsy occupied over
three hours and embraced a careful ex-
animation Of all the bodily organs IN
Guiding the brain. The examination
revealed a perfectly healthy state OF all
the organs, including the brain =,
"All OF the physicians who attended
the execution were present al the au-
topsy and all concurred IN the innings
OF the examiners.
JOHN GERM. ". D.
(Signed.) CARLOS +. MACDONALD,
NJ. ID.
Z. A. sPrTZKA"
DESTROYING THE BODY
The body was placed IN black
stained pine coffin. every portion OF TIE
anatomy being replace under the SUI
peryision of DIR. Germ ana Narueh
Mead. Shortly afierward i was taken
10 the prison cemttery and an extra
ordinary precaution taken 70 oompie'sD
destroy II. A few DAYS ego, uhaer the
warden's order. an experiment Wa
made 70 determine the power q quich
lime In the destruction Of nesn anu
bone. which was nos satisfactory, wal
den Mead. who conferred With some OF
the phvsiclans present end tefm'hea,
~ tuuluiNilNU WIN NAlA " ~
the purpose OF the law was the aeslIuc.
ton ofthe body, thatit uasn htcessaty
70 use quicklime for that end Aecoru,
ingly carboy OF acid was ootslhe Pc y
and poured upon the BODY IN ,ns conli'
after II had been lowered into lhe sIsNe,
straw was used In the four c'tne's OF
the grave as the earth vas nu' inl'
give vent 10 such essef 81 rll1nt ioili'
Il Is the heller Of the phyf'1iahs llh,
the body viii he entirely dIantegraIru
within twelve hours Durlns that I'm,
ana as ior< as deemed necessary
euard vii be kent over ihs unr'arSeo
grave.
jury OF WITNESSES.
The jury that witnesssi ihe execu-
ven OF Cz0lgosz and reiurnes vac lui !,
,na inding IN his case uas eoilpos'O
as follows:
Foreman. John p. Jatksl, Auo9rN
ashiey w. Cole. Albany. !. ~ sen
YET Albany; Charles X SKINNER: a.
ANY UeorTe Weston. NoTgra. ~ \ :
~ L. ingalls,. wesifeld; u u --'S'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-29

