Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-29
STRANGE ROMANCE
IN HERMIT 5 MURDER
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muster against him and succeeded In
starting lawsuit TO get possession of
! the property
While awaiting the trial--and those
| I'm possession were bent on making him
J wait as long as possible-Bibano re-
cciNcd from the bishop Of Siguenza the
appointment Of guardian OF a hermit
age called La Cueva del Beato--the
Cave OF the Beautlhed--a short dis
lance from the little town OF Clfuentes.
The hermitage had been built In the
twelfth century as a retreat for plous
pcntents, and attached to It was a
small house, The cave contained some
ancient affairs and a very old reredos
The country round about was wild and
rugged Astounding in precipitous gorg-
es and deep chasms.
II WAS I'm December last that the friar
took up his abode in the desolate old
place. The grounds included an or
Chard from which he might obtain
some sustenanCe In summer, but dur
ing the winter he was dependent en-
tircly on the aims of visitors to the
shrine. Frugal as were his habits,
these dld not suffice TO supply his
needs. and he had TO make frequent
trips to the town to obtain food from
the charitable.
His kindness, gentleness ana humil-
ity speedily made him great taYorte
among its humble inhabitants, and he
would have cked out a living and been
Contented with his lot but for the per-
sccutiou OF "a shepherd, Vincent DINO,
who some years before had established
himself and his family in the house at
taChed TO the hermitage, Dino was a
burly. brutal sort Of rutlian, Of the type
from which the Spanish bandittl obtain
their allies and recruits.
DRIVEN FROM THE HERMITAGE,
Before the coming Of the friar he had
appropriated the gifts Of visitors to the
shTne. That he might obtain possess
sion of them again, he set about making
life at the hermitage unendurable %
Bibmuo. lie Knocked at his religion,
abused and nsulted him, and then took
to assaultmg him, Finally, i'm the hop'
that the brute might have some sparks
of feeling i'm him that would be suscept-
ible OF pity, the poor friar told him tho
sad story of his life and what he
aimed at accomplishing to help others
similarly unfortunate,
But Bibiano might as well have APP
pcaled to a stone, DINO treated him
worse than before. At last the frlars
limits OF endurance were reached, Black
and blue from the bruises he had re-
ceiycd no He'd aloOt to Madrid I'm the
dppth of winter Half famished, h.
wandered for days about the streets,
and at night slept under carts and ON
doOrsteps I'm his misery and dire need
ne even apreoled for help to those who
were reyclling IN Injuries ON his faith
Cr's mbucy-the money that had been
promised him. Again he was driven
from their door
WOLF AND LAMB.
Bibiauo saw no way Of escaping act
u3l starvation II he remained I'm Madrid.
So he wrote DINO letter telling the
shepherd that he should have half the
aims left by visitors If he would per-
init him lBibiano) to return and live In
peace at the hermitage, To this propo'
sitiou DINO made "a hypocritcal reply
which was the first step i'm "a dastardly
plot he had formed, In his letter the
shepherd expressed pcnitcnCe for his
cruel treatment Of the triar, and Inn
plOrCd him TO return, assuring him that
he would not be- again molested. In the
interim Dino had himself visited Ma.
drid, and had called on the Gils, There
are many who attach sinister signih-
cuucp tu this fact and connect Il with
the terrible crime that followed,
Bib.ano returned TO the hermitage
the day after be received Olmo's letter
ON Feb 20 last Next day he disHp-
poJred, Dino said that on the night "
the 2lst "a stranger had called To- SEQ
the friar and he had left the hermitage
with him. Suspicious Of foul play got
about. which were strengthened by the
discovery that the shepherd was selling
his nock and making preparations IN
leave. Search parties began to scour
the ucghhorhood, Blood stains were
discovered ON some stones near the herr
mitagc Later 81 was noticed that from
the mouth Of am abandoned we'll there
came an offensive odor Then Dino.
who loudly protested his innocence, was |
arrested,
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at the end of rome lie descended |
o,gr lg0 frot-the mn length Of tbs |
ropp-ard sim had NOT toucbpd tbo hot |
tom. But lodged I'm the crevicos Of tho |
rock hp fouud some fragments of Iottors |
addressed to RlbIlno 4 few DAVIS later !
a vludIass ,ygs rlrgod mn oycr tho |
mouth of the sbaft and mo ma son |
made ouoth,r descent THO povernor M |
rn. proyur1 yarious judicial authori. |
ties and large crowd were present |
Nearly 200 feet the mason wont down |
and when ne was hauled mn me- carried !
% chastity bur1ar-tba bodv or tbc non. |
nar That he had been murdered was |