Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-10-31
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The Execution of Czoigosz Arranged So AZ
to Avoid All Appearance of
S<nsxtis.nalism

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 yesterday
to any who sought the assassin, and
so it will remain until the prisoner
has paid the penalty which the law
eXacts. In fact, the plan to deprive
Czolgosz living of any notoriety has
been extended to deprive Czolgosz
dead of notoriety. Immediately after
the execution the clothing of the muir
derer 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 evaded. It
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 any
thing of the kind. The plan of burn
ing the clothing and letters of the
murderer will prevent the exhibition
of relics by those who pander to the
morbid.
The hour of seven o'clock Tuesday
morning is the time set by Warden J.
Warren Mead for the execution.
The chair in which Czolgosz will sit
to receive the deadly electrical shock
was examined and tested, yesterday,
by State Electrician E. +. Davis, and
is ready for the part that it is to play
in the final scene of the great nation
al tragedy. Davis carefully examined
the wiring, switchboard and cleo
trodes and satisfied himself that they
were in good condition. He also in
spected the dynamos in the prison
shop where the current is generated,
and. at his direction the current was
for a brief period sent ~pulsating into
the death house as it will go on Tues
day morning, carrying final punish
ment to the murderer.
Electrician Davis will look the APP
paratus owe again to-day, and review
with the prison officials the plan I'M
der which the sentence of death is
to be carried out. CZolgosZ will be
the f~fty-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 is
believed that it will be this after
noon.
The firm purpose of superintendent
Collins and Warden Mead to avoid
even the appearance of sensationalism
in this case is demonstrated by an in
cident in connection with one of the
principal witnesses. DIR. Carlos T. Nc
Donald, of New York city, a former
president of the lunacy commission,
is to be the principal attending ply
stefan at the execution. He was one
of the alienists who examined Cool
gosz in Buffalo and pronounced the
prisoner sane. He has been very
anxious to take away from the autop-
sy the assassin's brain for purposes
of microscopical examination. A few
days ago DR.. Mcdonald had a talk
with Superintendent Collins and asked
him to allow him, after the autopsy,
to take the brain to New York city
for examination. Mr.. Collins said to
him:
doctor, / have planned to make
this execution an example of mystery
that will forestall any attempt at
sensationalism. / can not allow any
thing to go away from the prison
that will in any way continue this
mans identity for notoriety. You
may stay at the prison for a week if
you will and examine any portion of
the anatomy you please, but my pre-
sent plan is not to allow any portion
of the man, his clothing or even the
letters he received to leave this
place.
DIR. Mcdonald replied:
81 would like to have taken the
brain away, but I am frank to say
hat you are absolutely right in the
matter. If l desire to make any eX-
animation, l will do it at the prison."
The plan of Superintendent Colline
is heartily acquiesced in by Warden
Mead, and it is understood that an un-
repealed law has been found hat will
allow the warden to refuse any re-
quest for Czolgosz's body from even
his relatives, and will give the warden
the privilege of disposing of it. In
that event within two hours after the
execution, unless DR.. Mcdonald cares
to make an analysis of the brain, Cool
gosz' body, clothes, letters and every
thing reminiscent of him in the prison
will be disposed of; the body of the
assassin will be buried in quicklime,
and the clothes, letters and packages
will be consumed by fire. And this is
not all. Warden Mead, with Superin-
tendent Collins approval, has decided
that for the next 30 hours preceding
the execution of Czolgosz not one
word of his condition or actions shall
be given out from the prison. In
other words the man, beginning from
midnight, is practically dead, so far
as the public is concerned.
When his death is accomplished
Warden Mead will give out a brief
statement of the prisoners last hours.
including any confession he may
make. The result of the autopsy will
also be given out by the warden.
Studying the American Way.
London, Oct. 27.-The British ad-
miralty is taking the most lively in
terest in the working of the person.
mel bill in the American navy, with
the view of the possible amalgamatioD
of the line and engineer officers of
the British service. Arnold-Foster,
secretary to the admiralty, recently
requested special reports on this mat,
ter, and Vice-Admiral Fitzgerald