"a
M auburn, ~ -, W"
q O'clock this morning Leon Saoisos]' 'iie
assassin Of President Mckinley, paid
..she oxtrema nenaltv exactsd by the law
.,,.s - ,..,,,
kor MS crime he was shooHea " u9~'n
by LOO volts OF electricity lie Went
IL the chair in exactly the same man
3 !. ~, ,ho 40, or,,,, 80 r,u.do,ors :, th.s
~ 10 Wy 0'''
etate showing no particular s'Sh OF
fear, but In fact doing what few OF
Them have done--talkine 10 the Wit
asses while he was being strapped in
ne chair.
.'I KILLED THE PRESIDENT"
~ Killed the President because he was
~ enemy OF the good peop.e--of the
oood working peonle am NOT sorry
" - ,,,,, c,.,r,e y '''
rhssa ,vare bic ,vorSa az ,ho ,,ards
kyrried him into the chair ~" $50 10
t* A ,,a,,an, iotar ,,,,',,.,t,,. .h.a..
4 Nc bolf oas,stsa ,aao s,rars W. &c
''"r am swSnIIv s,yrv noyla no, &C.
|mv father
2'-'
HIS LAST NIGHT,
c,o,oos. ..,,.os H.. -, =. a
o,~,aor "a sS'n, zoe. n's"' AZ !"
Sva,da, Woad go, N ~ ,,,"s nv.
S.saro ( o,S,ocl ,hIs ~ .nH wi snor'iy
$3.50 ~ ah ~ ,,' c', .,s s"e sua'u
S;n, lie ca, ,,non ~ s'9s,a W 70 Nv. NAHe w
Hna 80 ~ up ra,, W. Suse VI iiIs co'
49,, tnar 80 .,1 30 asps w We "a'uen
rsa .,,sa, -tl'I. - .,' ,''i
,ho Seoyh ,yerrsn, to ard r ,ona us pocn.
6ad distinctly to the assassin, who
,nc,ory osramnnv 'sS uu''"s 'ne per
/. -
~ CZOLGOSz CALLS WARDEN.
,,., 49, ,ho .s. 60
Iii 80 oeoppeu away
k,,. IA "a la. ''o' A''soS@ cameo 70
!. ' ST. r anu sI ill., % ,ou n,,.
4endsnt" u ""N " 'a'" "'' Tue supe''n-
4 ~ III s.s. ann,
& ., sne n wa tsspo"usu ne VIII De
&. 81 n.y. rha p,esen.,s
'4. h ~ W. oonue,.,nu 'iaii loiieu over
s.,n ,' Wv aPP"'e"''S a"A'ouS W steep
s,t.,s s.,.o,n,. 49, -, 49,,
4 49,, v'.o, nu" =, 49, .ue suaIu oIouehl
=, ia, ba" =, a" uouseis WIN .he
s 81" ~ 90 W 49, sne iiee az,
aVu ,,,,n ~ Wy e''ysa'ue anu iisn,
n V's , s .h M"s ,v,o ~ se'
f,o az ~ M" ~ v v a',s,o NC 1'u
xen nsw nair =, Shoes w Wa va
<fessed he laid down on the cot again
~ -, t s,so s ''han sup' S ANN iou .'
(. II W " ''''
me sunsr,r,.rdsnt s,ooa 4, from, .,
~ s,saI hars and vben M s,'o ). -
Ia ooilaa C,oIoos,,s atten,ion he Ella
Il .''-- = ~ ''''~
WANTED TO TALK.
81 wan, 10 mako a statement hesor.
r>s Mi ms" WV
5svhs, Az vou w,sb ,o saw c,o,,os, >,
neksd the Observation-Disclosures Oe~
81 want IN make II when ,here arc
- AZ naor,o n,asant wan, ,ha,,, ;,
xSa~ yna "said Tho nrisonnr
sxyell Vol, eanno,r said tho s,por
antspdsnt
seThen I won't talk at all" said tn
>nv,eonar sullenly
Amer the Superintendent had left IN
svserds brouoht czoirosz, hraakfast con
S,cf1nr OF cofYee toast eers and bacon
IA NJ ate with Quito n good deal q
reIlah. while he was partaking o
{h1a. the witnesses were gathering 4
M offlce OF Warden Mead. and a
~ ne procession passed TO the dealt
ch1mber going through the long souti
oor116or.
,,
iN i'.H'i III NiiA'iH'n
INC chamber, Electrician Davi
mors. had arranged the chair test plac
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-29

the prisoner brought In and at 7:l0:S0
o'clock chief Keeper Tuper swung open
the big steel door leading to the con-
demned cells. and as the steel bars be-
hind which Czolgosz had been kepl
were swung aside two guards marched
the prisoner out into the corridor, two
others following, and the chief keeper
walking in front
The guards on either side OF Czolgosz
had hold Of his arms as II either to sup
port him OF to keep him from making
demonstration. As he stepped owe,
the threshold he stumbled but they
held him up and as they urged him for
ward toward the chair he stumbled
again on the little rubber covered plat
form upon which the chair rests.
His head was erect. and with his gray
flannel shirt turned back at the neck.
he looked quite boyish He was intense,
~ pale, and as he tried to throw his
mead back and carry himself erect his
chm quivered very perceptibly. AS he
was seated he looked about at the as
semhled witnesses with quite q steady
stare and said:
Il killed the President because he
was an enemy Of the good people--of
the working people"
His voice trembed slightly al first
put Gained strength with each word.
ana he spoke perfect English.
Il AN NOT SORRY FOR MY CRIME y
II am not sorry for my crime" ne
saiu loudly, Jus, as the guard pushed
nus head back on the rubber head rest
aug Grew The strap across his forehead
ann ohln. As the pressure ON the strap.
ugh,ened and bound the law slightly,
ne nluinbled, II am awfully sorry I
could not see my father"
II was Just exactly III O'clock ,vhon
nv erossed me threshold. but a minute
nao elapsed and he had lust finished
Wv wy 'sss s,atement when the strappinh
Vas vas completed and the guards stepped
CURRENT TURNED on.
Warden Mead raised his hand ana =,
Eix:sV Electrician Davis turned M
switch that threw 100 volts M o,o ae
tricity into the living body.
The rush % the current ,hre,, A.
body so hard against the strans ,tns
they cIeaked perceptlbly. Tho hands
olinched suddenly and the whole at, us
tude was one OF extreme tension rn-
forty-hye seconds the full cutren, ,..us Nv.
kept on. aud then slowly the elects,c 10" !,
threw the switch back reducing a..
current volt by volt until 1t was Gu, =,
entirely e"' oi
CURRENT TURNED OFF
Then. just as Il HAD reached ~.
point. he threw The lever back ars,n ~ ~
two or three seconds. The body NM ,
had collapsed as the current was ~
duced. siinened up again against ~
straps When Il was turned on s,. W.
Dr.. Mcfarland sttpped 10 The ehaa
! and put his hand over the hear, ~
said he felt no Dulsation. but suzxe,,n,
that the current be turned on for a a.,
seconds again
Once more the body became ris,s /,
7:i5 the current was turned OF for zoo, !,
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lively assured Warden Mead that his
brother Leon could read and write, Ia
direct contradiction OF the oft-repeated
claim Of the prisoner that he was H.
iitafata
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WHERE EXECUTED.

