Show ASSASSIN OF mm PRIEST ATTEMPTS TO BREAK BERK murderer al ala a Is fo led in attempt to overpower guards and escape the hangman s noose denver colo an attempt was made about 8 30 0 clock saturday by gluseppe giuseppe alia alta the condi condoned nned mur derer of father leo heinrich heinrichs s to es cape from the county jail where he has been under guard day and night he made use of a razor blade with which he slashed the neck of a trusty who was cleaning his cell and then hen made a rush to get away i the trusty despite his cut rushed aate him and pinioned him and he was quickly overpowered with the help ot of deputy warden carpen when returned to the jail after his conviction on thursday alia alta was stripped of everything eiery ei cry thing and a complete now outfit was given him except his socks which were turned inside out examined and returned to him he ile was then placed in the cell for the condemned which had been thor hughly swept and cleaned and sup plied with new bedding this cell had been occue ed by an italian named brunetti who accompanied alia to denver from new york and has been held since the assassination ol 01 father leo as a suspect and pos sible witness after alias alia s conviction brunetti was removed to another part of the jail and the cell he had occupied was then made ready reddy for the condemned man brunetti was released from jail all friday night and as he passed alia alias s cell he spoke to the condemned man in italian it is surmised that bru retti may have left the razor con cealey in the bowl of the water closet in n the cell and told alia where to ook look for it when he passed out |