The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-11-01
IsfsIDENT'S DEATH IS AVENGED
.s.SSlN GOES TO HIS DEATH UN-
REPENTANT AND UNCON-
FESSED.
CURSES RELIGION
IrrORTS TO INDUCE THE CON-
REFINED MAN TO TALK ARE
UNAVAILING.

Z ,,,,rn. N. Y, Oct. 3O.-Leon F. Czol-
:, Maid the penalty exacted by law
4 the murder of President Mckinley
7.17 O'Clock this morning.
= nreparations had been carefully
[.aa and the witnesses invited to be
resent were in attendance at an early
arr The condemned man was led in,
L,oced in the death chair, connections
Lore quickly adjusted and at a signal
II deadly current was turned on. In a
Aw moments all was over and the soul
Leon Colgosz was sent before the
eroat Judge to answer for the cruel
rime which deprived the United States
its best beloved executive.
Czolgosz went to the electric chair
nconfessed ana u~nrepentant. He SUI
Bred a slight nervous shock during the
av but remained sullen and stoical up
4 the time he retired last night.
He refused to heed the words of the
RESTS who came to urge spiritual
reraration for death and declined to
fiber re-embrace Roman Catholicism
! renounce anarchy. CZolgosz showed
4 strength of love for kin nor did he
Urn to any of those higher c~onsidera-
Ions which ordinarily claim the
houghts of men occupying his position.
He may have
Suffered OntOld Torture
nj, outwardly, he seemed sullen and
5.~,rrnt The Ctofo Wo NOT RI CIR.
order possession Of his body and it
dl be secretly inferred in ground con-
rolled by the officials of the Auburn
rson.
Valdez Czolgosz, brother Of the MUIR
erer, foreseeing endless difficulties and
(ossibly angry demonstrations as the
esult of an attempt to give the body
|rdinary burial, needed the advice Of
buperintendent of State Prisons Collins
nd Warden Meade and formally re-
tnquisbed all claims to it. He merely
tipulated that at the close of the u
ppsy all parts Of the body should be
)uried. All chance of an unhappy and
bnfortunate sequel to the execution
ither in displays OF popular contempt
the exhibition Of CHASTITY relies was
therefore, finally prevented. The plan
burning his clothing and papers was
|arried cut Immediately after the exc
(ution.
Czolgosz held his last two interviews
asst night, the first with Supt. Collins
md the second with his brother and
)rother -in-law. Both of the interviews
Fere brief and the interviewers did
most of the talking until the question
4 religion was mentioned, when CZol-
(osz broke from his seeming lethargy
md violently denounced the church
md clergy and made his relatives
Promise that there should be no service
or him, living or dead.
Priests See the Prisoner.
Prior to the late evening interviews
Czolgosz reluctantly received Fathers
udsinski ard Hickey. 1t was late In
ne afternoon and occurred after he
Pad once refused to meet item. When
fney reached the prison Supt. Collins
Fcnveyed the request for an interview
0 the prisoner. Czolgosz sent back
Vord that he did not care to see them,
ut the priests asked to see him despite
Is refusal. Supt. Collins consented
no personally escorted them to the
ell. TIL priests remained with Cool
osz for three-quarters Of an hour and
Parnestly pleaded with the prisoner to
spent and pray for divine forgiveness.
e rejected all their advances, how
vel, and they regretfully withdrew. 1t
Nas o'clock whef. Supt. Collins went
n'o the death house and tried to get
e prisoner to talk to him. Although
= remained in the cell some time he
.as apparently not successful in get
ing anything material from him.
Al o'clock the brother and brother
a-iaw arrived and Supt. Collins took
uem down to the condemned mans
81. There was nc demonstration when
Wy met. Czolgosz merely stepped to
~ front Of his steel cage and said:
Hello
me brother ventured the remark:
: wish you would tell us, Leon, who
- you n this scrape?"
Inc assassin answered in a low, hes
sung manner: mo one, Nobody
~ anything to do with it but me-"
mat is not how you were brought
e SAID III brother, "and you ought
veil us everything now"
Curses Religion.
haven't got anything to tell" he
- "ered In a surly manner.
~ You want to see the priests
,rln!' asked his brother.
- answered with more vehemence
leu ne had previously shown: mo,
-an them; don't send them here
,~an' don't want them"
nne prother-in-law interjected here:
mats right. Leon"
.ne brother looked rather disturbed
\ me answer. Then stepping UP close
we bars, the condemned man said:
! don't you have any praying over
wnen I'm dead. I don't want it. I
II want any Of their damned relig-
n.n asre was a painful pause for a few
.slutes and then the relatives re-
No. casual conversation with him to
h1 ne replied in monosyllables until
-. olotner-in-law suggested, much to
~ collins surprise, that he and til,
lsaSsar De permitted to witness the e.
ev Nun Before supt. Collins could re-
leon Czolgosz said:
Mr.. Superintendent. let them