Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-03
WITHOUT A TREM0R.
Csolgosz Receives Sentence with the
Same Stole Indifference.
has THIRTY DAYS MORE TO LIVE.
H Was Quito Calm But Wore an Express.
sion Of Profound Fear and Helpless
ness-6aid He Was Alone In
the Crime,

4 &SAhoJ, was Ahuiou aitcihooi
sentenced to be electrocuted in Au
burn state prison during the weel
beginning October rs, 1901. Befor'
sentence was passed the ASSASSIN
eHnced a desire to speak, but HI
could not get his voice above wills
per and his words were repeated tt
the court by his counsel. "'rhere wal
no one else but me- the prisoner
ssid in whisper. mo one else tolc
NE to do 1t and no one paid me to de-
~ / was not told any thing about
tho crime and l never thought any
thing about that until a couple Of
days before | committed the crime.
Czolgosz sat down. lie 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 trlfe 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 helpless in his eyes.
The prisoner was brought into the
court room at five minutes after
two. Five minutes later Justice
White took his place upon the bench.
Az soon as Justice White assumed the
bench District Attorney Penney said:
III your honor please, | move SEN
tence in the case Of the people versus
Leon Czolgosz. Stand up, Czolgosz."
Clerk Fisher swore the prisoner and
his record was taken by the district
attorney as follows: Age, 2s years;
nativity, Detroit; residence, Nowak's,
Buffalo; occupation, laborer
The clerk of the court then asked:
Have you any legal cause to show
now why the sentence of the court
should not now be pronounced
against you?" II cannot hear that"
replied the prisoner. Clerk Fisher
repeated his questions and Czolgosz
replied: I'D rather have this gem
tleman here speak," looking towards
District Attorney Penney, 81 can hear
him better" At this point Justice
White told those In the court room
sii1ss they must be quiet or they
would be excluded from the room.
Mr., Penney then said to the prisoner;
"Czolgosz, the court wants to know
II you have any reason to give why
sentence should not be pronounced
against you. Have you anything to
say to the Judge? Say yes or no.
The prisoner replied: 81 have moth
Ing to say about that" Justice
White then said: "lIavc you Speak
Ing to Judge ritus) anything to say
In behalf Of the prisoner at this
time?' II have nothing so say within
the definition of what your honor has
read" replied the attorney, "but it
seems to me in order that the inno-
cent should not suffer by this defend
ants crime the court should permit
him to exculpate at least his father,
brother and sisters" Then the pris-
oner scid "rhcrc wrc ~ one else
bit me. No one else told me to do
II, and no one paid me to do it."
Then Justice White passed sentence
as follows: I'm taking the life of our
beloved president you committed a
crime which shocked and outraged
the moral sense Of the civilized world.
You have confessed that guilt and
after learning all that at this time
can be learned from the facts and cir
cumstances of the case IL good jurors
have pronounced you guilty and have
found you guilty Of murder in the
first degree. You have said, accord
ing to the testimony of creditable
witnesses and yourself that no other
person aided or abetted you in the
commission Of this terrible act. God
grant it may be so. The penalty for
the crime for which you stand con-
victed is fixed by this statute and 1t
now becomes my duty to pronounce
this Judgment against you. The SEN
tence Of the court Is that in the week
beginning October 2s, 1901, at the
place, in the manner and means pre-
scribed by law, you suffer the punish.
ment Of DEATH"
Removed to tho State Prison.
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 27.--Caolgos7
was taken from Buffalo to Auburn
state prison Thursday night ia
await death by electrocution during
the week commencing Monday, Octo
Der cs. Sheriff Caldwell and i6 mer
took the prisoner in special car
The train left the New York Contra
station over that road at 1906 p
M, and the railroad officials sale
that an effort would be made Il
reach Auburn at 2;12 o'clock, which
IL schedule time. Czolgosz wa!
"sneaked" out the back entrance o.
the Erie county Jail, surrounded b,
the II men and was hustled into th'
special car which had backed dow
on the Terrace tracks few rods il
the rear of the Jail a minute before
Just before the train pulled out |
representative Of the Associated pres
saw Czolgosz seated easily in sea
and smoking cigar. In the sea
with the prisoner was Jailer Mitch
ell and in the opposite seat, facing
them were the keeper of the peniten
tiary and Deputy Sheriff Sloan. Tn
other guards we're seated in front AM
hack NJ him and on the other sid