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Leon Czolgosz Is Sentenced to
Die in Electric Chair.
SAYS HE HAD NO ACCOMPLICES.
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nutory of tha Trial.
Monday, Sept. 16. Czolgosz ar
raigned In court before Judge White,
charged with the murder of President
McKlnley on Sept. 7. He refused to
answer the Indictment.
Monday, Sept. 23. Czolgosz placed
on trial. Pleaded guilty to charge. Plea
not accepted and trial proceeds.
Tuesday, Sept. 24. Czolgosz is found
guilty as charged.
Thursday, Sept. 26. Judge White,
who presided at trial, sentences pris
oner to be put to death In the electric
chair at Auburn prison, sometime dur
ing the week beginning October 28.
Caolgmi Receive Sentence.
Czolgosz was sentenced to death by
Justice Truman C. White in the Su
preme court at Buffalo Thursday
BRINGING CZOLGOSZ INTO COURT FOR SENTENCE.
MADE IN COURT.
Afternoon. The assassin took advan
tage of the opportunity to speak, but
he confined himself to taking upon his
own shoulders the blame for the great
crime of having murdered the presi
dent of the United States. He advanced
no reason In justification of his mon
strous deed. Not a word did he utter
of anarchy, of his enmity to govern
ment or of the motives which prompt
ed him to the commission of his crime.
Hall Cleared By Tollra.
ftrnater crowds gathered for the sen
tencing of the assassin than came for
any one session of the trial itself. Be
fore 12:30 p. m. a crowd had gath
ered in the corridor In front of Justice
White's court room. By 1 p. m. the
corridor was Jammed. Capt Regan
then appeared on the stairs with a
quad of 100 uniformed officers and
cleared the hall. It was a case of first
come first served after a line was
formed, and the tickets of admission
issued for the trial were worthless. It
took less than ten minutes for the
single file to flll.the court room and
then the doors were closed to be
opened only upon the arrival of offl
, dais, counsel and others connected
with the -day's proceedings.
Dramatic Scene In Court.
In a bush that was like the silence
o! dain Justice White pronounced the
prisoner's doom. Physically tottering
under the ordeal, but sustaining him
self by sheer force of nerve, tbo mur
derer heard the words of death pro
nounced, was shackled and quietly sub
mitted to be led away.
In no brazen fashion did the pris
oner face the court Swaying from side
to side, boyish looking, trembling with
nervousness, but held up by nerve, he
stood leaning on the chair in front of
fctm.
Falter In III Word.
Falterlngly. hesitatingly, ho spoke,
after having been asked each question
several times. He acted almost as If
the words were being wrung out of
him, It took him so long to nnu utter
ance and he spoke so rupldly when the
Brat word left bis lips in response to
a question.
His olce was hardly heard ten feet
war, although every ear in the great
court room was strained to catch the
slightest sound from his Hps.
His face paled at no lime during the
proceedings. It was Hushed with the
motion It was costing him so much
strength to master. As the prelimin
ary to the pronouncing of sentence
many questions were asked by the dis
trict attorney Czolgosz evinced the
utmost wllllngnefi to answer all these
questions, but his utterance seemed to
smother in his throat.
Lawyer Offer Aid.
It traa only after an effort that each
reply was blurted out. As he stood his
breast heaved, his yes blinked rap
ldl and once be almost reeled, o that
ex-Judge Titus, his counsel, held up a
hand to support him.
He did not need the proffered aid,
but straightened himself up of his own
effort. It was with a feeling of relief
that the assassin beard the words,
"Remove the prisoner," pronounced by
Judge White. He heaved a great sigh
aa be was manacled and was led away.
TcUs of BU Ufa.
"Stand up, Czolgosz, please," salt
Mr. Penny, turning to the prisoner.
Nudged by bailiffs, the prisoner stood
up, the center of all attention in the
crowded room.
In answer to questions put by Mr.
Penny, Czolgosz said under oath that
be was born In Detroit, that he was
educated In the common and church
schools, that he had been a Catholic,
that be was a laborer, and that he bad
lived In Cleveland and In Buffalo.
The court clerk then asked the ques
tion for which all had been awaiting.
Judge Titus asked that the prisoner
be permitted to make a statement In
exculpation of his act.
