Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-16
GOES TO Death euRsNG CHURCH
Crime Was One Of Most Horrible in
Records of Criminal History-Mur.
derer Was a Brother in Priesthood
Faith,
(By Associated Press.)

CAN1cN IlI1, lOl-o. July 10
Calling down maledictions UPON the
Roman Catholic Church and shouting
in Italian. Long Live tally. Long
Live Professionals" Giuseppe Ala. VINO
murdsred Father Leo Heinrichs, at
the alter of st. Elizabeth's church.
Denver. was carried to the death trap
and executed at $50 o'clock tonight
and faid the extreme p nalty CT his
crime by hanging.
story of the Crime.
Giuseppe Alias crime. the murder
CT Father Leo HeinrichS, of the Order
of Franciscan monks. at the alter rail
in st. EliZabeths church in Denver,
while the priest was administering the
sacrament of thu Eucharist struck
horror to the heart OF every person
in Denver and awakened anxiety
throughout the Catholic world lest II
should prove the beginning OF gen.
erai plan of priestmurder. :,
Ala had lrcn in Denver several
weeks, unemployed and apparently
penniless. Early on the morning OF
Sunday. February %, according to his
story, he was aroused from sleep by
the ringing of the chimes in St. Eliza
beth's church. He arose. dressed him.
self hurriedly and walked cut to the
church. led BY the musical tones peal
ing forth a cali to worship. But ne
went not with the thought of thanks
giving in mind, for he declared, ana
many times repeated. after his arrest
that the chimes recalled alleged
wrongs experienced in his native TIA
w and attributed by him to the,
church.
Went Through Service.
Entering the church. Ana w'A'
through the usual ceremony OF bieSS-
ing himself with holy water. and theh
seated himself where his view OF the
alter would be unobstructed. There
ne followed the ritual up to the POM
where communion is given to all VINO
are prepared. Ala approached the
,lter and. kneeling. awaited the arriV-
aIof the priest officiating at the com
munion not knowing. Aha has Saiu'
or caring who it should be.
A number CT other COMMUNICATES
had assumed the same posture. anu
positions at the communion rail- "ere
practically all taken. When Fa.neI
Ieo-beloved by all who knew nun
both in and outside the church-aP
peared with the consecrated wale.s'
all at the rail seemed imprt ssed VII"
tho solcmpity and sacredness OF the
serxice and inspired With thoughts o'
God Ala. however according to MS
own statement. could barely res'fai"
a desire to spring at the throat oil thc
nr;est despite the place the scene
ana tho neculiarly sacred character VI
IN. action in progress. Along me nne
passed the prizes placing upon vi.
tonpuc Of each Successive cohn'""'
cant the consecrato d WAFER anu
heating The lines of the mass dec'a'
;ny the Eucharist thus adminisue'e"
Fired Fatal Shot.
tho gayjcur himself in person AVA
.,Srov, the mex, in line. Father lie"
n,,ciny the wafer upon the tongue W
~ Granger all unsuspecting OF the
Wv. design in Alias heart. be-
ran. Take. cat; this u III! wv" r,o
Int stoppd h"rror-str'cken- 49,,
snhicct Of the prayer had spa' ~.
iSessed morsel from his NOUN
mon simultaueIu with 'n'S
crattpu a shirt rang out ana fa
leo sank to the aocr moT'aiy
a A ballet from a revolver h'cd ".
Ala mad penetrated the priest noI,
near The hart. Father Wu'stau W.
nan hearing the shot. rushed t'o,'
the adt ming sacristy just in time w
.du,pis,er TO Father Leo the Ia> sa'
r,-,c,, Father Lro expiring ~
,,.,, latsr in the arms of his bro'"''
Tried TO Escape
rr,rS, Immediately after hrinS w
~, Ala With a curse. dartcd tc"a,n
,tc main aisle Of the church and r"Sn,
"A for the door. With hair dish"Ve,co
and smoking gun aouFishing over h,s
head he made his way TO ~'tnin ~
fec, - the portal. whcre he triPp.'
a,a foil Policeman Daniel Cr'hih'
~bo was among The worshiPpr.,
~rcncheS the gun from Aias hah's
.,a dragged fiIm to the str ct IN ="
caor, to protect him firm the ma"
ssn,d worxhiprcrs. Ou's'"c. ,h' "
w~rnan and his charge were SUI,
r-nndcd nv several hundrrd pcT"""S
Oh, v,rs abrut to tear Ma ir"n, W.
omccr., hands, when scy"rai pr,
"a rrao~i=can hrcthcrS app areh -"
,he s,cps and pleaded with the en'aS
-. ,,coc;r "a leave the sNcnxins w