The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-25
CATHOLIC PRIEST FouLLv MUIR
DEREp WHILE ADMINISTER
I
ING SACRAMENT.
! ANARCHIST nv! CHI. !, |. DEED ZEE; }
Broodiao on the Teachings Of Anarch.
ists, Giuseppe ouaranaecto Enters
Church With Murder in His Heart
and XIII. Father Leo al the Altar
Side i Denver. ..'

Denver. Feb. 24.-ln the. twent,
centuries Of history Of the Catholi.
church. members Of its priesthood ii
this city declare, there is no record
OF q tragedy to parallel that OF til,
killing Of Father Leo while admin
istering the sacrament TO Guisepp.
Gnaranaccio at the altar Of st. Eliza
bFeth's church yesterday morning. III
Never before has q servant Of the
church been summoned from the per
tormance Of his duties in SO tragic q
manner This crime will stand out
:as one Of the most fearful In criminal
records Of the church, and its perpe
tration will probably result in the ele
walton Of Father Leo to the position oi
martyr and lead to his canonisation
as one Of the saints of the church in
whose service he fell while, perform.
ing his duty. st ,s.:: .::,@ss1sG. @sss.i ( VI
Father Euzebius Senior assistant
pastor Of st. Elizabeth's church. re.
cedved a telegram last night from the
father provincial Of the faith Of Pat
erson. N. J., who is his brother, to
forward the body Of Father Leo to
that city for interment. Father Euze-
blue will accompany the body. Funeral
services will be held at st, Elizabeth's
church at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
Ing, when solemn requiem high mass
Will be celebrated.
Murderer Has No Regret.
Gnaranaccio. the murderer. talked
freely concerning himself and his
act, for which he declared he had no
regret. He said he was native Of
Sicily. 66 years old. He became an
anarchist at IS years Of age. He came
to, America two years ago and has
since been teaching anarchy, working
but little at his trade He lived, be.
fore coming to Denver. In. Paterson,
N. p, In Wakefield, Mass, and other
mill towns Of Massachusetts,, and in
Chicago. He came to Denver two
weeks before Christmas.
The statement Of Guarnaccio that
he is an anarchist is borne out by
letters and pamphlets taken from him.
Among his effects was a printed list
Of the foremost rulers Of the Russian
societies Ne also had many pages Of
anarchistic literature III Ills own hand
writing and on printed slips.
Why He Did Il.
In q statements made through an,
Interpreter the imurderer declared that
he alone was responsible for the crime
he had comnaitted.
n am glad 4. did+it because It was
tn accordance with my principles he
continued. vi am an anarchist, q
Jealous one. and have striven hard
all 81 the last Is years Of my LIE to
carry out It's sprecepts. ,-
II was q shoemaker. apprenticed to,
the trade a.. a;youth. Working IN the
shop beside me used to listen TO the
advice ot an old man who had worked
on the bench the best part Of bis life
and who had given all those years. as
I have since been maae to understand.
TO All the pockets Of the rich.
!, II had been.In nclined to anarchy. but
never understood it's teachings thor
oughly. The meetings in our little
town were the beginning Of my work
Ia anarchy. Only the fact that ! was
arrested when I murdered the priest
prevented the murder Of three more
OF his class In Denver. i had never
seen Father Leo before. He looked
20 mo the same % any other priest.
whose influence takes the bread out
Of the mouths Of the poor while they
themselves live In luxury.
TO XIII Four.
1T was my intention to kill four
Of them. left my room about s
O'Clock In the morning. said moth
Ing to my companion. Mike Brunnetti.
and he had no idea Of my mission. He
Is perfectly innocent.
II went straight to the church. I
had murder In my heart because had
Deen meditating on the evils Of the
church and Of the great influence that
10 welded over the poorer classes By
these miserable priests.
Il went inside and bided my time.
I had the revolver In my pocket and
took advantage d the nrst opportn-
nifty when It arrived. II was a fine
Job, q perfect shot
What do care what happens1 MY
work 10 finished. Let the Law take its
course
Expelled from Church.
Il appears from statements made ~