The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-10-31

AUBURN. N. l., OCU. CLAW
spoke in trumpet tones to an
archy this morning when Leon
F. Czolgosz was put to death in
the electric chair for the murder
of President Mckinley. The SEN
tence of the court was that the
death penalty should be inflicted
during the week of October %.
In order to avoid making the nec-
essary arrangements ON Sunday
the time was fixed at o'clock
this morning, which is the same
as 6 o'clock by western time.
The perfect plans were realized
without a hitch.
CzOlgosz is annihilated so far
as this world is concerned. He
has been buried in oblivion dur
ing the time of his incarceration
here and his body will lie in an
unmarked grave in the little
prison cemetery, prey to the
corrosive action of quicklime.
Even his belongings, his clothes,
letters and everything that was
his while here, will be burned
and not a relic preserved. that
no more remembrance may be
had among men of so vile a
wretch.
The brother of the anarchist,
Waldeck Czolgosz, was determin-
ed to claim the body, but was in
duced to waive the claim and per-
nit the state to dispose of the
corpse as the statute provides,
this being brought about in the
interest of peace and to prevent
the possibility of morbid scenes
and incidents being inflicted on
the country. The father at home
signed a similar waiver.
Sunk in an apathetic stupor
the condemned man ounged about
his cell yesterday and refused to
see lis brother or a priest. He
heard the sounds made by me-
chanics at work in the death
chamber and by evening was
sweating profusely and his eyes
were greatly dilated, indicating
nervous collapse. In the even
ing he was seen by his brother
for few moments and also con-
sented to see Father Hyacinth
Fudzinski. to whom he would
say nothing except I'm all
right, l don't want nothing"
Waldeck asked the privilege
of Witnessing the execution, but
the law prohibits such proceed
ure and the young man retired
to the outer gates of the prison
where he appeared to enjoy the
sensation he created and accepted
numerous invitations to drink.
He was under close police es-
pionage.
AT 8 o'clock the brother made
a last effort to induce the prison
er to talk about the crime, but
all he would say was that he was
alone in it and no one else had
anything to do with it. He was
again asked if he desired to see
a priest and vehemently refused,
saying that he wanted no pray
ing Or other religious exercises
over his body.
The prison was carefully guard
ed during the night, but the city
was in it's normal calm without
any trace of excitement or com
motion. The gates were closed
at 10 o'clock, the usual hour, and
the condemned man was left alone
with the death watch. Sullen,
unrepentant, without a ray of
human sympathy anywhere,
Leon F. Czolgosz entered upon
his last night on earth.
The doomed man remained |
quiet on his couch during the
night, apparently sleeping most
of the time. The four other
prisoners in death cells adjoining
his were more restless than he. |
When he arose early this morn
ing and was given new suit of
clothes to put on, he went about
his toilet as if insa sullen dream. !,
He ate his usual breakfast with |
his ordinary appetite and seemed
more like an animal than a man.
The offer of a priestly adviser
was refused. There was but lit