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The Providence News
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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In Rome, a religious fanatic named Valentino Paterno invaded the Pope's private apartments, shouting he was the Pope's successor, but was seized by guards and arrested on the Pope's orders before entering the chamber. He was committed to a lunatic asylum.
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Invades Pope's Private Apartments but is Promptly Arrested
New York, June 4.-A dispatch from Rome says: While the Pope was at work in his private room a maniac made his way to the ante-room and shouted: "The Pope is dead. I am his successor; give me the crown."
The noble guards on duty seized the intruder and prevented him from penetrating to the Pope's chamber. But the Holy Father had heard the shout. He ordered that the man be arrested.
He turned out to be Valentino Paterno, a religious fanatic. He was taken to a lunatic asylum.
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Rome
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the intruder was arrested and taken to a lunatic asylum.
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While the Pope was working in his private room, Valentino Paterno, a religious fanatic, entered the ante-room and shouted that the Pope was dead and he was his successor demanding the crown. Guards seized him, preventing entry to the Pope's chamber. The Pope heard the shout and ordered his arrest.