Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-30
PRESIDENTS MURDERER
MET DEATH YESTERDAY.

The prison official took from his
pocket the death warrant and read it
slowly and distinctly to the assassin,
who hardly raised his eyes during the
perfunctory ceremony.
Just as the warden stepped away
from the cell door, Czolgosz called to
him and said: 81 would like to talk
with the superintendent"
The warden responded. He will be
down presently
Then the condemned man rolled over
on his cot apparently anxious to sleep
again.
At Sis, however. the guard brought
to him pair of dark trousers with the
left leg slit so as to allow the free ap-
plication of the electrode, and light
gray outing shirt He was told to get
up and put these on. which he did.
Contrary to the usual custom, he was
given new pair of shoes. When
dressed he laid down on the cot again
and in this attitude Superintendent
Collins found him at $50 when he
went down to visit him.
Wished to Talk TO the Police.
The superintendent stood in front of
the steel bars and when the guard had
called Czolgosz's attention. he said:
Il want to make statement before
you kill be-"
What do you wish to say. Czol-
gosz," asked the superintendent.
Il want to make it when there are a
lot of people present. ! want them to
hear me-" said the prisoner.
We'll, you cannot said the super
intendent.s
Then | won't talk at ALL" said the
prisoner sullenly.
After the superintendent had left the
guards brought Czolgosz's breakfast
consisting of coffee, toast, eggs and ba-
con, and he ate with quite a good deal
of relish, while he was partaking OF
this, the witnesses were gathering in
the office of Warden Mead, and at q
o'clock the procession passed to the
death chamber. going through the
long south corridor
The Arrangements.
In the chamber Electrician Davis and
Former Warden Thayer. of Dame
mora, had arranged the chair test
placing a bank of twenty-five mean
descent lamps across the arms and con-
/ Meeting the electrode wires at either
end. The witnesses were ordered
seated and then Warden Mead briefly
addressed them, saying:
you are here TO witness the legal
death of Leon F. Czolgosz. ! desire
that you keep your seats and preserve
absolute silence in the death chamber
no matter what may transpire. There
are plenty of guards and prison Off
Gals to preserve order and attend 10
the proper details
The prison physician DR. Germ, and
Dr. Carlos F. Macdonald, of New York,
,
Warden Mead stood directly in front
and Electrician Davis retired to the
little room containing the electrical
switchboard. Thayer gave the signal
and the current was turned through
the electric lights. flooding the cham
Der with brilliant light and dramatic
ally showing the power that was used
to kill the prisoner.
The Prisoner Brought In.
Warden Mead gave the signal to
have the prisoner brought in and at
7:101b o'clock Chief Keeper Upper
swung open the big steel door leading
to the condemned cells, and as the
steel bars behind which Czolgosz had
been kept were swung aside two guards
marched the prisoner out into the cor
ridor, two others following and the
chief keeper walking in front.
The guards on either side of Czolgosz
had hold of his arms as if either to
support him or to keep him from max
ing a demonstration. AS he stepped
over the threshold he stumbled, but
they held him up, and as they urged
him forward toward the chair he
stumbled again on the little rubber
covered platform upon which the chair
rests. His head was erect. and with
his grey flannel shirt turned back at
the neck. he looked quite boyish. He
was intensely pale and as he tried To
throw his head back and carry him
self erect his chin quivered very per-
ceptibly. As he was being seated he
looked about at the assembled wit
nesses with quite steady stare and
said:
His Last Words.
81 killed the President because he was
an enemy of the good people-of the
working people"
His voice trembled slightly at first,