The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-05-20
IN. Y.Freeman',J Journal.)
PANAMA, April 25, 1877.


dral. .c,,
The plau was unfortunately successful,
and the iilustTi0us Arch bis;iop nu'y sur
vived few minutes after drinking the
fatal cbalce!
|. I enclose slip containing the prociama-
ton issued by General Veintemilla, in PIE
sepce of the horrid crime, wherein he makes
the appropriate eulogies of the hoerai
party, which is designated by the people OF
Ecuador as tire instigator OF this henaish
murder, iust as they executed the muruer
of the iiiustrious aud heroic President,
Garcia Moreno; also enclose copy OF tue
Star and Hssa!a's letter from Quite.
remain, dear sir, you're truly,
L. H. WISE.
I'VE translate for the Freeman's Jour
nal the letter published in Spanish, in the
Panama Star }
POISONING AND DEATH OF THE ARCHBISHOP
OF QUITO.
QU1ro, March 81, 1877.
To the Editor of the Panama Star and Herald:
We are overwhelmed with grief and
terror. Yesterday, Good Friday, day on
which the whole IF Christendom, clao In
mourning in the honor of the death OF oar
Redeen,er the inhabitants of this capital
were called upon to put on mourning, 10
consequence of one of the blacklist ana
most heinous crimes that the most lmplous
heart ever conceived.
A crime which has stupshed US all, be-
cause it cannot be conceived in country
80 essentially Catholic as Ecuador, al
| though we are witnesses of it.
! A crime which threatens all, from Cne
most private domestic fireside, up to the
most public place, and committed by an
invisible agent.
Our Most Illustrious Archbishop, Doctor
Jose Ignacio Checa y Barba, was eeiebra-
ting at the High Altar of the Cathedral the
| most august mystery of our redemption, /,
the death of Our Lord, which plunges the
soul in grief and drives away all thoughts
of harm. The congregation was immense;
| from the highest civil and military officials,
dowE to the humblest classes of society.
| On consuming the wine he received in the
chslice he noticed a strange bitterness,
| which he mentioned to his assists ut; but
he coueumed it rs Jesus CHRIST apon The
| Gross.
The chief Sacristan and two Canons
| tasted what remained in the cruet, and
| they too tasted the bitter favor which was
not in the wine in the bottle from wh,ch 1t
| had been taken but taere was no uaeasa-
| ness about it.
1t was about twelve o'clock when the
| Illustrious Archbishop left the Cathedral to
| 90 to his residence, which WAS acEoss a
square, and on reaching there,he complain
ed of feeling unweil, which his good and
| worthy SlbGbr 6UlItOuISu W tOuS AdoV
but he was unable to taste the food that
she brought him. A gaging was the first
SYMPTOM that presented itself, but tfs was
not able to relieve the stomach with the
warm water given for that parpose. Al
| last a faiEtness came ser him, and on the
Doctors coming to his aid, he said "Save
me, Doctor; [ am poisoned ~ But it was
too late, aud he expired ut that moment
half past one o'clock. His pure soul as
, cended to the bosom of the Eternal and the
heavens seemed to- open to receive it. Hill
body was laid in state III a hall.
He was fifty years of age, small in stature
vigorous, and had the appearance of a mar
3 of forty. He had b3en nine years Bishop
4 OF I4Aja and Ioarra, and nine years Arch
bishop OF QIiGo.
!, He was born in Quito, August 4sh, 1898
o preconised Bishop OF Listri in pGrtibuS TN
i fdeituns, July -, 1866; translated to Ioarr
t August 6. 1866. promoted to Quito, March
: l66S.-E@. +. j
3 Full of virtues, of engaging manners
q gentle in his speech; and above all yer
= kind and charitable, 1T was impossible 10
d him to have given any reason for such a
o act OF vengeance. His clergy recognize
a and appreciated his merits. and his hoc
- - loved him, and now mourn his loss.
~ What invisible hand was it that wrenct
D. ed his life from him What motlV
y, prompted it 7 Up to this time nothing ha
is transpired.
Id The Supreme Chief, General Veintemil
50 and his Secretary, ct Generai Carbo, are nal
f ing every effort In their power to discoV
- the criminal az.
The remains were, SO soon as suspicion
we're aroused, taken to the Palace an a.
topsy was ordered in the presence of rel
st tives and friends, and the liquid was tak'
In In for analysis to the Chemical Laboratory
d. d. the olytechnic College. The opinion pr
ba walls that he was poisoned with stror
a. dose of strichnine.
iy The criminal may be discovered becau
n on Holy Thursday, the eve of the crime,
IT. wac already prognosticated. May u
De- have mercy on him, and may his punis
us ment rid Ecuador from tue consequences
~ this black and horrible deed.
We 'On Good Friday part OF the Host,
it put cnAlice consumed by the oR9iati
al priest with wiue taken as Aointion
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