The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-31

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said that Mr.. Stelz had, been dead, over two
hours. The body was cold. On the floor IN the
were Hvo pennies and a three cent piece. EX.
cepting this eight cents the men who ed
tho murder carried away NIL the. contents OF the
should Judge there would be about S7in the box.
Il saw the bloody print OF a hand on the step
near the body. but IL was not the print OF MIR.
Stolz's hand, because, there was no blood on his
fingers. When undsrtaker einmetz man
SSIio%oGG IN IN t the chur Sls ve eSti nS T ana also ow Washed he'd
away the bloody imprint on the step:
Mr.. Stolz had been associated with the
esteem by ali who knew him. He had no enc
mics. and there is no doubt but what the mo-
tive OF the crime was robbery"
From the time OF the discovery of the body
until tho body was removed from the church ut
O'Clock yesterday morning hundreds stood on
Montrose avenue. Nearly every member Of the
congregation wasthcrc, and II is the largest con-
gIregation in Brooklyn. Catholic or Protestant.
work early. and before daylight they had ar
rested tlye Migrants and discharged them after
asleep in q lumber yard at tho corner Of Nc.
Kibbin and Lorimcr streets. Two police.
taking him out Of tho lumber yard they
found a linen handkerchief which had
asked II he knew anything about the murder.
Then he told Capt. Lees that he was simply
sleeping of a drunk. The police learned that
where he served a term of twenty-nine days for
assaulting a man. Later he was arraigned be-
fore Police Justice Lemon in the Even Street
Police Court and held on a charge OF vagrancy.
The next arrest was that of August SchulterS, II
iaS9rer, Of nss johnson avenue, The police said
nights experience, so they held him on a charge
of vagrancy. The other three men wero set FREQ
When Acting Chief Maokellar took hold of the
case with Chief Reynolds of the Detective Blu.
Sweeney, a cook employed in Frederick Else
mans restaurant at ll5 Leonard street. She
said that about 10 O'Clock Sunday night she was
rine klot2. when two men passed. one OF whom
had blood on his coat sleeves. She directed
Mrs. kiotz' g. attention 10 tho men. saying:
"Those fellows must have been in a fight, they
have dust and blood all over their clothes. and
one OF them has a cut In his check
As soon as she said this the man with the cut
In his check, put II handkerchief up to his face.
as i he did not want to be recognized. De
strangers described BY Mrs. Sweeney.
The Rsv; Father Peter Daurenbach; pastor
der was, committed by some Of the band Of
church thieves who have been operating in and
Our church here had been Systematically
robbed about once every month-that Is. tho
poor boxes have been riied. Then l decided to
iron pipes from the easement of the church.
Several attempts were made to rob these
boxes. That was evident at the end Of each
month, when the boxes were opened and found to
contain burned matches. someone having lighted
matches and poked them into the slot 70 SEQ how
deep dewn tho pipes extended. There have been
chqrch robberies also recently at Far Rockaway,
md believe at Jamaica and at suburban
Holy Martyrs. up ia the Twcnty-eighth ward
the poor boxes were robbed, and also tho poor
street and Central avenue. Early on Friday
morning last, the Church, Of the Immaculate
Heart. in Flathush. was robbed. l believe that the
The same who have been robbing these churches.
The thieves evidently .prowled around the
metal box in, which certain relics are kept.
Finding that the metal was not gold. but was an
moved severaithings on the altar in their efforts
to find something which they might consider
va, valuable enough h., to m steal, In b getting ns.s away on, al" Il;
the door nearest to Even street:
About a month ago Mr.. Stelz found a man
to be asleep. and when Mr.. Stelz aroused him he
grumbled and limped out Of the church. Some
| that he may have been the thief who visited the
church again on Sunday night. but l do not
think so.
There is one thing certain: the thieves never
got into the church through the churchyard, for
my two big dogs would not have allowed them
and good watch dogs. I think that the thieves
went into the church in the afternoon. and re-
m Ths au uho @ @6 on s Msi 2,e boa dyFi wss performed
EGs,srdHs yls s6tf1.oo +, BY va, co oUeIstss p ph Us. !.
FieacE and ai' Z. &. ve Il nA' The nse'T three es p 1ys; ai M;
the skull. They discovered seven Iaccrated
three inches each. There was one wound on The
forehead. in q line with the nose, that extended
None Of the wounds, the doctors said. had been
made BY a sharp instrument. The wound on
the forehead was an eighth OF an inch wide,
but did not penetrate the skull, There was
another wound at the back of the head, Just at
length. and similar to the one on the forehead.
On the side of the head. over tho left ear, there
Ni hfoush S the scalp TP1 to the ea sk 'nfh J Joas above 1nst tn, fHs
there was q smaller wound. such as might be
made ma by the corner OF a square piece OF metal.
doctors say that any or all of the wounds might
have been made with a metal plato that was
Although Nj. stelz was 65 years DID," said
DIT; Valentine nn E.. none Of the wounds which
death. ] found tho cause Of death due to
strangulation. The murderer's finger prints
were on the dead mans throat. and one OF the
bones OF the throat we found fractured. The
condition of the body shows that he made a
brave fight for his fife. and that no was evi
undoubtedly two men concerned in tho crime,
one OF whom used some kind OF a blunt instru'
the oiih Rro straSF ieG Mo- Nor s 9ek mf He b R.StG i w Mees
heart, and had also been suffering from lung
trouble. but neither of these weaknesses would
nave intertered 10 prevent him from living fol
Last night the police sent out a general alarm
giving n description of the two men whom Mrs
Sweeney say coming from the direction OF the
church on Sunday night. The alarm is as fol
lows: LOOK out for a stout man OF mediuI
height, apparently about % years old, witt
smooth face. When last seen he wore n nfgligt
shirt which was spattercd with blood, sack Goa
| OF dark material and dark trousers. Had n cui
on left cheek. Wore black derby hat. Also q
man OF bOyish cast OF TEXTURES. about 90 year,
old. slim built and clean shavcn, slightly below
the medium height, dressed In a dark suit OF
| cheviot and had on derby hat. Men wanted fol
the murder OF George Stclz, In Montrose Ave
nue. Church. Sunday night"
Stclz's funeral viii take place on Wednesday
morning. when q solemn mas OF requiem vii
be held in Holy Trinity Church at o O'Clock. Tn
Rev. Father Dauffenbach will celebrate The
mass. and will be assisted by n deacon and sub
deacon. There will be thirty altar boys on tn,
altar, a chorus OF sixty voices will assist The
choir soloists. and there will be a procession o.
the 9. 900 children from the parochial school ant
orphanage attached to the church.