Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25
.LEO'S LIFE PENANcE
Remarkable Discovery Con-
cerning Dead Denver Priest.
HE WORE TORTURE CHAINS
Police Think Him the Victim of an
Anarchist Plot.
RUNNING DOWN MURDERERS
HE WORE TORTURE CHAINS
RUNNING DOWN MURDERERS
Probably There Will Be Many Ar
rests Within the Next Few Days.
Alio Is Obstinate.

DENVER, February 25.-MoSt OF the
priests OF the Roman Catholic Church in
this city believe that Father Leo Helm
richs, who was murdered by Giuseppe
Alio. an Italian anarchist, while giving
communion in ST. EIizabeth's Church
here on Sunday last. was a marked man
from the time he arrived in town last
August or even before. The dead priest
was stationed previously in Paterson, \.
J., and il is believed that he may have
incurred the enmity of the anarchists
there and that plot was laid to Kill him.
perhaps prior to his leaving Paterson.
but that the machinery of the reds
failed to get into working order until
Alio carried out orders.
Tracing the "Reds."
Through the efforts of Chief Delaney
1t is believed that at least thirty an
archists in various parts of the country
will be placed under arrest within a few
days. In speaking of the school OF an
archists. of whose movements the Den
yer police have gained knowledge. chief
Delaney said:
from stone ouarries in souther m Italy. to
America and have located most of the
towns where they are living. The men
are all stone workers and were driven
out Of Italy two years ago. Forty went
together to Barcelona. Spain. Here. too
they worked as stonecUtters. all the while
tea ching the diaholic doctrines of a-archy
They were discovered in Spain and We're
driven to Buenos Aires. They remained
ther as long as they could and then de-
-p1y tod saf fn0
settled. all Of them. In Paterson. n. j.
and after a few days spread over the
country
I'VE have located four who were de-
tailed to work in Colorado. Alio is one
AMI the other three will probably be
mite information where there are others
in Wyoming and several IN Barry. VT"
Alio Is obdurate.
Meantime Alio. who is kept in Jail al
Colorado Springs in order to prevent any
attempt at lynching. denies that he be-
longs to any anarchistic body that wished
to murder the priest. or that there was
any plot at the bottom of the shooting.
81 did the killing on my own account
and because I thought It would ease my
mind he decla-ed. II received no orders
to kill the priest. I did 1t because 1 hate
priests of all kinds
The body Of Father Leo was removed
this morning from the monastery to the
church, where 1t will lie in state upon the
sanctuary until after the public funeral
services tomorrow. Father Eusebius SANG
the solemn high mass of requiem. assisted
by two other parish priests. at a private
service this morning. Later the doors OF
the church were thrown open to the pub
lie and during the day a constant process
sion looked upon the face of the martyred
priest.
He Lived in Chains.
That Father Leo lived a life of severe
austerity is evidenced by a discovery
made In preparing the body for burial
Next to the skin Father Leo had wrapped
about his waist and upper arms heavy
bands of linked steel chains and to each
link was a hook sharpened to q needle s
point attached in such fashion that each
movement of the priest caused the hooks
to pierce his flesh and to remind him OF
the life and death of Him in whose steps
spoke to his fellow clergy of his mode OF
penance. and no one in the monastery
surmised it. His body and upper arms
were calloused entirely. showing that
when the pain became deadened because
of the toughened skin he had taken the
network of claws and adjusted them so
that the pain might come again with re-
neWed force.
Marked His Man.
A woman who witnessed the tragedy
told a prominent Catholic priest yester-
day that two weeks ago. during an early
mass, she saw two evil appearing men
one Of whom she believes was the assas.
sin, standing at the aisle of st. Eliza
beth's Church. They were conversing in a
low voice. but she saw one of the men
point to two priests who were in the sane
tuary.
The priests. one of whom was Father
Leo. were separated several feet, and the
man who did the pointing directed his
finger toward Father Leo, and remarked
in a low tone. THAT is the man" The
woman thought it strange that the two
men should hold a conversation in the
church. and this. together with their ruff
fian-like appearance. made deep impress
sassin running down the aisle Sunday she
declared she Immediately recognized him
as the man to whom Father Leo had
been pointed out.
Body Lies in State.
The police are working out the con-
spiracy theory and hunting for two
strange men, thought to have been ac-
completes Of Alio. Although the authori-
ties have found nothing to indicate that
Michael Brunetti. roommate of the an
archist, knew anything of the murderer
intention he is being held.
The body of the murdered priest will
lie in state in the sanctuary Of st. Eliza
beth's from 10 o'clock this morning until
midnight, when all will be given oppor-
tunity to view the remains. Public fu-
neral services will be held Wednesday.
Interment will take place in the private
cemetery of the Franciscan brotherhood
at Paterson. n. j.
ECHO OF THE POWERS TRIAL.