The chamber In which the murderer
OK President Mckinley was executed
was not the same In which the first
electrocution took place here. II is a
comparatively new building, strlklnglJ
elaborate In comparison with the very
ga prison structures about It, II is
quit OF gray stone and is situated
about half way down the prison yard
on the left hand or south side En-
trance to II Is possible either from the
prison yard, or flom the main south
corridor and the execution room prop
tf may be entered without passing the
condemned cells
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TALK WITH PRISONER.

"Now. Czclgosz. ! want you 10 talk
20 me. I'm TIE only one that can do
,ou anr good. and u you tell nae ani .
thing may he'll ytu TO get out 1i
here.
Il do not want % ct out Of here.
They'd MI me outside was the reply
who'd XIII youF
why the people.
"You mean The men who told you 70
llii The presld -ntT" asked Mr.. Collins.
(conunued on Page Two)
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08

Hon. John G. Jones, the only col
ored man in the Illinois legislature,
is making a most favorable impress
sion with the lawmakers Of that
state, and is pushing a number of
measures through the legislature for
the protection Of members Of his
race when arrested and charged with
crime to prevent such persons being
lynched, as is so frequently the case.
And in case they are lynched, CIV
ing the family Of the person lynched
the right to sue and recover dam
ages from the county in which the
same was committed.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08

how Steve Meek, well-known Sixth
ward politician, worked day and
night for the election of Tom Humes
as superior judge in 1896. Follow
ing this up, how he did all in his
power, and succeeded right well, in
helping to land Judge Humes in the
mayoralty chair in Seattle. After
Humes was made mayor Of Seattle,
his very first official act as mayor was
to slap Steve Meek in the face by
appointing another to the position
which he had agreed while a candi-
date to give to Mr.. Meek if he was
successful.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08

The announcement in last Mon
day mornings Pr. to the effect that
Mayor Humes had broken political
partnership with George U. Piper
could hardly be considered a sur
prise, as most Of the reading public,
and especially that part that takes
an active interest in politics, had
been informed of that fact some time
prior through the columns Of The
Seattle Republican. It was, how
ever, very interesting reading mat
ter, and it all went to prove the vast
amount Of political perfdy there is
in Seattle's chief executive, as he has
broken with every man that has aid
ed him in attaining political power
and prestige If you or any one else
can name a man that has been instru-
mental in helping Mayor Humes
get a political office, and after having
gotten the office, the said Hume:
did not treat the man that was in
strumental in getting the same fol
him as a political enemy, then YOU
know Of a good deal more than does
the Pie-Maker, from a politica
standpoint, and that is saying a good
deal. The Pie-maker remember
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08

If you do not receive your paper
promptly make the fact known at
this office and it will be looked up
at once. Our city subscribers should
get their papers every Saturday, as
they are mailed Friday evenings.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08

Hon. E. B. Palmer has been doing
business in Olympia this week. Mr..
Palm er is interested in the oyster
business and is looking after some
necessary legislation contingent to
its commercial expansion,
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08

No man in the city of Seattle, or
the county Of King, did more to ele-
vate ''honest Tom Humes0 to the
high official positions that he has
held since he has been in King coun-
ty than did Big Bill Morris, and af-
ter he had gotten all out Of him that
he thought he could, that is, after
he had been landed in the mayoralty
chair, for which Big Bill worked
day in and day out for at least three
weeks, he had no sooner been APP
pointed to the place than he gave
Mr. Morris to understand that he
''no longer trained with such polit-
ical cattle as he, Morris.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08

County Commissioner Gibson re-
turned last Monday from an extend
ed trip in the East.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08

