The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-27
Assassin of Mckinley to Be Electro
cuted at Auburn In Week
Beginning Oct. %.
Dramatic Scene Marked the Cu1-
nlination of the Trial of Nc
.Kinley's Assassin.

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& ]. .Gzolgosz e the assassin of President Nc
Z Kinley, was: this afternoon sentenced to
Z be electroeuteda in Aubarn state prison;
!. during the. week beginning Oct 2s, 1901.
Before sentence was passed the assassin
. attempted to speak, but he could not get
{ his voice above a whisper and his words
: We're repeated to the court by his coun-
SEX
h There was. no one else but me, the
prisoner said. in whisper, mo one else
but me to do it, and no one paid me to
90 1t: was not told anything about
the crime, and never thought anything
about that until a couple of days before
I.comnlitted 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 We're dilated, making them ap-
pear very bright. His cheeks were a
trif1e pale and his outstretched hand trem-
.bled. The guards put the handeuffs on
his wrists He looked at one of the of
fcers. There was an expression of the
profoundest fear and helplessness in his
eyes. He glanced about at the people
Who crowded the room in efforts to get
look at him: The prisoners eyelids
rose and fell tremulously, and then he
fixed his gaze on the floor in front of
him.
At this point Judge Titus came over to
the prisoner and bade him goodbye
Czolgosz replied family, letting his eye
rest upon the man who. had been his
counsel. Good bye" he said weakly.
Czolgosz was hurried down stairs and
through the tunnel of sobs to the Jail,
where he will remain until removed to
Auburn to pay the penalty for his crime.
@ COURT ROOM CROWDED.
Although the time announced for the
convening of the court was o'clock,
every seat and every foot Of standing
room were occupied before 1:90 and scores
were clanioring outside for admission. The
doors were locked and no more were adj
mitted to the room.
The prisoner was brought into the room
at five minutes to q Five minutes later
Justice White took. his. place upon the
bench, AS soon as Justice White as
sumed the bench, Crier Max Hess said:'
Pursuant to recess this trial term
of the supreme court is now open for
the transaction of business.
District Attorney Penney said
IF your honor please, 1 move sentence
in the case of People VS.. Leon F. Czol-
SCSZ. OIdIQ up, -CZOlSOSZ.
Fisher swore the prisoner and his rec
ord was taken by the district attorney
as follows:
CZoLGosZ's RECORD.
j; Age; twenty-eight years; nativity, De-
.troit; residence, Broadway, Nowak's,
Buffalo.
Occupation, laborer
Married or single, single.
Degree of education. common school
and fparoehial; religious instructions,
Catholic.
Parents. father living, mother dead.
Temperate or Incorporate, temperate.
r Former conviction of crime, none.
The clerk of the court then asked:
Have you. any legal cause to show
why the sentence of the court should
not now be pronounced against your
81 cannot hear that" replied the pris-
oneT.
Clerk Fisher repeated this question, and
Czolgosz replied:
I'D rather have this gentleman here
speak,. looking towards District Attor-
ney Penney, 81 can hear him better
At this point Justice White told those
in the court room that they
-. mJST BE QUIET
or they would be excluded from the room.
Mr.. Penney then said to the prisoner:
"Czolgosz, the court wants to know if
you have any reason to give why SEN
tence should not be pronounced against
you. Have you anything to say to the
Judge? Say. yes or no.
The prisoner did not reply and Justice
White, addressing the prisoner, saiG:
I'm that behalf what you have a right
to say relates explicitly to the subject
in hand here at this time and which
the law provides.why sentence should not
be now pronounced against you, and is
defined by lie statute.
1.-The first is that you may claim that
you are insane.
THE next is that you have
good cause to offer either in arrest of
the judgment about to be pronounced
against you or for new trial. Those
are the grounds specified by the statute
in which you have a right to speak at
this time, and you are at perfect liberty
to do so if you wish''
The prisoner replied: 'I have
NOTHING TO SAY
about that
The court said
"Are you ready?"
Mr. Penney replied: Yes"
Have you anything to say?' asked
Justice White.
Yes replied the prisoner
81 think he should be permitted 10
make a statement in exculpation of his
act If the court please. said Judge III.
tus.
The court replied: "That will depend
upon what his statement is"
Judge White then said: Have you
speaking to Judge Titus). anything to
say in behalf of the prisoner at this
time ?''
Il have nothing to say within the
definition of what your honor has read"
replied the attorney; "but 1t seems to me
in order that the innocent should not