The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-17
CHURCH BURGLARS CAUGHT.
WLIT F.fTTIER DE BUR0 SIW on GOING
no lDMTNTSTER MISS.
Ornaments, sncrcd Vessels. and Pricatiy Robes
stolen from Roman Catholic Church
How Detective Caught the Robbers.

Ornaments. sncrcd Vessels. and pr,estiy Robe.
stolen from ~ Roman Catholic Church
How n Detective Caught the Robbers.
Avondale Is n quiet, thrifty village in
Essex county. New Jersey. Situated on an
eminence In Washington avenue. overlooking
the town. is st. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
handsome stone building. which was conse-
Grated in 1872 by Archbishop Bailey The
Rev. Hugh Do Burg. well known as the English
convert from tho Protestant Episcopal Church.
is the pastor. Ono OF the treasures OF the
church Ia a silver chalce. one OF tho oldest
relics ~ New Jersey. and which for many years
Father Hogan offlciated with.
At G o'clock yesterday morning Detective jas.
McInncrncy Of the Erie Railway saw two young
men walking quickly through Pavonia avenue
Jersey City. Each carried large bundle under
his arm. and hurried into tho Office OF the
Pavonia Ferry Company. Detective McIn-
ncrncy. suspectng their motives. questioned
them as to whore they came from Both gave
evasivc answers. and said that they found the
bundles on tho track Of the Erie Railway. Tho
detective signalcd Onlcer Pursall. and they
took both Of the mon TO the Grove street police
station. Capt. Maloney examined the bundles
and found that they contained silver chalicc.
an urn. n cup, candlcsticks, an altar cloth. n
crucihx. e bell. censor. and. in n morocco
case. two silver vessels containing the sacred
hnptismal salts OF n Roman Catholic church
Besides these there were the holy vcsm"nts,
including the gown and jackets of the ncolyt"s.
and the priests robes and gowns Tho altar
vas vas writtcn' S R Rev foiRer H. De- % narS, xy9n.
dnle: meet you on Wednesday," Detective
Mc1nnerncy telegraphcd TO the Father. who
replied:
Hold parties church robbed las, night will be next
train.
Tho prisoners who nrc both young mon gave
tho names OF Charles Rudolph md william
Scott and their addresses IA Now York. Upon
them were found u Jimmy and scissors They
pleaded Innocence. Chief of Police Nathan
then said; " Why do YOU deny. your guilt? You
" How could YOU have seen us whom you were
In Jersey CITY ?" r"ulicd Rudolph.
Father Hugh De Burg said: :" | visited the
thing was then safe. At O'Clock ycstcrdny
morning ! entered the building to administer
early masses | was astunish"l at finding "a
valuable Lyonnnisc hand-worked robe on tho
floor. The al.ar ornaments were gone. and
butts OF cigars woro strown upoh the iloor \
bottle Of wine nearly empty was ~ pew. and
the closets wore hrokcn open. Upon further
examination discovered that n panel Of the
window over tho altar had boon hrokcu; and
then | saw that tic church had hcen broken
into and robbed. told my pnrlnhoncrs OF the
misfortune that had brlullcn the church. and n
feeling Of profound sadness bcfe them. None
| could erciit that any of my congregation had
been guilty Of the act. II was an intense relief
ceivcd. The chalicc is prized above all for It's
remniscenccs. II Is the Oldest in the state ol
New Jersey"
10y Justice Davis. They will be taken TO Is
seN county to-day.
At midnight on Wednesday burglars forced nm
Church They were disappointed in their
hopes Of finding the contribution boxes fun. or
thfy stripped the church II lis carpets and
whatever other property they could ilnd MIR;
Charles Judge, the Treasurer. offers 4 reward
for thcir arrest and the recovery of the prop
crty stolen.