Newspaper:Pottsville Republican: "A Sacrilegious Thief"

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Pottsville Republican, Tuesday, July 23, 1889

"A Sacrilegious Thief"

The following letter contains the account of a sacrilegious deed committed at 
Tamaqua.

Tamaqua, Pa. July 21, 1889.  Editor Republican:  -  Last Wednesday morning 
some unknown tramp went into the Zion's English Lutheran Church  (through the 
window) at East Mauch Chunk street, Tamaqua, Pa. and stole the large gilt 
pulpit Bible (English).  This Bible was presented to the church by the last 
class of catechumens of the church.  Also the chains from the chandeliers, 
the Sunday School silver call bell, all the book straps and four fine foot 
rugs.  The reason we know it was a tramp is this:  early Wednesday morning a 
tramp wanted to make a freight train and sold one of the straps to a P. & R. 
brakeman for a chew of tobacco.  Perhaps the Bible has also been traded in 
this way.  The tramp went towards Mahanoy City.  A reward will be given for 
the Bible and other articles stolen.  

H. A. Kauffman