The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-04
SENSATIONAL
DENUNCIATI0N
Rev. Reichiin Scores the Officers
For the Arrest of WaIser.
BELIEVES PRIEST INNOCENT
BODY OF MURDERED GIRL
VIEWED BY THOUSANDS.

= DRAIN, O., May 3--Rev- Charles
Reichlin. pastor of St. Joseph's
church in this city and brother
or Agatha ReichHn, who was murdered
last Thursday night, today made SEN
sational Pronunciation of the author
tiles for the arrest of Rev. 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 al
fected over the happenings of the week
and could hardly speak. Several times
his voice was husky from emotion and
he paused frequently 10 overcome his
feelings.
Rev. ReichIin's Statement.
Father ReichIin's statement was as
follows: Various events have hap
pened 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 it VIII
please the Lord to call US TO himself
Avoid sin and do good. The lesson
also is how little we can trust the
world
Brutality is not a thing that is or
was confined to the sO-called Dark
Ages. it is not exclusively confined TO
nOn-civilized countries; it is right here
1t our home, in this twentieth century
The world sees it every day.
Believes WaIser Innocent.
Il am sorry to see that Father Wal
ser is connected with the murder Of
my sister. I am sorry because / know,
1 am convinced before God, that he is
absolutely innocent. and that no mat
ter how strong public opinion Is, how
spiteful, how atTOCiOus that public
opinion may be. il cannot make him out
a murderer, the murderer of my sister.
The time will come when I viii give
my version of the bloodhound story,
upon which the character of public
opinion seems to be based. Ny friends,
7 believe Father Walser innocent until
he is proven guilty. Finally. 4 must
say that I do not know which assault
is most brutal, the assault of the muir
derer upon my sister, or the assault
upOn the reputation Of Father Walser-
the assault made by public opinion on
that good priest.
sister Pray as 7 pray for Father Wal
ser Let US help him carry his cross.
and. heavy though it be, let US act
with fortitude and as becomes Chris
tians."
Many Curious Visitors.
The scene of the murder was the
point of interest for thousands OF call
eTs at the Reichlin homo today, where
the body was in view until it was taken
into St. Joseph's church at 8 o'clock,
where the vespers for the dead were
sung by Rev. Charles Reichlin and two
assisting priests. The congregation was
so great that it entirely filed the
seats and ali the standing room
The funeral services viii be held to-
morrow morning at 9 o'clock, the in
terment being at Eiyria.
Excitement Has Died Out.
Father Walser. who is confined in
the county jail at EIyria, was not ac-
cessible to visitors today. and he has
seen no one since yesterday He is
treated as any other prisoner. except
that he has the freedom of the cor
ridOr- His preliminary hearing viii be
held probably on Tuesday. There is no
excitement at Elyria and no sign of
. unlawful action.