The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-21
MAKES HIMSELF
HOME IN CHURCH
STRANGE WHITE MAN SPENDS
COMFORTABLE NIGHT AND
~aoBs MONEY Box
THREATENS JANITOR
WHEN DISCOVERED, DISPLAY An
uGLy REVOLVER AND SAYS
ssraoE-.E-a4 :1IcEa
Is CALLED.
THREATENS JANIToR
rs CALLED.

Escaping the watehfui eyes Of the
sexton, Joshua Kinney. as the latter
was locking up the church after choir
practice Saturday night, white lnan
ct neat appearance, who is unknown
20 the sexton, spent the night II the
~ cond Presbyterian church acar
Fifth and Maia streets. roboed +. of
81 or IS. and was surprised ut $50
O'Clock yesterday morning when KIN
nsy unlocked the doors TO max ready
for the morning services.
Kinney had pssssd through the
man body of the church and ca cred
the study of the pastor. Or. Russell
Cecil. where he sot, i everything o:s-
Inrranged and every appearances OF one
having slept Comfortably in Dr. Ce-
ellis Morris chair. lie went MO a
little corridor leading out from toe
study, and attempted TO open another
door Some one waS on tho ether
side. holding the door firmly. Kin
ney braeed himself against it, and
ordered the Intruder to give way
After few seconds the door was
finally opened. and the sexton found
himself confronted by man appa-
rently forty-five years old, wea dress
ed and OF good appearance.
Threatens to Shoot.
What are you doing here Kim
ney asked sharply.
Il spent the night here" answered
the stranger He seemed 10 have
spent the night in restful peace. Kin
ney said he would call an cnicer ana
have him arrested
IL you do, IN xiii you" The man
returned. and displayed an ugly lsak-
Ing revolver tn show that his was
~ pared to carry cut h $ threat Kta-
ntS let him go. DIR. Cecil was nct:-
ned, end report was made 10 the
police Detective j.. I. Gentry went
at .asaets ~ serahsaeesa and faa4rfsi ttsYt
the intruder had not only stolen a
small amount Of money. which be-
ionged to the primary Snnday-schcol
class, bat had also broken several
locks in aH effort 10 find more money.
ftss had s-tsrlg through tIat. W hole.
church, finding the money in the sun
day-schuoi room, locked in a desk
drawer. other drawers he opened
with the pastors keys, which he found
in Or. cecils desk. A silver handled
umbrella with the initials M. II. G."
on one side. the word Mamie on
the other side. was found bv the de-
tective.
Saw Man Saturday Night.
In MAX ag his report, Kinney stated
that he saw the same man Saturday
night Tieeping through the ehursn
doors. Mr. Duesberry a member OF
the choir. which was praeticing III the
time, also saw the stranger, and in
Nited him in. The man said that he
merely wanted TO hear the music. and
went mp into the gallery. That Was
the list seen of him that night. and
Il Is supposed that he secreted himself
somewhere while Kinney was lock-
ing mp. He had hardly completed such
toilet as he could make in the same
tnafy when surprised by the early
coming Of the sexton. He wore a
SLOUGH hat. dark suit and black shoes
He was a man of about fortv-dve
years. and had mixed gray hats,
This is the third time In as many
years that the church has been ron
bed. though no important loss has
ever been sustained by the visits.
kinney has been sexton of the church
for twenty-six years. and is highly re-
garded by DIR. Cecil and the congre-
CATION.