Evening journal., 1901-09-27
CZOhGOSZ TALKS
Or TERRIBLE CRIME
Says He Was Not Prompted
to Act by Other People
Condemned Man Is Now a Physical
Kreck-IliS Execution to Take
Place at Auburn Prison

Buffalo. Sept. 27.-Leon +. Czolgosz,
the assassin of President Mckinley, was
yesterday afternoon sentenced to be
electrocuted In Auburn state prison
during the week beginning oct. 2S,
1901 Before sentence was passed the
assassin eviuced a desire to speak but
he could not got his voice above a
whisper and his words were repeated
to the court by his counsel.
There was no one else but me-" the
prisoner said in a whisper mo ono
else told me to do It and no one paid
me to do It. / was not told anything
about the crime and I never thought
anything about that until a couple OF
days before / committed the crime.
Czolgosz sat down. He was quite
calm. but It was evident that his mind
was flooded with thoughts of his own
distress. His eyes were dilated, max
ing them appear very bright His
cheeks were a trifle pale and his out
stretched hand trembled. The guards
put the handouts on his wrists. He
looked at one of the officers. There
was an expression OF the profoundest
fear and helplessness in his eyes He
glanced about at the people who
crowded there in efforts to get a look
at him. The prisoners eyelids rose and
fell tremulously and then he fixed his
gaze upon the floor in front OF him.
The prisoner was brought into the
room al Eve minutes to two. Five min
utes later Justice White took his place
upon the bench.
Clerk Fisher swore the prisoner and
his record was taken by the district at
torney as follows:
Age, 2S years; nativity, Detroit; resi-
dence Broadway, Nowazs, Buffalo
Occupation, laborer. Married or single
single. Degree OF ducation-common
school and parochial. Religious in
structlon-Ca Catholic Parents-father
living. mother dead Temperate or in
temperate temperate. Former convic-
ton OF crime-none.
Before sentence was pronounced the
court. at Judge Titus request. permit
ted Czolgosz to make a statement in
which he exculpated his father. broth
ers and sisters from all knowledge of
his crime. The prisoner said: 81 never
told anyone about the crime and never
intended to commit # until a couple OF
days before its commission.
Then Justice White passed sentence
as follows:
"ln taking the life OF our beloved
president you committed a crime which
shocked and outraged the moral sense
Of the civilized world You have con-
fessed that guilt and after learning all
that az this time can be learned from
the facts and circumstances Of the
case. twelve good jurors have pro-
nounced you guilty and have found
you guilty of murder in the first de-
gree.
"You have said, according to the tes-
timony OF credltable witnesses and
yourself that no other person aided OF
abetted you in the commission OF this
terrible act. God grant It may be So
The penalty for the crime for which
you stand convicted is fixed by this
statute and it now becomes my duty
20 pronounce this judgment against
you.
THE sentence of the court is that
IN the week beginning Oct. 2S, 1901, al
the place. In the manner and means
prescribed by law, you suffer the pun
ishment Of death"
The death warrant signed by Justlc,
White is addressed 10 the agent and
warden Of Auburn state prison anC
directs him TO execute the sentence o.
the court within the walls of the prison
on some day during the week begin
{, ming Oct 2S, next, by causing "to pass
through the body of the said Leon F
Czolgosz a current Of electricity Of suf
fcient intensity to cause death ant
that the application Of the said cur
rent Of electricity be continued unit
he, the said Leon f. Czolgosz, be dead.