The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-04
WILL PAY THE PENALTY
CZOLGOSZ TO BE ELECTROCUTED
WITHIN THE MONTH.
Assassins FortiWde Breaks Down-No
Chance Of Escape opens at the Trial.
Bullet Undiscovered.

BUFFALO, September 27.-Leon f.
Czolgosz, aged 2S, born in De-
trOit single of temperate habits, reli-
gious training and ordinary education,
laborer by occupation and assassin of
President Mckinley, was sentenced on
the afternoon of September 20 to be
eleCtrocuted in Auburn State Prison
during the week beginning october Is,
1901.
The machine of justice moved swift
ly and smoothly, the trial covering only
period of two days and occupying
eight hours and a half of actual time.
The case for prosecution was per-
feet. The net of evidence aided by the
prisoners own confession left no mesh
lOosened for the chance of an escape.
Defence there was none. The experts
summond to Xamine into tn mental con-
dition of the assassin declared him to
be perfectly sane nor did the prisoner
himself seek to carry ont the impression
of his lunacy.
The eminent counsel appointed for his
defense through the fair play spirit of
American justice could find no plea of
eXtenuation and left the question to
the jury who, after the Stunning up Of
District Attorney Penney in conclusive
review of the crime, returned a verdict
of guilty of murder in the first degree
after a consultation of thirty-five
minutes.
There was wave of applause that
swept through the crowded court room
but no demonstration then or at any
time during the trial. All were anxious
to look at the prisoners face and Cool
gosZ' agitation as he surveyed the hard
determined faces of the public as typi-
fed by those who thronged the scene Of
his trial, manifested itself in the
trembling hand and twitching muscles
g,F l,s1 t,,,f In, 70
He was entirely alone making no effort
to communicate with his counsel or
they with him.
The voX populi was silent and the ma
ton rested content with the procedure
of the law. Beyond an intense interest
to gain a glimpse of the face of the as
sassin, at no time during the trial or the
transportation of the prisoner back and
forth, was there any disposition on the
part of the mob to interfere with or
usurp me course of the law. All neces-
sary precautiOn was however used by
the ohicios and few knew the moment
when CZolgosz was spirited away to
Auburn.
The last statement of the prisoner,
who disclaimed any plea for a new trial
or other possible avenue of delay, was
positive in the fact that he alone did
| the deed or was inspired to do it.
| Through the trial and even after the
| sentence he seemed implacable, and on
| ly after being removed to his cell at
Auburn, whence he will only issue to
his death, did the terror of his position
break down his fortitude. Then the
man collapsed and had to be dragged
by the officials of the jail to the office
| and throug-- the corridors to the con-
demned cell where clad in prison gart
he awaits the announcement of his last
few hours.
The father brother and sister of the
assassin arrived in Buffalo on the 24tf
| inst, and were submitted to a severe eX-
| animation in the presence of the police
department officials by the assistant
District Attorney. The police claim that
they had no hand in bringing the famil =
of the condemned man to the city and
| they, on their part, express no SYM
pathy with the assassin stating as their
sole purpose the wish to clear them
| selves and aid the authorities. They
will probably be allowed to see the pri-
soner and will endeavor to get from
him some reasons for his crime.
During the trial, the testimony of the
physicians showed that there was no
poisoning of the bullets and that the
actual cause of death was from the gun
shot wound in the stomach, resulting
from the bullet that passed through
both walls of that organ and lodged in
the muscles of the back. DR.. Mynter
testified that the autopsy was perform
ed by DR.. Gaylord and that the bullet
was not located at that operation owing
to the refusal of the family of the Pres
ident to allow them to continue longer
or further injure the corpse.
There was no evidence adduced to
show the existence of any anarchistic
plot on the life of the President.
Emma Goldman, the anarchist lee
turer was dismissed for lack of a case
at Chicago on September "a, and
shook hands with her anarchist friends
after two week incarceration. There
was no demonstration by the crowd.