Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-17
DEADATTHE ALTAR
An assassin Attacks a Spanish
Priest AZ Prayer
KILLING HIN INSTANTLY
His Victim Killed by voFc-cus-The
MHdeTsz Also Kills One Of rs
Lady Wonhipesk


6ssd wa committed FrieAy IN
shsrcA 81 AnslesoiA. . village IN the
Dv~vfnse az LesidA The usual services
" Sssd Friday were bsiAg observed,
sas the church wss ansd %
- utnost capacity vish lssout wor-
lhiDsss. EveFysAiag Ma ssia. - be-
-nns The sslsnz ssrsnoaiss and
Psshss Fssssises ha<si. the priest in
hAsW 81 tAs parish. IVES kassliaG ~
- altar.
o.ddssly. sa1 without . word u
--qss.insL . nAa sxnsd with . revsl-
-sse - shsss sword spssng cut
~ sssiAA ne pulpit 70 the
heen ssnsealsd. and rushsd syos the
uv@ssA h<asAAsAass his sword. Father
Mssss. vAsss beck wss - - eonsre-
9stfss. seemed To Asvs instructive
svasning shsa danger threatened him
- Ne partly sorasd hs hsad in
- dkrss<sea e tAs man. But h
- Vac soo late TO % more
eAon RAISE his haaa TO attempt
AoWArA OF shs SWORD blow he saw
aimed . AinA fAs yaan stood over his
:. iuDstins victim. asA in - instant the
pr4sss NJ assA In rest - the altar.
where he had long served. The
ssss4siA's blew hsd struck the
back 81 nis meek. Asd The
teen blade almost severed his
heed froa his BODY. The corpse fell
sorvsrd and . stream Of bleed poured
aewn the altar steps. Par, Of the hand
Me priest had raised in his vain effort
- ward OF the blow was cut OF and
tag beside the bleeding body
AWsaaa Knisa.
!, BY tais time the people realised the
swfniaess Of the tragedy they hsA Just
~seen enacted Women sArieked in terror
and mzay Of them tainted away. Some
I few Of the mere cool hs AIDED men attend
ting the services made An attempt to
tseixe the murderer. but they were
kthwsrted BY the assassin. who had IN
ouhtediy armed hiassh with . re-
volver for juss such oonsia-
kaency. Lsveiing this weapon he Aired
fright and left aid drove his
voali-bs cspters 10 seek safety in
ff1ixht. One woman, shrinking and
lcrsachiag elsss 10 che altar rails. was
fAis ~ enc Of the sullsss- She uttered
IL pisrcis r shrisk. threw up he, hands
ianA Sssl dad - Ne Seer.
L Many ae<s.
The wessAipsrs were pAAis-stsisken.
\ general rush was made for Ne doors,
0ad May OF shs people were tAsown
iAowp 90 WHaPlsA upsn BY the excited
s4hrunas bshanA then Several Of them
(vsrs quies seriously In jursA In shis man
nax. smssg he number bsinG some
~ asaoaain. WHOSE revolver twas now
omDtkeA. sDssns ints Ne Seeing crowd.
saA Whaling his sword. still drip
pine wtsh tAe blseA Of the massacred
risss ne Aashsd right and left,
suA1ine his way - The street
IAD crowd haddleA elsser together
- sveiA ne vicisus blows aimed ut
AAsu. nshinG - far - possible clear
path for sAs murderer. but quite .
asabs Of than were hit by Ne sharp
~ssSsa asA ssry dangerously wounded.
When hs reached the street the sssassin
stasssd On . vns snA soon vanished.
rsss~ssy esssy.
Thus far evesy effort 70 capture tAs
murderer has been vain. but ne search
has ncs been sbandoneA Tho tragedy
has caused Widespread sorrow and in
sieussisn. ssd The whsis village of
Angissola - in mourning for
> Ehthes MART. who IVES vnivsr-
{. sally loved ard respected By hts parish
lsa~sa ftis thought probable shss the
ssssasin Ass sought ss1s secluded plase
snA there Killed himself No rssssa d
snswa for the crime. and - 10 believed
~ almost svsryens that NE man was