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Czolgosz Sentenced to Die the Week
Beginning October 28
lYltni tho Awnwln of 1'resldcnt McKlnloy
Wits Asked If Ho Hud Anj thing to
fe'uy, Ho Keplled That Ho Alono
Was Jtnspousthlu.
Buffalo, X. Y., Sept. 27. Leon F.
Czolgosz, tJio assassin of President
McKinley, was Thursday afternoon
sentenced to be oleetrocutcd in Au
burn state prison during the week
beginning Oetober 28, 1001. Before
oenteneo was passed the assassin
evinced a desire to speak, but he
eould not, get his voice above a whis
per and his words were repeated to
the court by his counsel. "There was
no one else but inc.V the prisoner
said in a whisper. "No one else told
mc to do it and no one paid me to do
it. I was not told any thing. about
the crime and I never thought any
thing about that until a couple of
days before I committed the crime."
Czolgosz sat down, lie was quite
calm, but it was evident that his mind
wns Hooded with thoughts of his own
distress. His eyes were dilated, mak
ing them appear very bright. Ilia
cheeks were a tritle pale and his out
stretched hand trembled. The guards
put the handcuffs on his wrists.
The prisoner was brought into tho
court room at ilve minutes after
two. Vive minutes later Justice
"White took his place upon the bench.
As soon as Justice White assumed tho
bench District Attorney Penney said:
If your honor please, I move sen
tence in the ease of the people versus
Leon Czolgosz. Stand up, Czolgosz."
Clerk Vishcr swore the prisoner and
bis record was taken by the district
attorney as follows: Age, 28 years;
nativity, "Detroit; residence, Nowuk's,
Buffalo; occupation, laborer.
The clerk of the court then asked:
"Have you uny legal cause to show
now why tho sentence of the court
should not now be pronounced
against you?" "I cannot hear that,"
replied the prisoner. Clerk Fisher
repeated his questions and Czolgosz
replied: "I'd rather have this gen
tleman here speak," looking towards
District Attorney Penney, "I can hear
him better." At this point Justice
White told those in the court room
thnt they must be quiet or they
would be excluded from the room.
Mr. Tennoy then said to the prisoner:
"Czolgosz, the court wants to know
if you have any reason to give why
sentence should not be pronounced
against you. Have you anything to
say to the judge? Say yes or no."
The prisoner replied: "I have noth
ing to sny about that." Justice
White then said: "Have you (speak
ing to Judge Titus) anything to say
5n behalf of the prisoner at this
time?" "T have nothing so say within
the definition of what your honor has
read," replied the attorney, "but it
seems to me in order that the inno
cent should not suffer by this defend
ant's crime the court should permit
liim to exculpate at least his father,
brother and sisters." Then the pris
oner said: "There was no one else
but me. No one else told me to do
it, and no one paid mc to do it."
Then Justice White passed sentence
as follows: "In taking the life of our
beloved president you committed a
crime which shocked and outraged
the moral sense of the civilized world.
You have confessed that guilt and
after learning all that at this time
can be learned from the facts and cir
cumstances of the case 12 good jurors
'have pronounced you guilty and have
found you guilty of murder in the
first degree. You have said, accord
ing to the testimony of creditable
witnesses and yourself that no other
person aided or abetted you in tho
commission of this terrible net. God
grnnt it maj' be so. The penalty for
the crime for which you stand con
victed is fixed by this statute and it
now becomes my duty to pronounce
(his judgment against you. The sen
tence of the court is thnt in tho week
"beginning Oetober 23, 1901, at tho
place, in the manner and means prc
scribed by law, you suffer the punish
ment of death."
Itemovcd to ti Stntn Prison.
Bufi'nlo, Is'. Y Sept. 27. Czolgosz
was taken from Buffalo to Auburn
state prison Thursdny night to
awnit death by electrocution during
tho weelc commencing Monday, Octo
ber 2S. Sheriff Caldwell and'lG men
took the prisoner in a special car.
