Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-01
AFFECT COWARDICE
OF ASSASSIN CZOLGOSZ.
COLLAPsEs IN TERROR
sHRIEKING AND MOANING
As He 10 Committed TO Anburn-DOctOrs
Say Part OF Performance IL sham-But
Enough of II Real TO Exact Hearty Con-
tempt for the Creature.

| Say fdrk Oh TOTIUThduCo -
Enough Of It Real TO Exact Hearty Com
tempt for the Creature.
The time being, Leon Czologsz
Presi dent McKinley's assassin, from
buffalo reached Auburn, N Y, Friday
morning. The prison is just across
the road from the depot, the distance
which they had to walk after alight-
| ing from the car being less than 5t
yards Either for fear OF the crowd,
which was not very demonstrative,
and made no attempt to harm the
man or from the sight of the prison.
Czolgosz' s legs gave way, and two
burly deputy sherifs were compelled
to practically carry the man into the
prison. Inside the gate his condition
became worse, and he was dragged
up stairs and into the main hall. He
was placed 10 a sitting posture on a
bench, while the haudcuffs we're beiog
removed, but be fell over and moaned
and groaned, evinclng the nest abiect
terror and as soon as the cuffs were
unlocked the man was dragged into
the principals Office.
The officers proceeded to strip
him and put on a new suit Of clothes.
During the operation Czologsz cried
and yelled, making the prison corridors
echo with the evidence OF his terror.
The prison physician, DR. John Germ.
was summoned and he examined the
man and ordered his removal to cell
in the condemned room, which he will
occupy until he is taken to the electric
chair. The doctor declared that the
man was suffering from fright and
terror, but said be was shamming to
some extent. The collapse of the muir
derer was surprise to every one. En-
route from Buffalo he showed no indi-
cation of breaking down. tie ate heart
lily Of sandSiches and smoked cigars
when not eating. lie talked. some,
ard expressed regret for the crime. lie
said, ~ am especially sorry for Mrs
Mckinley" He reiterated his former
statement that he had had no accsm
had heard of the man under arrest in
st Louis, who claimed to have tied
the handkerchief He says the hand
kerchief WAS not tied. He went be-
hind the Temple of Music, arranged
the handkerchief so as to hide the
weapon, and then took his place 10
the crowd. To Jailer Mitchell he sent
this message to his father: FELL
him | am sorry have left such bad
name
The prison authorities say he was
the most terrified convict ever received
at Auburn prison all day Friday, he
furnished uumistakable evidence of
his curlike nstur' He did not utter
a dozen words all day except 10 trem-
ulous monosyllabic replies to his keep
ers, but his enormous appetite re.
manned, and he psrtook of the food
brought him like a ravenous beast
The New York Worlds account of
the journey to Auburn says when
asked about his relations to Emma
Goldman he said: II heard her lee,
ture in Chicago. That is all she
knows about it, -
II am sorry | done it," be added
later. 1T is awful to feel you We
killed man, you don't feel like you
did before.
When the train reached Auburn
there wss q mob of about 300 men and
boys present and though the police
force was strong dozen men reached
to strike the murderer of the Presi- |
dent. Some Of them succeeded Tue
first blow knocked him sideways. |
Then followed q battle for the posses.
sion of the gates. The policemen used
their clubs and and flourished their
revolvers. Five feet inside the gate
5he assassin, who was believing from
lear, collapsed and pitched forWard.
A dozen brawny hands lifted him up,
md by a great effort conveyed him
-p the stairs, limp and shaking. |
He was dropped on the office floor
md tunbled in a heap. But in an
Instant he was up, and starting, with
Wild eyes. literally dragged Mitchell
Iud Bernhardt, two Of the officers,
lear across the room, as far from the
mob howlirg at the gate ss possible.
He landed on rattan settee, his
igure trembling, his teeth chattering,
aliva oozing from his lips, his hair
lisheveled and shrieking at the top OF
.is voice.
Two stalwsrt keepers grabbed him
md towed him through the great oak
Ioors into the prison, bis feet dang.
iLg Imply behind They threw him
nto chair. be rolled out of it,
luddled. frenzied beast on the floor.
lis cries could be heard block
way.
Every one of the 1900 prisoners was
wakened and began to move about.
,EMENTED WOMAN DKOwNs