Czolgosz leaned heavily on a chair.
He then spoke, saying he alone com
mitted the crime. No one had any
thing to do with his crime but himself,
he said.
Judge White "Before the passing of
sentence you may speak on two sub
jects. First, you can claim that you are
insane; second, that you have good
cause to offer that Judgment should
FROM A SKETCH
Dot be pronounced against you; third,
that you wish a new trial.
Given Liberty to Hpeak.
"These are the grounds specified by
statute. You are now at liberty to
speak."
Czolgosz "I have nothing to say on
those things."
Judge Titus then consulted the pris
oner. Judge Titus "I think he ought to be
permitted to make a statement In ex
culpation of his family, your honor."
Judge White "The defendant mar
speak In exculpation of his father and
brothers and sinters. If that Is what
he means to do It Is proper."
Hay Ha DM It Alone.
Czolgofz "No other person had any
thing to do with it. No other person
knew of this but myselr; my father
REMOVING HANDCUFFS FROM
or mother or no on else knew nothing
about It. I never thought of the crime
until two days before I committed It
and never told nobody about It"
Judge Lewis "He says he did not
make up his mind to do it until a few
days before its commission.
Jui!(a raaeea Sentence.
Justice White "Csolgoss, In taking
the life of our beloved president you
committed a crime that shocked and
outraged all the civilised world. After
learning all the facts and circum
stances In the case, twelve good men
have pronounced you guilty of murder
in the first degree. You say that no
other person abetted you In the com
mission of this terrible act. The pen
alty Is fixed by statute, and it becomes
my duty to Impose sentence upon you.
The sentence of this court Is that on
October 28, at the place designated and
In the munner prescribed by law, you
suffer tho punishment of death.
"Remove- the prisoner."
Considerable surprise was expressed
that Justice White did not pronoun:
the customary appeal to the Almighty
DISTRICT ATTORNEY PENNEY.
(From a sketch made at Buffalo.)
In concluding his sentence, "and may
God have mercy on your soul."
The court quit at the middle of the
customary formula in pronouncing the
sentence.
Manacled and Led Away.
The hush as the solemn words were
pronounced was like the silence of the
tomb. For several moments the silence
was unbroken. The click of handcuffs
put a startling termination on the
strain. Like a great sob the emotion
of the court room welled up and were
lost In the shuffling of feet. The final
scene of the historic trial was con
cluded. Manacled to detectives who had
brought him into the court, the assas
Bln was conducted away. Between the
wall of bailiffs, policemen and specta
tors the murderer passed. He looked
not into a single eye. Justified by him
self or not, his deed lay heavy on his
head. A groan of execration followed
him down the broad court house stairs
to the Jail tunnel below.
POWERS OF HERDITY.
Some Remarkable Storle Told of It
Myffterlon Influence.
Doctors disagree as to the influence of
heredity. Some hold that a great deal
hinges upon it; othera believe the con
trary. Some of the authentic stories
told to exemplify this mysterious bond
between ancestors and descendants are
very curious. There was a loan col
lection of old portraits exhibited In
London lately and a young girl was
among the visitors. She was an or
phan and wealthy, but without near
relatives, and was often heard to com
plain of the loneliness of her position.
As she passed through the gallery one
particular portrait attracted her atten
tion and she went back to it more than
once. Her companion saw in it noth
ing but the commonplace painting of a
middle-aged man In the costume of the
latter part of the last century. "It is
such a nice, kind face," said the girl,
rather wistfully. "I imagine my father
might have looked like that had he
lived." As most of the pictures were
ticketed the visitors had purchased no
catalogue, but, before going away, Miss
B. bought one at the entrance and
made a last visit to the portrait for
which she had felt so strong an attrac
tion. To her astonishment she found
her own name opposite to its number
and learned on inquiry that the orig
inal was one of her direct ancestors.
Another occult coincidence or psycho
logical phenomenon happened a few
years ago to a southern statesman and
financier whose family has always been
of rank In his native state. This gen
tleman was overhauling old documents
and letters which had been stored in a
CZOLOOSZ'S WRISTS IN COURT.
musty chest for years and Intended tc
publish whatever might be of historic
value and Interest. To his surprise he
unfolded a letter yellow and time
staided which was written in his own
peculiar handwriting, or seemed tc
have been written by him, although the
date was two generations before hit
birth. The signature of the surname
which was the same as his own, was so
markedly characteristic that he could
scarcely believe his own hand did not
pen the letters. Montreal Herald anc
Star.
rawer Strike In France.