1VI0RE TROUBLE FOR WOODS.
Ulan Who Drew Clnlm No 1 In tho Now
Country Is Attempting to fence
His Turin.
Guthrie, Ok., Sept. 27. J. B. Woods,
the man who drew claim No. 1, ad
joining the city of Lawton, is now
attempting to fence his furm, on
which are located 500 squatters who
refuso to move. To fence tho north
side, one mile long, ho must go
through an almost solid row of tents
"whore are located stores nnd shacks.
He is nenring thnt side and will again
appeal to Uncle Sam o move tba
qunttera.
A HOMICIDE'S REMORSE.
Charles Hudspeth Wishes ltn Hint Not
Kllluil Charles Curry, Who Hint Houi-
lions with .Mrs. Hudspeth.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 30. "f am
sorry thnt Curry is dead, very sorry.
God knows that 1 did not intend to
kill liim. Jf I were to lie permitted
to walk out of this jail a free man
to-day f would never, in my con
science, be free. 1 only wish T had
not shot." Thus said Charles Huds
peth, who had shot and killed Charles
Curry in a room in a boarding house
at 700 Wyandotte street at 11:30
o'eloek Saturday night. He had
forced his wife to write a letter to
Curry at Lexington, Mo., to meet her
at her room in the boarding house,
but it now looks as though Curry had
never received it. Up to last Thurs
day Curry and the woman, according
to Mrs. Schuster, wlio keeps tho
boarding house, had lived thero aB
mnn and wife. They went by the
name of Parker.
IN FAVOR OF CANTEEN.
Donrri of Managers of Soldiers' Homos Do
clnro It I tho llest Method of Solv
ing tho Drink l'roblom.
Milwaukee, Sept. 30. The annual
tour of inspection of the board of
managers of the national soldiers'
homes wns completed yesterday with
the inspection of the national home
in this city. Gen. McMnhon and his
fellow members left for their several
homes last night. Gen. McMnhon
said: "Tho board lias decided to
maintain canteens at all the homes
for the good and sufficient reason
that experience has taught us that
it. is better for the veteran and for
1 lie people in the community in which
the homes are located. The canteens
are properly conducted at these sol
diers' homes and the result is that
the veterans do not squander their
money in cheap saloons, nor do they
drink too much. What is more, I do
not believe any of the pressure will
be brought to bear on us in favor of
abolition of the canteen."
WOULD BE A BAD PRECEDENT.
American Honrd of Commissioners of For
eign Missions Will lteslst Demand of
15110,000 foriUlHH Stonu's Kcloase.
Boston, Sept. 30. The American
Hoard of Commissioners of Foreign
Missions will resist the demand of
$110,000 ransom for the release of Miss
Helen M. Stone, of Chelsea, Mass., the
American missionary now held by
Bulgarian brigands. When shown a
statement by Dr. Crognn, New Ybrk
Ecerctury of the American board, that
the ransom would be a dangerous
precedent, Bev. Dr. Judson Smith, sec
retary of the American board, ex
pressed his hearty approbation. "The
board would never consider such a
proposition," he said. "The rescue of
Miss Stono is in the hands of the gov
ernment. We have had missionaries
in Turkey for two generations, but
never a ease like this. Should we
offer a ransom, missionaries would
never be safe from capture.
Tho Famine In Itussju.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 30. Yester
day, following up the recent publica
tion of the famine conditions in 13
districts, the minister of the interior,
M. Sipiaguine, issued a long state
ment on crop failure and tho meas
ures of famine relief upon which the
central government has decided. Ac
cording to the reports of the govern
ment, state assistance is required in
19 provinces, not counting the coun
try of the Don Cossacks, which is un
dcr the war department.
Nteel Trust Huntings.
New York, Sopt. 29. It wns semi
officially stated that the net earnings
of tho United States Steel corpora
tion for the. past six months amounted
to $54,000,000. Profits in July and
August were declared to be about
$S,000,000 each. It has been said that
tho net profits for the half your
would bo over $42,000,000.
