The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-20

Today is the appointed time for the death
of Mrs. Lease according to the revoiu-
tons of the wheel that is in the head OF
.'Facile Princeps," the Kenyon, Mime
sofa, crank.
He has written to the chief of police, the
chief Of the fire department and to Mrs
Lease herself, but TO complete prepare
tions more fully the EAGLE received the
following letter from him last night, 1t is
postmarked station A, Kansas City, p.
~. Friday night:
Editor OF Leading Wichita Paper:
Next SUNDAY night Mrs Lease will be
dead. They say that she is not at home
and that / can't find her, bnt the blessed
Nazarene is my director and He will guide
nv footsteps to where she Is and my hand
when l want TO strike the blow. She must
and will die for the will OF God Is in my
hand and cannot fail.
Ten days from now | will be famous
and your paper will know of me before all
the other papers in the world, for | viii
give you my history
II was born in Bavaria, thirty-two miles
from Munich, on the 20Jh day of May, lS41.
During my mothers confinement black
window and sought refuge in my
mothers bed when the hawk killed it
while the nurse was away. When the
nurse returned and was told the story she
dropped dead. That same night the ghost
OF "A Capuchin monk visited my mother
and presented her with small dagger
saving that il would be the instrument
that would make the new born child fam
Gus and rid the world of woman whom
the evil spirit had ordained to overthrow
the reign of the blessed NaZareDe- The
monk said that he was doomed to be sent
10 hell Tor being a Catholic, but luckily
one of his forefathers saved the life of
Martin Luther from the vengeance OF the
vatican, and through Luther's prayers
and appeals he was saved.
when / was two months old my father
was killed by lightning aud at the age OF
five nv mot her died leaving me nothing but
her blessing and an afmonition TO keep
the dagger with me always and protect it
rs / would protect my lie. l WAS cared
for by "A Lutheran clergyman and at II
was apprenticed to a carpet weaver, where
] remained till l came to the United States
In 1866 | settled at Batavia, \. Y. but
the Catholics did not like the way talked
about them, and one night q party of
them caught me in lonely stret t. took
me to the river aud as they threw me into
the water one of them, whom L took TO be
Shakespeare, as / afterwards learned:
Down. down to hell and tell your master
/ sent YOU there" While going to the
DO tom with a rope. attached to the draw
head of n freight car, around my neck, /
pulled the dagger from its sheath next
to my heart, cut The rope, reached
the opposite bank and ran to the woods
There the NaZArene first appeared to me in
a vision and He said: MY son, the hand
of my Father who Is in heaven saved your
life. He tfiumphed oyer tue devil. He
saved you for a purpose no less noble than
making you The instrument 10 prevent the
fall of his empire on earth which l estab-
lished by the shedding OF my own blood
As soon as he said this "A bright star shot
across the heavens 10y whose light / saw
the blood pouring from the nail wounds on
his hands and feet. The trees then sepe-
rated and AS he walked away
they closed in behind him again.
fire began to blaZs where he
had just stood, and dried my clothes be-
fore 1t and when morning came | went TO
n neigbboring town, where ] found friends
to help me go TO Minnesota, where proved
up q farm. l married there, and have FIVE
children.
Last year when was in ST. Paul saw
Mrs. Lease, aUd i tracked her to where
Rome's emissary, Bishop Satol j. was stop
ping. While in bed that night the Nazs-
that conspiracy was being Matched be-
tween Sarolli, Ireland and Mrs. Lease,
whereby they were 70 overthrow the gov
eminent and establish a monarchy here,
With the Duke of Neragua as king, be-
cause he WAS the DESCENDANT of the man
who discovered this country. Mrs Lease
is to be made president first; she is 10 make
Archbishop ireland secretary of state,
he is TO inBult the people of Mexico aud
tie French in Canada and then tie Span
isrds and the French are tn retaliate.
They are TO pour into the United States
from both sides. The United Ststes amy
is 10 be filed with Catholics who will be-
tray the United States and leave the
protestant residue of the army 10 get
crushed. France and Spain are then to
quarrel oyer the spoils and Austria is To
aTbltrate 10y suggesting the Duke of Vera
eua for king. After that the vision says
thai fire and sword will be used till every
vestige OF professionalism aud liberty is
crushed and auDlhiiated.
Five weeks ago the Nazarene came TO
me Heain with red cross of blood on his
breast ard commanded me TO Kill Mrs
Lease on MAY 20. You should he
ready for e will be the greatest event in
the history of the world since the tragedy
OF Calvary. 'FACILE PRINCESS"
Yesterday a reporter Tor the EAGLE
called at the residence of Mrs. Lease To as
certain what preparations had been made
for the funeral. Dut saw no evidence of
any except that Mr.. Lease had just re-
turned from the barber shop
where lie got shave that
made him look like su Apollo and tina,
would make him decidedly attractive
widower.
My name is Fsciie Princeps." said the
reporter, greeting NJ. Lease at the library
moor.
This caused him to smile in a manner
that showed he was not much afraid OF
being made IA widower
Are you expecting the crank"
On. no; not here. The old woman is at
Olsthe and tae crank would be darned
TOOL to come down here"
DO You attach any Importance to his
tbr.ats?"
No, do not. OF course. one can't tell
what hose cranks will do. and particu-
larry those who think that God has com
mauded them to do something. To my
mln0 a religious crank Is The most daD-
LFrpnS. Tor they have M Ya. of ha rnp-