The sun., 1891-01-29
FATHER YODYZSUS CLUBBED.
HE MAKES HIS WAY HOME IN A SHOCK
mo PLIGHT.
Ne IL Attacked. Il 10 said, by the Brothers
or Ono OF HIS Communicants-He sends
an Account or the A fair TO Ms Trustees.

Ne IL Attacked. II 10 said, by the nrothere
OF Ono OF HIS Comm sends
an Account or the A fair TO HIS Trustees.
The Rev. Matthias de NJ. Yodyzsus, pastor Of
st. Georges Polish Roman Catholic Church in
North Tenth street. is the only Polish priest In
the Eastern District Of Brooklyn. His congre-
cation includes the Polish Catholics resident
within radius Of at least two miles from his
church. On Monday evening dressed as usual
in long frook coat and wearing high silk
hat he journeyed to Greenpoint to visit some
Of his parishionsrs. At 2 o'clock Tuesday
morning Patrolman Charles Snow Of the Bod
ford avenue station saw a man with crown
less hat and clothes all mud stained and torn
turning the corner from Bedford avenue to
North Tenth street.
Snow crossed the road and IN ercerted him.
He WAS bleeding freely from cut in the head
and he Kept his face concealed with hand
ksrchief In reply to tho policeman's Gues-
tions tho man said he had fallen over plo OF
snow and hurt himself. He did not want m
ambulance, and asked 10 be lot alone. rs ho
had not far to GO. As he still kcp. his faco
hidden Snow thought that all was not right
He threatened to take tho man to the stat on
unless ho made moro satisfactory cxnlana.
tion OF his condition. The man tlcn diorped
tho handkerchief and exhibited to the aston
!shed officer the well-known. If somewhat bat
tered, features Of Father Yodyzsus.
Father iodyEsus owns the iour-story double
franc fiat house on North Tenth street. two
doors from Bedford avenue. and lives Oh the
first floor. The policeman did not trouble him
further, and the rriest went homo. He did no,
celebrate mass on Tuesday, but sent IN ex-
PLANTATION by his cook to tho trustees of tho
church The story the girl told was very diff
fcrent from that told TO Snow. To tho trustees.
speaking through tho girl, Father lodyzsus
said he had bsen attacked by gang Of Poles
In Gresnpoint and beaten and kicked. His
nssniants hal hammered him WI h clubs. and
and ieigned to be dead thst they ouit W ponndins counting
Sodyzsus's head was cut behind tho lelt, oar,
his left eye bruised "na swollen and s
counted %l The braisss ~ on HE back and chest.
r. reported back that he prizes, had e%n" to
Sreenpoint and hal got into hight with iae
The man who gave a SUN reporter hi. infor-
nation refused tG give the names OF the Green:
81 it's ras Sd Of and iesd FIAT
Loushiin. Father Carroll Of the North sixth
pastor OF st. Georges and he % calied al at lis lis
home. Admission was denied him.
paid Visit Sorh Sas fenh S Soss
He was admitted by tho rear door of tho HAT TO
the kitchen. but he did not see Father Yodyz-
sus reporter Tor THE Sun farod no better,
No nnswer was given to his repeated knock
ings. There were no lights to be seen from tho
street but the reporter distinctly heard sounds
as OF some one moving within. Tho other ten
ants OF the house were questioned. Nearly all
OF them are foreigners aud did not understand
VI, What L; they were asked: None Of them had seen
the corner Of Bedford avenue. The bartender
said. think Fath her Yodyzsus Is sick. Pm
sure he is not dead. His girl was here today"
Father Carroll could not be seen last night.
There has been trouble between Father Yo-
dyzsu> and his congregation for some timc.
The priest attributes til" troubles to tho fact
OF their being two factions ln the church. one
of which Is friendly to him and the other is not.
FINANCIALLY st. Georges has not been prosper
made apA the foundations were laid. Then the
roofed over making sort. Of celIar-iike hail
large enough to accommodate about $50 wor-
shippers. md the building operations stopped.
About two years ago the building and property
were sold under q SherifIs sale and Father
Yodyzsus bought them. He appointed Board
OF Trustees from among his own friends and
he has been In hot water ever since.
rather iodyZsus was arrested a short time
ago at tho instance OF Mr.. Dilginnis who ac.
cnsed him OF abducting Mrs. Dilginnis and
also Of firing arevolver at him when he wet
journments In Justice Goetting's court the
matter was allowed to drop the complainant
failing to appear to prosecute. civil suit for
$4,000 damages for alternating the affections
OF his wife was brought against the priest by
Mr.. DilRinnis and Is still pending.