Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1909 — PRIESTS PLEA FOR THIEF [ARTICLE]

PRIESTS PLEA FOR THIEF

Father J. K. Fielding Aska Court's Mercy For Henry Vasey. Chicago, March 2.—Henry Vasey, confessed church thief, who shot at Father James K. Fielding, pastor of Corpus Christi church, was held to the ■rand jury by Municipal Judge Beltler, Instead of prosecuting Vasey, Father Fielding made an Impassioned plea for his dismissal.

"Your honor,” said the priest, “it is niy mission to forgive and yours to punish, but I believe we can save a soul in this instance by tempering justice with mercy. It is my wish to have this man turned over to me so I can Lave him put in some hospital where he may be cared for until I can communicate with his relatives.”