The San Francisco call., 1901-10-28
WILL BURN
THE EFFECTS
OF CzOLGOSz
Even Assassin's Body Is
to Be Buried in
Quicklime.
Prison Officials Will Leave
No Vestige Of Him in
Existence.
Eahllg Every Precaution to Deprive
the Anarchist Of Notoriety,
Even After He Has Paid
the Penalty.

ADEOhNs N L. oct A.-The time
that Leon Czoigosz. assassin Of Pres,-
dent Mckinley, has to live, is reckoned
by hours now, but there has been no re-
Taxation Of the stringent rules by which
the prisoner has been secluded since his
arrest The prison was closed to-day to
any who sought the assassin, and so It
viii remain until the prisoner has paid
the penalty that the law exacts. In fact
the plan TO deprive Czolgosz. living. OF
any notoriety. has been extended to de-
prive Czolgosz, dead, of notoriety.
Imm ediately after the execution the
clothirg Of the prisoner, with the vast ac-
cumulation of mail that came to the
murderer will be burned, and, if possible
the request Of the parents Of the dead
man for his remains will be evaded. II
is feared that the removal of his body
to Cleveland would lead to scenes of an
unfortunate nature, and the prison off,
cisls are very anxious to avoid anything
of the kind The plan of burning the
clothing and letters of Czolgosz will
prevent the exhibition Of relics by those
who pander to the morbid.
The hour Of Z on Tuesday morning is
the tirne set by Warden ]. Warren Mead
for the execution. Various reports
changing that time have gone through
Auburn to-day and tonight. One rumor
places the time at o'clock tomorrow.
but that is discredited by the fact that
Superintendent Of State Prisons Cornelius
V Collins will not arrive here until 3
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon, and none
of the regularly summoned witnesses
have yet reached Auburn.
Death Chair Is Tested.
The chair in which Czolgosz will sit to
receive the deadly electrical shock was
examined and tested to-day by State
Electrician Davis, and is ready for the
part that 1t is to play in the final scene
Of the great national tragedy. DAVIS
carefully examined the wiring, switch
board and electrodues, and satisfied him
self that they were in good condition He
also inspected the dynamos in the prison
shop, where the current is generated, and
at his direction the current was for =
brief reriod sent pulsating into the
death house as it will go on Tuesday
Emorning, carrying final punishment to
the assassin.
Electrician Davis will look the appa-
ratus over again tomorrow and review
with the prison officials the plan under
which the sentence Of death is to be car
ried out Czoigosz will be the fifty-ninth
man in the State and the fifteenth at
Auburn Prison at whose electrocution
Davis has applied the current.
The death warrant has not yet been
read to the prisoner. but it will be to-
morrow afternoon. The general practice
The ,,oror coma time ha
preparation for the execution designed by
the court. The time in this case com
roences at midnight tonight.
The firm purpose Of Superintendent Col
lins and Warden Mead to avoid the ap-
1,earance of sensationalism in this case
is demonstrated by an incident in con
nection with one Of the principal wit
nesses. DR.. Carlos Mcdonald of New
York. a former president of the Sta ,e
IdInacy Commission, is to be the prin-
cipaI attending physician at the execu-
tion. He was the alienist who examine
e,zolgosz at Buffalo and pronounced the
r,risoner sane. He has been very anxious
"a take, away with him from the au-
tspsv the assassin's brain for the pull
he Of a rnicroscopical examination. A
few DAYS ago DR.. Mcdonald had talk
with SIperint endent Collins and askel
him to allow him. after the autopsy, to
take tba brain 20 New York City for ex-
animation. Mr.. Collins said to him:
Wants No Ssnsationalism.
Doctor. ! have planned to make this
execution an example of mystery that
will forestau any attempt at sensational
ism. ] cannot allow anything to go away
from the prison that will in any way
continue this mans identity for notoriety-
You may stay at the prison for week
il YOU will and examine any portion Of the
anatomy you please, but my present plan
is not to allow any portion of the man,
his clothing, or even the letters he re-
ceived to leave this place.
DR. Mcdonald replied: 'I would have
liked to take the brain away, but I am
frank 10 say that you are absolutely right
in the matter If / desire to make any
examination I will do it at the prison"
The plan of Superintendent Collins is
he5artily acquiesced in by Warden Mead,
anb it Is understood that an unrepealed
law will be found that will allow the