The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-04
Brutality Not Inherent with Any Age
or i'm Any Cline or Land. and
Expressed I'm Many Ways.
PROMISES FUTURE STATEMENT
WILL GIVE HIS VERSION OF THE
BLOODHOUNDs' STORY.
Crowds at the Reichlin Home and az
st. Joseph's Church-Father Wal
ser's Day I'm Elyria Jail.

LORAIN. o.. May 3-The Rev. Father
Charles Reichlin. pastor of St. Joseph's
Church in this city and brother of Agatha
Reichlin. who was murdered last night.
to-day made sensational denunciation OF
the authorities for the arrest of the Rev.
Father Ferdinand Walser on the charge OF
numbering his sister. The occasion was at
the services this morning in that church
and the place was from the altar steps.
Rev. Father Reichlin was greatly affected
over the happenings of the week and could
hardly speak Several times his voice was
husky from emotion and he paused fire.
quently to overcome his feelings. Father
Reichlin's statement was as follows:
Various events have happened during
the past week. No doubt they are a lesson
to US. The lesson is that we should always
be ready for death. for we know not when
1t will please the Lord to call us to him.
self. Avoid sin and do good. The lesson
also is how little we can trust the world.
Brutality is not thing that is or was
confined to the so-called dark ages: il is
not exclusively confined TO noncivilized
countries; it is right here at our home, in
this twentieth century. The world sees 1t
every day.
Il am sorry to see that Father walser's
name is connected with the murder of my
sister. 1 am sorry because 1 know. j am
convinced before God that he Is absolutely
innocent. and that no matter how>strong
public opinion is. how spiteful, how
cious that public opinion may be, 1T cannot
make him a murderer, the murderer of my
sister. The time will come when / will
give my version of the bloodhounds story.
upon which the character of public opin-
ion seems to be based. My friends. / be-
lieve Father Walser innocent until ne il
proved guilty. Personally I must say that
1 do not know which assault is most
brutal. the assault Of the murderer upon
tion OF Father Walser, the assault mace by
public opinion on that good priest
Din In your your prayers pray for my poor sister.
him carry his cross, and. heavy though Il
be, let US act with fortitude and as be-
comes Christians
The scene OF the murder was the point OF
interest for thousands of callers at the
Reichlin home to-day, where the body was
in view until IL was taken into st. Joseph's
Church at 3 o'clock, where the vespers for
the dead were sung by Rev. Charles Reich
lin and two assisting priests. The congre-
cation was SO great that IL entirely filed
the seats and all the standing room.
The funeral services will be held to-mor-
row morning at o'clock. the interment be-
ing at Elyria.
Father walser, who is confined in the
county jail at Elyria. was not accessible to
visitors to-day, and he has seen no one
since yesterday. He is treated as any other
prisoner, except that he has the freedom OF
the corridor. His preliminary hearing will
be held probably on Tuesday. There is no
excitement at Elyria, and no sign OF any
unlawful action.
Theories concerning the crime are as
many as there are individuals. The author
tiles are not disposed 10 give expression TO
any views. Support of the belief that a
burglar committed the crime was given
impetus to-day by the statements OF sew
eral neighbors who had seen a stranger
hanging around the Reichlin home for sew
eral hours on the night Of the crime.