Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-13
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GALLOWS
GOVERNOR DECLINES TO
STAY HAND OF HANGMAN
Shocking Nature Of Killing OF
Father HeinrichS PrecludeS
Possibility of Public SYM
pathy With Anarchist,

nv Morping Journal Special leased "ire'l
Denver, Colo, July l2.-Wlth th'
arrival of today. the death sentence
,mnosed upon giuseppe Ala, the
priest murderer. began TO operate
ALA win be hanged In the state penn
, tentiary at Canon City some tlme this
week. but the day and the hohF ~
known only to prison officials ana 'ile
exact time has not yet been oeiiileiy
decided upon by them. ThN custom
in Colorado long followed by the
courts. is to designate the week Wheh
convicted murderers sentenced 10
death. shall expiate their crimes, leav-
ing II to the prison officials, who ac-
tuaIly carry out the sentence 10 seiec.
the moment when the sentence shali
he carried out The law requires
that a certain number OF legal VII
nesses be present at the time ana on
previous occasions it has happened
that certain newspaper men nave beeh
This capacity. In this way the pub
named in this capacity. In this way
the public Is made acquainted WIN
the hour selected for the hanging put
until some such source Of information
develops, the people generally much
continue ignorant of details OF the plan
decided upon for any execution. rms
is true of the Ala case and 1t would
not be surprising if the pubic re-
ceived its first news of the actual ar
rangements for Alias hanging after
II was all over and the prison phy-
stefan had pronounced him dead.
which Ala now rests will be carried
into effect. without interruption from
the pardoning power OF the state, is
practically certain. Governor Bulchei
has. stated in emphatic Language thai
ne viii not even reprieve MN De-
cause he believes the sentence impos-
ed was lawful and just. In the aD-
sence Of Governor Rntehel from the
state executive duties fall to Lieu
tenant Governor Harper, and in the
event of that contingency arising dur
ing the week ALA win have no bet
ter chance of escaping the moose, fos
the lieutenant governor is known to
be OF the same mind i'm this partlcu-
lar as Governor Butchel
Realizing that the shocking nature
of his crime-the killing of Father
Leo Heinrichs at the altar OF 81
Elizabeths church in this city while
the priest was administering the sac
rament at early mass one Sunday
morning-made impossible the STIR
ring of human sympathy i'm his be
half. Ala awaits only the coming o
The moment when he shall be sum
moned to his doom. The greater por
tion of the time he lies upon his cot
his face buried in the covers, occa
sionaIly mumbling a word or two no
intended for any ears but his own
When approached by any one he file
into rage, even resenting the pres
ence OF jail officials. For a week h
has absolutely refused = eat ,s9uSl
The choicest Of food was placed neinr
him. ON Friday last the prisoa nhy
slcian becoming alarmed at hi nag
gard appearance. Administered NIL
tN means of a pump. This had IN
effect of changing the prisoners min
ana since that he las eaten unassisto'
ALA retains ms nerce natrce ''t a.
priesthood and everything connec'e
with the chmch. When visited in III
cell recently by Catholic prizes sta
Toned in Canon City, he raved m
stormed and was not quieted for som
time after the priest had withdraw
Ala refused to converse with th
priest and his attitude at times az
peared threatening.