Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-10-29
LEON CZ0LGOSZ
Will, This Morning, Pay Penalty
of His Foul Deed.
Relatives Give Up Claims on Body,
Which viii! Not Leave Prison.
c:o'sosz Extremely Nervous, Last Night. but
Collapse Not Looked for.


Leon Czolgosz. the m,5isler.r Of Pres
ident Mckinley, VIII not, be removed
from Auburn. Supt. Of State Prisons
Cornelius y. Collins and Warden j.
Warren Mead after hours of contro-
,crST with CzolgoSz's brother. succead
ed in obtaining from him the following
REIMBURSEMENT of the family claims tu
the remains " hen the executionar shall
have finished his work
Auburn, n. y. Oct. 2S. 1901.
j. Warren Mead, Agent and Warden.
Auburn Prison
u hereby au,horize you. as warden
OF Auburn prison to dispose Of the
body Of my hrotheE. Leon +. CZoigosZ
by huryins it in tho cemetery attached
TO tn" prison as provided hy the lau
of the state Of New York
This request Is made upon the cx
press understanding that no part d: the
remains viii b. given To any person or
society. but that this entire body will
hc buried IL arcordapce with the Law.
in the cemetery attached to tn. prison.
,SigncdD "WALDECk CZOLGOSZ.
witnesses John a. Sleicher. George
y. Graham"
The resolution Of Snpt. Collins To pre-
vent Spectacle or sensation in the trans
portation and burial or cremation of
tn" body of CzolSosz took new zest
from two offers that were submitted.
today hy men Of questionable enter
Prise.
a museum kecpcr in one Of the larger
Eastern cities telegraphed him an offer
OF >5V1O spot cash for either the body
or the garments Of the murderer and
the owner of Il kinrtoScope wired War
den Mead that hr would pay $20oo for
permission 10 take Il moving picture of
CZolSosZ on going from the cell to the
death chamber.
The superintendent also had his sus-
picionS aroused as 70 the motives of
some of the relatives of CZolgosz in
seeking the body in view of their pow
rItr and the trouble and danger pos
Siple in connection With its removal
ana disposal.
The superintendent -eKTnecd- 4, meet
Waideck Czolgusz, brother Of the muir
derAr. as hr Mas being escorted u the
death cell shortly after his arrival, and
at once took the matter up with him.
He asked CZolgosZ if he wanted the
body and the latter said he did. Col
lins then told him that he did not he
lieV, it could be removed without seli-
Gus trouble and strongly advised him
against attempting To do SO. the plan
is to take il to Buffalo. where CZolSosZ
had aSsassinated the President, h" re
parded as particularly dangerous.
Collins then discussed the matter
from the standpoint Of the Czolgosz
family and said they would surely
avoid serious annoyance and possibly
violence by consenting 10 burial here.
He assured Waldeck Czolgosz that he
and the family could attend that they
would be protected, and that the BODY
would be given decent burial.
CzoIcosz was obdurate, however, and
Collins finally told him that if there
was a well grounded suspicion as TO
the motive in claiming the body that
he would refuse TO surrender II. law or
no law. Czolsosz seemed inclined to
Civ. in and went with the Supcrinten-
dent 10 the office Of Warden Mead,
where a paper relinquishing al claims
upon the body, was drawn.
While il was being prepared Collins
called UP the chief Of police Of Cleve-
land by telephone and asked him 10
discuss the matter with cZolgosz SEN
ior. Collins asked that the situation be
fairly stated to the father and that II
he agreed a telegram of REIMBURSEMENT
be signed by him and sent at once.
The Cleveland police expressed the
nope that the body would never be sent
to that city.
When the superintendent submitted
the instrument relinquishlng all clam
10 the remains to the younger CZol-
gosZ. he refused to sign it, until ne had
an opportunity to advice With Waldeck
Thomas IandowskI. his brother in law.
WHO Was til. leader in the plan to Sc
curc the body He promised final
answer at o'clock, when he was to
can with Bandowski for a final visit to
the condemned man. Collins agreed to
serd for him. but would not let the
brother leave the prison.
Finally. at ) o'clock. he was in
formed thar the authorities at the Buff
falo cramatoly would not accent the
body ana Supt. Collins at once pointed
out to him that he would have tie
body on his hands. At a feW minutes
mast G. he agreed 70 sign ana il was
al once decided to bury the body in the
prison.
The agreement signed prohibits any
portion Of the BODY from beng re-
moved from tire prison ANA this will he