I mjim dooi
Leon Czolgosz Is Sentenced to
Dio in Eloctric Chair.
SAYS HE HAD NO ACCOMPLICES.
Murderer of Mclllnley Tell Jndjro No
Ono Kite Wa In l'lot Dramatic
Scene In Court Fatten Wlillo Maklng
111 Statement to Judge.
Illnlorr o( tha Trial.
Monday, Sept. 16. Czolgosz nr
ralgnod in court beforo Judgo White,
charged with tho murder of President
McKInloy on Sept. 7. IIo refused to
nnswer tho indictment
Monday, Sopt. 23. Czolgosz placed
on trlnl. Pleaded guilty to charge. Plea
not accepted and trial proceeds.
Tuesday, Sopt. 24. Czolgosz 1b found
guilty as charfe'-d.
Thursday, Sept 20. Judgo Whlto,
who presided at trial, sentences prls
oner to ho put to death In tho electric
chair nt Auburn prison, somotlme dur
ing the week beginning October 28.
Cxnlgoiix Iterelrn Hentnnco.
Czolgosz was Hentoncod to death by
Justice Truman C. Whlto in tho 8u
promo court at Buffalo Thursday
cx-Judgo Titus, his counsel, held up a
hand to nupport him.
Ho did not need tho proffered' old,
hut stratghtcnod himself up of his own
effort It was with a feeling of roliof
that tho nisnssln heard tho words,
"Itomovo tho prisoner," pronounced by
Judgo White. IIo heaved a great sigh
as ho was manacled and wob led away.
Telia of II U Life.
"Stand up, Czolgosz, ploano," said
Mr. Penny, turning to tho prlsonor.
Nudged by bailiffs, tho prlsonor stood
up, tho center of all attention In tho
crowded room.
In answer to questions put by Mr.
Penny, Czolgosz said under oath that
ho was born in Dotrolt, that ho was
educated in tho common and church
schools, that ho bad been a Catholic,
that ho was a laboror, and that ho had
lived In Cleveland and in Buffalo,
Tho court clork then askod tho ques
tion for which all had bcon awaiting.
Judgo Titus asked that tho prisoner
bo permitted to mnko a statement in
exculpation of his act.
Czolgosz lenned heavily on a chair.
IIo thon spoko, saying ho alono com
mitted the crlmo. No one had any
thing to do with his crlmo but hlmsolf,
ho said.
Judgo Whlto "Boforo tho passing of
pontonco you may speak on two sub
jects. First, you can claim that you aro
Insnno; second, that you havo good
causo to offer that Judgment should
"Itomovo tho prisoner."
Considerable surprlso was oxprossod
that Justlco Whlto did not pronounce
tho customary appeal to tho Almighty
BRINGING CZbLdOSZ INTO COURT FOR SENTENCE.
MADE IN COUIIT.
afternoon. Tho assassin took advan
tage ot tho opportunity to speak, but
he confined himself to taking upon his
own shoulders tho hlamo for tho groat
crime ot having murdered tho presi
dent ot the United States. IIo advanced
no reason iu Justification of his mon
otrous doed. Not a word did ho utter
oC anarchy, of his enmity to govern
ment or ot tho motives which prompt
ed him to tho commission ot his, crime.
Hull Cleared lly Volloo.
renter crowds gathered for tho sen
tencing of tho ausuusln than camo for
any one session ot tho trial iteolf. Be
foro 12:30 p. in. a crowd had gath
ered in tho corridor in front ot Justlco
Whito's court room. By 1 p. m. tho
corridor woji Jammed. Capt Ilcgan
thon appcarod on tho stairs with n
aquud ot 100 uniformed oltlcora und
cloarod tho hall. It waH a case ot first
come first served attor a line was
formed, and tho tickets of hdmlsslon
Issued for tho trial woro worthless. It
took less than ton minutes for the
slnglo filo to fill tho court room and
thon tho doom woro 4 closed to bo
opened only upon tho arrival ot offl
dais, counsel and others connected
with tho day's proceedings,
Drnwatto Scene In Court.
In a hush that was Ilka tho ellonco
ot doath Justlco Whlto pronounced tho
prisoner's doom. Physically tottering
under tho ordeal, but sustaining him
Belt by shoor forco of norvo, tho mur
dorer hoard tho wordH ot death pro
nounced, was shackled nud qulotly nub
inlttod tq bo lod away.
