The evening world., 1894-04-17
Ex-PRIEST A THIEF?
Rev. Emil Perhacs Accused of Rob-
bling Turkish-Ba Patrons.
Reformed Priest Walsh Also Ar
rested, but Released.
Both Indignant at the Charge and
Say 1t Is a Plot.

Rev. Emil NJ. Perhacs, an ex-priest,
thirty-nine years old. of 3l2 Livingston
street. Brooklyn. was a prisoner in the
Adams Street Police Court this morning
charged by DR.. Charles H. Shepard
with petit larceny.
Perhacs Is the assistant of Rev. Ed
mund II. Walsh. OF 113 State street, also
an ex-priest, and now rector of the Re-
formed Catholic Church on Cumberland
street. near Lafayette avenue. Mr..
walsh Is also n lecturer and e1itor. 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-Catholic movement Pehacs has been
regarded as his protege. Both men are
known in all the large cities Of the
United States as anti-Catholic reformers.
but Walsh is the most prominent, and
y has been admitted to the homes of some
of the most influential and wealthy peo-
pie in Brooklyn.
The ex-prlests of late nave been talk
ing baths at DR.. Shepard's place. 81
Columbia Heights.
Recently Or, Shepard has received nu-
inerous complaints from his patrons,
VINO claimed to have lost jewelrv and
sums of money while taking their baths.
The thefts became so numerous tina DR..
fine epa reported the matter to the po-
culprit. "'
dent the thief was making considerable
money: Many OF DR.. Shepard's custom
srs s reysse tbs ie pa GatroniIe his baths and
though he would eith 1ei"e have az '0 fo dlo ss
the place or catch the thief without
DR., Sbenar ri tho, h.oo
tecti;ve s" WEEK h 5hGa iRfeSa Fo to two aSo the %eS dss
ne watched every customer while the
special detectives watched the employees.
legs, as the stealing continued.
Last night DR.; Shepard decided to en-
ploy a "decoy" unknown to the EN-
lioNeos. He employed George Georgens,
VINO went into a d~ressing-roCm and hung
y pair 81 trousers on the wall, ii
me pockets of which he had IS cents in
iiarEed coins.
pr. Shepard stationed himself outside.
where he could look over the door and
see all that vas going on inside.
lie saw II hand reach over from the
next booth pull up the trousers, rifle
me pockets and then drop the trousers
back ID the. hook.
one of the attendants was then
placed 10 watch the man occupying
the booth next TO the decoy. He proved
TO be Rev. Mr.. Perhans. When he came
.ut or the room he stopped to talk with
Rev. Mr.. Walsh. and while they were
SO engaged DR.. Shepard sent to the Full
tsn street station. and two policemen
VINO responded took the ministers into
custody. Perhacs was searched, and
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 Perhacs up over night.
uperhacs, when brought before Justice
walsh: asked for time in which to con-
suit his lawyer before making a state
,nent' Ills request vas granted, and he
Rev. Mr.. Walsh,
he then made a statement to the re-
porters In which he said he could not
understand why he was arrested. He
admitted that he had in his possession
~ cents in coin, but thought the
alleged marks on the coin were i'm
This arrest of my friend" inter-
rnpted Mr.. Walsh, "is outrageous, and I
vhh only account for it on the theory
mlat my enemies. wish to emherrass
lists. "ofN Oh nSn'"s 'he Roman
c%%L have been fighting the Catholic
out this is. the first time thai ] have
ever been in any trouble. | was also
a.''Gd under arrest, but was released
az the st~ation-house.
MI. Perhacs IL rated in Rradstreet's.'
| ne continued, "as worth $S0, Oa0. Unit a
Kew years ago he was President of the
Bro1klyn, but resigned the Office in order
kpmAniStS."
y Perhacs IL now 4 publisher at 2 and 4
n 1uhhEnn street, Brooklyn. He publishes
NE Primitive Catholic, of which Mr..
Walsh Is the editor. He also publishes a
Pook entitled Scenes from the Holy
Walsh Is a brother of John II. Walsh,
VINO before his death recently, was a
~mnl-known capitalist OF Boston, and
WORTH "A million dollars. Walsh was al
one time in business with his brother.
h,rrrhacs says lie Is "A Hungarian by
GGFlh. and was at one time Attorney.
Nc,heraI OF tho Hungarian Cabinet.
'-nrEcnS told Justice Walsh this
m1In,ug that the only way he could
.,eAtlfy PerhHcs as the person who had
st',Sn the marked coins, was by hi,
crerhacs is highly Indignant at the
SaunrSt made by the young man, and
says ne VIII tight the case to the end.