The evening times., 1901-10-29

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n,sses and the arrangements made to
give worldwide publicity TO the account
| "f th, way the law was TO aveuEc itself
| "u anarchy. Most of the meu who Wit
messed IN. final scene in the life of col
! g.sZ WgU, never at an execution. and per-
/ haVs tH,y shivered a little more than the
| raw morning air made necessary as they
/ hurried 60 tho prison. They had received
/ s- call to DO their duty as citizens and
| they went about IL with th,iy teeth
| c.'nched "a little tighter al the Thought Of
all that had led up TO the occasion. that
was an.
Auburn was not excited over the affair
at least not externally. There were few
| i"iter'rs about the high grey. walls that
enclose the grey old prison when the first
! OF the execution witnesses arrived at the
! prison gate. by I.S0 o'clock there were
! two or three score of men outside the gate.
! with few children scattered among
I them. but there was nothing for them to
see. only the departure OF those who had
/ been in the death chamber 90 see that
| everything was done as prescribed by law
/ by clock. when the thoUsa ud-oGd con
| -icts were marched from their cells TO
| the workshops OF TO various duties about
/ tie prison there was nothing inside or
/ outside the walls 10 indicate that any
] thing had taken place not in the daily
| routine Of prison life. nothing but the un-
! pitied corpse lying in the death chamber
TN it should Toe cold enough for the per
! formance of he autopsy
Assembling of witnesses
! The witnesses began to assemble in the
! warden's office about $50 O'Clock. They
/ had been called To attend in accordance
! with section :, ot chapter 4S9. of the laws
/ Of ISIS ms amended by chapter I6 Of the
! laws of 1892, which provides that II is the
/ duty Of the agent or warden to be present
! al the execution and 10 invite the pres
! cnce. 10y at least three days previous no
/ ucc. of n Justice OF the Supreme Court.
| the district attorney and sheriff Of the
l county whore the conviction was mad. to-
/ gether with two physicians and twelve
/ reputable citizens Of fun age. to be Sc
iected by the said agent and warden. Such
agent and warden must at the request OF
the criminal permit such ministers OF the
/ gospel priests or cIergymcn Of any roll
Eiaus denomination, not exec, ding two. to
De present az the execution. and in ad-
dluon TO the persons designated above.
ne snail also appoint seven assistants or
deputy Shcrins who shall attend tho exc
cnuon. He shall permit no other persons
to be present at such execution except
those designated In this section.
/ The Invitations. in accordance with this
I provision Of the law, set forth that the
execution by electricity Of Leon F. Czol-
gosz, alias Fred Nieman would occur at
/ o'clock this morning and $50 O'Clock was
set for the time OF assembly Of invitation
holders in the office Of Warden Mead
! Most Of the men who came there. and
they were all a little more than prornpt.
had swallowed hasty breakfasts and en-
! tered with coats bUttOned TO the chinS.
The day had just begun to bear promise
or being a beautiful one, but at the hour
OF assemblage the sky was hardly paIinc
and the moon was still throwing light on
the ivy-clad walls Of the prison and the
turrets OF the guards on the outer nara
/ pet. Executions are not nice things 10
look forward 20 IN midday. but they are
/ even little more disaEreeable when one
has TO 20 10 them while il is suH dark
and the chill Of the night air still persists.
/ The witnesses hurried their steps TO the
I gate and lost no time in passing through
when the keeper opened H. Within tho
warden's Office It was light and warm. but
. the light and warmth did not serve alto
. gether 10 dispel the impression. gathered
/ In the hasty walk to IL from hotels and
/ houses, and the talk that went on was
subdued and casual Greetings were ex-
I changed among acquaintances who had
. not met recently. hut there was no leyity
Some little impatience was manifested AS
II O'Clock came and went and found the
/ warden's office still t,uauted by the SOL
ernn group. All wanted that which had to
be done 20 be done quickly and over with.
There was not much longer to wait Al
7-O3 Warden Mead, who showed the effects
Of a recent Illness and the strain which
he had undergone as CzOIgosz-s .custodi-
an, FOR it is admitted by the warden.s
friends that he felt a heavy responsibility
in the matter. lest the law should be
/ cheated Of its satisfaction. stepped 20 the
hall door and said.
Gentlemen. please walk into the keep
ers' hall"
As the witnesses and others who were TO
go To the death chamber went to the
keepers han. at the rear Of the front
( hallway, guards in uniform, carrying
loaded rifles, went out Of the front door
and took their places ia the guard houses.
beside tho gate. The parapet was already
guarded by armed men.
| Ia the keepers hall. a large and lofty
room, with "A FUN complement Of grated
doors and barred windows. with a maga-
zine of arms on one wall, the witnesses
wee paired for marching 10 the death
chamber Warden Mead took his place
at the head Of the line with the state Su-
/ perinteudeut of Prisons. Nj Collins Next
came the State Treasurer. Mr JaeczeI.
/ who was designated foreman Of the exc
cution jury. when State Comptroller
| knight. who had been invited. did not APP
pear, and with Mr. JaecIlel walked the
railroad commissioner. Mr.. Cole. The SUI
perintendent Of public buildings. Mr..
Bender, was paired with the supeTiuteud-
ent of public instruction. Mr. Skinner.
The others fen rapidly into line The prig-
on physician, DIT. Germ. had
for his companion Dr. C..
r. Mcdonald. who from first TO
last, has had a good deal 20 do with Czol-
gosz. He examined Czolrosz in Buffalo
and testified that the assassin was sane.
He made an examination Of him last
| night and was the chief physician in at
| tendance today.
| The little column filed out Of the keepers.
| bah at 7.o6. going downstairs to the
! ground floor and turning into the south
| corridor. The death cells and death
| chamber are in the middle Of the south
| wing and the south corridor is interrupt
| I'd half way down its length by the old
Jail Office, which IS at the head Of the
| lateral corridors leading past the death
| cells il took almost "A minute for the
| execution party 20 pass through the south
| corridor. from the lower cells Of WhicI all
| the prisoners had been removed. Con
| victs could be seen standing at all the
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