Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
| NEARLY KILLS A TRUSTY
Slashes Him in the Neck With an
Old Razor.
HE IS FINALLY ovERPoWERED
No One Knows How He Got Hold
of the Weapon-Many Precau-
tions Had Been Taken.

DENVER. Col. March 14-Giuseppe
ALA, condemned assassin of Father Fran
cis Leo Heinrichs. made futile attempt
to escape from Jail today. He assaulted
'.trusty'' with razor blade that he had
procured secretly seriously cutting him
in the neck Deputy Warden Car
pen rushed to the 'trustys" aid. Ala
struggled like a wild animal to escape,
and had to be beaten almost to uncon-
sciousness before he would give up. He
refused to talk with any one about the
affair.
Baron Tosti. Italian consul. says that
the outbreak is another proof OF Ala
insanity. but Attorney Widdecombe, who
defended the assassin under the court s
order said: 81 am not surprised al AHA >
attempt at murder.
Il regard the prisoner as dangerous
man and while | defended him. | had no
belief that he was insane. l have AWAY 5
regarded him as a desperate ana sane
man who would not stop at anything "
carry out his ideas
Was Overpowered.
Ala made use of a razor blade. with
which he slashed the neck of trustS
who was cleaning his cell. and made a
rush TO get away The ''trusty. despite
uI,
him. and he was quickly overDowered
with the help of Deputy Warden Carpen.
The "trusty'' has a wound two and
half inches long in his neck. bu4 as the
jugular vein,is not severed he Will recover
In Clean Cell.
When returned to the jail after his con-
viction Thursday ALA was stripped OIL
everything and a complete new outfit was
given him except his socks. These were
turned inside out examined and returned
to him. Ala was then placed in the cell
for the condemned, which had been thor
oughly swept and cleaned and supplied
with new bedding. This cell had been oc-
cupied by an Italian named Brunetti.
who accompanied ALA to- Denver from
New York. and has been held since the
assa ssination of Father Leo as a SUSPECT
and possible witness. After Alias con-
viction Brunetti was removed to another
part of the jail and the cell he had oc-
cupied was then made ready for the con-
demned man.
Brunetti was released from jail last night
and as he passed Alias cell he spoke to
the condemned man in Italian. 1t is sur
missed Brunetu may have left the razor
concealed in the bowl of the water closet
in the cell and told ALA where TO look
for ii when he passed out last night.
Italian Consul's Statement.
Michael Brunetti this afternoon denied
positively that he had any knowledge of
how Ala obtained the razor Sheriff AL
exander Nisbet and the police. however
are convinced by this incident that Ala
has confederates and that they belong to
an organization
Baron Gustavo Tosti. Italian consul. to-
day said that Alias hopeless attempt to
escape from Jail confirmed the belief that
the man is insane. He added Il have no
intention of appealing TO the Italian gov
ernment of trying to make this an
international affair. 1t is purely d local
case. Ala is here, his deed was COM
mitted in this country and he must be
dealt with under the laws of Colorado.
have formed plan for attempting to
procure his release even though ] am con-
vinced that he should be i'm an asylum.