The statistics of the strikes In Franc
for Juno have Just been published. In
all the month gave birth to 67, whll
the total for the first six months of tht
year was 306. The some period In 1!)0
vielrted 475. which shows an agrecabh
falllnsj off in the discontent of thi
working classes.
TROOPS AWAIT ORDERS
Venesoela Has 11,000 and Colombia
8,000 at Frontier Beady to light.
TROUBLE MAY COME ANY TIME
Borne Unexpected Iacldeat May Oeear ta
tart a Bloody Coafllct OBJolal Bays
Venezuela Deeliaed Mediation at IJocle
Baa at Meceealfy.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Monday, Sept
a's. (Via Wlllemstad, Island of Cura
cao, Sept. 26.) The correspondent
hero of the Associated Press, in con
versation today with a cabinet minis
ter, who requested that his name be
withheld, discussed the present situa
tion and was Informed authoritatively
for publication that Venezuela had no
intention whatever of taking aggres
sive measures against the isthmus or
of interfering there in any way, espec
ially as the United States is so direct
ly Interested.
"Venezuela's differences," added the
correspondent's Informant, "are entire
ly with the Colomblaa liberals and the
Colombian government and in no way
with the Colombian people generally.
If the Colombian liberals were to tri
umph tomorrow and the conservatives
to fall in consequence, the Venezuelan
Colombian Imbroglio would Immedi
ately cease to exist. The Venezuelan
government earnestly desires the
downfall of the present Colombian
government, which menaces Venezuela.
If war comes, one deoUlve Venezuelan
victory on the frontier over the Co
lombian regulars probably will effect
downfall of thb government sua
o terminate the war.
"President Castro absolutely does
not consider the organization of a
grand Colombian republic, composed
of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.
This experiment was tried under Bol
ivar and failed. General Uribe-Uribe,
by his recent decree, is alone respon
sible for this Idea, which Is credited
to President Castro and which the
latter repudiates. Venezuela and Co
lombia could never live under the same
government. President Castro knows
too much to make the experiment.
"As to the actions of our gunboats
before La Hacha during the past
rsanth, we were only watching the Co
lombians' movements. We have not
purposely crossed the Colombian fron
tier. Possibly during the recent en
gagement at Guajuira our soldiers in
advertently passed the Indefinite moun
tainous boundary, but that is all, while
Colombia has continually crossed our
frontier. A fortnight ago the Colom
bian generals, Valencia and Verti, and
the Venezuelan general, Rangel Cara
bas, decided to Invade Venezuela from
Cucutota. We are still awaiting the
Invasion.
"Eleven thousand Venezueland and
8,000 Colombian troops are drawn up
on the frontier awaiting orders. Some
unexpected incident may start a
bloody conflict. When the Colombians
Invaded at San Cristobal in July we
requested Senor Rico then and there
to explain his country's action. He
said he must first communicate with
Bogota. The minister then proceeded
to Colombia and we are yet waiting
Colombia's explanation of this inva
sion. '
Qolet Tear at the Capital.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. Secretary
Cortelyou announced that President
Roosevelt would not hold any official
functions at the white house until the
public reception on New Year's day.
After that they will take place at for
merly. Formal calls of organizations
and officials In a body will be deferred
until thirty days from the date of
the late president's death. The flag
on the executive mansion will fly at
2uUfstaff.
Another steel Strike.
CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 26. Another
gtrlke of steel workers that may extend
to the South Chicago plant of the
Illinois Steel company 1b a probability.
Within three days of the settlement of
the Amalgamated association strike
the Bayview steel workers at Mil
waukee have declared their Intention
to again abandon work because of a
radical reduction of their wage scale by
the company.
Beth Low Will Accept.
NEW YORK, 8cpt. 26. Seth Low
announced that he would acrept the
nomination for mayor by the anti
Tammany forces and added that he
would resign the presidency of Colum
bia university.
Mora of Cinlgoea Record.
