Evening journal., 1901-10-29
CZOLGOZS
THE ASSASSIN
IS NO MORE
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the electric lights, flooding the cham
Der with brilliant light and dramati-
cally showing the power that was used
to kill the prisoner.
Warden Mead gave the signal to
have the prisoner brought in, and at
71O1s o'clock Chief Keeper Tupper
swung open the big steel door leading
to the cells. and as the steel bars behind
which Czolgosz had been kept were
swung aside two guards marched the
prisoner out into the corridor. two
others following, and the chief keeper
walsing in front
The guards. on either side Of Czolgosz
/ had hold of his arms as if either to
support him or to keep him from maxi
ing a demonstration. AS he stepped
over the threshold he stumbled, but
they held him up, and as they urged
him forward toward the chair he STUN
lbled again on the little rubber-covered
platform 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
ly palQ. and as he tried to throw his
head back and carry himself erect his
chin quiyered very perceptibly. AS he
. was being seated he looked about at the
assembled witnesses with quite a
steady stare, and said:
HIS LAST WORDS
"I killed the President because h,
was an enemy Of the good people-o
the working people"
His voice trembled slightly at first
but gained strength with each word
and he spoke perfect English.
"T am not sorry for my crime" h.
, said loudly, just as the guard pushe'
i his head back on the rubber headresi
, and drew the strap across his foreheaI
and chin. As the pressure on the strap
, frightened and bound the jaw slight
q he mumbled:
, I'm awfully sorry l could not Sc
, my father"
I THE DEATH CURRENT
1t was just exactly I'll o'clock whe
D he crossed the threshold, but a minut
= had elapsed and he had just finishe
b the last statement with the strappin
was completed, and the guards steppe
4 back. Warden Mead raised his ham
- and at 7.12.30 Electrician Davis turne
n the switch that brought LOO volts {
/ electricity into the living body.
S INCIDENTS OF THE LAST NIGHT
= Auburn. n. Y. Oct. 29.-Czolgosz res
i ed exceedingly well for a man in til
5 shadow of death. 1t was AS o'cl0C
fore he finally walked up and left h
COD. His leep was almost unbrok'
throughout the night. and was restf
er and refreshing. He did not break his 5
a lence when he awOke. nor did he she
any indication of failing courage. Supe
= intendent Collins and Warden Me,
y also arose at 4.45 o'clock, and their FIR
u inquiry was as to the prisoner. The
n breakfasted early, and at once set abol
s to perfect the final details Of the exec
tion.
4 The prison was exceedingly quiet du
ing the earlier hours. and a few new
Z paper men who watched in front Of Il
q building were long without compan
: A couple Of guards and city policem,
watched the streets surrounding the pri
r on, but there was nothing in the line
e. duty for them to do.
1, Lights began showing in the ma
building of the prison at 5 o'clock, ~
+ within an hour the entire household WI
p astir for the new day. The night IN
been clear but cold, and the morning WI
IL bright but chilly.
n. Czolgolsz laid down again shortly aft
Il . o'clock. but did not sleep. ShOl
o ly after o'clock the clothing in viii,
q he was executed was sent into his &c
4 and he got up and dressed himself.
few minutes after he had finished dres
ing a substantial breakfast was sent
his cell.