Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-05-09
BELIEVES PRIFsT INNOCENT.
Rev. Chas. Rcichlin. Brother OF the
Murdered Girl Makes statement.

Murdered Girl Makes statement.
Lorraine. O.. special.-The Rev. Chas.
Reichiln. pastor OF So. JoseDh's church.
in this city. and brother OF Agatha
Reichiin. who was murdered last
THURSDAY night. sunday made sen
sationai denunciation OF the authori-
ties for the arrest OF Rev. Ferdinand
WaIscs. on the charge OF numbering /
MS sister. The occasion vas at the I
services in the morning In that church /
and the place was from the altar steps
Father Rc.chun was greatly Affected !
over the happenings OF the week and
could hardly speak. Several times his
voice wos husky from emotion aud be
paused frequently 90 overcome bis
feelings Father Rcich.sa's statement
was as follows.
Various events have happened dur
irg the week past 80 doubt they are
a lesson 10 rs. The lesson is that we
should always DO ready FOR aca,h. for
$40 know no. when IT. viii pierse the
Lord TO call as 90 himself Avoid sin
AMI DO good The lesson IS how little
We can trl-t Che world.
brutality is not a thing that ~
/ conldea 20 so-calicl dark ayes. lt is
! delCsivciy confined go nOu-ci ,ihrcl
{ countries. IL is right here az our home.
/ ir this twentieth century. The world
sees it every lay.
Il am sorry TO sec that Father wal
| scr is connected with the murder OF ny
| sister ] arm sorry because I know
am convinced before God that ne is al
o y ID
how strong public opinion is how
/ snitof,fl. how atrocious that public
/ opinion may be. 80 cannot make him
out murderer. the murderer of my
sister The time win come when I Will
give the version 0f the bloodhound
/ story upon which tho character az
/ public opinion seems 90 be- based. Ny
I friends. ! believe Father Walscr luno-
coat un,u he is proven guilty.
Personally. 7 must say that Go
8ot kIow which assault is most brutal
the assault of the murderer upon my
sister. or the assault upon the reputa-
, / ton OF Father Waiser-thc assault
, 7 made by public opinion upon THAI good
/ priest.
I'm your prayers pray for my rooi
sister Pray also for Father Walser
4 Let us help him carry his cross an,
p heavy though 90 be let us act with for
] titude and as becomes Christians.
Tho scene 90 the murder was th
point OF interest for thousands az can
ers at the Reichlln home. where tn
body was in view until it WAS tskr
- .nto ST. Josephs church at B o'ciocl
whore tbe vcsnors for the dead vcr
r. sung by Rev. Chas Re.chlin and t0
Ia assisting priests The congregation wa
Dr. 500 great that Be- entirely llei all Oh
Be- sclfs ana all the standing room
Father Malser. who IS cCnluel b
The county jai az Elyria. was moo o..
IA ceasiblo to visitors. and hc has .er
:, no one lIe is treated as 2rF on'
prisoner csrcnt that Doc has tt, frc.il
y of the corridor. His preliminary hCa
P ing viii Pc held probably on Iucsin
- There BIS no excitement CO Elyr.a al
no si2n 90 any unlawful action
lt Theories concerning tEn CriWcarc
." walv as there are individuals Viii
in the authorities are not disposed
b.. Eivc expression 90 ans views Su
ror, Of rhe belief that "a burglar cor
e Witted tho crime was given .mpetuo
ity by the statements ot several neig
hors who had seen stranger lan-ii
H around the Reichhn home for scver
-t aOurs cn tho night OF tho crime