McKlnlej's Portrait on Hunk NotK,
Washington, Sept. 30. The treas
ury officials are considering the plac
ing of President McKinloy's portrait
on national bank bills. It is proposed
to ask congress to adopt the por
traits of both President Harrison and
President McKinley on new issues,
probably to distinguish the fives and
tens.
After Gov. Taylor Again.
Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. no. Arthur
Goebel, of Cincinnati, brother of the
lato William Goebel, of Kentucky, ac
companied by the chief of police of
Frankfort, Ky., Saturday called on
Gov. Durbin, and endeavored to have
him honor requisition papers for W.
S. Taylor and Charles Finley.
Columbia Won the J'lrst.
New York, Sept. 30. In tho first
race between the international yachts
Saturday the Columbia beat tho
Shamrock. Thoy crossed the line ns
follows: Columbia, 3:31:07; Sham
rock, 3:31:44. Columbia beat Sham
rock, corrected time, by one minute
and 25 7-10 seeconda.
CARRIED TO PRISON.
Assassin Czolgosz Lost His Nerve
on Reaching Auburn.
While ltelng Stripped for n New Suit of
Clothes Ills Cries of Terror Made tho
Corridors Kclio Impressed Sor
row for Ills Crlmo.
Auburn, X. Y., Sept. 28. Czolgosz,
President McKinloy's murderer, in the
custody of Sheriff Caldwell, of Frio
county, and 21 deputies, arrived in
Auburn at 3:15 a. in. The prison is
only about 50 yards from the depot.
Awaiting the arrival of the train
there wns a crowd of about 200 peo
ple. Hither for fear of the crowd,
which was not very demonstrative,
or of the sight of the prison, Czol
gosz' nerves gave out and two dep
uty sheriffs were compelled to prac
tically carry the man into the prison.
Inside tho gate his condition became
worse, and he was dragged up tho
stairs and into tho main hall. Ho
was placed in a sitting posture on the
bench while the hnndeuffs were being
removed, but lie fell over and moaned
and groaned, evincing the most abject
terror. As soon as the handcuffs
were unlocked the man was dragged
into the principal keeper's office. As
in Uie case of all prisoners the offi
cers Immediately proceeded to strip
him and put on a new suit of clothes.
During this operation Czolgosz cried
and yelled, making the prison corri
dors echo with evidence of his terror.
The prison physician, Dr. John Gerin,
examined the mnn and ordered his re
moval to the cell in the condemned
row, which he will occupy until he
is taken to the electric chair. Tho
doctor declared that the man was
suffering from fright and terror, but
said that he was shamming to some
extent.
The collapse of the murderer was n
surprise to every one. Fn route, from
Buffalo he showed no indication of
breaking down. He ate heartily of
sandwiches and smoked cigars when
not eating. He talked some and ex
pressed regret for his crime. He said:
"I am especially sorry for Mrs. Mo
Kinley." He reiterated his former
statement that he had had no ac
complices and declared that, he never
had heard of the man under arrest
in St. Louis, who claimed to have
tied the handkerchief over his hnnd,
concealing the pistol with which tho
president was shot. He says the
handkerchief was not tied. He went
behind the Temple of Music, arranged
the handkerchief so as to hide tho
weapon and then took his place in
the crowd. To Jailer Mitchell he
sent this message to his father;
"Tell him I am sorry I left such n
bad name."
UNSTINTED PRAISE.
Con. (Jasoleo, Itrltlsh Commander In China,
Says American Soldiers Aro Capable
of (J rent Things.
