The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
PAID DEATH PENALTY
czoLaosz DIES IN THE ELECTRIC
 CHAIR.
The Murderer of the Late President Mckinley Declared to the Last He Did Not Regret
 His Deed.

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 Auburn, N, Y., Oct 29.-At 7:12 o'clock this morning Leon Czolgosz. murderer ol President Mckinley, paid the extreme nenaltv exacted by the law for his crime. He was shocked to death by l,'oo Vol.s of electricity He went to the chalr III exactly the same manner as nave the majority of murderers in this State' showing no particular sign or 1ear' put in fact doing what few of them nave done-talking to the witnesses while ne was being strapped in the char.
 'I killed the President because ne was an enemy of the good peopls-ot the good working people I am not sorry for my crime"
 These were his words as the guards hurried him into the chair. moment later. mumbling through the hall adJust- ed face straps, he said:
 "I am awfully sorry I could not Sc, my father"
 Czolgosz retired last night at 10 o'clock and slept so soundly that when Warden Meade went to the cell shortly before 5 o'clock this morning, the guard inside had to shake Czolgosz to awaken him. He sat up on the edge of his cot and made no reply to the warden's greeting of "Gcod morning"
 The prison official took from his pocket the death warrant and read 1t slowly ana distinctly to the assassin. who hardly raised his eyes during the perfunctory ceremony.
 Just as the warden stepped away from the cell door, Czolgosz called to him and said:
 q would like to talk with the Super intend mt
 The warden responded: ''He will be down presently"
 Then the condemned man lay on ms cot apparently anxious to sleep again At 5:l5 the warden brought to him a pair of dark trousers with the left leg slit, so ga to allow the free application of the electricity. and a light gray out ing shirt He was told to get up and put these on, which f'e did. Contrary to the usual custom he was given new pair of shoes When dressed he laid down on the cot again, and In this attitude Super intendcrt Collins found him at 5:30, when he went down to visit him.
 The superintendent stood in front of the steel bars and when the guard had called Czogoszs attention he said: "l want to make statement before you kill me.
 What do you wish to say, Czolgosz" asked the superintendent.
 "I want to maka it when there are lot of people present. I want them to hear me," sad the prisoner.
 Well, you cannot" said the superin- tcndcnt
 ''Then I won't talk at all" said the prisoner, sullenly.
 After tho superintendent left. the guards brought Czolgoszs breakfast. con- sisting of coffee. toast, eggs and bacon and he ate with quite a good deal of rel sh While he was pa talk nG of this the witnesses were gathering in the of fees of Warden Meade, and at 7:0S the procession p1ssed to the death chamber going through the long south corridor.
 In tha chamber Fl ctrician Davis anc former Warden Thayer of Dannemora had arranged the chair test, placing z bank of twenty-two inCandescent light: across the arms and connecting the cleo tro wires at either end. The witnesse: were ordered seated and then Warde1 Meade briefly addressed them, saying:
 You are hero to witness the leGa death of Leon F. Czolgasz desire tha you keep. your seats and preserve abso lute silence in the death chamber, n matter what may transpire. There ar plenty of guards and prison officials t preserve order and attend to the prope detail-.'
 The prison physician, Dr. Gerin, an Dr. Charles r. Mcdonald of New Yor took a position to tho left of the chair Warden Meade stood directly in front an Fl ctrician Davis retired to the lttl room containing the electrical switch board.
 Thaycr gave the signal and the curren was turned through, the electric light flooding the chamber with brilliant lgh and dramatically showing the power tha wne used to kill the prisoner
 Warden Meade gave the signal to hav the prisoner brought in, and at 7HO:3