The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-02
SENTENCE PASSED.
cz Agosz to De 0u;lrg LsSssr
Part CT Cc2cb.r.
ne GOULD NOT WHISPER.
RealjZ alton CT His AWFul Fred;ca.
nnsnt Just Seems to be
Coming 70 Him. The
GNa~a - No,,rr
Seems in Court.

Aeo0 =. SzoiSCsZ, Inc SSSass1u u Gee-
ident Mckinley, was Tharsdsy
afternoon sentenced to be electro
cuted in Auburn Saste prison aring
the week beginning Oct. 2S, 1901.
Before sentence was passed, the as
sassin evidenced desire to speak, but
he could lot set lis voice above q
whisper and his words were repeated to
the court By his counsel.
There was no one elee but me, " the
prisoner said in 8 Rhisper. No ope
else told me- to d. it and no one paid me
TO dolr / Rss not toio anything about
the CRIME and never thought anything
ab5ur that util couple Of days before /
committed the cr'me.
Czo,goEz sss doSa. He was q1lte
calm, but Is was evident .aat his mad
was 4 ,oded with thoughts Of his own
distress. His eyes we're dilssed max
ing them sppea1 very bright. His
lnseks were trids pale ana MS out
stretched hand tremOied. The guaros
puE hanocutfs on his wrists. He looked
Sc the officers. There wss &p exprss-
sion Of p1of,undess fear and helpless
ness in his eyes. He glanced about at
the people who crowded together IN et-
forts 10 GET look st him. Tbs prison
er's eyenos fell tremendously anu then
ne dxsd his gaze upon the floor IN irons
Of him.
AZ rhis point Judge Titus came over
to the prisoner sno bsde him gocd bye.
CzoIgosz replied very Eairtiy, letting
his eJe resu upon The man who Aas
been his coulsal.
Good bye" ne said weakly.
Czo!gosz was then hurried down
stairs ana through the tunnel. Ct
sobs," to the ] ii where be will remain
until removed 70 Auburn 20 pay the
penalty tor his crime. Although the
lime announced Tor the conVenlog of
court was O'Clock every seat sno ev.
cry foot cf standing roon were occu-
pied before 81 ana scores we're clam
orlng OUTSIDE toc admission. Ehe doors
were locked snd no more were admit.
teo to the TooR.
The prisoner was broug ht Into the
room At 5 MINUTES TO z. Fave 1nlnuEes
later Justlce White took his piace up3r
the bench.
As soon as Justice White assumed
the bench, Crler Hess said:
"Hursusn. to recess, this trial term
Of the supreme court is Low open fo5
the transaction Of business"
District Attorney Penney said:
If your honor please, l move son-
teDce in the case OF The people VS.. Leon
lz1igosz. Sand up, Czoisoaz.
CLERK Fisher swore the prlsorer and
his record was taken by the district at
eorney as follows:
Age 2S years; nativity, Datroit; res
idsncs, Brosowag, NoEak, Buffalo; oc
cupation, lsborer. Married CT single,
Single. Degree Of education, common
school and psrochisl. Religious IN
s.rucuon, Catholic. Parents, father
living, mother dead. Temperate or IN
temperate, temperate. Former Coz
ylctlon Of crime, none.
The cleIk Of the court then asked:
"RsVs you any legal cause 20 sho|
nov why tbs sentsrcs OF the court
should not be row pronounced agalnst
your"
u cannot hear that" replied the
prisonsr.
''Clerk Fisher repeated his question
end roiccsz reOl1ea.
'.rd rather have this gentlemen here
spsak," looking loTsros DISTRICT Al
tornsy Penney, Il can hear hin bet
ter"
At tLis point Justice White tolo
those in the court roon tast they must
be Quiet or they weu.d be excluded
from the room,
Mr.. Penney then said to the prison
,sr: Czolgosz, tae court gan.s 20 kGo6
II you have any rsaSou so give Why sen
sence should uol De pronounced against
you. Have you any.hlng to Gag 20 TIE
Judge? Say yes Or no."
Inc prlsoner did rot reply and jus
tice Whl1e, addressing the prisoner,
said:
In this bshalf, what you have
light to say IeiatsS explicitly to the
SUBJECT in hsGd st snis tine aid which
the lsT provides, Nhy sentence should
not be nvW pronounced against sou ard
Is defined by the statue.
the fr1t is that you msy claim tnat
you are insane.
..rhe rexu is that you hs7e good
cause TO Offer either IN arresa CT tue
5uosment about 10 De pIonounce0
sgslnst you, or ior new trial, those
are the gIoUnes specified by the stature
IN which you havs night 10 SPEAK at
this tine and you are at perfect I'D
srsy to DO SO If sou wish.
The pclscner replied: - have notn'
ing to Soy about thst. a.,
Inc court said: Are you ready!
Mr.. Penney replied: Yes"
Lave you anything to say?" asked
Justlce White.
YES" replied the prisoner.
81 think he should be pe.pltteo to
msks . statement II eXouli adoo Of his
act if the court please, SAID Judge Il
aus.
The court replied: That will depend
upon what mis- statement ls."
Justice while then said: ''Ha7e you
Z.pssklng to Judge Iltus) anything to
ssyl behalf OF the prisoner at this
timer" -.
II have nothing to say within the
definition Of what your honor has read,
replied the attorney, but 1t seems &c
me IN order that the innocent shouIo
not suffer by this defendants crime, the
court should permit him to e4cnlpste
a. least his fstner, brother Dd sisters:
F,on the court: certainly, Il that is
the object Of sny statement he wishes
to make, proceed
The Drlsoner said sEThers WAS no one