The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-25
LOOTED THE PARISH HOUSE,
CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION
PROTEGES UNDER ARREST.
Long List OF Booty-Part Found In Pawn
shOps-SmaIl Boys Gave Police . Tip
Louis" Locked Up-Rey. Donald
Grant Would Welcome Hin Back.

Grant Would Welcome Him Back.
Two small boys were arrested by the
police of the Charles street station three
weeks ago for stealing a set of pool balls
from billiard parlor in Hudson street,
near Abingdon Square. While Capt,
O'Brien was giving the pair lecture, one
Of the boys said:
Say, we amt in it with some Of the chaps
that hang out in that pool parlor They've
got a church on their staff and the graft
is great. The other day one Of 'em swiped
a communion set and hid it in the pool par
lor while the others went out to find place
where the swag could be hooked. A day
or so later the guy comes in with pair of
pants which he had swiped from the
preacher.
Capt. OBrien became Interested and
questioned the prisoners closely He was
unable to learn what church had been
robbed or the names of the boys that had
done tie pilfering. One of the prisoners
remembered that the boy who had stolen
the stuff was called Louis"
Capt. O'Brien put a squad of detectives
on the case. and search Of pawnshops in
the district was made. The supp osed
communion set was located and found to
be really silver water pitcher and goblets
The stolen trousers were also located
Capt, o. rien finally traced the stolen stuff
to the parish house manual training school
and social settlement clubhouse maintained
by the Rev. Percy Stickney Grant in con-
nection with the Church OF the Ascension,
at Fifth avenue and Tenth street, of which
he is the pastor. The parish house is located
at u West Eie, enth street. The recovered
trousers were found to have been the prop
erty OF Mr.. Grant.
The pastor and his associates in the
parish work were not anxious to aid the
police in clearing up the robbery. They
were more DESTROYS OF having the matter
dropped. The police insisted, however
on finding out just what had been stolen
from the place, and yesterday they OH
tanned from Herbert johnson, tf,e janitor,
list of the articles that had disappeared
from the building during the last month
The list included one silver ice pitcher, half
u dozen silver goblets. typewriters. one
pair of the Rev. Mr.. Grants trousers. a
pair OF gold studs. one altar garment a
lady's silk shirt waist and skirt, 10 Yards
Of fine lace, 2 linen table cloths, a silver
altar bell small communion table cloths,
one pair OF gold cuff buttons one large
carving knife and fork, pairs of white
kid gloves, 2 dozen spools of silk thread,
set Of dinner dishes and Standard Die
tionaries.
The janitor also admitted that the con-
tents OF the poor box had disappeared
more than once Capt. O'Brien, renem-
boring what the boy had said about Louis"
asked if youth of that name was around
the place He was told that Louis Paulisoh,
II years old. Of 7sl Greenwich street, was
learning to be a printer in the manual train
ing school 1t was also learned that young
Panlisch was quite, popular about the place.
He was accused by the police, ard they
"a fnpfa4Sa1 They It al hon
that two other boys who visited ilr place
had assisted him in the robberie- They
were, he said. Frank Agnew Of ~ West
Eleventh street and William Farrow Of
Is Seventh avenue. All We're locked up
Everybody around the place was iu-
clined to believe that u mistake had been
made. All hands said that young Pau isch
was fine boy. The Rev. Mr.. Grant said last
night that he thought Paulisch was merely
the victim of bad associates and he hoped
the boy would be released. The pastor
stated that he would gladly welcome the
boy back to the manual training school,