Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-16
SIayerS of Father HeinrichS De-
votes His Last Moments to
Curses and MalediCtionS on
Roman Priesthood,
DECLARES VICTIM WAS
MAN WHO RUINED HIS HOME
Tightening Moose SiIenceS For
ever Voice of Misguided Fa-
natic Crying Aloud For Saw
age Vengeance,

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.l
Canon City, Colo. July 15.-Calling
down the maledictions of the most
high upon the Roman priesthood, and
shouting in Italian, Long live Italy,"
Long live the Protestants," Giuseppe
Ala, the murderer of Father Leo
Heinrichs was carried to the death
trap and exactly at $3.50 o'clock to-
night, paid the extreme penalty of his
cripe
Perhaps a more sensational and
thrilling scene was never beheld by
any of the sixteen persons present
than the execution of this misguided
Italian murderer, whose cries and
screams were only hushed by the au-
tomato springing of the mechanism
which forever silenced the tongue that
cried TO vengeance against those
whom Ala had considered the des-
troyers of his home and happiness.
AT 4 o'clock, this afternoon, War;
den Cleghorn, of the state peniten-
tiary through his interpreter, Antonio
Sasso. prison guard, read the death
warrant to ALA. Contrary to expecta-
tions the prisoner exhibited no emo
tions, not even moving a muscle, and
when the reading was finished said:
"Alls riRhtt.I am ready 10 die new u
At 6 O'clock supper was served to
the prisoner, 1t being the regular
meal served to the officers of the prl-
son. Before eating he divided 1t into
five portions. saying that one was for
his wife, one for himself, and one
each for his three children. He then
ate with apparent composure and rel
ish.
At Z o'clock Guard Sasso came to
him with the information that within
an hour the execution would take
place, ALA assented and said he was
ready at any time. He further said
he felt no sorrow whatever for having
killed Father Leo He was certain
that Father Leo was the man he had
been searching for for many months,
and claimed that he recognized the
priest as his tormentor by scar on
the side of his face. ALA said he had
worked for Father Leo in Portugal
and was sure that he had killed the
right man.
ALA said he did not believe there
was God, for If so he would not
have been permitted to be in bis pres
ent predieament. He said he found
no fault with the law, but that the
priest did wrong in breaking up his
family.
At $3.50 o'clock everything bel7g in
readiness, the warden's assistants ap-
preached Alias cell and led the con-
demned man to the execution house,
where the black cap and moose were
adjusted by the deputy warden. Dur
ing this procedure ALA became fran
tic and rent the air with yells and
curses against the priesthood, and
shouting, Long live Italy" Long
live the Protestants!
Aila was placed upon the trap
Chaplin Blake, of the prison, uttered
Chaplain Blake, of the prison, uttered
the automatic mechanism released the
great weight. and at exactly $3.50 the
body was Jerked into the air.
Unfortunately his neck was moi
broken owing to the slipping Of the
rope, and he died of strangulation
After nineteen minutes, Alias body
was cut down and he was pronounced
dead.