Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-11-01
CZOLGOSZ PAYS
DEATH PENALTY.
ASsassinator of the Pres
ident EIeCtrocuted at
Auburn Prison. =
UNREPENTENT TO THE LAST.


murder of President Mckinley, paid
the extrelpe penalty exacted by the
law for his crime. He was shocked
to death by LOO volts of elect ricity.
He went TO the chair in exactly the
same manuer in which have the ma
jority of murdt rers In this State,
showing no particular sign OF fear,
but III fact, doing whatfew Of them
have done-talking to the witnesses
Will, he was being strapped in the
chair
Czolgosz retired last night at 10
o'clock and slept so soundly that
when Warden. Mend went to the cell
shortly bs'ort 0'c.o;k this morning
the guard inside had 10 shake Czol
gosz to awaken him. He sat up on
the edge of his cot, and made no re-
ply to the warden's greeting of
Good Morning."
The prison official took from his
pocket the deatq warrant and read
it slowly and distinctly to the assas
Tin, who hardly raised his eyes TO
him daring the periunctory cere-
monv.
just as the warden stepped away
from the cell door, CzolgOsz Gale
to him, aud said:
Il would like to talk to the super
intendent.7
The warden responded:
'He will be down presently"
Then the condemned man rolled
over oD his cot apparently anxious
10 sleep again.
PREPARATIONS FOR EXECUTION.
At 5:15, however. the guard
brought to him pair of dark trous-
ers. with the left leg slit so as 10 al
low the free application of the cleo
trode, and a light gray outing shirt.
He WAS told to get up and put these
on, which he did.
Contrary to the usual cIs,om, he
was given pair of new shoes. When
dressed he laid down on the cot
again, and IN this attitude Superin-
tendent Collins found him at 5 80,
when he went down to visit him.
The superintendent stood in front { I
the steel bars, and when the guard
had called Czolgosz's attention, he
said:
Il want to make statement be-
fore you kill me-"
'iWhat do you wish to say, Czol-
gosz?p asked the superintendent.
Il want to make 1t when there are
lot of people present. I want them
to hear me- said the prisoner.
"Well, you cannot, said the super
intendeut.
"Then l won't talk at all" said the
p isoaer sullenly.
After the superintendent had lef
the guards brought Czolgosz's break
fast, consisting of coffee toast, Eggs
any bacon, and he ate with a go
deal of relish. While he was par
taking of this, the witnesses wer,
gathering in the Office of Wardel
Mea and at :06 o'clock the pro-
cession passed to the death chamber
gong through the long south CORR
dor.
In the chamber Electrician Davi
and former Warden Thayer, of Oar
nemora, had arranged the chair tes
placing a bank of ~ lncandesct Il
lights auross the arms and connec
ing the electrode wires at either enc
The witnesses were ordered seated
and then Warden Mead briefly q,
dressed them saying:
You are here to witness the leg
death of Leon Czolgosz. / desil
that you keep your seats and pr
serve absolute silence in the deaf
chamber, no matter what may tran
pire. There are plenty Of G arC
and prison officials to preserve ord'
and to attend 10 the proper details
THE PSI<ONER BROUGHT IN.
Warden Mead gave the signal
have the prisoner brought in, and
7:10 IL o'clock, Chief Keeper Tr
per swung open the big steel dc
leading to the condemned cell, a
as the steel bars behind which or
gosz had been kept were swung asi
two gu d, marched thed the pr
oner ont ito the corrdor, two o