London, Sept. 28. Gen. Gaselee,
who was commander of tho British
forces in China, was interviewed
Friday regarding the international
troops in China. He said the Ameri
cans were especially well equipped
with hospitals and commissariat am1
spared no expense in making their
troops comfortable. He said: "Wo
always got on splendidly with our
American comrades. It is most im
poitant that we should keep in with
these fine soldiers. Both the ofiicers
and men seemed to mc to be full of
soldierly spirit and capable of great
things. All ranks of our army got
on splendidly with them and we feel
sure that such intercourse helped to
cement the friendship which, T trust,
will always exist between us,"
INSANE MOTHER'S CRIME.
Mrs. l'erry Curtis, or I.lttlo York,
Drowns Her Four Children and Hur
self In it Well.
O.,
Cleveland, O., Sept. 23. Tho small
town of Little York, 15 miles south
of this citv. was the scene of a ter
rible tragedy. Mrs. Perry Curtis, 38
years old, the wife of a farmer,
drowned her four small children in a
well and then committed suicide by
jumping in herself. Her husband,
Perry Curtis, was in Cleveland with
a load of potatoes and knew nothing
of the tragedy until he read an ac
count of it in the newspapers. Mrs.
Curtis was released from the Mns
oillon insane asylum recently u
cured.
CHILDREN NOT SPARED.
A Moli llont on Driving Negroes from no
Oklahoma Town Used Firearms
Indiscriminately.
Guthrie, Ok., Sept. 28. An nttempt
was mado last night by a mob, com
posed of unknown parties, to drive
the negroes from Pond Creek, tho
county sent of Grant county, Ok.
They began by firing a fusillade of
shots into the homes of Annie Meade,
n mulatto, and Jim Gillespie. Two
of the woman's children were seri
ously Injured, the bed in which thoy
were sleeping was filled with bullet
holes and the d tabes on the table wero
broken into piooeK.
MRS. McKINLEY GETS ALL,
Will or the Martyred President Submitted
for Jteenrd An Usliito of Nearly
u an, 00 1).
Canton, 0., Sept. 28. Secretary
Cortelyou is here to assist Mrs. Mc
Klnley in disposing of matters con
nected with the late president's es
tate. After first meeting Mrs. Mc
Kinley the question of filing the will
was taken up. Tho trying task of
reading it to her was undertaken by
tho faithful secretary. Mrs. McKinley
made a heroic effort to bear up and
succeeded in doing so, although tho
ordeal was hard for her. She Is rest
ing well. All legal formalities neces
sary for her to subscribe to wore
disposed of. Judge Day and Secre
tary Cortelyou then went to the office
of the probata judge and offered tho
will of President McKinley for pro
bate. They carried with them the
following:
I, Ida McKinley, widow of William Mc
Kinley, hereby decline- tho administra
tion of his estate, and recommend tho ap
pointment of William 11. Day and GeorKO
13. Cortelyou as administrators with the
will annexed.
Following is tho text of President
McKinloy's will:
Executive Mansion, Washington, Oct.
22, 1897. I publish tho following as my
latest will and testament, hereby revok
ing all former wills: To my beloved wife,
Ida S. McKinley, I bequeath all of my
real estate, wherever situated, and tho
lncomo of any personal property of which
I may be possessed at death, during her
natural life. I malcc tho following ehnrgo
upon al of my property, both real and
personal: To pay my mother during her
llfo $1,000 a year, and at her death paid
sum to bo paid to my sister, Helen Mc
Kinley. If the Income from property bo
lusulllclcnt to keep my wife In great com
fort and pay the annuity above provided,
then I direct that such of my property
bo sold so as to make a sum udequato
for both purposes. Whatever property
remains at tho death o" my wlfo I glvo
to my brother and Bisters, sharo and
Hharo alike. My chief concern Is that my
wife from my estate shall have all sho
requires for her comfort and pleasure,
and that my mother shall bo provided
with whatever money bIio requires to
mako her old ngo eomfortablo and happy.
