Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-28
VERDICT GUILTY.
TWAS QUICK WORK
IN THE CONVICTION OF
PRESIDENT McKINLEY'S ASSASSIN

Trials LaBtS Less IMAM Alkut nhu oho
Half Hours-No Defense Attempted-He
Maintained Stolid DemeanOr 10 the End
', hen He ColIaps.d-Professed Accom-
pI,ce COnfsssss at st Louis-But
E:vidence That IL II a Fake.
The trial of Leon f Czolgosz for the MUIR
der of President Mckinley ended Tuesday at
Buffalo at 4.25 m, with verdict OF guilty OF
murder In the first degree. The jury was ont
only "a minutes and the whole trial con-
sumed ouly eight hours and % minutes and in
Two DAYS. Practically all of his time was
occupied by the prosecution in presenting
case so clear. so conclusive that even had the
prisoner entered the plea OF insanity.
it could not have changed the result. The
defense put in no evidence and its lawyers
announced early in the afternoon that the emf
nent aentists summoundedb by the county bar
association and by the district attorney to
determine CZoGosZ's mental condition had de-
clared him to be perfectly sane and this de-
stroyed The only stage OF a defence that Judge
Lewis and Titus could have put together.
Judge Titus aud Lewis. the counsel assigned
for the defense. made short addresses, chiefly
devoted to talk about the dignity of the law,
but saving nothing for the respondent, and
the District Attorney bad little to do but to
tell of the awfulness of the crime and describe
Czolgosz as a man who does not want a
LAWYER. who does not believe in God, nor IN
law, 4 man VINO uOts DUl DcItNS III thc
married relution-yet our laws are saeh that
he is defended by two of the abest jnrsts in
Buffalo as if he WAS the most respected de-
scendunt and even though he comes into court
and SAYS he was guilty.
The evidence in addition to what was re-
ported Tuesday, included only the testimony
of a few witnesses who saw the shooting.
CzolcoSz was seated in his chair all the az
ternoon, hi. hands clasping the arms of the
chair and his head bent forward and httie
10 the left The room was not warm, but
CZoleosZ Frequently took his handkerchief
from his pocket and mopped the persplra-
ton from his forehead and cheeks AZ no
time duIin the absence of the jury ola ne
raise his eyes or lift his head or seem to hear
that he was the object of interest OF se7efal
hundred men and women.
Before adjournment Justice White announc-
ed that he would pronounce sentence upon
the defendant on Thursday afternoon at 2
O'Clock.
Czolcosz was Immediately taken through
the tunnel under Delaware avenue bach 10
Jail.
The New York Suns account says that as
Czolgosz came into court in the morning ev-
ery one was instantly struck with his changer
appearance and demeanor. He had tried to
conceal it and had smeared his hair with vas
seine, SO that 1t looked darker and ran INTO
oily curs. The life. the stamina, was gone
out OF Nun. lie lOunu tho Piy
who had examined him, not one was to testi-
~ to help him. and there was no refuge In
the plea OF insanity. He was offered the OPP
portupity to 20 on the stand, but he only
shook his head when his lawyers asked him.
He did not trust himself to speak. The I'M
concerned murderer OF yesterday had chang
ed. His pallor had turned from white to vel
low. His hands shook. He ourtained his
ewes with the lids and sat with his head hang
ng on his shoulder, a nervous persptration
oozing out on his face. No brava,io. no cour'
age. no defiance of death, not the glori1ea-
ton OF the anarchist who "did his duty
Just a cur like collapse.
He will be dragged to the death chair
bowling with terror said Chief of Detec-
tive Cusack. who has studied him since hl,
arrest and the fear that was written all over
the assassin tonight lent itself to the pred'e-
ton.
While Justice White was delivering his
charge Czolgosz glanced fearfully at the
twelve men standing in their places In respect
to the so Tenn words OF the Court. Ne asked
for water and the detective brought HIM
glass He GUIDED at it, handed back the glass
and dropped his eyellds again. All day ne
sat with hi. eyes almost closed, as If he woulh
hut out tie scene.