POLITICAL P0T-PIE

"When Senator Cushman K. Davis
died, Senator Foster lost his brains"
said prominent politician who
knows the st. Paul and Tacoma mill
man pretty well, to the Pie-Maker
this week. ''In the mill company
Foster is practically cipher" he
continued, "and his real value has
not been his business ability, for he
possesses very little Of that. He has
been good man for the company,
because Of his tact in making friends
with his jolly 'ha-ha' That is why
he has been one of the head men in
the mill company The other mem
bers Of the firm, in transacting their
business, have necessarily made en-
emies, and Foster has been used to
Jolly up these men and regain their
friendship. In the United States
senate Foster amounts to just as lit
tie. He has not original ideas and is
of no force whatever except for his
vote, and that is not now needed, as
it would be if the senate were close.
The administration has very little
use or respect for a man like Foster,
and [ have heard it stated that Sen
ator Hanna, chairman of the nation
al committee, positively dislikes Eos
ter because Of his lack of those quail
titles that go to make up a man with
force Of character.
Senator Hanna and President
Mckinley realize" continued this
man, chat Foster is a pure political
accident, and that such accidents
never succeed themselves There is
not very warm feeling between Eos
ter and Hanna, and the chairman of
the national committee is more than
likely to take a hand in the matter
Of patronage in the state Of Washing
ton in case some Of the appointments
desired by the Foster push are at
tempted to be made. For instance,
it is known that two Of the present
federal officials in this state would be
reappointed by the departments if
they should ask for it, and this, prob
ably, in spite Of the opposition Of
Senator Foster. These are Col. T. d.
Huestis, collector of customs, and
Clarence ". Ide, United States mar
shall. Both Of them have made fine
records in office, and the favor of the
departments is so marked that they
AMI their friends have been assured
that they would he reappointed il
they desired their places for another
term. 1t is not to be supposed that
the department heads gave any such
assurance as this to these officials or
their friends without first having an
understanding with the president to
the effect that their wishes would be
carrier out at the proper time, and
Senator Foster so well understands
this that he has fastened to make
terms with the two men mentioned.
In the case of Col HueStis, Senator
Foster has been assured that he will
not be a candidate for re-appoint
ment as collector of customs, but 1de
was an applicant for his present
place, and Foster found it necessary
to consult with him and his friends
in regard to it. The office Of United
States marshal was long ago prom
ised to State Senator G. III. Baker,
by Foster, and he has now promised
the relationship to Ide, the latter
withdrawing as a candidate for mar
shall"
All Of which is probably true, but
the Pie-Maker is just as sure that
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08

He likewise gave Samuel H. Piles,
the man who had been his political
godfather ever since he had been
here, the coolest Of cold shoulders
when Piles refused to fall down and
worship at his feet when he was can
didate for the governorship of this
state last fall. Overlooking all Of
the good things that Piles had done
for him, he treated him as a political
enemy, spoke of him as a political
reprobate, and, if reports be true, he
could say nothing too unkind Of his
political godfather, Sam Piles, be-
cause Piles felt called upon to sup
port another. The Pie-maker re-
members that no man in the state
was more ardent in the support to
the political upbuilding Of ''honest
Tom Humes" than was Judge T. H.
Cam. Perhaps Judge Cam did
more than was expected of him to
do, so enthusiastically did he enter
into the spirit Of the campaign for
Mr.. Humes' success, but when Mr..
Humes had gotten QUITO Judge Cam
all that he possibly could from a po-
litical standpoint, he quietly, while
the old judge slept on his political
rights, thinking all was well between
him and Mayor Humes, crept up to
him as he slept, and plunged his po-
litical knife into his very heart. As
a result, Judge Cam was sent away
from the police judgeship after he
had served his master faithfully and
true, in political disgrace and humil-
iatiOn.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08

The Newsletter is mistaken. The
Pie-maker does not wish to bride
Congressman Jones or any one else
who has a show Of reaching the top,
but the Pie-maker knows, or he has
reason to believe that he knows, that
the persons who are pushing Mr..
Jones are not honest in their pre-
lenses, and the same men who are
pretending to be pushing Mr.. Jones
for the United States senatOrship
are the same men who tried to push
him into the gubernatorial fight and
thereby get him politically murder
ed. The coming senatorial contest
will be a war between the giant poll
ticians Of this state, who are endea-
voring to exterminate each other,
and it is very evident that they will
be quite successful in their efforts.
Now, if Mr.. Jones' friends are wise,
he will be kept out Of the fight, and
allow those persons to destroy each
other, and then if there is a show
for him to step in and take up the
cudgel without war, let him do So
There is no hope Of Mr.. Jones being
elected to the United States senate
two years from now, and the papers
that advocate such are either I'M
friendly to Mr.. Jones or they have
no idea Of the real political situation
in this state, and Mr.. Jones in the
latter case should pray to be deliver
ed from his fool friends.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08

