Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1886 — The Stalen Chalice Recovered. [ARTICLE]

The Stalen Chalice Recovered.

Mention vu made in last weeks Hepublic.vn of the fact that the Catholic church, at this place, had been entered by thieves and the •elegant golden chalice, or com* munion cup, the personal property •of Fattier Zumbuelte, had ceen r taken away. It is now our privilege to relate the circumstances of its reoovery: On Monday or Tuesday of last week the following brief item appeared in the Inter-Ocean of Chicago, under the •heading, “What Church has been robbed?” Capt, John Cook, of Hook and Ladder company No. 2, found under the step of his residence, at No. 210 Ewing Street, a valuable chalice, such as is used in the services of the Catholic church, and which is consecrated for that purpose. The oowl of the chalice is of silver, and the base of other metal, heavily plated with gold. The property was evidently stolen from some church -apd bidden away by the thief who found it bard"to oe disposed of. The above description was not .correct for Father Zumbuelte’s chalice, m that the bowl of his was of pure gold, instead of silver. Knowing however that the item vmight have wrongly described the Article found', a description of Father Zumbuelte’s chalice, inending the names of the doners •engraved upon the bottom, was sent to Capt. Cook, with the result that Chief of Police Ehersold, of -Chicago, on Thursday, sent a telegram saying that the chalice found ,by Capt Cook was Father Zumbnelte’e without doubt The editor of The Republican, having occasion to visit Chicago Saturday, took with him a letter from Father Znmbnelte, and through the courteous and ready assist•anoe of Chief Ebersold, was able to obtain the chalice, and to restore it to its rightful owners. The pattena, or silver disk, used to cover the chalice, as also the ornamental cover for the communion table, were not recovered. It is probable that the person or persons who committed this robbery were tramps bound for Chicago and that upon arriving there they found it difficult to dispose of the chalice to any advantage as well as inconvenient to carry it about, and therefore concealed it in the place where it was found.