The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-01
William Schu1tZ's Story
Puts the Rev. Conrad
Young Behind
the Bars.
INVESTMENT WITHOUT PROFIT.
The Lamb Says the Shetherd Got
s1,500 for Which no Return
Has Ever Been Made

The Rev Conrad oung, pastor Of the
German Pilgrims Baptist Church on
Lincoln street spent last night in the
County Jail. owing to his inability to fur
nish s.. 200 bail which Justice AidridRe
required him to get pending an exaniEa-
tionon a charge of embezzlinR 81. 200 from
one Of his par ishoners named WiHAam
Schultz, OF No. q Cliff street
Three years ago the Rev. Conrad
Young was called 10 take charge Of the
Pil grim's Baptist Church The conEre-
CATION was small but opened -handed,
and in short time the church showed .
marked Improvements under his zuid-
ance
The parish fiourishsd aud the love Of
the Pensioners for their new pastor was
displayed oy frequent donations Of ~
rious sums Of money In addition to his
yearly salary
The pastor controlled the finances and
whatever he did was looked upon az
right
Pastor Young called on Mr.. shults,
who Is a hardworking German. June Z.
1So0,a and offered to invest 8. 800 OF his saw
inrs In manner which would fnsuro
him a nice little income Schultz took
DuL . HuOrb Time 10 c0lsl1tf the Iutf< anu
gave the 81 800 70 the pastor to invest
DIDN'T GET THE INCOME.
After he got the money, says Schultz.
the pastor did not call as often ~ WAS his
custom. As the months rolled around,
and no accounts were rendered. Schultz
the pastor and demanded an accounting
or the return Of the money
Young paid no attention to
the man, and finally he
was surprised by having Alderman
Salinger call on him who informed him
that II be did not return the money
warrant would be issued for his arrest
This apparently frightened the reverend
gentlemen as be began &C once making
preparations to move
Last Wednesday his wife and eight
children quietly disappeared. and It was
afterwards learned that they bad moved
10 Rochester, New York Schultz, on
hearing that the pastor had moved, at
once secured the services Of Alderman
Salinger to prevent his escape Yester-
day morning Peter Young preached IS
usual in his church and announced thai
the Rev. H Cookenback would preach in
the evening.
Schultz was present when this notice
was given and rushing our Of the church
be hzstened to the house Of Justice Afd<
ridge. swore out q warrant for 1ouug's
arrest, and a { five o'clock rs ne pastor
Locke placed him under arrest
He was arraiGned before Justice AID
ridge and committed to the County jail
In default of s., 500 bail. This morning
he was again before the Justice. He
pleaded not guilty and asked that the
examination be postponed until his
counsel. Mr.. Collins OF Collins & C0rbi1,
arrived. The case was set down tor this
afternoon.
THE PASTORS STORY.
I talked with the excited pastor this
morning about his trouble.
.sMr. Schultz asked me- to invest this
money for him." said he. Last Friday
he came to me and asked me TO return the
money. told him that could not. but
offered him the securities I had in my
possession He would not accept thern-
/ have not appropriated cent Of their
money TO my own use.-l have invested Il
for them"
How did ron invest the money! I
asked
''Oh, don't know. have the securi-
ties at home"
Have yOu resigned as pastor Of the
church ?"
well, 1 haven't resigned, but ! IN
tended leaving. Ny family has gone TO
Rochester, already, and / WAS going TO
follow
Have you given Schultz statement
showing him what you did with the
money 90
'No. but I told him it was all right. " he
replies.
Tha reverend gentleman is positive that
he has not used cent of the money bin
self, but Just where il is or how IL Is in
vested he would not tell