It is given out, on authority that
the McKinley estate will totai $225,
000 to $250,000, including life insur
ance of $07,000. Aside from tho $G7,
000 mentioned the estate consists of
real estate here and contiguous to
Canton and of deposits in Washing
ton banks. Monday morning at nine
o'clock has been fixed by the probate
court for a hearing prior to probat
ing the will. Then, it is expected,
Secretary Cortelyou and Judge Day
will be finally appointed adminis
trators of the estate with will an
nexed and will give bond.
SCHLEY COURT INQUIRY.
Lieut. Hood Tells nt tho Admiral's Itofusnl
to l.uae Clou f negus on Order
from Hamilton.
Washington, Sept. 28. In tho Schley
court of inquiry Friday a letter was
presented from Bear Admiral Samp
son asking to be allowed to be rep
resented in the court by counsel, but
the court refused to grant the re
quest on the ground that "the court
docs not at this time regard you an
a party to the case."
Tho principal witnesses of the dny
wore Lieut. John Hood, who com
manded the dispatch boat Tho Hawk
during the Spanish war, and dipt. Mc
Calla, who was in command of the
Marblehead. The testimony of both
these officers dealt with the delivery
of dispatches from Admiral Sampson
to Commodore Schley, and both re
lated conversations with the latter.
Capt. McCalla gave in detail his part
in arranging a code of signals with
the Cuban insurgents and his com
munications with them near Cienfne
gos on Maj' 24, 1898, when it was
learned definitely that Cervcra's fioct
was not in tho harbor there. He said
thnt Capt. Chadwiek, who was Admi
ral Sampson's chief of staff, was th
only erson at Key West to whom he
had communicated the signal code.
Cnpt. McCalla expressed the opinion
that coaling was feasible off Santiago
at the time Schley began his retro
grade movement.
Lieut. Hood, who commanded The
Hnwk, testified that he delivered or
ders from Sampsoir to Schley May
23, directing that the "flying squad
ron" leave Cienfuegos immediately
for Santiago, where the Spanish fleet
had been located. Schley said to
the dispatch bearer: "I cannot do it.
1 am not certain that the Spanish
fleet is not in Cienfuegos." Admiral
Schley's supporters have claimed that
he was not notified of the arrange
ment by which Cubans on shore were
to signal the presence of the Cervera
fleet. In the examination the defenso
endeavoied to bring out the truth
of that, statement from the witnesses
nnd, to some extent, succeeded.
Cuban Tariff Modified.
Washington, Sept. 28. The war de
partment lias made public the text
of the executive order containing
modifications of tho Cuban tariff
promulgated March 31, 1900. The
principal changes that have been
mado aro the following: A reduction
of from 10 to 5 per cent, ad valorem
in the duty on railway equipment
stock; of from 10 to 5 per cent, on
sugar-making machinery and tho can
collation of tho special concession re
lating to Porto Klcau coffee.
GREAT BRITAIN EXCORIATED.
lloer Appeal for Arbitration Contains Oravo
Charges Against Conduct or the War
on South African Itepithlles.
Now York, Sopt. 23. Charles D.
ricrce, representative in the United
States of the Orange Free State, has
received a copy of the appeal mado
by the Boers to the administrative
council of the permanent court of
arbitration nt Tho Hague. The ap
peal begins by reciting the fact that
The Hague convention of the 29th of
July, 1899, had provided a way for the
peaceful settlement of international
differences. The appeal continues:
Now that this war has gono oa for
nearly two years, without any prospects
of an end thereto, except In tho way
only recently acknowledged an being tho
moat elUcaeloui! and at tho same tlmo
tho most cqultnblo means of deciding In
ternational differences, to-wlt: Sub
mission to arbitration, tho desirability,
mutually, for snob a peaceful termina
tion cannot bat become moro nad more
acknowledged.
The states represented by tho unnor
rlgned, therefore, consider that they
should repeat tho proposal already mado
by them before the war, but rejected
by England, to submit to arbitration tho
pettlemeat of tho differences which gavo
rlso to tho war. In this they particularly
linvn In view the question whether En
gland Is right In aliening thnt any action
was taken by tho republics which had for
Its object the suppression of tho Eng
lish element In or Its expulsion from
South Africa, and generally whether tho
republics liavo made themselves guilty
of any act which, according to Interna
tionally recognized principles, would glvo
England tho right to deprive them of
their Independence.
