, 1870-02-09
Al allEsED lxeEEutAaI.
Arrest Of Yuuug 1IRu CD the Charge Of
Burrlux the Lombard Conxrr-
EnGlounl ChuFrh.

1t w1il be remembered by the reatIer1 Of TIE
TRIBUNE that, d1nrR List August the Conerega-
tloral church at Lombard, Dopage County, look
IRE md wzZ burned to tna ground, onlJ portion
q; its contents hasing been tAted. The ctscur1-
st1rcez surrounding tho Matter appeared sus-
plcous, but, ~ the crime Of lestiug the dre coull
nc. &c llaced upon anJobe IN particular,
the 1EA1tance companies pA.d their losaeA and
FADE no fuBs. There had been Considerable
trolb,e At Lombard with what was cslt-1 the
liquor interest, aud sore suspected raat the
church tdttce had been nred BY the vntstey
ItIg.r hecaush tho church members bad been &C.
tive IN prosecu:trR all violations Of the liquor Or
dtns0ce. Ihcn there wss spht In the church.
also. and aome went 70 Tar n to eay that the
memeeFs OF rue congregation might themaalsss :
sr1lY the torch. Bur. Of course, Ee1tser or these
seisiee e as.s.s Wn.9sls c.. 81 asaerai raj
Lss,
men 70 W1fk up the c.ee. Tnetr laooss eozmeacrd
T. 9eesI aes qea fs had
On the 1o1h Of November, Ge1erai 3, J. Sweet,
Alien Wlisley. aad laasc Claim. acting Is =
llts: Cru1ea q Csrlst ot Loabasd. issue, u had
oi!l. oCer.ug Texarn Of Il o10 "to the Individual
VITO thcnln give the Information thas would lead
the are 10 the Lomonid church ed:nce-"
es ai1s Sags
attention called 10 one John Shslcr, who had
formerly been lsntor or sexton OF the church
b1rrtd. The detective commenced to "No orr INV
10 sasfeft IN order to o!R4tpate his sug2tcons or
u18ke eFfteot stetr trutnfunezA It Ia unnecessary
70 de1a! ne roth" e,~,a.di CT this Labor. s1{.
ore WHICH ras dralJ accomplished. uarlnx Anc-
cted IN securing conFesttpc -)"Fpm St&lef SnAt he
oLe bad vet nEe 70 and buraed the church. ], II.
MEGA utlalc, OF the detective crn, went oat to
wheaton On Mo1day, ohta;red Wsr1art for and
morning. When arrested 3ea.er boldly denied ali
kroNlerEe Of the fye- lie vas, ho 1erer taken
10 Nheaton yesterday, tEA brought before JUS
does Geary and RcbeltF, when . preliminary e4-
animation Was had. veEI uttle relttmatJ vas
" y. Chaptu. OF Lombard, testified to The fae.
that the church vas bur1ed on the rnorntnz OF
The +rn CT AnRuir 1889; ~ the location where
cre Hns nFst seen, the grating le1tnv beneath
the church, AID to the fact t1at he had, Ia 1e.l
| sctlceat TO The ed:tce, oeld OF oatz, Ia Witch
grain as ataIdicG tn the Aheai- lie also teatl1e
| place where the rrating 10 a window hsd been
The Ee1r 0ftces2 Wa Llw. T. uAlueld, lie
st1ted tt1t be Was BY made mschlulsr, but hAi
| sometimes acted as 8 detecti;e; he had helped
l 70 wetE np this case IN connection VIA
| He then eetalied the confrs1ion when Sister had
vc.uctar1iy made TO him, which vas In edtct th1s
! he fSeasef3 hAd brought En1stnE3 Hro1 c3Fpsu-
tr stoF, p1 Cd them up, brnten IN the ceiling and
| let fte statfDEs On 1rt, h9yir8 nrss tAten psts
ffcEa CEapinb deld with which 10 I'll up tue win.
| eos grat!rR 70 prevent rhe nsnes :fo:n bein.s
] ssAter WAS committed to tho County fat Tor tu1.
| o'c,oct.
DrPege County Is g7esliy excited orer
ih,s Eer1 Important case. Ard apPeara1ces seeta
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