The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-11-06
CHAIR ENDS CIOlGQSZ'S CAREER |
BODY BURIED IN ACID
Current Of Electricity Shot Through
the Murderer OF William Nc.
kiniey-Brain Normal.

Within a space of six hours and
nine minutes Leon Czolgos2, the as
sassln who killed President Mckinley.
had been put to death and his miSera'
BILE carcass dumped into n grave ana
covered with acids and quicNime'
CzolgosZ's worthless earthly career
was closed as far as the law was con
cerned by the filing with the clerk ol
Cayuga county of certificate setting
forth that the sentence OF the law
had been carried out. Every Nestige
of the clothing that he wore and the
articles that he used at the Auburn
prison during the 32 days he was held
awaiting death were destroyed before
the night came on Tuesday. At 7:l21e
o'clock Tuesday morning Leon CZol'
gos2. murderer of President william
Mckinley, was shocked to death by
LOO volts of electricity. He went TO
the chair in exactly the same manner
as have the majority of murderers IN
New York State. showing no partic'
ular sign of fear, but, In fact. doing
what few of them have done-talking
to the witnesses while he was being
strapped to the chair. Il killed the
President because he was an enemy
OF the good people-of the good work
ing people. am not sorry for my
crime" These were his words as the
guards hurried him into the chair,
a moment later. mumbling through the
hall-adiusted face straps. he said: Il
am awfully sorry | could not see my
father" Warden Mead raised his hand
and at 7:12:30 Electrician Davis turn
aI bn 1
oil electricity into the living body. The
rush of the current threw the body 50
hard against the straps that they
creaked perceptibly. The hands clinch-
ed suddenly, and the whole attitude
was one Of extreme tenseness. For 40
seconds the full current was kept on,
and then slowly the electrician threw
the switch back. reducing the current
volt by volt until it was cut of en-
tlrely. Then just as it mad reached
that point he threw the lever back
again for two or three seconds. The
body, which had collapsed as the cur
rent was reduced, stifiened up against
the straps. When il was turned of
again DR.. Macdonald stepped to the
chair and put his hand over the heart.
He said he felt no pulsation. but sug-
gested that the current he turned on
for few seconds again. Once more
the body became rigid. At 7:l5 the
current was turned Off Tor good. From
the time CzogosZ left his cell until
the full penalty was paid less than
four minutes elapsed. Tne physicians
used the stethoscope and other tests
to determine IL any life remained. and
at 7:17 the warden. raising his hand,
announced, Gentlemen, the prisoner
is dead" After an autopsy, during
which the physicians examined his
brain. and, strangely enough, pro
nounced 1t normal, the discovered por-
tions OF the assassn's anatomy were
gathered up, placed in a plain coffin
and carried to the prison graveyard
There a powerful disintegrating acid
was poured over the body to quickly
remove all traces, that he may the
sooner be forgotten and that no grew
'.Ome relics may be kept. The papers
,aat he left and the hundreds of letters
that were sent to the prison for him
will be kept only long enough to tab
ulate the names therein for future
police reference, and then the last re
minder OF Leon Czolgosz will be com
mitted 10 oblivion.