The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-07-22
THE ASSASSINS OF THE ARCHBISHOP
OF QUITO.
lFrom che Freeman,s Journal.l

In the Official Journal of the Republic OIL
Ecuador We find the following document
| The report of the physicians W no made the
: post norton examination of the body of the
late Archbishop of Quito, and that of the
chemists who made the analysis of the con-
tents of the stomach, have revealed the
crime that was suspected, namely, the death
by poison of Mgr. Checae Barba. From the
strong evidence of guilt Against Joaquin CHR
ibo9a (priest), Jose Vicente Soils jose Gabriel
Monceyo and Manuel Parejs. In consequence
of, and in compliance with, Articles ~ and lO3
of the Penal Code, orders have been issued for
their arrest aud confinement in the public
prison, and kept in close confinement until
evidence shall be taken.
''Sgued, BoRRERo"
Another document adds to the above
names that of Manuel Conejo Cevallos,
against whom there is also proof of com
plicity.
Canon Andrade Coconel has been arrest
ed. The court has given him eight days
In which to prove his innocence.
Doctor Manuel Checa, brother of the
poisoned Archbishop, is prosecuting the
suit.
When we gave the first authentic account
of the assassination, or msrtyrdom, of the
Archbishop OF Quito-holdiDg something
back, communicated to us, bat not proven
we said that the Apostle Judas Iscariot
bad never been without his successors.
Some of our confreres of the Catholic Press
seemed to have been shocked. One of them
went 80 far as to deny that the Archbishop |
had died by poison administered. 1t seemed !
the dictate of charity not farther to moot |
the question. 1t is, however, q fact too |
certain, that 10 some of the countries of
South America, demoraliged by schism from
the Holy See, there have been priests,
despisiDg the Apostolic warning: Ye car
rot drink the cbalice of the Lord aud the
cbalice of DEVILS" who have become Free
Masone. The record of one of the noet
AristOcratic Lodges in New York contains
an explicit evidence of it.
An lgnorantin, some time ago, wrote
rom Q nito to the New Orleans MORNING
STAR, using disrespectfnl language towards
The grand old athle te of the Catholic press,
Louis Feuifiot, SO beloved by our Holy i
Father the Pope, and, q matter of no ac-
count. coupling the name of the editor of
he Freeman with that of Louis Veuillot
we nave only To say to this foolish Brother
hat, If faithful to his vocation, he will be
clicked and c0ffed out of Ecuador, by the
elbows he takes as his friends; or, if he
lolds with these scoundrels, he will have ,
N him the curse of the founder of his Con- I
regation. In either case, he is response q
lie for an insufferable amount of impu 4
ence. Events will prove it, and we dis t
Mss the subject. Ecuador is q country j
there Christ and anti Christ meet. The '
eroic Garcia Moreno has given bis blood =
~ Christ. The holy Archbishop, MonsiR- I
or Checa y Barbs, has been assassinated .
'r the faith. Ignorantins, who try to ride ,
70 horses, and serve good God and Q
pod devil, are stupid. When, fooled by Il
ZEN intending to betray them, they a.e 90 q
lily as to insult men who see what they g
10 fooled into not seeing, they deserve 9 e
'verer epithet. a