The sun., 1894-12-17
HID IN THE ORGAN LOFT,
BUT FATHER KAUPERT,S WATCH
DOC FOUND THE INTRUDER.


A Fieree battle Between /. Doe SD sep
posed Burglar IN the Church or the An
nunciation, Brookiyn--The Mas Fs-ea III.
A big mongrel dog owned by the priests Of
tho Church OF the Annunciation, at North
Fifth and Havemeyer streets, Brooklyn. gave
an intruder who was in the organ loft of the
church hard fight late on Saturday night.
The Rev. George Kaupert Is the pastor OF
tho church. and there are two assist
ants. They hear confessions in the church
until late on Saturday night, and then when
the front doors are locked the two servant
girls employed in the parochisl house go into
the church and put out all the lights The dog
has been q member of the household for many
years. He followed the late Father John
Hauptman, for many years pastor of the church,
one cold winters night and the priest took him
home. The dog turned out TO be good watch
and has frightened away many thieves.
Father Kaupert was the last TO leave the con-
fessional Saturday night. He locked and
bolted tAe front doors, leaving the altar lights
and few on both sides of the church lit. He
went into the parochial house. and, while pass
ing through the kitchen, called 10 the servants
TO put out the lights in the church, and zee that
the windows and the vestry doors were securely
fastened. The mongrel strutted after the wo-
men, and In the church he shifted In every
corner and ran to and fro in the aisles. While
the servants were putting out the lights the dog
ran 70 the front door, where winding stairway
leads to the organ loft. There he shifted around
and then trotted UP the stairs.
The next moment the women heard scuf-
fling in the loft and q mans voice shouting:
Get away, get away" The dog began 10 alter
nately bark and snarl and the women could
hear the man fighting the animal. Becoming
frightened they ran screaming into the vestry
and hurried through a side door into the house.
Father Kaupert heard the barking of tho dog
and the screams OF the women, and coming
down stairs was told that the dog was fighting
with man in the organ loft.
lie ran into the church and was soon followed
by his assistants. As nearly all the lights had
been put out by the women the church was
dark near the front doors. Father Kaupert could
hear the snarling Of the dog and scufie on the
winding stairs, and he asked what the matter
was.
chewing me to plecesl" answered a voice.
The priest called the dog and then the intru;;
tried to pull down the bolt.
=" Don't leave this church!" shouted Father
Again the dog attacked the man. Father
Kaupert called him back. but he refused TO obey.
He'll kill me IL you don't call him ofrt' shout
priests side growing. while the intruder made
another attempt TO pull down the bolt Of the
door. Father kaupert ordered him to throw up
his hands, which the, man said he would do II
the priest would only keep the dog away. While
Out VI tho dSsietauI pEiesto ING rhthcT
Kaupert made the man walk ahead Of him to
the vestry and then to the house. The three
priests guarded the man until the servants
brought a policeman.
MY name" he told the priests. as tears filled
his eyes, is Richard DAILY, and ! live At $40
Lorimer street. went into the church to con-
fess and as IL was too early | went up to the
organ loft, where fell asleep. When woke
up found everything still. While was won
derlng what to do felt the dog smiling at Inc.
and tried to make friends with him, but he went
at me viciuusy, and the moment tried to de-
fend myself was attacked more fercely."
Days clothing was torn and his hands and
face scratched. He could scarcely walk, and
said that II assistance hadn't arrived the dog
would have killed him. Az the police station he
in pew waiting TO enter confessional, he re-
membered that he had forgotten his prayer
book, and went up To the organ loft to find one.
While there he became drowsy, and when he re-
covered 1t was late. and ho was afraid 10 make
an Outcry He said he was 10 years Old and
lived with his mother After DAILY was locked
up the policeman and Father Kaupcrt went
back to the church. Under n mat in the organ
loft jimmy WAS found. There was a chair be-
hind the organ which Father Kaupert said was
not there at O'Clock. The priest told the DO
licernan that Days intention was undoubtedly
To rob the poor boxes
When DAILY was arraigned in the Leo Avenue
Police Court yesterday he declared over and
over that he had no intention OF robbng the
church. He was rcmanded by Justice Goettng
until to-day, when Father Kaupert will make
charge of attempted burglary against him. The
police learned last night that DAILY is also known
AS Thomas Kennedy and that he formerly lived
in Harlem.