The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
HOUR NOW AT HAND.
Everything in Readiness for the Exc.
cutiOn of clOlgOa,
DISPOSITION OF THE BODY
Has Been Finally Settled by a Written
Agreement.
RELATIVES HAVE RELEASED IT.
Prisoner Suffered Slight Nervous At
tack Yesterday.
he CONTINUES SILENT AND SULLEN.
AGAIN Turned His Back on the Priests
and Showed No Emotion in tho
Presence of His Relatives.

Auburn, n. Y. October 2s.-Leon +. Czol-
gosz VIII have paid tribute with his life
to the law as the murderer Of President
William Mckinley by 7:15 o'clock tomorrow
morning and unless he under.oes great
change OF heart and strength In the few
hours OF his he left to him. he will go
to the electric chair unconfessed and unre-
pentent. He suffered a slight nervous at.
tack late today hut remained sullen and
stolcal up to the time the prison closed
at 10 O'Clock. He refused to heed the words
Of the priests who came to urge spiritual
preparation for death and declined 10 either
re.embrace Roman Catholicism or renounce
anarchy. Hence unless he changes his
mind there will be no religious ceremony
at the end
Czolsosz showed no strength Of love for
kin, nor did he turn TO any of these high
er considerations, which ordinarily 4aim
the thoughts Of men occupying his posi-
tion. he may have suffered untold torture
but outwardly he seemed sullen and indlf-
ferent The state Is not 70 surrender pos
session Of his body aud by shutdown II VIII
have been secretly Inferred in ground con
trolled by the officials Of Auburn prison.
waldeck Czolgosz brother Of the MUIR
derer, foreseeing endless difficulties and
possibly angry demonstrations as the re-
suit Of an attempt to give the body ordi-
nary burial, needed the giyice Of Superln-
tendent Of state Prisons Collins and War
den Meade and formally relinquished all
claim to It, He merely stipulated that ut
~ ~ al pf tho
body should he buried.
All chance of an unhappy and unfortu-
nate sequel to the execution, either In dis
plays of popular contempt or ghastly cxhi'
billions is therefore prevented.
The plan Of burning his sEsassin's cloth
ing and papers will be carried out imme
diately after the execution.
Tie electric machine is ready for It's
work; Auburn prison is carefully guard
ed; the city Is in Its normal calm anC
there seems to he no circumstances stnud
ing IN the way of the successful and eNpe
dltious execution Of the law.
CzOlgosz held his last two interviews 10
night, the first with Superintendent Col
Inns and the second with his brother an'
brother-ln-law Both Of the interviews wcr'
brief and Tee interviewers did most o
the talking Gntil the 9ueStlen h OF re ZEN,
nounced the church and the clergy ant
made Ris relatives promise lhht there ID
no service for him living or dead.
Prior to the late evening, interviews
Czolgosz reluctantly received Fathers fuu
zinsld and Hickey. ,.
When they reached the prison superb
tendpnt Collins conveyed the request 10
an Interview to the prisoner Czolgos
sent back word that he did not care I
see them. but the priests asked 10 see nlI
despite his refusal snpeTi ai, dscor SS
Them 10 the cell The priests remaine
with Czolgosz for three-quarters of a
honr and earnestly pleaded with the prls
oner TO repent and pray for DIVINE forglV.
ness He rejected all their advances, now
ever and they regretfully Withdrew. Ihe
told the prisoner they would hold then
selves ready TO answer a can from mn
nj any hour of the night.
II was Z O'Clock when superintendent Co
Inns went into the death house and trie
10 get the prisoner 10 talk 10 MIN. Al
| though he remained In the cell some time
no Was apparently not successful In gettln
| ANYTHING material from him.
Il o'clock the brother and hrother-tr
law arrived and Superintendent Collin
| took them down 10 the condemned man
| cell There was no demonstration whe
| tbev went. Czolgosz merely stepped l
| The front Of his steel cage and said: He
'rhc brother ventured the remark:
wish YOU would tell US, Leon, who got 70
] into thT scrdpe.
nh The las assassin answered in slow, hesIta
| ting manner: ~ q one r99Oouy hau aug
s.That Is not how you were brought up.
! said the brother and you ought TO tell
| everything now.
~ haven't got anything TO tell, he ar
| swered In q surly manner.
'sDo Won want TO see the priests again
asked his brother, aud he answered Wit
more vehemence than he had freyionsl
| shown, NO. damn them; don send theI
] - aoatn. I don't want them
| The brother.inlaw INTERCEPTED mere
That's right, Leon
The brother look rather disturbed by q
answer. Then stepping Up close TO III
| bars the condemned man said: "An
| don't Won have any praying over me whe
] I'm dead. l don't want It, don't wan
any Of their damned 1ns T nanes for ,ew mi,
utes and then the relatives resumed casnl
| conyerSatlon with him. 10 which he reptile
~ monosyllabIes until the brother.in.la'
snSnyise that be and the brother be pc
/ S,itssd 10 witness the execution Befol
| me snperintendent could reply Leon Go
sosz said: YES, Mr.. superintendent. Il
tH Th. s segsnsTIpfendent told the trio in en-
nbotic terms that no such thing conld I
| aiioUed and ordered them 10 say good-by
czogoss walked r. the pSfs cor % n ana ca &
| nnt answer the last farewell.
When tho relatives reached the warden
of6ce they again renewed tnelr request
| zee the execution, 10 which Ar. Collins T
piled: cyo,oasz ,,t, ho lin.
a. 2 o'clock tomorrow morning aud II 20
apply 70 IN. me W mas see the body." ~"
The two men ere then let out OF II
few minutes after they had left supe
tnfendent Collins received a Telephone me
lns 'a trorn the chief of police NJ Clevelan
sTs thar The father Of the eonvicte
ani,V bsd signed "a agreement similar
| ne one signed by the brother here n
| evening. giving the prison hnlhorities ~
| disnosaj Of the body;
The nrison was absolutely quiet at
.,i,nek little crowd that had gathere
ohout the main entrance at dusk quick