Tho undersigned, moreover, allege that
England already at the outbrcnk of tho
war commenced and has over since con
tinued to act In contravention of tho
rules of war between civilized powers.
The governments of tho states represent
ed by tho undersigned are fully prepared,
n h roou as aa opportunity thereto shall
bo afforded them, to subHtaatlato the al
legations herein mado by setting forth
and proving tho particular facts to which
they refer. Since England sees lit to
deny this continual violation by her of
laws of warfare, tho states represented by
the undersigned consider that thoy may
also, la regard to this difference seek
a decision of tho permanent court of
urbltratlou.
The undersigned nnd their govern
ments nro awaro that In ordur to obtain
puch a decision the consent of Englnnd
Is required. They, therefore, take tho
liberty of soliciting your council to np
ply for such consent or to endeavor to
obtain tho same by your mediation or
that of tho governments represented by
you. Should tho English government glvo
an unfavorable reply It will thereby bo
manifest that they dare not submit them
selves to tho Judgment of a conscientious,
learned and Impartial trtbunal. They will
then, moreover, continue ,tn bear the re
sponsibility for tho prolongation f ,l war
as terrlblo as It Is ncccsnry and they
will tacitly have acknowledged that tho
iniiniwr In which they have carried on tho
wnr Is In conlllct with tho demands of
humanity and civilization as confirmed
by themselves.
BIG RANSOM DEMANDED.
Ilulgnrluii Ilrlgands Who Kidnaped MlM
Stone, tho American Missionary, Will
Surrender Her for dill 10,000,
Constantinople, Sept. 28. Bev Mr.
Haskell, u missionary at Samakov
(Bulgaria) has received a letter from
Miss Helen H. Stone, the American
missionary who was carried off by
brigands, September 5, in the district;
of Djuiunlmln. It does not reveal tho
whereabouts of Miss Stone, but says
she is in good health and has been
well treated by the brigands, espe
cially in the earlier stages of the ab
duction. Latterly, in consequence of
tho vigorous pursuit of Turkish
troops, she had been subjected to pri
vations. M.ss Stone adds that tho
brigands demand a ransom of 25,000
Turkish pounds ($110,000.) Tho opin
ion in expressed in Constantinople
that the Bulgaro-Macedonian com
mittee was notivelj- concerned in the
abduction of the missionary.
TO BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
Law Itoliitlng to Second-Class Mail Matter
Called to tho Attention of Postmasters
Throughout the Country.
Washington, Sept. 28. The post
office department lias issued notice
to all postmasters that the recent
umended postal regulations regard
ing second-class rates will be en
forced strictly after Oetober 1. Peri
odical publications having the char
acteristics of books and those the
circulation of which is not founded
on their value as news or literary
journals will not be admissible to tho
second-class, but when u publication
lias lccn admitted to the second
class the certificate of entry cannot
be revoked until so ordered by tho
department. United, unsold or "re
turn" copies, the department nn
nounces, mny not be mailed by news
agents at the pound rate.
Death of K. II. Armour.
Kansas City, Mo.7 Sept. 28. Kirk
land B. Armour died nt his home in
Hyde park a few moments before Bis
o'clock Friday evening. His denth
was caused by an acuto form of
Briglit's disease. Ho was president,
of the Armour Packing company anil
left an estate of about $7,000,000.
Mrs. I.ynn I'ulliiilin Weourus Divorce.
Chicago, Sept. 28. Judge Bishop lias
granted a decree of divorce to Mrs.
Lynn Pullman from George M. Pull
man, son of the late palace car mag
nate. Alimony wns fixed at $1,000 a
year and tho plaintiff granted per
mission to apply for an increase in th
alimony and for attorney fees later.