All Of which is probably true, but
the Pie-Maker is just as sure that
Foster does not intend to keep his
promise to Ide, if he can help it. Eos
ter don't turn around without asking
permission from Ben Grosscup, and
Grosscup is opposed to Ide for col
lector of customs. He hasn't told
Ide that he is against him, probably,
for that is not Grosscup's style Of do
ing, but he has told others that Ide
shall never be appointed collector,
and at the same time is probably try
ing to give Ide the impression that
he is his best friend. Those who
know Foster and GrOsscup have very
little confidence in their political
pramises. Trey don't seem to realize
that it is a great deal more important
to be honest and keep promises IN
politics than in any other business in
the world, nor is it likely they will
ever see the importance Of this truth,
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08

Reports from Olympia continue to
indicate that there is sure to be a
great internal war on among the An
eny-Foster-Grosscup-Piper crowds
before another two years rolls
around. Ankeny is so completely
under the domination Of George
Piper that those who know Pip per are
pretty apt to be found opposed to
Ankeny at the next senatorial cleo
ton. Even Tom Humes, if he has
any influence left by that time, is not
apt to be a willing party to another
sacrifice of himself to further the
personal and political ambitions Of
the Piper gang Only recently
Humes is said to have remarked
that he was finding out every day
about new ramifcations Of the plot
by which he was sacrificed in favor
of Levi Ankeny's senatorial ambi
tons" When the time comes Mr..
Ankeny will doubtless find quiet or
open opposition from many such I'M
sources
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08

No man could have done more to
push Mayor Humes to the front than
did George Z. Piper. Perhaps Mr..
Piper had a sinister motive in push
ing Humes; nevertheless, he pushed
him, and Mayor Humes was the ben
eficiary from that pushing, all Of
which resulted in great financial gain
to Mayor Humes. While manager
of the P,-I., Mr. Piper devoted the
columns of his paper to the support
Of Judge Humes He made some
thing Of a national character out of
him, and he certainly made a
heavyweight state political char
acter Of him. So persistently and
ardently did he push Judge Humes
that when he was a candidate for the
mayoralty Of Seattle, despite the OPP
position on the part of well-organiz-
ed forces, Mr.. Pi per succeeded in re-
nominating Mr.. Humes, and after he
had been re-nominated, likewise sue
ceeded in re-electing him. This has
brought many thousands of dollars
to the tills Of Mr.. Humes, all Of
which he was sorely in need. Now
that Mayor Humes feels that he can
make perhaps greater political ALI
ances, especially more far-reaching
ones in political circles Of the state,
he turns Mr. Pi per down with a dull
thud, forms political unions with a
political renegade politician Of Ia
coma and few other men through
out the state, promising to deliver to
them the vote Of King county pro-
viding they will deliver to him, when
needed, the outside vote Of the state.
These are some of the samples Of
Thomas Jefferson Humes' political
perfdy, These are some of the sam
Piles that will cause astute politicians
to stop and consider before they join
political fortunes with such a man
These are some of the samples that
will lead to his true political ruin in
this state, and that, too, at a very
early date These are some Of the
samples that other men looking fol
political prestige, honor and success;
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08

''The Pie-maker of The Seattle
Republican-and, by the way, he is
pretty accurate in his political
guesses-is after those newspapers
that have mentioned Congressman
Jones as a senatorial possibility. This
move is made by the Pie-maker to
sidetrack Jones, who is the strongest
possible candidate for that position,
III favor of some Seattle man. IF
some people in the Queen City on
the Sound could have their way,
both senators and the three congress
men, in case the state is not district
ed, would emanate from their midst.
The Seattle spirit is all right; we
honor and respect the energy Of
these citizens, but there is such a
thing as pushing a good thing too
far. The next senator from this
state should be an Eastern Washing
ton man-Jones, OF some one equally
as good" Cotton Newsletter.