The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-28
In Eject, "YOur's Is the Responsi-
bIIity and You Cannot Hope to
Escape the Punishment"
DISPOSITION OF THE CORPSE
MUTILATION OR THEFT EXPECTED
IL TAKEN TO CLEVELAND.
Cremation May Be Resorted To to Pre-
vent This-MedicnI Societies
Would Like to Secure IT.

AUBURN. y. Y. Oct 27.-The time that
Leon +. Czolgocz. assassin of President
Mckinley, has to live is reckOned by hours
now, but there has been no relaxation Of
the stringent rule under which the prisoner
has been secluded since his confinement.
Auburn prison was closed to-day TO any one
who sought the assassin, and so il will re-
main until the prisoner has paid the pen
atty which the law exacts. In fact the
plan TO deprive Czolgocz living of any no.
toriety has been extended TO deprive Czol-
gocz dead of notoriety.
Immediately after the execution the
clothing of the murderer. with the vast ac-
cumuation of mail that came TO the prison
for him, will be burned, and If possible, the
request of the dead mans relatives 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 exhibition Of
relics by those who pander TO the morbid.
The hour OF Z. on Tuesday morning. is the
time 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 Z q cIok tomorrow. but that is dis
credited by the fact that Superintendent Of
State Prisons Cornelius Y. Collins Will not
arrive here until o'clock tomorrow after
noon. and none OF the regularly summoned
witnesses has yet reached Auburn.
: The chair in which Czolgocz will sit to re-
ceive the deadly electrical shock was ex-
amined to-day and tested by State Eiec-
trician F.. r. Davis, and Is ready for the
part that IL Is TO play IN the final scene OF
the great national tragedy. Davis carefully
examined the wiring, switchboard and
electrodes and satisfied himself that they
were I'm good condition. He also inspected
the dynamOs In the prison shop where the
the current was for n brief period sent
pulsating into the deathhouse as il will go
Tuesday morning, carrying final punish
ment TO the murderer.
Electrician Davis Will look the apparatus
over again tomorrow and review with the
prison officials the plan under whicn the
sentence of death is to be carried out.
Czolgocz will be the ffty-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 il is believed that II
will be tomorrow afternoon. The general
practice is 10 read this paper some time
after the commencement OF the period Tor
execution designated by the court. That
period in this case commenced at midnight
tonight.
lins and Warden Mead TO avoid even the
appearance Of sensationaiism in this case
is demonstrated by an incident in connec-
ton with one of the principal witnesses.
DIR. Carlos +. Mcdonald, of New York city.
a former president of the state lunacy COM
mission. is to be the principal attending
physician at the execution. He was one
OF the alienists who examined CzOlgocz in
Buffalo and pronounced the prisoner sane.
with him from the autopsy the assassin s
brain for purposes of micrOscOpical exami-
nation. a few days ago DIR. Mcdonald had
q talk with Superintendent Collins and
asked him TO allow him after the autopsy
to take the brain to New York city for
examination. MIR. Collins said 10 him:
Doctor. / have planned 10 make this
execution an example of mystery that will
fOrestall any attempt a sensationaism. |
cannot allOs. anything TO go away from the
prison that will i'm any way continue this
mans identity for uofOrietv You may stav
at the prison for a week il you will and
examine any portion OF the anatomy you
\ please. but my present plan is not to allow
Nsny portion OF the man. his clothing or even
the letters he received to leave this place.
DIR. Mcdonald replied: Il would like TO
have taken the brain away. but / am frank
10 say that YOU are absolutely right in the
matter II l desire To make any examina-
tion l will do II i'm the prison
The plan of Superintendent Collins is
heartily acquiesced i'm by Warden Mead.
and IL Is understood that an uDrepea led
law has been found that will allow the
warden 10 refuse any request for CzolgOcz' <
body from even his relatives and will give
the warden the privilege of disposng OF It.
in that event within two hours after the
execution, unless Or. Mcdonald cares to
make analysis of the brain. CZolgocz' s
body. clothes. letters and everything
reminiscent OF him in the prison will be dis
posed Of The body of the assassin will be
buried in quicklime and the clothes letters
and packa ges will be consumed by fire
And this il not all. Warden Mead with
Superintendent Collinss approval. has de-
cided that for the next thirty hours preced-
ing the execution Of Czolgocz not ore word
OF his condition or actions shall be given
o1t from the prison. In other words. the
man, beginning from midnight is prac.
tically dead 50 far the public is con-
Cerued.
When his death is accomplished Warden
Mead viii give out a brief statement of the
prisoners last hours including any con-
fesSiOn he may make. The result of the
autopsy also Will be given out by the war
den.
At the execution on Tuesday DR.. Carlos
+ Mcdonald. OF New York and Prison
Physician Germ will be the attending
physicians. and the priests. II any are re-
quested by Czolgocz will be the two Polish
ones who heretofore have visited him
State Controller Erastus Knight of Buffalo
jury and Will be here The rest OF the ilIrv
OF twelve men Is made up of prominent
individuals. including some other state OFF
cials ''
Governor Odell has sent word that he
particularly desires that this execution he
conduz&sd with as little display OF notoriety
as poN.hle.
FATHER TO son