The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-02
PRIEST IS
GUARDED
Father Mulvihill Sticks to
His Post.
THREATENING LETTER
Failed to Brighten Him From
BIS Pulpit.
Every Precauti'n was Taken to
Prevent Any Attempt Being
Made To Assassinate Him.

read with interest Dy many MaTloll
people who were acquainted with
Rev. Father Mulvihill, who was for
merly pastor at st. Mary's church.
80 closely was Rev. Father Null
vihill guarded yesterday that no at
tempt was made to take his life.
Scattered through the front rows at
st. Peters Cathedral were five of
the best detectives on the Cincinnati
force. alert and watchful for any
suspicious movement on the part
of any one in the cathedral who
might have designs upon the life OF
Father Mulvihlll.
"l'he priest had received a letter
Saturday, signed John Ryan" and
warning him not to appear in the
pulpit at 10 o'clock mass yester-
day, as there was plot on foot
to kill him at that time by one OF
the members of the gang which
caused the assassination or Father
Leo. at Denver. Colo, at the altar
rail.
while the arrest of a party or
10 Hungarians on Saturday night
might have caused the priest to be
bit nervous, he insisted that he
would appear at the early morn
ing masses as usual. There are five
of these masses, the first beginning
at 6 o'clock and the last at 10:30
o'clock. At the last mass Father
Mulvihill never ofiiciates. but he
does appear at 1880, $3.50 and $3.50
o'clock After the arrest of the
foreigners saturday night. friends OF
Father Mulvihill begged him not to
appear at the church on Sunday
morning at all.
They argued that while Father
Mulvihill was inclined to treat the
matter lightly. still the warning
might have been giveE in good faith
and 1t would be just as. well for
him TO take no chances.
IL they want to kill me, they
will do So" answers Father Mulvi-
hill. 81 shall attend to my church
duties as usual"
"All arguments failed to move
him from this determination, al
though the police warned him that
he was in danger. The only thing
TO the Cathedral to protect the
to te Cathedral to protect the
priest from any misguided crank
or Anarchist who had designs upon
his life.
THE publication OF the letter In
The Enquirer about the danger
which threatened Father Mulvihill
caused the church to be crowded
at all the masses, and restless move
ments indicated suppressed excite
ment Every one who entered that
Cathedral was subjected to the
closest scrutiny and looked upon
with some degree OF suspicion In
order to insure the protection of
Father Mulvihill several of his par
ishioners, young men stationed them
selves in front of the Cathedral en-
trance and inside the doors during
the afternoon service. They carefully
scanned all who appeared, and when
any one stood around the entrance
they did not hesitate to ask him his
business.
'One man. who had all the ap-
Dearances of typical Anarchist,
stood and looked up at the Cathe-
dral several times, going away only
to come again tad repeat the per
fcsmance. Several OF the young men
who had deputized themselves to
protect the person OF the prieet
at once became amateur sleuths AID
followed the man for some distance.
Being convinced that he was harm
less, they took no steps to appre-
hend him.
Father Mulvihlll appeared to be
somewhat weary after the strain OF
the day, and after the afternoon
service yesterday, and with a wan
smile said:
We'll, | still have hopes or dying
peaceably, as | am still alive. or
course there is possibility that
there may be designs on my life.
IL such be the case there is no use
for pe to try TO evade my pursuer.
| have no means OF protection. Un-
less this man wanted to make a
Tragic affair OF my assassination in
front OF the altar, as was done in
Denver, he could just as easily kill
me in the confessional. where we
would be alone"
" Were you unarmed when You