The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-01
ALONE IN THE CRIME
Asserted That He Never In
tended to Com NIT Crime
Until Two Days
.r Before It.

train on the New York Central. They
were to arrive at Auburn early thla
morning. VI
Buffalo, Sept. 27.-Leon #. Czol.
BOSE, the assassin OF President Nc
Kinley, was sentenced to be electro
cuted in Auburn state prison during
the week beginning Oct. 2S, 1901.
Czolgosz was quite calm, but 1t was
evident that his mind was flooded
with thoughts Of his own distress. His
eyes were dilated. making them ap.
Lear very bright His cheeks were
trife pale and his outstretched hand
trembled. The guards put the hand
cuffs on his wrists. He looked at one
Of the officers. There was an expires.
sion Of the profoundest fear and help
lessness In his eyes. He glanced
about at the people who crowd.
ed together in efforts to get
look at him. Tho prisoners eyelids
rose and fell remulously and then he
fixed his gaze upon the floor in front
Of him.
Titus Bade Him Goodbye.
Judge Titus came over to the pris-
oner and bade him goodbye. Czol.
gcsz replied very family, letting his
eye rest upon the man who has been
his counsel.
Goodbye" he said weakly.
Czolgosz was then hurried down.
stairs and through the tunnel of
aobs" to the JAIL where he will re.
!oain until removed to Auburn to pay
the penalty for his crime.
At one point the clerk of the court
asked: Have you any legal cause
to show now why the sentence Of the
court should not now be pronounced
against your"
81 cannot hear that" replied the
prisoner.
Clerk Fisher repeated his question
end Czolgosz replied:
I'D rather have this gentleman
bero speak," looking towards District
Attorney Penney. l can hear him
letter"
Mr.. Penney later said to the pris-
Cner:
"Czolgosz. the court wants to know
X you have and reason to give why
sentence should not be pronounced
eyainst you. Have you anything to
say to the judge? Say yes or no."
The prisoner did not reply, and JUS
tee White, addressing the prisoner,
said:
In that behalf, what you have
right to say relates explicitly to the
subject in hand here at this time and
which the law provides, why sentence
should not now be pronounced against
you. and is deihed by the statute.
"The first Is that you may claim
that you are insane.
"The next Is that you have good
cause to offer either in arrest of the
Judgment about to be pronounced
against you or for new trial. These
ere the grounds specified by tho
statute in which you have right to
speak at this time, and you are at per-
iect liberty to do SO II you wish"
The prisoner rASlied:
II have nothing to say about that"
The court said:
"Arc you ready?"
Mr.. Penney replied. "Yes."
''Have you anything to say?" asked
Justice White.
EYES," replied the prisoner
81 think he should be permitted to
make a statement in exculpation of
Ais act. If the court please" said
Judge Titus.
The court replied: "That will de.
pend upon what his statement is."
Justice White then said:
Have you (pointing to Judge
Ti.us) anything to say in behalf of
the prisoner at this time?" H
81 have nothing to say within the
definition of what your honor has
read" replied the attorney, "but ii
seems to me in order that the inno-
cent should not suffer by this defend
ants crime. the court should permit
tim to exculpate at least his father,
brothers and sisters"
From the court: Certainly, If that
is tho object Of any statement he
wishes to make. proceed"
Then the prisoner said:
Said He Was Alone Guilty.
"yhero was no one else but me-, No
one else told me to do it, and no one
paid mo to do It," @
Judge Titus repeated 1t as follows:
Owing to the prisoners feeble
lo!ce. he says no one had anything to
no with the commission of his crime
but himself; that his father and
mother and no one else had anything
to do with and knew nothing about
it,"
!. Tho prisoner continued:
II was not told anything about that
crime and ! never thought anything
cuoul Iuulu luTI uHtil u COuplS Oh days
before committed the crime"
Judge Titus again repeated as fol-
1cws:
"He never told anyone about the
crime and never intended to commit
1t until couple of days before its
commission"
Then Justice White passed SEN,
tenco as follows:
I'm taking the life of our beloved
president, you committed a crime
which shocked and outraged the
moral sense Of the civilized world.
hou have confessed the guilt, and
aftsr learning all that at this time
can be learned from the facts and
circumstances Of the case, ~ good
jurors have pronounced you guilty