Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
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against il, was found on the floor
under Roses arm.
Several persons were in the house
az the time of the shooting, and
said they heard three shots in rapid
succession.
Both Found Dead
The first person to enter the room,
used as an office by Father de ST.
none, was Louis Insirillo, who had
gone to the priests home to pick
flowers. Insirillo said he had been
in the garden and was walking to-
ward the front Of the house when he
heard three shots. lie hurried to
the front Of the building where he
met the gardener, Chris Eckers, who
had been sitting on the front porch
not more than 80 feet from the study.
Insirillo said he asked what had
happened and Eckers replied: Some
shooting is going on inside"
lnsirillo said he rushed into tho
study and saw Father de Simone "
ing in a pool Of blood in the center
Of the room, and Rose on his side
nearby with a pistol under his arm
Saw ? Men. Woman
lnsirillo said that after some de
lay because of a busy wire he got z
call through TO the police station
and asked someone outside the build
ing to call an ambulance.
Father de Simone was shot through
the mouth. and Rose was killed by
a bullet which entered his right
temple. The priests head was rest.
ing on the seat of a swivel chair ir
front Of his desk.
The father was CARRIED in the Gus.
tomary black suit with a long black
robe over il. Eckers said nj an IN
quest.
Eckers also testified that he saw
two men and a woman enter the house
from the front shortly before tn
shooting. When he heard the shots.
Eckers said, he ran from the porch
and met Insirillo, who asked what
had happened.
81 told him some dirty work was
going on inside because | had heard
some loud talking and some shots"
Eckers said. Il heard the priest and
some man talking. but | couldn't I'M
derstand what they said because they
spoke in Italian. Soon the talking
became loud and then | heard the
shots.
After hearing testimony at the in
quest. the coroner said he would
w%ithohdld his verdict pending devel-
opments.
Rose, witnesses said. was not a
member az Father De Simone's
church, but was on the rolls az the
st. Anthony church. He sold can
dies and s~tatuary, however. 10 mem
bers Of both churches.
Rose Was RecIuse
Rose attended mass at his Own
church this morning and then went
to see Father De Simone, members
Of the St. Anthony church said.
As we'll as could be learned, Rose
had no relatives in Beaumont. His
closest friends said he had only one
child, a son. who lived in Birming-
ham, and who was on his way to
Beaumont today.
Starting as n lamplighter nj lew
York. Rose lived in the metropolis
for several years. finally coming
south To a warmer climate. While
he did not have many close friends
N Beaumont, members OF both St.
Anthony and st. Joseph churches
knew him and frequently purchased
candles and statuary from him. AS
did the two churches. His wife had
been dead for several years.
Visited Father Often
Police. after Investigating and
questioning friends Of both the can
die seller and the priest, said thay
were unable to explain the killing.
Rose. they found. could not sneak
English we'll. and consequently often
visited the father. who spoke Italian
fluently.
Father De Simone was born in Ma
pies. Italy, and came to the United
States 25 years ago. He had been
with ST. Joseph's Catholic church
here for the last seven years. having
come here from Bryan. Texas. lie Il
survived by a brother. who lives in
Italy, and a sister, who resides IA
New York. besides a number u
cousins and nieces in New York and
New Orleans.