Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-08
GOSPEL COACH LOOTED.
Rev. E. F. Goff's Car Is Stripped of Its Furnish ngs-Convert Named Howard ReiIley
 Suspected of the Crime.
Chicago Chronicle.

Chicago Chronicle.
 Evangelist E. F. Goff's special car, Good News" has been robbed or It's fittings, and Robert Reilley, one Of MT. Goff's converts and later special watch- man of the gospel coach, is charged with the crime Late yesterday afternoon MT. Golf called on Captain Elliott chief of the detectives, and informed him that the car, which is standing in the Wisconsin Central passenger yards, at Twelfth street, had been footed.
 The list of stolen property, as given by MT. Golf, includes quantities of Hanland china, silver plate, linen, draperies, pict- ures, a valuable library and, i'll fact, nearly everything except the Kitchen range, which is bolted to the floor Of the car. The value of the property stolen is valued at $1200. Captain Elliott has detailed detectives to search for Reilley' an excellent description of whom was furnished by MT. Golf.
 The car Good News" was formerly owned by Sam T. Jack, and was used to transport one of his burlesque companies. Charles M Crittenden, wealthy New Yorker, fell in with Evan gelist Golf, and being deeply impressed with the man and the work he was do- ing, conceived the idea of buying a car and fitting it up for MT. Golf.
 d Mir. Crittenden found that MT. Jack was willing to part with one, and purchase was made The car was completely over hauled and fitted out with the hnest or everything that money could buy, ana when it was turned over to Mir Con II was a veritable palace on wheels. The interior fittings were particularly Valua- ble so much so that it was deemed wise to employ a private watchman 10 guard the property in the absence or MT tioH'
 Howard Reilley, formerly an engineer in the employ of the Northern Paclnc Railway company, had attended MT. Goffs meetings and had, or at least said he had. become converted. He was re garded as a suitable person for watch man and was employed ih that capacity During several months he has traveled with the car and the utmost confidence was placed in him by MT. Goff.
 Three days ago the coach reacheu Chicago and was placed on side track in the Wisconsin Central passenger yards. Since his arrival in the city MT. Golf has been with his family at 555 Six ty-third street, Reilley being left m charge of the car and its valuable con tents. Since his arrival in the city Mir Golf has not visited the coach until yes terday afternoon, when he discovered that his late convert had taken all of the contents of the car and had taken his de- parture.
 The interior was sight to behold. IL was nearly as barren as box car. In addition to the china, silverware and fur nishngs, Reilley had stolen Bibles, hymn books and had also stripped the shelves In the library of their contents. So bulky was the property stolen that MT. Gof believes a large truck wagon must have been used to cart off the plunder, no trace of which the police have yet been able td find.
 Tho locc will fall Inon MT Crittenden who SO generously fitted up the car and rendered it to MT. Golf to be used for evangelical purposes, Since MT. Golf se- cured possession of the car he has vis- ited many cities and the car, upon the sides of which is painted in big letters. Good News is known from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans.
 Every effort will be made to appre- bend Reilley but his crime will not re- tard the work of MT. Golf, as the car will be refltted as soon as possible and the evangelist will continue his work.