Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-29

talking until the question of religion
was mentioned, when Czolgosz brok,
from his seeming lethargy and violentl,
denounced the church and the clerg,
and made his relatives promise tina
there should be no service for him, liN-
ing or dead.
Prior to the late evening interviews
Czolgosz reluctantly received Fathers
1 the afternoon and occurred after hi
had once refused to meet them. Sup
erintendsnt Collins conveyed the re-
quest for an interview to the prisoner
| Czolgosz sent back word that he did
not care to see them, but the priests
asked to see him despite his refusal.
Superintendent Collins consented and
escorted them to the cell. The priests
remained with Czolgosz for three quar-
ters of ;ln hour and pleaded with the
prisoner to repent and pray for divine
| forgiveness. He rejected all their adj
vances ind they regretfully withdrew.
At o'clock Czolgosz sent for Super
intendent Collins. who went into the
Ideathholse. He remained in the cell
some time, but what passed between
him and the condemned man is not
known.
At o'clock the brother and brother
in-law arrived. and Superintendent
Collins took them to the condemned
mans cell. There was no demonstra-
ton when they met. Czolgosz stepped
to the front of his steel cage and
said:
Hello"
The brother ventured the remark:
II wish you would tell us, Leon, who
got you into this scrape?" The assassin
answered in slow. hesitating manner:
mo one. Nobody had anything to
do with it but me-"
"That is not how you We're brought
up" said his brother "and You ought
to tell us everything now
II haven't got anything to tell" he
answered in surley manner.
DO you want to see the priests
again?" asked his brother and he an
swered with more vehemence than he
had previously shown:
NO, d-n' them; don't send them
here again. don't want them"
The brother-in-law interjected:
That's right, Leon"
The brother looked rather disturbed
by the answer. Then stepping up close
to the bars the condemned man said:
And don't you have any praying
over mo when I'm dead. don't want
1T don't want any of their ID
religion"
Their was q pause. and then the
relatives resumed casual conversation
with him, to which he replied in mono
syllables until the brother-tn-law sug-
gested that he and the brother be per-
United 10 witness the execution. Before
the superintendent could reply Leon
Czolgosz said: Yes, Mr.. Superinten-
dent, let them see me killed.
Superintendent Collins told the trio
in emphatic terms that no such thing
could be allowed, and ordered them to
say go,,d-by.
Czolsosz walked to- the back of the
|celi; sal down on the edge OF his cot,
and did not answer the last farewell.
Wher the relatives reached the ward
ems office they again renewed their
request to see the execution, to which
Mr. Collins replied: "Emphatically,
no."
Before the superintendent retired
the death watch reported to him that
Czolgosz was sleeping soundly.
It wsss not without difficulty that the
REIMBURSEMENT of a claim on the body
by Czogosz's brother, the representative
of the unhappy family, was secured and
it was one of the interesting develop
ments Of czolgosz's last day among the
living.
After a two hours Interview the war
den frally secured the brothers sigma
ture te, the following:
"Auhurn, N. Y, Oct. 2S.-To ]. War
rem Mead, Agent and Warden. Auburn
Prison I hereby authorize and request
you as warden of Auburn prison to dis
pose OF the body of my brother, Leon F..
Czolgosz, by burying 1t in the cemetery
attached to the prison. as provided by
the law of the state of New York. This
request is made upon the express un-
derstalding that no part of the remains
will be, given to any person or society,
but that the entire body will be buried in
accordance with the law in the cemetery
attached to the prison.
"WALDECK czOLGosz."
This document was witnessed by two
persons, and preparations will be made
Immediately to bury the body. The time
of the burial will be kept secret The
clause of the penal code authorizing the
warden to act in juncture like this is
found in section 507 of chapter 1, tile X,
relating to the death penalty, and is as
follows:
1.-THE body, unless claimed by some
relative or relatives of the person SO ex-
ecuted, shall be inferred in the grave
ward or cemetery attached to the prison
with u sufficient quantity of quicklime
to consume such body without delay"