Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-01


merciless and relenting hurting to his
doom the avowed instrument of muir
derous organization, beginning to root
itself on American soil.
Details Of the deterioration.
Auburn, N. Y, Oct. 29.-Leon Czol-
gosz. murderer of President William
Mckinley, has paid the extreme pen
atty exacted by the law for his crime
He 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 this state,
showing no particular sign of fear, but
in fact doing what few of them have
done-talking TO the witnesses while
he was being strapped in the chair.
II killed the president because he
was an enemy OF the good peOple-of
the good working people. l am not
sorry for my crime
These were his words as the guards
hurried him into the chair. A moment
later, mun:bling through the half-ad-
justed face straps, he said:
Il am awfu!ly sorry ] could not see
my father"
The prisoner was given three con-
facts of electricity before he was final
~ pronounced dead.
Czolgosz retired at 10 o'clock and
slept SO soundiy that when Warden
| Mead went to the cell shortly before 5
o'clock a. m. the guard inside had to
| shake Czolgosz to awaken him. He sat
| up on the edge OF his cot and made no
| reply to the warden's greeting of Good
morning
Hears Death Warrant Read.
The prison official took from his
| pocket the death warrant and read it
slowly and distinctly to the assassin
perfunctory ceremony. Just as the
warden stepped away from the cell
| door Czolgosz called to him and said:
| Il would like to talk with the super
| irtendent.'
The warden responded: HE will
! come down presently
Then the condemned man rolled over
| on his cot, apparently anxious to sleep
| again. ........
At 5:15, however the guard brought
| 20 him a pair of dark trousers with the
| left leg slit so as to allow the free ap-
| plication of the electrode, and a 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 a new pair Of shoes. When
| dressed he lay down on the cot again.
! and in this attitude Superintendent
Collins found him at $50 when he
went down to visit him.
The superintendent stood in front of
| the steel bars and when the guard had
called Czolgosz' attention he said:
II want to make statement before
you kill me-
What do you wish to say, Czol-
| gosz?" asked the superintendent
Wanted to Make a Speech.
Il want to make it when there are
| lot Of people present. l want them to
hear me-" said the prisoner.
We'll, you cannot said the superin-
| tendent.
Then won't talk at ALL" said the
prisoner, sullenly.
After the superintendent had left the
guards brought Czogosz breakfast,
consisting of coffee, toast. eggs and ba-
con, and he ate with a good deal of
relish.
While he was partaking of this the
witnesses were gathering in the Offices
| Of Warden Mead and at 7:0S the pro-
cession passed to the death chamber,
going through the long south corridor
| In the chamber Electrician Davis AMI
J ex-Warden Thayer of Dannemora had
| arranged the chair test, placing a bank
| of twenty-five incandescent lights
across the arms and connecting 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
| 40 matter what may transpire. There
are plenty of guards and prison Off
Gals to preserve order and attend to
| the proper details
All Lights Turned on.
The prison physician. DR.. Germ and
DR.. Carlos f. Macdonald of New York,