Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-29
Declared in the Chair That He Was Not Sorry
For the Deed.
Assassn Meets Death Calmly and With Assumed COURAGE.
Execution Was the Wretch Pronounced Dead With
IN Four Minutes Alter Leaving the Cell"Autopsy
ON the .,dy Shows Brain Was Normal..
Acid Poured on Bodyto Consume It.

Prison Superintendent Collins made
the following statement to the Associ-
ated Press:
Just consider that within about six
weeks from the death of his disting-
uished victim Czolgosz was regularly
tried, convicted, sentenced and executed
and this. despite the fact the law COM
PEELED us to give him four Weeks to
prepare for death, all has been done
in dignified way, and the greatest
credit is due to Warden Mead for the
care he has taken to strip the case of
The execution was one
of the most successful ever conducted
in the state. Extraordinary care, had
been taken in the case, because both
Warden and received hundreds of
threatening letters, many of then1 as
serting in violent and Incorporate
language that the prisoner would
never be put in the chair. have de-
cided for the present we will not de-
stroy any of the hundreds of letters
written to Czolgosz. the warden and
myself as to the case. Eventually they
will be destroyed, but 1t has struck
me perhaps we should make a list Of
them, especially those letters signed
with full and proper names. in which
coincidence is offered to the prisoner or
threats against us were made. Ny
plan is to get the addresses of these
people and keep q list for police ref
erence. I believe there may come a
time when such a list would be valuable
in running down anarchists. I have
decided to bury the body Of Czolgpsz in
the regular prison plot in the local
cemetery. The funeral will take place
some time within the next forty-eight
hours. We will keep the grave guarded
day and night until such time as quick
lime, which will be placed around the
body. shall have entirely destroyed It,"
Electrician Davis made this state
ment as to the execution:
Il used 100 volts of electricity,
turning it into the body at full voltage
for seven seconds, then slowly reducing
1t for forty five seconds. Then threw
the full voltage on again for eight
seconds. Then. at the suggestion of
DR.. Macdonald, turned 1t on again
for few seconds. l did not think
there was any necessity for a third
shown when 1t was administered
proved life was extinct. The body
showed eight ampheres resistance.
That's little more than would be
given by a larger or stouter man, where
the current could have more chance to
percolate. 1t was as successful an ex-
ecution as have ever operated at in
all my experience"
Rev. Cordellt Herrick, chaplain of
the prison, was in the death chamber
ready for any call that might be made
for his services. He was not wanted
by the prisoner, however. and sat
quietly in the rear of the chambei. thru
out the execution. The clothing and
personal effects Of the prisoner was
burned under the direction of Warden
Mead shortly after the execution.
In his interview with Superintendent
Collins last night Czolgosz made another
explanation of his visit to Chicago just
before he went to Buffalo, but later ad-
n:itted he had lied. He said when he
reached Chicago boy whom he did not
know approached him at the depot and
handed him packet OF money. He said
the money was for use on the Buffalo
trip, but he never knew whit sent 1t to
him or the Identity of the lad who deliv-
cred it. He then explained that most of
the meetings of the anarchists that he
attended at Cleveland were held in sa-
Icons designated by an anarchist news
HoJf t,o 1,f fa,. ,x,Io ~
perintendent called in the brother and
brother-in-law, the prisoner brought the
subject up again and said:
How about that money you got at
Chicago?"
What money!" asked the prisoner.
why the money you told ma about
earlier In the EVENING"" said the super
intendent.
did tell you that? have forgotten
IL did. I did not get any money. IT
said so. it is not true"
Another demonstration of the many
falsehoods told by the prisoner was fur.
nished by Waldeck Czolgosz. Iie posi-.
lively assured the warden that Leon
could read and write, in direct contra
.diction of the oft repeated claim of the
prisoner that he was illiterate.
+ Upon the conclusion OF the autopsy
Czolgosz's body was placed in a black
stained pine coffin and taken to the pris-
on cemetery, where carpoy of acid was
poured upon the body, after it had been
lowered into the grave. The physicians
believe the body Will be entirely disin-
tegrated within twelve hours. Expert
ments with quick lime have demon
strated it is unsa satisfactory in destroy
ing flesh and bones and acid was substi-
tuted.
Czolgosz held his last interviews last
night with his brother and brcther-in-
law. Both OF the interviews were brief
and the interyiewers did most Of the