Evening journal., 1901-10-29
.JZOLGOSZ
THE ASSASSIN
N NO MORE
slayer Of President MCKin.
ley EIOCtrOcuted This
Morning
SAID HE WAS NOT SORRY
Vas Sullen EVeH While He Vas
Being Strapped in The Electric
Chair

Auburn, n. Y, Oct. 29.--President
,McKinley's assassin is dead;
Leon Czolgosz. alias Fred Nieman,
was successfully electrocuted atAuburn
prison this morning. He was pro-
nounced dead at 71615.
4 With the purely animal courage that
had sustained him and the innate cow
ard within him struggling to his lips
bthe murderer hated by nation and
the world at large, paid the penalty for
his fearful crime. In less time almost
8than 1t takes to tell it the deadly cur
rent had passed through his body, rub
4bing out his miserable existence with
merciful and unerring swiftness. Seat
ed in the chair with the fatal current
.abOut to be applied, Czolgosz, facing
the witnesses. said:
Il shot the President because I
Thought it would benefit the good
Hworking people of abominations. | am
Il not sorry for my crime"
During this time the attendants were
busy strapping him to the chairs. His
last words were: Il am heartily sorry
did not see my father"
This was said after the strap had
been drawn across face. yet his words
were distinctly heard by all the wit
nesses in the room.
Wretched creature that he was, he
went to his death unsupported by the
comforting thought that he had made
peace with his God. For the first time
in the history of the prison a condemn
ed man marched to the fatal chair un-
accompanied by a spiritual adviser
Spiritual aid had been offered him. but
he scorned the entreaties of the priests
who-visited him in his last hours. and
last night when his brother visited him
he declared that he wanted no priest.
wanted no one to pray for his soul.
WANTED A CROWD TO TALK TO
Half an hour before the execution
the prisoner sent for the superintend-
ent and warden, and said:
Il want to make statement before
you kill me-"
What do you want to say, Czol-
gosz?" asked the warden.
Il want to make it when there are
lot of people present / want them
to hear me" said the prisoner.
We'll, you cannot" said the super
intendent.
Then I won't talk at all, said the
prisoner sullenly.
He changed his resolution, however.
and did break the rule of silence in the
death chamber.
CzOigOsz was shocked to death by t.
700 volts of electricity He went to the
chair in exactly the same manner as
have the majority of murderers in this
State. showing no particular sign of
fear; but in fact, doing what few of
them have done-talking to the wit
nesses while he was being strapped in
the chair.
Czolgosz retired last night at 10
o'clock and slept so soundly that when
Warden Mead went to the cell shortly
before 8 o'clock this morning. the
guard inside had to shake Czolgosz tc
awaken him. He sat upon the edge OF
the cot and made no reply to the war
den's greeting of Good morning"
Just as the warden stepped away
from the cell door. Czolgosz called tc
him and said Il would like to talk
with the superintendent"
The warden responded: "He will bt
down presently"
Then the condemned man rolled oveI
on his cot apparently anxious to sleer
again
At S.15. however, the guard brought
TO him pair of dark trousers with the
left les slit so as to allow the free an
plication of the electrodes, and a ligh'
gray outing shirt. He was told to ge
up and put these on, which he did.
Contrary TO the usual custom, he wa,
given a new pair of shoes. When dress
ed. he lay down on the cot again. anf
in this attitude Superintendent Collins
found him at $50 when he went dow
to visit him.
INTO THE DEATH CHAMBER
After the superintendent had left. tn,
guards brought Czolgosz's breakfast
consisting of coffee. toast, eggs an,
bacon. and he ate with quite a goot
deal of relish.
In the death chamber. Electrician
i Davis and Former Warden Thayer. o
Dannemora. had arranged the chai
4 test. placing a bank of twenty-five in
candescent lights across the arms an
connecting the electrode wires at eithe
end.
The prison physician, Dr. Germ. an
DR.. Carlos +. Macdonald. of New York
took position to the left of the chail
Warden Mead stood directly in from
and Electrician Davis retired to tn
4 little room containing the electrica
switchboard. Thayer gave the sigma
and the current was turned throug
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