The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-10-27
SAW PRIEST
NEAR PLACE
He WAS SLAIN
Mine Forem an Gives
New Angle to Muir
der Case


angle to the murder Of Father A. -.
Belknap developed here today when
Arthur Miller. assistant night foreman
Of the Homcstukc Mining company
told the police he had met the priest
while the latter was on his way 10
answer the supposed mck call which
scut rather Bclknap to his death
Father Bclknup. pastor OF St. Pat
rick'H cathedral. WAS found dead on
the highway near the outskirts Of
Lead yesterday morning. a short
lime bviorc his body was found a
stranger had called at the rcsidencc
OF Bishop J. j iAWlcr of Lead where
faihsr bollsnap live, and asked the
~ lest TO go TO the bedside OF "A man
who was said to be dying.
Miller T. the only man known TO
have seen the priest after the latter
left Bishop LAWYERS residence on the
crrand of mercy which resulted IA
Father Bciknaps death.
Miiicr's story.
Miller told the police he had Just
got OF shit ut the mine and was
walking to his home 10 Bender Park,
about "a quarter Of "a mile from the
scene ct the murder when hc was
passed ON Main street by man walk
lug very FAST Miller said hU followed
u.ouE after the man and after ho had
gone two cor three blocks the man
waited for Miller and introduced him
/ u,lf as Father Bclkunp. The priest
was alone. according TO Miller.
Miller said the priest told him he
was ON hlz way to answer a sick
call.
Inc priest asked. Miller. the latter
told the police. whore certain
family lived iu bender park. a suburb
OF Lead, telling Miller hc thought
their residence was near the oil tanks
OF the standard oil company. near
tho city limits. Miller said he ac-
compEnicd the priest 10 point near
where Father Bclknup was going
gave him instructions how to reach
| JEy homo and hUdc him good night.
The spot where Miller lou the
priest DE- said, was at the top Of the
| EIil leading Gown to q small settle
! m,nt known as Poor Mans Gulch.'
The priests body was found near this
place.
Miller told the police after leaving
| Father Hclkuap ho went To his own
home and retired. lie said he did
not hear tn, shots which preceded
| the death uf the priest.
Miller Quc- toned.
| Questioned by Deputy Sheriff
| Warren owen, Miller said he could
| not remember the name OF the man
who Father hvlknup had told him
had called at the bishops homo ana
asked the priest To- make the sick
lgalI
Miller said that before hy parted
company with the priest. Father
bvlknap told him some ono had
lutt,mptrd To steal his uutumou4l,
lduiiug the night Tho priest said b,
had heard someone iu his garage. nc-
Cordiug To- Miller and declared when
he attempted to start the machine foI
Itlr Journey 20 the sick mans hom,
the eur would not work. The prizes
yNplaIncd Miller said. that hc hau
therefor" h,'u compelled tu make th'
| journey uu foot
After talking with Miller authori
tics believe the murderer after yallinl
Iat the bishops residence aud urr1ug
ling Tor Futhvr Bolknnp tu make th,
call ON the alleged dying man, mu
have hurried To- the spot ON rool
Mans Gulch highway and waited tuI
The coming of his victims II WA
lpuiutod uut, also however that th'
man who went to the hishuus hnm'
might hIy, been only q vuUt'd'rau
uf the murderer who sent the prizes
on his journey knowing hv woul'
be- met by ia, murderer ut the lionel
spot ON IA, road whore tho Crim
I
Inquest Tomorrow.
Miller will tell hi. story at tn
! coroucrs inquest, which has agail
! bvrn postponed aud now Is schedule
to start tomorrow afternoon. ScNcru
persons living near whore the boa
, was found also have been summonc
t1 testify
Funeral services for Father Hclkna
40 which Bishop l.uwlor viii uificiat'
n win bo held in 81 putriuk's Cuthcdr,
, mere "a 30 o'clock Saturday murninl
10 Priests ut many parishes In IA
r BLACK Uills viii take part lu ia
% funeral mass. After the service. th
, body of the priest Will lie 100 stat
- until Saturday afternoon when II wi
n hc taken to- dubuque. Iowa foI hura
An escort of honor Will acCompan
10 the body.
Organized efforts to trail u
slayer were further hampered toda
=, by failure of bloodhouuds to rcat
mere from Mitchell. $ D. A hca,
rain storm near Chamberlain, S.
held up the automobile carrying n
hounds ana the dogs are not q.
pootcd 90 reach Lead before late m
afternoon, Deputy Sheriff ow,
| plans 20 start posses out as soon
the bloodhouuis reach here.
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