The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-11-01
CzolsoszWouId Not Pro-
fess Repentance.
TALKED OF THE CRIME
Less Than Four Minutes From
tho Time He Left His Cell
Until He Was
Dead Man.

Auburn, N. Y, Oct. 30.-Further de-
tails of the execution of Leon Czol'
gosz. murderer of President Mckin'
lev, show that he was defiant and ap
parently unrepentant to the last.
II was 7:O5 when Warden Mead
railed upon those assembled in MS
office to prepare to go to the death
chamber. The witnesses had been
chatting, but at the sound OF the war
den's voice q hush came over tnen.
State Treasurer Jaeckel, who had
been chosen for one of the jury, and
II. n. Bender headed the line, and at
7:O6 Warden Mead gave the signal
for the start to the death chamber.
Warden Mead and Superintendent
Collins were in the lead.
The door of the execution chamber
was opened, and as the witnesses filed
slowly in they took seats in the chairs
ranged along the sides and back or
the room. The chamber of death was
lighted by a number of incandesceut
lights with electricity furnished by
the dynamos in the prison shops.
Electrician L. F. Davis, who has Of
ficiated at every electrocution since
the electrocution of Kemmler, Aug. 6,
1900. was waiting for his fifty-eighth
victim. Near him stood ex-Warden
Thayer, of Clinton prison, who Off.
ciated as assistant electrician, War
den Thayer himself having given the
signal which has sent nine murderers
into eternity.
State Executioner Tested Current.
Warden Mead and Superintendent
Collins quickly took up their positions.
Mead standing few feet from the
chair. and in a position where he
could signal Electrician Davis when
the moment arrived. When the wit.
nesses had seated themselves the elec.
trician proceeded to test the appa-
ratus to see that everything was in
working order. A band of "a incan-
descent lights placed across the arm
of the chair glowed forth with a sud.
den brilliancy. This was at 7:09. but
three minutes after the little party
had left the warden's Office. Again
the lever controlling the deadly cur
rent was thrown over, and again the
little lights sent forth their signifl-
cant glow. Again the current was
shut off.
Assassin Hustled Out of His Cell.
When all was ready Warden Mead
and four guards went after the assas-
sin. Keeper Tucker shot back the
bolt of the door leading to the con-
demned mems row with clang. The
witnesses seated nearest the corridor
caught a momentary glimpse of the
cell, less than 40 feet from the chair.
1t was quickly reached by the guards.
The door was unlocked and swung
wide open. Czolgosz was ready. He
was hustled out Of the cell, and with
a brawny guard on either side was
marched to the chair. AS he entered
the death chamber he looked about
him, He saw the cold stony, unsym-
pathetic gaze of the witnesses upon
him. His eyes stared and he was ap-
parently nerving himself for his final
words.
The guards on either side Of Czol.
gosz had hold Of his arms as IL either
to support him or to keep him from
making demonstration. AS he
stepped over the threshold he STUN.
bled, but they held him up, and as
they urged him forward toward the
chair he stumbled again on the little
rubber covered platform upon which
the chair rests. His head was erect,
and with his gray flannel chirt turned
back at the neck he looked quite boy
ish. He was intensely pale, and as he
tried to throw his head back and
carry himself erect his chin quivered
perceptibly.
Enunciated Anarchists gatherings.
AS he was being seated he looked
about at the assembled witnesses with
quito steady stare and said:
Il killed the president because he
was an enemy to the good people--of
the working people"
His voice trembled slightly at first,
but gained strength with each word,
and he spoke perfect English.
II am not sorry for my crime" he
said loudly just as the guard pushed
MS head back on the rubber rest and
drew the strap across his forehead
and chin. AS the pressure on the
straps frightened and bound the Jaw
slightly. he mumbled:
I'm awfully sorry / could not see
my father"
1t was Just exactly 7:11 o'clock
when he crossed the threshold; but
, minute had elapsed and he had Just
finished the last statement, when the
strapping was completed and the
guards stepped back. Warden Mead
raised his hand, and at 712 Electrl-
clan Davis turned the switch and
threw LOO volts Of electricity into
the living body
Current Sent Through Body Thrice.
The rush Of the current threw the
body so hard against the straps that
they creaked perceptibly. The hands
clinched suddenly and the whole at