In no brazen fashion did tho prls
onor faco tho court. Swaying from sldo
to sldo, boyish looking, trembling with
nervousness, but held up by norvo, ho
stood loaning on tho chair In front ot
him,
Palter la III Word.
Falterlngly, hesitatingly, ho spoko,
after having been askod each question
oovoral times. Ho actod almost its It
tho words woro being wrung out ot
film it tnnk lilm so lonir to And nttnr.
anco, and bo spoko so rapidly when tho
first word left his lips lu responso. to
a. question.
His volco was hardly hoard ton toot
away, although every car In tho groat
court room was stralnod to catch tho
slightest sound from his lips.
ills faco palod at no tlmu during tha
proceedings. It was flushed with tho
emotion it was costing htm so much
strength to master. As tho prelimin
ary to tho pronouncing ot scntonco
many questions woro asked by tho dls
trict attorney, Czolgosz ovlncod tho
- utmost wllllngnoss to unawor all thoso
questions, but his uttoranco scetnod to
smotbor in hta throat.
Lawyer Offer Aid.
It was only after an effort that each
reply was blurted out As ho stood his
breast heaved, his eyes blinked rap
, Idly and once h almont reeled, so tbnt
FROM A SKETCH
(
not ho pronounced ngalnst you; third,
that you wish a now trial.
Given Liberty to Speak.
"Thcao aro tho grouiids spoclflod by
statute You aro now at llborty to
speak."
Czolgosz "I havo nothing to say on
thoso things."
Judgo Titus thon consulted tho prls
onor.
Judgo Titus "I think ho ought to bo
permitted to mako n statomont In ex
culpation ot his family, your honor."
Judgo Whlto "Tho defendant may
speak In exculpation of his father and
brothorfl nnd sisters. It that Is what
ho moans to do It Is proper."
Bnr He Did It Alone.
CzolgoBz "No othor person had any
thing to do with It, No othor poraon
know of this but myselr; my fathor
DISTRICT ATTORNEY PENNEY.
(From a sketch mado at Buffalo.)
In concluding his sontoncc, "nnd may
Ood havo mercy on your soul."
Tho court quit at tho mlddlo of the
customary formula In pronouncing tho
Ecnlcnco.
Manacled, and Led Away,
Tho hush as tho solemn words were
pronounced was ltko tho sllonco of tho
tomb. For sovcrnl moments tho Dllonco
was unbroken. Tho click of handcuffs
put a startling termination on tho
strain. Llko a great sob tho emotion
of tho court room welled up and were
lost in tho shuffling of feet Tho final
eccno of tho historic trial was con
cluded. Manacled to detectives who had
brought him Into tho court, tho assas
sin was conducted away. Between tho
wall of bailiffs, policemen and specta
tors tho murderer passed. Ho looked
not into a slnglo oyo. Justified by him
celf or not, his deed lay heavy on his
head, A groan of execration followed
him down tho broad court houso stairs
to tho Jail tunnel below.
POWERS OF HERDITY.
Soma ltemnrkalilo Storied Told of Its
'Myatorlotu Influence.
Doctors dlsagrco as to the Influenco of
horodlty. Somo hold that a great deal
hinges upon It; others believe tho con
trary. Some of tho authentic stories
told to exemplify this mysterious bond
botweon ancestors and descendants aro
vory curious. Thoro was a loan col
lection of old portraits exhibited In
London lately nnd a young girl was
among tho visitors. She was an or
phan and wealthy, but without near
relatives, and was often heard to com
plain of tho lonollnoss ot her position.
As sho passed through tho gallery one
particular portrait attracted her atten
tion and sho went back to It moro than
once. Her companion saw in it noth
ing but tho commonplaco painting of a
mlddlo-agcd man in tho costumo of tho
latter part of tho last century. "It is
such a nice, kind faco," said tho girl,
rathor wistfully. "I imagine my fathor
might havo looked llko that had ho
lived." As most of tho pictures woro
ticketed tho visitors had purchased no
cataloguo, but, beforo going awny, Miss
B. bought ouo at tho entrance nnd
mado n last vlBlt to tho portrait for
which sho had felt so strong an attrac
tion, To her astonishment sho found
her own nnmo opposlto to Its numbor
nnd learned on Inquiry thnt tho orig
inal was ono ot her direct ancestors.