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Sept. 26. The
police have discovered that Leon Czol
ffoss spent a week In this city early In
June at the time when bis family seem
to have lost sight of him. He made
bis headquarters in Samuel Erring
ton's barber shop. He seemed to
have plenty of money and spent his
time explaining anarcbial doctrines
when he could find any one to listen.
Ho was well supplied with anarchical
literature.
THE NORFOLK AS VILA! FIRE.
Remaining Property rigored t Be
Worth 170,000.
NORFOLK, Neb., Sept. 28. Superin
tendent Teal had the old cornice at th
top of the wall around the ruins ol
the hospital taken down. A force ol
workmen has put 'in steam, electric
light and water fittings in all the re
maining buildings. Things are In bet
ter shape to handle a fire now, as
there Is better pressure. All inmate;
remaining are comfortably housed and
each patient has a separate bed.
- Members of the state board who
were in Norfolk found things in much
better shape than they had antici
pated. The Institution will be able to
take care of 150 patients. The damage
Is not as heavy as at first estimated.
The value of the property saved is:
Furniture, bedding and carpets, which
have all been put under shelter, $5,000;
buildings untouched by fire, the chapel,
a two-story brick building, having the
kitchen and a large dining room on
the first floor; the laundry, a two
story brick building; the engine aai
boiler houses of brick; the storehouse),
a two-story brick building; two large
frame structures; several boilers, en
gines, pumps and dynamos; the tunnel
leading from the boiler room and
kitchen to different parts of the main
building, which contain water and
steam pipes and wiring, and the walls
of the main building, which are
worth half the original coat price,
making a total of $70,000. The land
Is estimated to be worth $100,000. It
has been estimated by an architect
that $75,000 will put the burned build
ing in better shape than it was be
fore. WILL REBUILD AT NORFOLK.
State Official Sore Bopltal Repairs Will
Cot Lea Than 60,000.
LINCOLN, Sept. 28 It may be
stated as a certainty that the hos
pital for the Insane at Norfolk will be
rebuilt on Its present site. Land Com
missioner Follmer and Secretary of
State Marsh returned from Norfolk
and it is learned that both are op
posed to removing the institution.
They are confident that the destroyed
portion of the building can be replacw:
for slightly over $50,000.
"We have not arrived at any definite
agreement," said Secretary Marsh,
"and will not until all members of
the board can get together for a meet
ing, but it is very likely that plans
will be made for rebuilding as soou
as possible. We have investigated the
ruins thoroughly and Governor Sav
age and Attorney General Prout will
go to Norfolk and look over the
ground. After they return the board
of public lands and buildings will hold
a meeting and make the necessary
arrangements. It Is safe to say that
the institution will be rebuilt at Nor
folk if we can find sme contractor
willing to do the work and look to tho
next legislature for his compensation."
Nebraska Day at 1 1 position.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 28. Governor
E. P. Savage and his entire military
staff will attend the military exposi
tion this week, arriving there in time
to participate In Nebraska Day, Thurs
day, October 3, having been set aside
as a compliment to the people of this
state.
Governor Savage and his entire
staff, many of them accompanied by
their wives, will leave Omaha Monday
evening. From Chicago to Buffalo the
gubernatorial party will travel over
the Wabash railroad, that line having
been designated as the official route
by Governor Savage yesterday. Harry
E. Moo res of Omaha, general agent of
the passenger department of the
Wabash, will be In charge of the
party.
State University Registration.
LINCOLN, Sept. 28. The registra
tion at the State university up to
this time Is 1,338. This includes the
enrollment of both new and old stu
dents. The authorities hope that late
arrivals and second semeter students
will bring the attendance up to tha
figures of last year.
Beatrice Preacher Gor to Iowa.
BEATRICE, Neb., Sept. 28. Rev. I.
McK. Stuart, paster of the Century
Methodist Episcopal church of this
city, will accept a call to the Metho
dist Episcopal church at Harlan, la.
Ha by Drowned In Reaervolr.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Sept. 2?.. The 3-
ycar-old son of Henry KruBe, a gard
ener In the eastern part of town,
strayed away from home and was
drowned In a reservoir.
Hehraakan Rilled In Colorado.
