Show PRIEST CHARGED ED WITH MURDER Is accused of beating to death a young girl rev ferdinand walser a toledo priest was arrested at lorain 0 sat arday charged with the murder ot of miss agatha Retch lin walser was a guest at the home on thurs day night when the crime was corn com bitted he came to lorain an on wed as a guest at the home of rev charles pastor of bt st jo seph s catholic church in lorain the latter was called to kellers kelleys island to officiate at a funeral late wednesday at home he left bis his aster and house keeper agatha and a younger brother casimir to entertain the vis biting priest during the night according to the etory story of rev walser he beard heard screams from the room occupied by the girl and declared that he gained the hallway just in time to see a man disappear through an open window when casier reached bis his sisters sister s room she was dead her head having been nearly pounded to a pulp with a rock or some blunt instrument bloodhounds were brought from fort wayne ind and given the scent of the murderer the dogs circled around the bouse house several times and finally went to the room occupied by rev walser on the night of the mur der rev walser showed no excite ment when nhen placed under arrest and declared that he was innocent the murdered young woman was handsome and had many friends and admirers in that city |