Anothor occult coincidence or psycho
logical phenomenon happened a tow
years qgo to a southern statesman and
financier whoso family has always been
ot rank In hta natlvo stato. This gen
tleman was overhauling old documouts
nnd lottora which had bcon stored in a
REMOVING HANDCUFFS FROM CZOLGOSZ'S WRISTS IN COURT.
or mother or no ono olso know nothing
about It. I novor thought ot the crlmo
until two days beforo I committed it
anil never told nobody about it"
Judgo Lewis "Ho says ho did not
mako up his mind to do It until a tow
days beforo Its commission.
Judge l'atie Sentence.
Justlco Whlto "Czolgosz, In taking'
tho llfo ot our bolovod prosldont you
committed a crlmo that shocked aud
outraged all tho civilized world, Attor
learning nil tho facts and circum
stances in tho case, twolvo good mon
havo pronouncod you guilty ot murdor
In tho first degree You say that no
othor poraon abetted you in tho com
mission ot this terrible- act Tho pen
alty is fixed by statuto, and It becomes
my duty to lmposo aontenco upon you
Tho sentence ot this court in thnt on
October 28, at the place designated and
In tho manner prescribed by law, you
suitor tho punishment ot death.
musty chest for ycara and lntendod to
publish whatovor might bo of historic
valuo nnd Interest To his surprise ho
unioiueu a lottor yellow and tlmo
stained which was written in his own
peculiar handwriting, or seemed tc
havo been wrltton by him, although tho
data was two generations beforo hit
birth. Tho slgnnturo ot the surname,
which waa tho Bamo as his own, was sa
markedly characteristic that ho could
scarcoly bollovo his own hand did nol
pon tho lotters. Montreal Herald and
star.
THESIVEJVT SIJSfGS J
Iff CHWRCH.
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LITTLE CHAPEL OF THE DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH IN WHICH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WOR
SHIPS. IT IS THE SMALLEST CHURCH BUILDING IN THE CAPITAL.
President Roosevelt attonds dlvlno
Borvlco at tho Gorman Reformed
church, of which tho Rev. Dr. J. M.
Schick la pastor. Tho church is situ
ated at Fifteenth and O streets, North
west, Washington.
Tho church is a small brick struc
turo with a slato roof, and tho rcgu-
"Ru-tJia's Jfcat Slrmy
Tho Russian soldier's diet Is largely
vegetarian. Favorlto dinner dishes in
clude I'stcho" a cabbago soup pota
toes, peas, beans, macaroni and vari
ous kinds of porridges, eaten with on
ions' nnd lard. Only half a pound of
meat Is allowed each man dally, and
tho Russian pound is ten per cent less
than in this country. Mushrooms are
consumed In great quantities when in
season. Threo pounds' of black ryo
bread aro included in tho dally rations
nnd If any is loft over tho mon aro
at liberty to sell tho remains. As tho
soldiers' broad Is very nourishing nnd
purer than tho ordinary bakers', tho
extra rations sell well. In tho way of
drink, boor Is too great a luxury for
him, so ho quonches his thirst with
'qvas," a cheap substitute mado from
fermontod black bread. On high days
tho soldiers nro regaled with vodkl,
often at their ofllcera' oxponso.
Their games' nro ot tho most prlml-
tlvo character. Tholr greatest pleas
ures aro singing, dancing and playing
on tho "garmonlka," a musical Instru
ment llko a concortlna, or on tho "bal-
lallalka," a national musical Instru-
Vewer Strike In Franco.
Tho statistics ot tho strikes In France
for Juno havo just boon published. In
nil tho month gavo birth to 57, whll
tho total for tho first six months ot the
year was 300. Tho same period In 100C
yloldod 475, which shows an ngreonblt
falling oft In tho discontent ot tha
working classes.
lar congregation Is only 21. Tho fol
lowing telegram from Washington tolls
of tho president's first Sunday at this
church. Tho service on Sunday wa3
tho President Joined with tho congre
gation In singing tho hymn, "Jesus,
tho Hope ot Israel, tho Desired of All
Nations." Tho pastor announced ns
his text Epheslans ill, 17-19: "That
mcnt something llko a banjo, which
will keep them amused for hours.
