The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-10-03
CzOlgosz Will Be Electrocuted In
Prison There During Week
Beginning October %.
PRISONER SPOKE BEFORE SENTENCE.
''There Was No One Else But Me-" He
Said In Whisper, Which Was
Repeated by His Counsel.


Czolgosz, alias Fred Nieman, wns
found guilty of murder in the first
degree by jury in Part ILL.,, of the
supreme court, in having, on the sixth
day of September, shot President Nc
Kinley, the wounds inflicted after
wards resulting in the death of the
president.
The wheels of justice moved swiftly.
The trial Of the assassin consumed
eight hours and 26 minutes and COW
cred period of only two days. Prac-
tically all of this time was occupied
by the prosecution in presenting u
case so clear, so conclusive that even
had the prisoner entered plea of
insanity, il is doubtful If the jury
would have returned verdict differ
ent from the one rendered Tuesday.
Buffalo, Sept. 27.-Sheriff Caldwell
and l6 men left at 1906 p. m. Thurs
day with Czolgosz in a special car
attached to the rear of the second
section of the $50 train on the New
York Central. The train is due in
Auburn at 2:12 Friday morning, but
being half an hour late, may not
reach there until later.
Leon r. Czolgosz, the assassin of
President Mckinley, was Thursday
I'D in Auburn prison during the week
beginning October 2s, 1901. Before
sentence was passed the assassin
cvinced desire to speak, but he
could not get his voice above % whis-
per, and his words were repeated to
the court by his counsel.
"There was no one else but me-"
one else tola me to do IL, and no one
paid me TO do IL. ! was not told
anything about the crime, and |
never thought anything about it until
u 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,
making them appear very bright.
His cheeks were trifle pale, and his
outstretched hand trembled The
guards put the handouts on his
wrists. He looked at one of the Of
ficers. There was an expression of
the profoundest fear and helpless
ness in his eyes. He glanced about ut
the people who crowded the room in
efforts to get look at him. The
prisoners eyelids rose and fell trem-
alously, and then he fixed his gaze
on the floor in front of him.
Although the time announced for
the convening of court was o'clock,
every seat and every foot of standing
room were occupied before 1880, and
scores were clamoring outside for ad-
mission. The doors were locked and
no more were admitted to the room.
The prisoner was brought into the
room at 1855. Five minutes later
Justice White took his place upon
the bench. The prisoner was asked
IL he had any reason TO give why
the sentence of death should not be
pronounced against him. He replied:
II have nothing to say at all"
Clerk Fisher swore the prisoner.
and his record was taken by District
Attorney as follows:
Age, % years; nativity, Detroit;
residence, broadway, Nowak's, Buf.
faio; occupation, laborer; married or
single, single; degree of edu-
cation, common school and parochial;
religious instruction, Catholic;
parents, father living. mother dead;
temperate or Incorporate, temperate;
former conviction of crime, none.
Then Justice White passed sentence
as follows:
"In taking the life of our beloved
president you committed crime
which shocked and outraged the
moral sense of the civilized world.
You have confessed that guilt. and
after learning oil that at this time
can be learned from the facts and
circumstances of the case, 12 good
jurors have pronounced you guilty
and have found you guilty of murder
in the first degree.
"You have said, according to the
testimony of creditable witnesses and
yourself that no other person aided
or abbetted you in the commission
of this terrible act. God grant il
may be SO. The penalty for the crime
for which you stand convicted is
fixed by this statute, and it now be-
comes my duty to pronounce this
judgment against you.
"The sentence of the court is that
in the week beginning October rs
1901, at the place, in the manner and
means prescribed by law, you suffer
the punishment of DEATH"
At this point Judge Titus came
over to the prisoner and bade him
goodbye. Czolgosz replied very faint.
ly, letting his eyes rest upon the
man who has been his counsel.
Goodbye" he said, weakly.
Czolgosz was then hurried down
stairs and through the Tunnel o,
Sobs" to the Jail, where he remained
until removed to Auburn to pay thu
penalty for his crime.
Auburn. ". Y, sept. 27.-Czolgosz
the assassin of President Mckinley
reached the prison at 3 o'clock Fri
day morning, On entering the prison
he collapsed completely.
To Disinherit Heir Apparent.
London, Sept. 2s.--"It Is reported
here" says a dispatch from Shangha
TO the Standard. "that. on the arriva