The evening world., 1894-04-17
Ex-pRIEST A Thief ?
Rev. Emil Perhacs Accused of Rob-
bling Turkish-B Bath Patrons.
Reformed Priest Walsh Also Ar
rested, but Released.
Both Indignant n. the Charge and
Say II IS a Plot.

Rev. Emil NJ. Perhacs. an ex-priest
th!rty-niIe years old. OF 3l2 Livingston
street. Brooklyn. was a prisoner in I'll,
Adams Street Police Court this mornint
charged by Or. Charles II. Shepard
with petit larceny.
rerhacs is the assistant OF Rev. Ed,
mund IL. Walsh. of ll3 State street, also
an eN-priest. and now rector of the Re.
formed Catholic Church on Cumberland
street, near Lafa. cite avenue. Mr.
Walsh Is also n lecturer and editor. He
Vas taken into custody with Perhacs
but released at the police station.
Ever since Father Walsh left the Ro.
man Catholic Church and started the an.
ti-Catho.ic movement Pehacs has beer
regarded as his protege. Both men are
known In all the large cities of the
United states as anti-Catho.ic reformers.
but Walsh 's the most prominent, and
has been admitted TO the homes of some
of the most influential and wealthy peo-
pie in Brooklyn.
The ex-priests OF late have been taxi
ing baths at DR.. Shepard's place, 81
Columbia Heights.
Recently Or. Shepard has received nu-
merous complaints from his patrons,
who claimed to have lost jewelry and
sums of money while taking their baths.
Inc thefts became so numerous that Or.
shepard reported the matter to the DO
lice. y special detective was put on
the case. but he failed to capture the
Culprit. 'e
Inc thefts continued. and 1t was evil
~, me ,hiet was making considerable
money. h1nN of DR. Sham rl'u ,.,A
srs refused tc patronize his baths, and
ne says that for a time 1t looked as
thousn he would either have to close
d d"H pace or catch the thief without
pr SHEPARD then began to do the de-
tective work himself. For two weeks
sp.srcial detectives watched the employees.
n efforts Of both men proved use
less, as the stealing continued.
Ma last night Or, Shepard decided to en-
pioS n 'decoy' unknown to the en-
nIpSees. He employed George Georgens.
VINO went into a d~ressing-room and hung
a PAIR Of trousers on the wall. in
the pockets Of which he had 50 cents in
marked coins
Or. Shepard stationed himself outside.
where, he could look over the door and
see all that was going on inside.
he saw a hand reach over from the
next booth, pull IN the trousers. rifle
the pockets and then drop the trousers
back - the hook
one Of the attendants was then
placed to watch the man occupying
to be Rev. MIR. Perha1s. When ne came
cut OF the room he stopped to talk with
Rev. Mr.. Walsh: and while they were
so engaged Or. Shepard sent to the Full
ton street station. and two policemen
"ho responded took the ministers into
custody. Perhacs was searched. ami
what. said to be the marked money
found In his pocket.
Rev, Mr.. Walsh was INDIGNANT that
LIS friend and protege should be charged
with such an ~offense, but the policemen
locked Pe.hacs up over night.
Pcrhacs. when brought before Justice
Walsh; asked for time in which to con-
suit his lawyer before making a state
inent' His request was granted. and he
Vas released on $50 bail furnished by
Rev. Mr.. Walsh
He then made a statement to the re-
portcrs in which he said he could not
understand why he vas arrested. He
omitted nsI that he had in his possession
alleged marks on the coin were i'm
aginary.
This arrest. of my friend" inter-
that my enemies wish to embarrasa
me In my work of fighting the Roman.
"I have been fighting the Catholic
Church for the last fourteen years,
but this is the first time that I have
eyer been in any trouble. | was also
placed under arrest. but was released
at the station-house.
Mr.. Perhacs is rated in Bradstreet's,"
he continued. las worth $4,000. Until a
few years z he was President OF the
New England Biscuit Company in
Brooklyn. but resigned the Office in order
to devote all his time to fighting the
Romanists."
Perhacs is now 4 publisher at . and
Johnson street, Brooklyn. He publishes
the, Primitive Catholic, Of which Mr..
Walsh is tn, editor. He also publishes a
book entitled "Scenes from the Holy
Land"
Walsh is a brother of John II. Walsh,
who, before his death recently, was a
~we.l-known capitalist OF Boston. and
worth a million dollars. Walsh was at
on" time in business with his brother.
Perhacs says he Is a Hungarian by
birth. and was at one time Attorney
General Of the Hungarian Cabinet.
Gsorgens tod Justice Walsh this
morning that the only way he could
Identify Perhacs as the person who had
stolen the marked coins, was by his
shallow.
Perhacs Is highly Indignant at the
charge made by the young man. and
says ne Will fight the case 10 the end.