PUEBLO, Colo., Sept. 28. Bert Bee
man, a member of thn Carpenters'
union of Pueblo and of Woodmen's
lodge No. 2, fell four stories, sixty-five
feet, at the Prudential building, and
was Instantly killed. Bseman was 31
years old, unmarried, and had but re
cently came from Hastings, Neb., to
which place the body was shipped. Bee
man was working on the third floor
of the building when the accident occurred,
Judge Kef hereon Dissects Thru Laws
Made for Eebraeka.
HOLDS TEEM UNCONSTITUTIONAL
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leting to Stock Yard 0ertareeJ atle
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Hebraaka.
OMAHA, Sept. 25. Three statutes
of the state of Nebraska were de
clared Invalid by decisions whicn
Judge McPherson, who has charge of
the equity docket in the United
States circuit court, handed down at
Council Bluffs. The laws passed in
1897 for the regulation of flro Insur
ance companies were declared uncon
stitutional and the law passed in 188T
for the regulation of the charges to
be made by the South Omaha stock
yards for the feeding and yardage of
stock was held to be invalid because
of a defect in the title.
The statute which attempted to fix
the charges to be made by the stock
yards company is known as senate file
No. 63. Greenlief W. Simpson of Mas
sachusetts brought action to restrain
the enforcement of the law on the
ground that the stockyards company is
a private corporation and is not en
gaged in a public business and that
its affairs are not subject to legislative
control. He also set up the claim that
the rates fixed by the legislature would
be confiscatory.
Judge McPherson did not give any
ruling on these points, but gave his
decision on a defect in the title of the
bill and the failure of the legislature
to pass the measure properly.
The bill was Introduced, read three
times and passed in the senate under
the following title, which was also at
tached to the measure when it was
read for the third time in the house:
"A bill for an act to regulate stock
yards and to fix the commission for
the sale of live stock therein and pro
viding punishment for the violation
thereof."
The title of the bill at two of its
readings in the house and at the time
when the governor . signed it, was as
follows:
"A bill for an act to regulate cer
tain stock yards by declaring them
public markets and defining the duties
of the person or persons operating the
same and regulating all charges there
of and providing penalties for the vio
lation thereof."
Judge McPherson discussed the title
as follows in handing down the de
cision:
"The decision of the Nebraska su
preme court as to whether a statute
w.o locallv rtnecpfl nnri In p.onffHTOltV
to the Nebraska constitution, is bind
ing upon this court and if the Ne
braska supreme court had not so held
I would so hold. All provisions of
a constitution are mandatory. There
is no such thing as a directory pro
vision in a constitution. The title
of the act Is all essential. Not a word
can he added to or taken frcm the
title by the governor. I have no doubt
but that the engrossing clerk made
a mistake and took a copy of the
wrong paper to the governor. Some
one made the mistake and it Is not
material who made it. The mistake
was made and the paper signed by
the governor was not the measure
passed by the two houses. He must
sign It as passed by the legislature
or it Is not a law. Therefore the
measure in question is not one of the
laws of Nebraska."
The Insurance laws declared uncon
stitutional are senate files Nos. 2 and
330, passed in 1897. Both of these
measures are directed against trusts
and combinations and provide against
combinations in matters of fire in
surance. No. 330 is directed against
insurance companies alone, while the
other is aimed st combinations In all
sorts of business. ' . i
Gibbon Farmer Kill Hlmaelf.
KEARNEY, Neb., Sept. 25. David
Mercer of Gibbon, committed suicide
at that place. He was found by bis
family, hanging in a corncrib upon
his plaee, west of Gibbon. He was
still alive when cut down, but ex
pired soon afterward.
PrUoner- Freedom Short.
PAPILLON, Neb., Sept. 25. Charles
Brown, who assaulted Hulda Peterson
four weeks ago and who was com
mitted to Jail In defsult of getting
bond, broke Jail, but was soon recap
tured. Married away from Mob.
EDGAR, Neb., Sept. 5. The col
ored man who made a criminal at
tack upon Mrs. Hale of this place,
was taken to Clay Center. An angry
mob filled the streets and It was
with difficulty that the authorities
restrained the few most excited one
from going to the Jail and making an
attempt to lynch blm. The mayor ot
Edgar, the county sheriff and a num
ber of deputized citizens guarded the
prisoner all night