The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
THEY STOLE
CHURCH DOOR.
"CAvE DWELLERn BOYS IN
DARKEST BROOKLYN.
They Needed the Door as Lid for
Their Cave in an Empty Lot and
Took It During the Afternoon serv-
ice Of Sunday-Past and Congre-
cation Give Chase and Capture
Some of the Gang.
Brnnklxn Earle

"A gang OF young cave jewellers MADE
an attack upon church yesterday aft,
and ripped the front door from it's
hinges because they wanted it to use
as a cover to the entrance to their
hole in the EARTH The boys sue
ceeded in getting away some distance
with their plumber, but in SO doing
made such disturbance that they at
tracted the attention of the pastor and
thereby being Broken A up. On One % Of the the
young, culprits was apprehended and
Franz Of the Ralph avenue station,
who arraigned him in the Gates ave-
nue. court.
/ The church attacked was the Grace
Gospel on cambridge street, near Sara
w. J. Mosier, says this is not the first
assault by the gang. Only a week ago
Re caught one of the cave jewellers in
his church where he was looking for
plumber, having forced an entrance
through a window, and he let him 20
! pom his promise to keep away in the
future.
Today the Rev. Mr.. Mosier appeared
in court along with Officer Frsnz to
prosecute the young prisoner, Frank
Lynch, IS years old, who lives with his
father, when not stopping in the "hole
in the ground" at 316 Marion street.
The pastor remarked that he would
now break up the cave gang.
Lyme, was a scared youth when he
and he was still more frightened when
the court in stentorian tones inn
pressed upon him the gravity Of the
charge. Tears came to the lads eyes
when Magistrate Furlong asked him if
he was ready to tell the truth about
the doings Of yesterday, and he re-
alied at once that he was.
the court.
"Two other boys and ~ answered
|, the young prisoner, whose anxious IA
, Their was encouraging him to make a
7 "clean breast of everything. ~
r "Who were the. other boys9"
"Jack and Joe.''
! "And who excavated the dungeon
in the lotY" .-......
"a bunch Of us, ten or fifteen alto
l gether.' - Il.
e "And how long had you been q
/ member of this gang?'' j.
!, cit was my first day at work, sir.
9 "What have you in that cave9O
r "a fireplace and candles: We hae
. not got the furniture yet. -
5 o, mWh9 proposed that you steal th'
"Joe did, SIR" -'. : q
"And didn't you boys know tina
y prayer services were being held at tn
l. eyes, sir. ~ '
T. T. elbow did you get that door, ten fee
. s9 in 3 height t of of its i; hingesf'
;. Here the pastor Of the church step
n ped up and said:
"Your honor, the boys broke up on
h prayer service. We heard the noise
q and to capture the boys we had t
h leave our services. think this boy
y the most innocent of the lot. and :.
d would consent, to your letting him CO.
CIVIL you be responsible for his ar
pearance in court when he is wanted7
asked the court.
% eyes, will do that, your honor,
rs and young Lynch. was led away b
# Mr.. Mosier, followed by the boys +:
III Their.
re The cave where the raiders mad
their headquarters is located in a k
and Saratoga avenues. It is lare
ID enough to easily accommodate a sco'
to of boys. It was recently comDlete
ly and was the rendezvous for some fl
IN teen bows ivin" in the neighborhood
st "Why, you have no idea how bol
If. those fellows are" said Pastor M
H. sier, after the arraignment in court
They came right up to the front do
at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday afternoo
W. while we were having services, al
n ~irenched the front door off and starte
a. to carry it away. I guess they w.ou
al have succeeded in their purpose IT
on had not been that we abandoned O.
IN services and chased the boys.
nd "a week ago, while I was in t.
Nv church, young fellow came thru o.
IT. of the windows and began huntil
at around. I surprised and caught hi
lal He begged then SO hard I let him Q
But when they begin to carry off t
building in secti9ns, and start W wlt iat.
Of fere, with the aid Of the law