The sun., 1894-05-07
WORKED THE CHURCH FAIRS.
THREE cLETEB rHIsVzs wHo ROBBED
H<RLERs eooD FOLK.

Thsy Passed Around ths Zee Cr.s-., s.s
Shook Hsus- Fsrv.rtiT. Su, Managed 20
Get Away With the Most v.i-.sis Over
coat. sss Wraps IN The Dr.s.,pe Reo-s
They Hsd some or che wslaorf's
$4,000 Worth OF Mi,sine siivsrwsre, Tso.
Harlem churches have been entertsinins
strangers at their socials and church enter
tainments during the past six months- There
were three OF them. and they attended events
OF this kind 30 regularly that their faces be-
came known. The strangers were young men
who looked enough alike 10 be brothers.
Apparently they were Germans or Frenchmen
But they were such earnest young men, and
they shook hnnds with such fsrvsnt grip
that they needed no introduction. II some one
was needed to move chairs at the Sunday
school entertain m ents or to pass the ice cream
and cake they were willing volunteers. Since
these strangers became interested In Harlem
ehurches-and they were catholic in their
tastee assisting one night at an Episcopal
Sunday schools entertainment Of music and
song and the next at ., Unitarian social
there has been hardly one such entertainm ment
that has not ended unfortunately. Sometimes
the Sunday school superintendent has been
forced to go home In the cold without his over
coat and sometimes women would lose costly
wraps. These thefts have been 90 numerous
and so serious that the police were asked to
investigate them.
The three strangers were arraigned In the
Harlem Police Court yesterday and It vas due
to the detective work OF three other young
men. who are also interested In Harlem
churches Two OF the suspected strangers
were arrested at o Sunday school entertain
ment Of the Second Collegiate Reform Church.
at l23d street aud Lenox avenue. on Thurs
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was not appreciated by the police until the third
stranger was captured on Saturday afternoon.
From the evidence thus far obtained the pris-
oners are members OF the best organized and
most sucoessful gang OF thieves that has op-
Grated In Harlem for years. Dozens OF over
coats. many Of which have already been iden-
tilted. were found In their rooms. Among tho
plunder were opera glasses. hats and canes.
and q lSt OF gloves and silverware. Hall .
en- goods: Proprietor Doldt said last night that
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silyerware was missing. He suspects that one
By s Wss or sodt T
to the Harlem Police Court this IN ming to see
any sSods sS fSa Brook
yDd Sd1 o the Sn them m
shops that issued them The police are not
save istisi%S. SsSss TSs iSiid said skss hls
alike to Justify this statement A letter found
Indicates that fourth member OF the family
has been u gate 20 and ID the
small library Of we'll worn French and derman
novels. The name Jesselsohn was written
the French beoks were The Three anard:.:
aIoys and IiSerty."; Ia Dame Aux CamSilss."
end Les Amours du Cheyaller de Faublas."
%Se saS that was ~ 9Si
there because y was sststpg % too warm 4, iSr men
that there was woman mixed up SatSe With the
seTs thu
Not the least interesting thing about the ar:
sUans ns nSs as si H0
a5S .aa q =; S:sf sgfsrt
attention was called to the the alleged thieves % aif lie
was superintendipg an entertainment Of the
school on March 2. when man whom he had
"n seen before entered ThH was
Adams,s suspicion was disarmsd. Hsstspped
ssy.d an ssa reply
This is q ,ehildren's entertainment" said
MT adams sps u y9u $ care to stay ,S yS', ySH are
are % going to be here here - NAA' u 'A' '"''1''A
The. stranger said no liked children and
move. the chairs so that tho children might
play Going down to Jerusalem" When they
He passed the Ice cream. and every one
shSt a. was ana ys5s tS nice young man
to ns So s So%o S Sne wo%an Sa % rusSsS % doIn fro%
the dressing room and told Mr.. Adams that
her wrap r. which Ieb was a valuable one had been
sfrapssr aud ask him e come again. Ho nOe ne
oysroOst with a velvet collar. Hardly had the the
stranger left the door than a man comPlained
stolen. Mr.. Adams at once suspected the
On Thursday night the Second Cellsgiats
one OF the active young men In this church.
hs nStSsd tSS .rsSns w0 wGG
ths In ThsIS
and had heard tho Invitation given to every
fSer sss several Of thS o.hsr yoshs Elsh m
to watch them. Late In the evening one of the |
room. and the other went TO the room up
ftairs where % fne women ,I. Dad lsit ,nsir wrsDs
with them until he had positive evidence that
they we're thihsves Untortanstely fGs his plans
the heV. Dr. harsha, the pastor OF the c1urch. |
saw the man 90 into the women's dressing
room. The pastor grabbed the man By the |
there. He received no explanation. and when |
he brou uRht his prisoner down stairs Mr.. Fuller |
seized the other man, and they were turned |
over to the police. There was no direct evil |
denee against them when they we're brought |
up in court the next morning. One OF them
said ne was 5Eugene Kensrd, % years old Of
that he was Philip Young OF the same address |
Policeman Lynch happened 70 be In court. |
were remandsd Mr. Adams could Identity one |
OF them as the thief who stole an oyercoat from |
his church. Mr.. Adams was notified to come |
to court on Saturday morning. Harry Powers |
also came 10 court Mr.. Adams identified one |
OF the men as the stranger whom he had enter
tained at his Sunday school.
Among those In court was q strongly built |
young man. whose features Tesemblsd those \
OF the two prisoners; He consulted with them. |
and Mr.; Powers and Mr.. Adams concluded that /
he would be a good man to watch. Justice |
Sims held the tive prisoners; Their friend;
the strongly built man. left the court /
room with a bartsnde.. Mr.. Powers
stopped at several saloons and every pAWn-