Singing, however, Is the soldier's
greatest plcasuro, nnd chorus singing
Is a great featuro In tho Russian ar
my's accomplishments. The number
of songs an ordinary soldier knows is
beyond belief. Singing Is encouraged
by tho officers, nnd tho men with tho
best voices aro especially rewarded.
Among llliterato people tho singer will
always bo ablo to exort a great Influ
ence. Ono has hardly to see a Russian
regiment on tho march to understand
whnt moral power tho singers can glvo
tho soldiers.
According to tho latest returns for
1901, tho statistics for tho Russian ar
my aro as follows, on poaco footing:
Infantry, 900 battalions of foot, or
450,000 bayonets; cavalry, 59 regi
ments, or 51,000 sabers; artillery, 400
batteries, or 1,700 guns; Cossacks,
58,000 men and 108 cannon. Tho gen
eral total on peaco footing, including
thoso not In tho ranks, garrison
troops, and local reserve forces,
amounts to 950,000 men, with 350,000
horses. On n wnr footing, Including
tho reserves, tho soldiers of tho czar
Christ may dwell in your hearts by
faith; that yo being rooted and
grounded in love, may bo ablo to com
prehend with all saints what is tho
breadth and length and depth nnd
height; and to know the lovo of
Christ, which passoth knowledge that
wo might bo filled with tho fullness
of God."
amount to 3,500,000 mon and 000,000
horses.
The Japanese Maid.
A Japanese maid Is now an absoluto
necessity to tho society woman who
desires to bo strictly up to date.
Prominent womon in New York nro
all adopting the idea, and they aro
finding that tho pretty Jap womon can
attend to their wants far bettor than
tho French malur, who for so long has
been in such demand by tho smart set
There aro sovcral reasons why tho
Japanese woman makes a better maid
than tho Frcncri, Gorman or English
woman. In tho first place sho is tho
most cleanly person on tho faco of tho
earth, and that counts for a whole lot
Then sho knows how to dress tho hair
better than any of her sisters and Bho
knows moro llttlo secrets which aro of
valuo In milady's boudoir than tho
woman of nny othor nationality.
General Charles Hoywood, command
ant of tho United States marlno corp3,
holds tho oldest commission In either
branch of tho fighting forco. Next to
him cornea Admiral Dowoy.
Utiriat Tla.ce of Tresident.
THE TOMB OF THE LATE PRESIDENT M'KINLEY AT CANTON-FRO M A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN THE
DAY OF THE FUNERAL.
Thoso Americans who fllod out of
Westminster Abbey all possessed by
tho Idea that thoro should bo one bur
ial place for American presidents woro
singularly Indifferent to tho most im
pressive foaturo ot Prosldont McKln
ley's funeral. Perhaps It thoy had
boon a llttlo nearer homo thomsolvos
thoy might then havo caught tho full
meaning ot that last home-coming.
Tho man ot tho pooplo goes back to
tho pooplo In death as ho would havo
dono In llfo had he survived his term
ot ofllco. It Is that close grip ot tho
neighborhood, of tho old clrclo ot
frlonds and acquaintances ot tho fam
ily, that habit ot regarding his
official oxporlcnco as but an Incident
of hts American citizenship, that makes
him In tho truest sonso a uatlonal
character.
A great pantheon at Washington
would rathor soparnte him from tho
pooplo than bring him to them. It
would havo too much of tho official
stamp, would havo but ono narrow
significance ns regards all Ub dead ton
nnts, whereas tho gravo in the distant
cometory gives to tho idea of tho pres
idency tho broadest Blgnlflcanco pos
sible. It Is through belonging to his
town, his county and his stato that a
president belongs In the most intimate
way to tho nation.
But while tho last resting placo ot
tho body may bo In Canton, or Spring
field, or Clovelnnd, thero Is no reason
why a national memorial should not
ho erected nt Washington for any
president or for nil tho presidents. A'
slnglo magnificent presidential arch,
would havo room for many inscrip
tions covering tho succession for many
years. Or If It woro desired to soloct
ono man for special honor tho struc
ture might bo mado a beautifully artis
tic trlbuto of regard for him und his
work.
Such monuments could bo built most
appropriately In tho capital and with
out affecting tho question of burial.
