The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-28
CzOLGOSz' END NEAR
,,oKINLEY's ASSASSIN HAS FEW
HOURS TO LIVE.
70 BAR SENSATI0NALlSM.
ruE EXECUTION TO BE AS MYsTE-
RIOUs AS POSSIBLE.


Prison for Him Will, Be Burned.
The Effort VIII he to Leave Moth
ing for Relic Hunters-The Body
May Not BE Delivered to the Fami-
ly. hut Disposed of Otherwisc--A
Request of Prominent AIienist for
Assassin's Brain Refused.
Auburn, Ny, Oct. 27.-The time that
Leon F. Gzolgosz, assassin of Presi-
dent Mckinley, has to live is reckon
Cd by hours now, but there has been
no relaxation of the stringent rule un-
der which the prisoner has been Sc
GUIDED since his confinement. Auburn
nrison was closed to-day to any who
sought the assassin and so it will re-
main until the prisoner has paid the
penaIty which the law exacts. In fact
the plan to deprive Czolgosz living of
any notoltety has been extended to de-
prive Czolgosz dead of notoriety.
Immediately after the execution the
clothing of the murderer with the vast
accumulation of mail that came to the
prison for him will be burned, and if
possible the request of the
parents of the dead man
for his remains will be evaded.
1t is feared that the removal of his
body to Cleveland would lead to
scenes of an unfortunate nature and
the prison officials are very anxious to
avoid anything of the kind. The plan
Of burning the clothing and letters of
the murderer will prevent the exhibi-
ton of relics by those. who pander to
the morbid.
The hour of O'clock on Tuesday
morning is the time set by Warden J.
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 Superin-
tendent of State Prisons Cornelius V.
Collins will not arrive here until 5
o'clock tomorrow afternon and none
Of the regularly summoned witnesses
has yet reached Auburn.
The Death Chair Tested
The chair in which Czolgosz will sit
to receive the deadly shock was exam
ined and tested to-day by State Elec-
tIician L. F. Davis, and is ready for
the part that it is to play in the final
scene of the great national tragedy.
Mr.. Davis carefully examined the wir-
ing, switchboard and electrodes ana
satisfied bivoca1f haf in ey0nd
condition. He also inspected the dy-
namos in the prison shop where the
current is generated, and at his direc-
ton The current was for a brief period
sent pulsating into the death house as
it will go on Tuesday morning, carry
ing final punishment to the murderer.
Electrician Davis will look the ap-
paratus over again tomorrow and re-
view with the prison officials the plan
under which the sentence of death is
to be carried out. Czolgosz will be the
hfty-ninth man in the state and the
fifteenth at Auburn prison at whose
execution Mr.. Davis has applied the
current
The dea n warrant has not yet been
tS"A ~ ltlC III lSOliCIs puk IL - GCitCNCb
that it will be tomorrow afternoon
The general practice is to read this
paper some time after the commence
ment Of the period for execution desig
nate by the court. That period in this
case commenced at midnight tonight
The firm purpose of Supt. Collins and
Warden Mead to avoid even the ap-
pearance of sensationalism in this
case Is shown by an incident i'll con-
nectio1 with one of the principal wit
nessa5.
DR.. Carlos Mcdonald of New York, a
former president of the state lupacy
commission, is to be the principal at
tending physician at the execution. He
was one of the alienists who examined
Czogosz in Buffalo and pronounced the
Prisoner sane. He has been very anx-
ltus to take away with him from the
autopsy the assassin's brain for pur-
poses of microscopical examination. a
Few days ago Dr. Mcdonald had a talk
with superintendent Collins and asked
MIN to allow, after the autopsy, the
removal of the brain to New York city
ior examination. Mr.. Collins said to
him:
Can Take Nothing Away.
Doctor, have planned to make this
execution an example of mystery that
VIII iorestall any attempt at sensa-
uonalism. / cannot allow anything Il
70 away from the prison that Will In
any way continue This mans identity
.of notoriety. You may stay at the
prison for a week II you will and exam
me any portion OF the anatomy you
lltdSe, but my present plan is not to
NOV any portion of this man, his
uothing or even the letters he receiv-
go, 10 leave this place"
Ut Mcdonald replied:
hny Destroy Body I'm Prison.
7 would like to have taken the brair
away. but am frank to say that yol
Tg absolutely right in the matter. i
Uesife to make any examination 4
III DO IL at the prison.
b,a.", nlan Of Superintendent T7lli~~ ''
a.uy cquiegced IN by Warden Mead
L .s understood that an uu. cd. o.
v. mas been found that will allow fhs
co. 70 10 refuse any request for Czol
vgU oody from even his relations. an,
Sn give the warden the privilege d
t."Slng Of II. In that event. within
n. ,9urs after the execution, unless
donald comes 20 make an analy
rotW the brain, Czolgosz's body
cer, letters and everything reminis
Dos,s nm IN the prison VIII be dis
be I me body Of the ASSASSIN vii
lstt.....1 10 quicklime and the clothes
by 'hq packages viii be consume,
Mesl hnd this is not all Wardei
bru I" ih superintendent Collins ap
uN f1s decided thst for ths nex
ofr. hplrs preceding the execute,
fr. t9tz not one word of his cOudi
40 lions shall be- given out from
btF h in other wOrdF. fhe man
iiE ffom midnight ir practical