Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-11-07

veyed the request for an interview to
the prisoner. Czolgosz sent back
word that he did not care to see
them, but the priests asked to be al
lowed to go to him, despite his re-
fusal. Superintendent Collins Goa
scented and personally escorted them
to the cell. The priests remained
with Czolgosz for three-quarters of
an hour and earnestly pleaded with
the prisoner to repent and pray for
divine forgiveness. He rejected all
their advices, however, and they re-
gretfully withdrew. They told the
prisoner they would hold themselves
in readiness to answer call from
him at any hour Of the night. 1t was
Z o'clock when Superintendent Col
Inns went into the death house and
tried to get the prisoner to talk u
him. Although he remained in the
cell sometime, he was apparently not
successful in getting anything from
him. At eight p. M, his brother and
brother-in-law arrived, and Super
intendent Collins took them down to
the condemned mans cell There was
no demonstration when they met.
Czolgosz merely stepped to the front
Of his steel cage and said: "HellO,'
he DiOtueE N6uIulPu lut ISLidLh,
wish you would tell us, Leon, who
got you into this scrape?"
The assassin answered in 4 slow,
hesitating manner: mo one; nobody
had ANYTHING to do with it but me"
THAT is not how you were brought
up" said the brother, and you ought
to tell US everything now"
Il have nothing to tell" he answer
ed in q curly manner
do you want to see the priests
again." asked his brother. And he
answered with more vehemence than
he had previously shown; NO;
damn them. Don't send them here
again. | don't want them The
brother-in-law interjected here.
"Thats right, Leon"
The body OF Leon Czo'g0sz. tho mn
dercr OF President Mckinley, viii net
be removed from Auburn Superintcn
dent of State Prisons Cornelius V. Co
Inns and Warden ]. Warren Mo3d. a ter
hours OF controversy with C2olgcs?'s
brother. succeeded in obta ninS fer
him the following relinquishm O
the family's claims TO the Tem7i1~
whom tho eXecuti0nor shall have fln
shed his work:
Auburn. n. Y. Oct H9.
s"To Warren J. Mead agent and War
den, Auburn Prison:
Il hereby authorize you as warden Of
Auburn prison to dispose Of the body
of my brother, Leon F. Czolgosz, By
burying it in the cemetery attached to
the prison, as provided by the law OF
the State of New York. This request is
made upon the express understa ndin2
that no part of the remains will b
given to any person or society. but
that the entire body will be buried in
accordance with the law in the come
terry attached to the prison.
"WALDECK CZOLGOSZ."
Witnesses: John A. SIecher, George
E. Graham.
The resolution Of Superintendent
Collins to prevent sensation in tie
transportation and burial or cremation
OF the body of Czolgcsz took new res
from two offers that were subnitte
by men of question able en- crprise a
museum keeper in one of the larger
Eastern cities telegraphed him an OF
Ter OF $4,000, spot cash, for eitFcr tie
BODY or the garments of the murd +
er, ard the owner Of a kiGcsosco~e
wired Warden Mead that he voIl"
pay $4,000 for permission to take a
moving picture of Go gosz entcr.~g
the death chamber. The sIrerin end7nt
also had suspicious aroused as to III
motives OF some Of the ro,ativ s IF
CZolgosz in securing the body in lew
of their poverty and the trouble and
danger possible in conn ection With il,
removal and disposal. The .uperinten-
dent CHANGED to meet Waldeck Czol-
gosz as he was being escorted to the
death cell shortly after his arrival.
and at once took the matter up with
him. He asked CZolgosz if he wanted
the body. He said he did. Collins then
told him that he did not believe it
could be removed without serious
trouble and strongly advised h n
against the attempt. The plan to take
it to Buffalo. where Czolgosz had as
sassinated the President, he REGARDED
as particularly dangerous. Collins d:s-
cussed the matter from the standpoint
Of the CzolgosZ family and s. theE
would srrn'v avoid se~ious am y" re
and possibly violence by conserving
to burial here. He assured Wade TX
CZOlgosZ that he and the family could
attend, that they would be protected
and that the body would be given de-
cent burial. Czolgosz was obdurate,
however, and Collins finally told him
| that, if there was a we'll grounded SUI
spicion as to the motive in claiming
the body, he would refuse to surren-
der it, law or 40 law.