Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-15
Priest is Charged
With Ffatricide
Rev. Adelard Delorme Of Mon
treal Was Arrested Last
Night-$25,0o Insurance
Motive.


Delor1ne. Catholic priest, was arrested
tonight on a charge of having murdered
hqs half brother, Raoul DeGorme, an OF
tawa University student, whose body
was found in q suburb of the CITY, January
s, with six bullet holes in the head
rather Delorme, who had been under
police guard all day, was taken into Gus
TODAY after the coroner'e jury, concluding
It's investigation, had found him crtrrNna,ly
responsible for his brothers death.
The long missing Will of the student,
who took out s25 10000 Insurance at the
alleged direction of the clergyman, just
four days before his death, was found to-
day IN the office Of Notary Belanger and
disclosed that the Rev. Delorme was chief
heir and administrator of the estate
At the hearing before Coroner McMa-
hon on January "a, Theo7hdle Marot
actuary of La Suave garde Life Insur-
ance company, testified that me priest had
come to his office to thank him for a
birthday gift and while there, they dis
cussed insuring the young student. He
| said the priest asked for quotations on a
$4,000 policy, and figures on $4,000
and $500 policies also were given to
HIM. He testified that the priest stated
he wanted the boy to save money and
| that when Raoul returned from Ottawa
he would speak to the young man about
| 1t.
Marot further testified that the priest
came again to his office, this time with
his a,f-brother. and the application for
the $4,000 insurance policy was made
out. When the clause relating to pay
ment in the event that the policy be-
came a claim was reached the witness
testified that Father Delorme said:
You are young. In yolr place l woul6
| make ie payable to my heirs You car
| then dispose of 1t by will or otherwise.
| This siwas done. the witness declaI ed. anI
| later Father Deforme telephoned tine agen
inquiring If the policy was ready, ex
blaming that he wanted to make hi
brother a present of it. Marot said he oh
tained the policy and delivered it TO th'
Itriest at his home, young Delornfe beint
present at the time.
At the hearing today, Father Delorm
took the witness stand and calmly re
lated what he knew of his brother
movements on the day preceding hi
death. He went over the previous &C
count he had given of how the youn
man had left home for an evenings en-
joyment after which he did not see hir
again.
J. C. Walsh. NJ. p, designated by tn
attorney generals office to conduct til
brothers will which had been missin
until today although police had searcl
ed for the document.
Father Delorme stated that the wi
had been left at the Office of a local M
tary and when it was produced. he sut
gested that it should not be read. cor
tending that should it be found that /
would benefit by its terms, his positic
: would be peculiar"
The contents of the will then were d
l vulged and by it's provisions Father D
t lorme was found to be the principi
beneficiary of the dead students estat
yielding an income of more than $40
r o00 a year.
e Police officials testified that when tbs
/ asked Father Delorne about the will,
r first he said it was in Ottawa, then
the Office of local notary and final
. | that he did not know where it was.
n Their testimony also showed that bu
: let's in the young mans head bore Il
same barrel marks as those fred from
n revolver found in the priests car, al
i that soap had been used in an appare
: effort to remove blood stains on t
I seats and cushions of the machine. Fe
. thers found in the car also were d
= scribed by witnesses as similar to tho
in the automobile wrap covering the VI
= | tim.
3 Coroner Mcmahon cautioned the ju
e ors that although Catholics, they we
n not to be Influenced by the fact that
: priest and servant of the church mig
V be affected by their decision. They sto
: seven to one on their verdict fndi
: him criminally responsible for his h;
It brothers death.
" Father Delorne was unmoved by {
verdict and walked briskly to the aut
u mobile in which he was driven to pol
# headquarters.
4 The death of young DeIorme arous
wide interest in Canada.
n Father Delorme. who is chaplain
= L'Assistance Publique has been mu
n in the public eye. He first attracted
In tention when he offered a reward of 81
l. 900 for the capture of his brothe
v. slayer. Later he issued statements
,r nying allegs tions he charged were bel
ly made against him 'by irresponsible p
sons"
When he began to be prominen
u telephoned Premier L. A. Taschereau
Quebec and the attorney general
10 manding that the inquest. several tin
iv adjourned, be proceeded with in ore
,e that his name be cleared.
"a The body of young Delorme was fou
% at Snowden Junction. a lonely suburb
h. Montreal. 1t had been thrown on
e. snow near shack. The hands w
re- tied with twine.