Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-29
THE LAST DAY
OF LEON CZOLGOSZ
ON THIS SPHERE
Passed In His Usual Sod Indifference to Things Human
Deyine
He REFUSED TO SEETHE Prizes
Body VIII Be Inferred Within the Prison Walls and No Por.
ton of his Remains Will Be Permitted to 90 Outside
Agreement Made-The Events OF the Day-Te Execution
at Seven O'Clock This Morning

dk SENCU " GiUSh HIS PlUI
TBURN, \. Y. October 2s.-Lsan
gosz will have paid tribute with
ito 70 the law as the murderer OF
sent William Mckinley by T:l5
'4.i. tomorrow and unless he under
great change of heart and strength
re rsw hours CT life left to- him, he
90 to the electric chair, uncon-
@ and unrepentent. He suffered
gt nervous attack late to-day. but
aimed sullen and stoical up TO the
the prison closed at 10 o'clock.
rafused to heed the words of the
stS who came to urge spiritual
s7aration for death and declined to
=t4r rc-embraca Roman Ctholicism or
6qance anarchy. Hence unless he
yes his miad there will be
No Religions Ceremony
+ the end. Czolgosz showed no
tasnsth OF love for kin nor did he turn
any Of those higher considerations
ID ordinarily claim the thoughts of
N occupying his position. He may
suffered untold torture but. out
IN. he seemed sullen and indiffer-
The state is not to surrender pos
son of his body and by shutdown 1t
have been secretly buried in
4ad controlled by the officials of
arn prison.
Waflock Czolgosz, brother of the
lerer foreseeing endless difficulties
II possibly angry demonstrations as
result of an attempt to give the
E ordinary burial, needed the advice
5perintendent CT State Prisons
=5Ds and Warden Mead and formally
Relinquished All Claim
t.. He merely stipulated that at the
aze of the usual autopsy
PARTS of the body should be buried.
q chance of an unhappy and unfof-
.2;e sequel to the execution either in
sJs OF popular contempt or the
sition of CHASTITY relics Is therefore
aa " prevented.
The plan of burning his clothing and
-s viii be carried out Immediately
Ter the execution.
fae electrical machine is ready for Its
rk: Auburn prison is carefully
arded: tine city is in its normal calm
l.. there seems to be no circumstances
ling in the way of the successful
xnedtious execution Of the law.
cloleosz held his
Last Two Interviews
night the first with Superintend-
Collins and the second with his
E..her and brother-in-law. Both OF
interviews were brief and the in
Viewers did most of the talking I'M
ii the question of religion was men
ned. when CzolgosZ broke. from his
ming lethary and violently de-
nnced the church and the clergy
Ml made his relatives promise that
Here should be no service for him liy-
8a Or dead.
Prior to the late evening interviews
i-olgosz reluctantly received Father
sadzinski and Hickey, 1t was late in
aa afternoon and occurred after he
adj once refused to meet them. When
hey reached the prison Superintendent
-ol'ins conveyed the request for an in
view TO the prisoner. Czolgosz
cat back word that he did not care to
7a hem. but the priests asked to be
7Ted to go to him despite his re-
ll.
-Hperintendent Collins consented
.60 personally escorted them to the
a. The priests remained with Cool
''sz for three-quarters OF an hour and
s'0estly pleaded with the prisoner to
Repent and Pray
Or clvinc forgiveness. He rejected all
'ir advances, however, and they re-
'.e'tully withdrew. They told the pris-
'o'r they would hold themselves ready
20 answer a call from him at any hour
n the night. 1t was Z o'clock when
iperintendent Collins went into the
-eath house and tried to get the pris-
'heF to talk to him. Although he re-
''ained in the cell some time he was
apparently not successful in getting
'uytAlnS material from him.
At . o'clock the brother and brother-
NAV arrived and Superintendent Col
us took them down to the condemned
nan cell. There was no demonstra-
non when they met. Czolgosz merely
stepped to the front of his steel cage
and said:
Hello"
me brother ventured the remark, 81
i'H YOU would tell US. Leon. who got
'00 into this scrape."
ne assassin answered in a slow, hes
ing manner. mo one; nobody had
-u III. !-I1ning to do with it but me-"
mat Is not how yop were brought