The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-26
MURDERER Seen
BYBIS RELATIVES.


assin OF President Mckinley ha
broken down. He is no longer tn
defiant anarchist, glorying in hi
infamous crime. Phe isolation ant
the treating him like any othel
criminal has brought about the
change.
He expected to be made much OF
he thought his evil emlnence would
be pedestal from which he would
astound the world.
Instead of that he has remained
unvlsited in a cell, and during mis-
two days in court nobody spoke 10
him, and the routine OF his trial
and conviction bowed him down.
1t has been whispered by the
guards about him for several days
that he was weakening. His meet
ing to-day with his father. brother
and sister completed the breaking
down, and tonight he IS a subdued
and miserable man.
Yesterday in court one of his
guards asked him If tie wanted to
say any ything. The assassin whis-
pered back a can't --
His voice was so low that 1t was
unheard a yard away. Still he kept
up show of nerve.
The visit of his family was
worse ordeal even than waiting in
court Tor the ury TO pronounce his
doom. Worse even than what
awaits MIN Tomorrow. when he will
be sentenced to death.
Before the Judge pronouuces the
sentence, the ASSASSIN will be ask.
ed if he has anything to say. 1t
has been supposed all along that
he would take this opportunity to
publicly ayow his eumlty to govern.
ment, but his guards say now that
he will break down in court aoso-
lutely before he has spoken half a
dozen sentences.
The three members OF the muir.
derer's family came here from
Cleveland yesterday afternoon and
placed themselves at the d disposition
OF the authorities. They had some
hope, that this would, in degree,
at least. divert the storm OF hatred
from them.
His fellow laborers refused to
work beside the old father, and his
employer discharged him. The ex.
,erience OF the daughter. a girl OF
II. was the same. Their ne ghbors
will not speak to them; the trades
men will not sell to them, and they
lave been shiverins under the fear
hat the hate provoked by the ass
lssin's 5 crime would turn into VIC.
ence. District Attorney Penney, !
lfter some hesitation, decided that
he Czolgoszes might see the ass.
lssin, but he warned them they
must converse with him in English !
lrd in the presence Of the guards.
The anarchist was taken from
lls steel cell and allowed TO meet
lis relatives in the large room that
ncloses 1t.
Leon, Leon. why did you do it,"
ried Victoria, his sister, throwing
Ter arms about him and crying bit
erly. The anarchist was deadly
'ale and obviously shaken, but he
1ade no effort to comfort the weep.
ng girl.
He helped her to a chair, and
urned to his father.
The tears were binding the old
ian, who reached out groplngly.
NE assassin took the outstretched
and and talked with an approach
D composure. His father told him
hey had come to say goodbye, but
e added that they principally
oped from the visit to show that
hey were not in sympathy with
he awful beliefs that had brought
hem to euch pass. The old man
old him Of their sutferings in
leveland how their friends OF
ears standing had cursed them,
ow they had closed their doors in
1eir faces, and all the rest OF the
User able story.
Then he asked the assassin who
ad inspired him to commit the
urder, and begged HIM to tell the
nth and reveal his accomplices
nd save them al! from the wrath
nd hatred OF the people. The
'rl joined in the prayer.
u had no accomplices," said the
narchist. 1.-THE deed was my own;
hy should they punish you for it?
obody counseled me to do it; no.
,dy knew l eant to do it,"
That cannot be-" said the old
an; where did YOU learn such
,ctrines?"
The assassin said he had learned
EN- from four Polish newspapers
I'd from Anarchist lectures he had
.ard, and nowhere else.
For an hour they talked in the {
il, but not new word did they
4 from him Than tbav hado h,r,