The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-04
VOL. ]. x x VI.
SENTENCE PASSED..
90 olgoaz TO D.e During Latter
Part Of Octcbsr.
NE GOULD NOT WHISPER.
Realization OF Hls Awful Pre- edlca-
n snt JUST Seems 10 bo
Coming TO Him. Tho
Scene In COURT.

Scene In Court
a dispatch from Buffalo, N. II. says
Leon e. Ozolgosz, tho assassin q Pros.
ident Mckinley, waa Thursday
afternoon aontencod to bo oleotro
outed in Auburn State prison during
tho week beginning Oct 28, 1901.
Before sentence was passed., the as
sassin evidenced desire to speak, but
he could not got his yoioo aboyc a
whisper and his words wore repeated to
tho court by his counsel.
There was no ono olac but mo-" tho
prisoner said in a uhispor. mo ono
@ else told mo to do it and no one paid mo
v to do it, | was not told any ything about
tho orimo and neyor thought anything
I. about that utll q couple Of days before /
4 committed the crimo."
sss4 Czolgosz sat down. Ho was quito
II oAlm.i but it was evident that his mind
I WsB aooded with thoughts of his own
distress. His oyes were dilated max
a ing them appear very bright His
checks wero q trlfle palo and his cut
stretched hand trempled. Tho guards
i put handouts on his wrists. He looked
# a. the officers. There was an cxpros.
4 aion Of profoundest fear and holploss-
moss in his eyes. He glanced about at
tho people who crowded to 4ethor in Of
( forts to get look at him. The prison
a or 8 eyellds foil trenolously anu thon
# ho fixed his gazo upon tho floor in front
Of him.
d Az this point Judge Titus oarno ovor
to the prisoner and bade him good byo.
Ozolgosz replied worry family, lotting
aAis vye rost upon tho man who has
Z been his counsel.
.'Good bye,' he said weakly.
Czolgosz was then hurried down
d STAIRS anu through tie tunnel Of
aoba, to the Jail where he will remain
until removou to Auburn to pay tho
81 his crimo. Although the
8 ume announced for tho oonvoning Of
court WAS 2 O'Clock every seat and ev.
cry foot Of standing room were ooou
u: pied before l. 30 and SCORES were olam.
" oring outside TOR admission. The doors
U.s. were looked and no more were admit
safted to tho room.
;ss he 4 prisoner was brought into the
IS room at 5 minutes to q. Five minutes
.lIstfce White took his place upon
ati D iii
Il tho bench, Ofier Hess aaidi ,$5s "a n IN,
y l'ursuant to a reoSsa, this trial term
Sof tho supreme court is now opon for
Isl the transaction Of businoss."
District Attorney Penney said:
IF your honor please, / moyo SEN
teDoe in tho CASE OF tho people VS.. Loon
a al
Clerk Fisher swore the prisoner and
his record was taken by tho district at
! torney as follows:
Ago % years; nativity, Detroit; res
idence, Broadway, Nowak, Buffalo; 90
\ oupation, laborer. Married or single,
single. Dogree Of education, common
school and psrochial. Religious in.
etruotlon, Catholic. Parents, father
living, mother dead. Temperate or in.
temperate, temperate. Formor con-
yioti0n Of orime, mono.
55 Tho clerk Of tho court then asked.
- Have you any legal osuso to show
u now why the sontenos Of tho court
4 should not be now pronounced against
your"
a''l cannot hoar that" replied the
4 prisoner.
''Olerk Fisher repeated his question
and Ozolgosz repllod
I'D rather have this gentlomen here
speak, looking TOWARDS District At
torney Pennoy, II can hear him bot
tor"
at this point Juetioo White told
those in the court room that they must
BIO Quiot or they would be excluded
from the room.
Mr.. Penney then said to tho prison
or: u Czolgosz, tho court wants to know
y IT you have any rchson 70 give Why SON.
ionoe should not bc pronounced against
4 you. Have you anything 10 say 10 tho
Judge? Say yos or no."
The prisoner did not roply and jus.
tice White, addressing tho prisoner,
said;
In this bohalf, what you have a
( light to say rolates explicitly to tho
i Bubjeotin in hand at This umo and which
tho Law provides, Why sontonoo should
not be now pronounced against you and
\ 10 defined by tho statue.
~ Tho first is that you may claim that
you arc lnBano.
1.-THE next is that you have good
( cause to offer either in arrts; Of the
Judgment about 10 bo pronounced
agalnst you, or Tor a now trial. Those
Il arc tho grounds specified by tho stature
in which you have right TO speak OF
this time and you are at porfoct lib.
erty to do 80 if you wish"
Ihe prisoner replied: II havo moth.
ing to say about that"
Tho court Haid 'Aro you ready2"
Mr.. Penney replied: Eyes"
H, Have you anything to say?" asked
Justice White.
"Yos," replied the prisoner.
i think he should BIO permitted to
& mako a atatomont in oxoulpanon Of his
&aot # tho court ploaso5 SAID Judge IL
4 tus.
The court replied: "That will dopond
upon What his abatement is.
y ustico white then said: ''Hayo you
(aponking 20 Judge Titus) anything to
53lsy IN behalf OF tho prisoner at this
q timeY ,
II havo nothing to say within tho
ae6nltion Of what your honor has road. 3
4 replied the attorney, "but it seems to
a me in order that the innocent should
not suffer by this detondant's orimo, tho
court should permit him to oxouipAto
& at least his father, brother aad sistore,n
ON tho court: Certainly, II that is
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