The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
CZOL, GOSZ EXECUTED,
HIS BODY AT ONCE
EATEN Up BY VITROL
Assassin of President Mckinley Pays the Penalty
of His Crime With His Life and
Dies an Anarchist

the third contact and the lack of re-
sistance shown when it was admin
istered proved that life was extinct.
THE body showed eight amphres OF
resistance. That is little more than
would be given by larger or stouter
man where the current could nave
more chance to percolate.
1T was as successful an electrocution
as have ever operated in all my ex-
perience."
Naturally, almost the entire atten-
ton Of the physicians assigned to hold
the autopsy was directed towards dis
covering, if possible, whether the as
sassin was in any way mentally ire
sponsible.
The autopsy was conducted by DR..
Carlos F. Macdonald, an expert alien
list and former president of the New
York state lunacy commission, DIR. e.
A. Spitzka of New York and prison
physician Germ.
The top of the head was sawed off
through the thickest part of the skull,
which was found to be of normal
thickness, and it was the unanimous
| agreement, after the microscopical ex-
animation, that the brain was normal
or slightly above normal.
This demonstrated to the satisfac-
| ton of the physicians that in no way
Il W dS CLOlSOSL . AhCi4lai SOidAeAOAis
cept as 1t might have been perverted,
responsible for the crime.
The autopsy was completed shortly
before noon. The body was then
placed in a black stained pine coffin,
, every portion of the anatomy being
replaced. Shortly afterwards 1t was
taken to the prison cemetery, and an
extraordinary precaution taken to
completely destroy it.
A few days ago, under the warden's
order, IL pounds Of meat was placed
in glass jar and the same proper
ton of quicklime, which will be used
to consume a human body, was placed
In the jar. 1t was found upon exami-
nation, today, that the meat had
shown little sign of disintegration.
Warden Mead at once conferred with
some of the physicians present, and
determined that as the purpose of the
law was the destruction of the body,
1t was not necessary to conf1ne him
self to the use of quicklime.
Accordingly a carboy of acid was
obtained and poured upon the body
in the coffin after it had been lowered
into the grave. Straw was used in the
four corners of the grave as the earth
was put In, to give vent to such gasses
as might form.
It is the belief of the physicians
that the body will be entirely dis
integrated within ~ hours.
During that time and as long as
deemed necessary a guard will be kept
over the unmarked grave.
At noon. today, the autopsy sur
geons issued the following brief state
ments:
THE autopsy made by Edward A.
Spitzka of New York. under the inn
mediate supervision and direction of
DIR. Carlos F. Macdonald of New
York, and DR.. John Germ, prison ply
stefan. The autopsy occupied over
three hours and embraced a careful
examination of all the bodily organs,
including the brain. The examination
revealed a perfectly healthy state of
all the organs, including the brain.
"All of the physicians who attended
the execution were present at the au-
topsy and all concurred in the findings
of the examiners.
"(Signed)
JOHN GERM, NJ D.,
CARLOS F. MACDONALD, NJ. D.,
E. A. SPITZKA."
A lengthy report prepared, this af-
ternoon, by the autopsy surgeons, re-
lated entirely to the brain and was
of a highly technical character. At
ter scientifically describing to the mi
nutest detail, the brain of the dead
murderer, the report concludes as fol-
lows:
mo anomalies were found. The
brain in general is well developed.
sufficiently marked with assures, and
the lobes are in normal proportion"