The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-02-28
ANARCHIST KILLS
PRIEST At alter.
Father Leo Gives Him Con-
Secrated Wafer
AMI in Return Fiend Fires Deadly
Shot into Priests
Heart.

DchNNl, NOiV., rtD. cor dlHeT Leo
Heinrichs was shot and killed when
| administering the sacrament al early
mass in st. Elizabeth's Catholic churc
Eleventh and Curtis street this city
at o'clock this moring.
Kneeling at the alter rail, between
two women, Alto Giuseppe pressed the
muzzle of revolver against the body
of the priest after receiving from him
the consecrated wafer, and shot the
priest through the heart. Enchanting
MY God! my God!" Father Leo fell
prone in front of the alter and died
without uttering another word.
With an inarticulate scream the as
sassin sprang into the aisle and dashed
to the door. For a moment the hun
dred or more people in the church were
dazed, then became panic stricken.
Women tainted and many became hys-
terical.
Several men rushed to the aid of the
priest and others started in pursuit of
the murderer. Among the latter was
Patrolman Daniel Cronin, who overlook
the fleeing Italian on the steps.
Giuseppe attempted to shoot the po-
licemar and was foiled and overpower
ed only after a desperate fight, in
which several men had come to the as
sistance of the officer. The murderer
was hurriedly removed to the city Jail
and as threats of summary justice
were made by men in the crowd who
quickly gathered in front of the church
Chief of Police Delaney called out the
reserve force of patrolmen.
Deputy Coroner Hays took charge
of the priests body, which was re-
moved to the city morgue.
A single hole in the white commun-
ion robes of the priest showed that
the bullet had gone straight TO the
heart. The bullets remaining in the
revolver had sharpened points.
Giuseppe made the following state
ment:
IL just went over there because !
have a grudge against all priests in
general. They are all against the work.
ingman. | went to the communion
rail because l could get a better shot.
did not give a damn whether he was
German priest or any other kind
of priest. They are all in the same
class.
II left Italy three months ago; went
first to Central America and then cam
to the United States and to Denver.
l am an anarchist, and l am proud
of 1t. l shot him and my only regret
is that could not have shot the
whole bunch Of priests in the church.
l am a shoemaker but have not work.
ed since coming to Denver"
Father Leo was born in Koelin,
Germany, August 10, 1867. He came
to Denver last September from Pater-
son, N. j. He was three years in
Oregon, N. Y, where he distinguished
himself by rebuilding the church, mon
astery and other buildings that were
destroyed by fire in 1902.
Although no actual demonstration
against the murderer of Father Leo
has been made, there was much talk
around town throughout the day Of the
justice of lynching him. In order to
avoid an attack on the city jail,
Giuseppe was taken to the county Jail,
a more easily defended building, where
he remained several hours. Small
groups of men began to congregate
near the county jail, and after a con-
the authorities decided to
take Giuseppe out of town. According
Iy he was husrledinto an automobile ,
and fast run was made to Littleton.
miles from Denver, where a .
rain was boarded for Colorado
Springs.