The sun., 1891-06-08
A BULLET FOR THE PASTOR.
THE REV: DR. CLARK W1T0Hr sMor
ar ON HIS TERAMDL

The Assassin Lay Hid Bshi,A . 1is Tree
ea the Sidewalk In the Dush-Asrsst 81
sturdy nesear who Msa ThrsassnsA
Dr. wrieht-Hs Had . Le~g Iass Of
CierEynen In . l1snorsaAsn 1eoh.
George Mauser. Q roueh-iooking fellow 10
years oldyis a prisoner In the fremont police
station. charged with shooting at tho Rev. DR..
Clark Wright. pastor Of the fremont Methodist
Episcopal Church. from An ambush In front OF
the parsonage.
The church is at the southwest corner Of
17sih street and Washington avenue. and the
parsonage adioins II and faces on 178th street
1t is two-story frame house with broad
versnds. and front yard some eight feet
deep. Large trees shade the walk in 'front.'
On Decoration Day Dr. Wright received
visit from Mauser. The man was poorly
dressed and told q story Of former prosperity.
but said he was now out Of work and must
have some money. Even on this Hrst visit he
adopted sort Of peremptory manner which
Was extremely offensive. DR.. Wright asked
Why Mauser had como to him In preference to
others.
because lived in fremont three years
ago and attended your church." Mauser said.
" I was also member Of your Sabbath school,
and was in Mr.. Green's GLASS. In church
usually sat In the gallery"
He had made bad mistake Dr.. Wright
was not the pastor Of the fremont church
three years ago. and there never was . teach
Or named Green in the Sunday school, or
gallery in the church.
DR.. Wright told Mauser that he was an i'm
postor. In NO way abashed. Mauser attempted
to argue the question. The minister told him
he would have to look elsewhere for assistance.
The man persisted in remaining, and hnd to be
almost forced from the house.
Last week Mauser called at the parsonage on
three successive eveningA Twico DR.. Wright
answered the summons, and on recognizing
his visitor told him he had no money for him.
and shut the door on him. Tho third time
Mrs. Wright went to the door. her husband
sn Ssne e. IT'D H sd s:r sas sd as
&sl; ii sss Fin nj % t that t /: certain ;s III.
see see mo to-day" said Mauser so throat eninely
that Mrs Wright hurried up stairs and told her
ninhs Hsn about a' He ociosf. d. Wrishs hurrsd
down q stairs. but # was rapidIy @ @gToTing dark.
nshs %as n9S ana tho
Edward Gray. q boy who pumps the organ.
out @ under ind the big trees than 10 tho church. and
Gray stood outside, waiting for the oilers to
areiye He A saw stranger lettering ABOUT and
Pretty soon the stranger sauntered along
hs se
came along and Gray forgot about the stranger
i i. N:.s s s' ,so e tss :s.s:
Sad on tho nesss rS.as
the tree and the report Of pistol Dr. Wright
ss TO- ff sss sus os
the church people ran over to see il the Minis
portsa s'es az once to OF The Tremens police bs,ec-
.d hsa e S ns ne
q medium nsSs. ssst-'s s.. b. Msns sss ~
hi@ s1 un! Peteetlvs Brady: Who xss sent for:
snssy tSs tad az called 0G On d.
"Ss PaWs aH sietess fer eotnins wore found in bis
pockets He also had five cents in cash. While
.: s na sesss 'S@s
0!sSi here esefs Is your "'u'; pistoly
have not tried to shoot anybody" Mauser
Ssd HI it e - @ :as s. as be 9 s
Bowery lodging houses. No one in fremont
A memorandum book found in the prisoners
possession contained the names OF 500 minis.
ters The memoranda were we'll written and
entered methodically.. On the first line Of each
three was the name OF tho church and its loca-
tion.
Another line was used to record the name Of
the pastor. aud the third contained the address.
The list included the names and addresses
1t Included such familiar names as those Of
DR.. Paxton. DR.. Van de Water. DR.. .Satterlee.
DR.. Elmendorf. and Rabbis Gottheil aud Dc
Sola Mandez. The prisoner refused to tell
what use he bad for such llst
II DR.. Wright is his first victim II was q bad
selection. Dr. Wright Is an old soldier as well
as Q minister and went to the war with one OF
the hardest fighting regiments which left New
York-Hawkinss Zouaves. Mauser will be ar.
raiGned 10 the Morrisania Court to-day.
Discord In tho Episcopal Church In Georgia.
ATLANTA. juno 7.-Episcopal Church circles
in Georgia are disturbed over the declinstion
by Chancellor Tailor Of the Bishopric Of Geor.