The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-03
THE REV. Mr.. WEIH'S THEFTS.
sArS he ROBBED OTHER CHURCHES
TO FURNISH mrs OWN

siseuiar Story OF q Men who Has PLEADED
Guilty In Jersey CITY 90 rive Inaietnents
MIS- nefsrenees % be Investigated.
John Weih. who says he Is minister. was
arraigned in the General Sessions Court In
Jersey City yesterday to plead to i've new
indictments which had been found against
him. weih Is also known as Wirth and schnei-
der. He has for some time been engaged In
robbing churches in this vicinity. and he now
says his only motive In committing the rob-
berries was to secure sufficient paraphernala
TO furnish his own church in Wisconsin.
weih was arrested In Hoboken about six
weeks ago just after having robbed q church.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to Ave
years in State prison. Whilo no was In the
county jail awaiting removal to Trenton. other
robberies were traced TO him and Indictments
found. On Feb. ] he broke into 81. Matthew'S
German church in West New York and stole
clock and an altar CLOTH On Sept IS he paid
second visit to tho same church and carried
OF flag. crucinx. and chandelier. In the
mean time he had been exercising his talents
In other directions Early In February no
broke into the Congregational Church In Gut
tenburg and took away q Bible and q lot OF
hymn books.
On the same day. or tho day aftor II. he paid
visit to the German Lutheran Church In West
Bible. and small sum OF money out OF tho
poor box. After that, as far as is officially
known. no either rested from his labors or
worked In some other locality. The next in
dictments against him are for two robberics
committed on Sept !. Ono was ut the First
Baptist Church In New Durham where he got
a chandelier and an altar CLOTH The other was
at the First Baptist Church in Hobokon. from
which Biblo was taken. These robberies
wero brought to the attention OF the court. and
Juige Lippincott ordered Weh held until
thOy could TO investigated. The investign-
tion resulted In the finding Of five indictments
against him. The. prisoner was arraigned yes
tho court Judge Lippincott asked him what
s K He aps Snlfs
her OF tho Young Mems Christian Association
yosss men there WITH WHOM I n
mate. They learned that &ar about to start
sPd SsR wa hsy s se Of
been stolen !" nsked Judge Liprineott
Yes, knew it and 1 know was doing
rcIhapf yop though. it was f. al IT, right to
W was going to Wisconsin,. Another minis
ter and myself havc q church and u school in a
small town about forty-llye miles from Green
Bay" ,,,,...u,, ,s, ~, .ho ,,,oo
Yes. sir; was ordained by Bishop Brown
at Racine. Wia When left there aud came to
New York tho ministers seemed to be down on
me. They merely wanted mo To- collect money
and would not, give me decent charge. When
! was In Now York lived ut AL East Seven
teenth street"
What did you work Rt'"
Il am a bricklayer by trade and l worked
two years for Sylvester d Cusick In Now York.
At the same time was engaged in religious
work and visited the sick on tho Island. Mr.
Sylvester k now mo very wei: He iVos in
Who eiss knows you 7!
Casper Hans Of ~ East seventh street New
York. JOHN Weih Is my right narne. / gave
q false namn when / was arrested because
die not want my friends to know ! was lock ed
up. was arrested about q year ago for fight.
ing and was sent to the Island. Thts Is how 1t
was. A hoy broke q Jews window and the
for the window II the Jew would lot tho boy go.
but he refused and VIC got into fight, be.
longed to the Lutheran Church originally. but
became an EpiscOpalian know DR.. Hill OK
Trinity Church in Broadway"
At this point tn? prisoner broke down and
cried bitterly. Judge Lippircott ordered him
remanded tn the county jail! until next Thurs
day. and. meanwAilu. tho peopla no gave as
references will be interviewed BY some of tho
court officers.