The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-25
PASTOR LOST FOR TWO DAYS
ROBHED ~ THE INTERVAL AND
DRTGGED. mr. rHISkS.
Head % the Ne~ Apostolic Church In This
CsansEy Genes Home Assisted by
STRANGER while Pslieo and TIslisRerS
Are searehlng Ear and " Ida FOE Him.

CoanaPy Genes Home Assisted by .
STRANGER while Pelieo and Pa FlsllieaerA
Are searrhinE Far and Wide foe iiiW.
The Rev Fredsrick = Misrau. pastor
OF the New APOSTLE Church at 9O7 Fast
I9Oth street and head OF the denomina-
ton in America. disappeared last Friday
night after collecting something over iioo
Of rents. A police alarm was ssnt out
for him and his friends were certain that
he had met with foul PLAY His parish
toner's personally undertook a search for
him.
Last night at 10 ~ O'Clock the clergy
man reached hin home He was very III
and half dazed He said that on FRIDAY
night. while on his way home. he had
accepted a cigar from strange young
man and had lost Consciousness lie
knew nothing further Of what happened
until he found himself last night wander
ing about the streets of The Bronx
The clergyman ~ married and has
snN ohildren. two girls and four boys.
The oldest Of the children. Anna. Is ~
years old, the youngest Is g.. years old
Attached To the church In East I2Uth
street Is a residence building accommo-
dating several families. part Of which
II used rs a parsonage aud the rest *
rented tn families. USUALLY members of
the church Nine months ago Mr. Mi-Iau
decided that u would h - better Tor the
children IL they could live IN a district
more like the country He secured
house at 2SIO Poplar street Westchestcr
and moved hts family there.
Mr.. Misrau was at the church on Fri
day afternoon and before he left to go
home tn late dinner he collected the
rem, due from the several families IN
the parsonage nnthouse In all the
money amounted To $40 and ne may have
had little more % his own in his pockets.
Peter fendt one Of the tenants and a
member Of the church accompanied
him as far as I;sih street and Third ave
mo. where th. Clergyman boarded
Union Railway car for Westche-trr
When he did not return Ia his home
Mrs Misrau communicated With several
IN emberS of the church and search
was begun among his parishioners lie
had told Mr. Feudt that he was going
directly home; none Of the other members
Of the congregation had seen him.
hurried call was sent out for meeting
% the trustees Of the church for saturday
night At this meeting plans ~ search
were discussed and money was raised
Cor the employment of private detectives
The Rev Reinecksr. pastor 81 a church
" the same denomination in BROOKLYN.
attended the meeting and promised the
assistance % the Brooklyn congregation
1 -.
hospitals and morEues and police
stAtions " tho upper part of the city
without result Yesterday the Bronx
detective bureau was called into the car"
Detectives McAndrew and clarke wer.
assigned Ia cooperate with the church
people and confidential alarm was sent
out
Mr. Mieraus family and hts friends
were sure that he had been attack III
by Some one who perhaps kne~ that he
had the rent money with him The -ea.ch
ers were unable. however. To trace him
/ further than tn. moment when he took
the car for his home
Mr. NIierau says he recovered conscious
/ mess about 10 O'Clock last night he was
walking along at NTH street and Southern
! Boulevard cropping for support A. his
consciousne-s returned he stopped
passing stranger. told him who he was
and where ne lived and asked Ia be- taken
horBe The stranger led the Clergyman
! tn his home and there left him and went
on his way The family do not know the
strangers name
! Or ". u. Pound ~ Ro@elle ard Silver
streets vas CALLED In To attend the clergy
ma. who hal COLLAPSED ON firding him
self once more IN his own home. DIR
Pound eaRrnirsi his patient carefully
He said that he could not discover that
Mr. Mierau hal suffered any physical
violence, tut was cor fident that h. had
been under the influence Of some drug
He said that Mr. Miersu IVES very SICK
but tina, th. illness IN all probability
would rot be Of serious consequence
Mr. Mierau told what he could rcmem-
Der Of what had occurred lie said that
after the car had gone two or three blocks
not over three, anyway young man
| got on and took . sea, next 20 him II
was AN open car The young man began
talking and. lighting cigar himself,
offered MIR. Mierau another.
| The clergyman ac~"-'"l the cigar and
I lighted IT, He smoked a moment and
the next he knew he was asking the
stranger, over twenty four hours after
4
70 pilot him home. Mr. Mierau could
give no description ~ the young man
who had given him the cigar Or Pound
after getting this measrs bit Of informa-
ton found his patient m such condi-
ton that he said IL would be unwi-e 10
allow him to talk further
The Clergyman pocketS had been
! emptied of all they contained except one
thve cent piece. Besides the $40 of the
church rents. his watch and chain and
what papers hs had. including a bank
book. were missing His clothes were
torn and soiLsd.
Services were held a. usual at the
church yesterday. one at 10 O'Clock in the
morning and the other at O'Clock in the
afternoon The Rev. Paul kainka Of
Brooklyn conducted the services in Mr.
Mieraus place Nothing was said at the
morning servic. about the disappearance
Of ths pastor
Mr. RAinka had held the congregation
after service last night to tell them Of the