The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-27
rARrNERs rROM srarE PRISON
Two Thieve. who Made SEQ n Night by Rob-
bIng Queens County lien Koosls.

Constabcs Schmidt and Smith and Deputy
Sheriff Hance of Flushing on Thursday ar
rested Frederick rimmius and Joseph Fink Mt
1877 Eldridgc street. this city. whore Timmins
stabbed his horse. Tho two prisoners turned
against one another. and their stories throw
much light on the series OF burglarics and
wholesale chicken thefts in Queens County Tor
three or four months past. The charge on
which the arrest was made was the stealing VI
horse blanket from John BUTLER few weeks
ago The prisoners wcro before Justice Law
renee. in Flushing. yesterday. and the court
room WAS crowded with farmers and others
who had lost chickens and who identified as
theirs blankets. currycomts brushes. hAltcrs.
&C.. that were found in the prisoners stable.
Both prisoners made their onicssions on tho
witness stand. They said they had stolen about
1000 chickens on Long Island and sold them
to Mitchell Eddy. butcher IN Park street, this
city. for cents pound. The profits ot the
two thieves were about $40 night. Timmius
ami Fink met in the Auburn State Prison. where
each served "a thrn" years sentence Tor robbery.
| AMI on tho expiration ~ th"ir terms they took
| the money they had earned In the prison. houglt
n horse and wagon. AMI inferred into thieves
/ partnership. choosing Queens County Tor their
! field Of operations. According TO their story
! they had some narrow cs'Hurs. M they were
/ several tunes shot ut and chased 10y angry
! farmers whose chi 'kcns that had stolen. Start
! ing from New York in the morning they stabbed
/ their horse sometimes at n hotel in the negh-
/ lorhood 81 their projected field OF operations
! for the night. and sometimes in the woods. and
/ then rcronnoiirrd for popuons hen roosts.
/ They confessed having robbed thu roots NJ john
/ R'msen. Charles Gol,lhorn. William Sch"nck.
benjamin Franklin. VIM Frame, seph Arms
I strong. John Nhtmore. Charles Skidmore
Samuel Mitchell. and John Aresen. These ARE
only few OF their victims. The prisoners
| could not r"collcct NOR" than quarter Of the
| places where they had stolen chickens. Their
plan was to break into the roOsts. strange tho
| chickens and cut their throgts 20 prevent noise
ami then put their booty In bags and 20 back tt
,h.ir wagon with which they cross,h ne Ter,
WAGONS thronging into the city early in TIT
They Killed nity chickens belonging to Mr.
Whitmore ~ Queens. and threw them 10y IN,
! roadside. Before they could secure their nopt,
they were discovered and chased by Mr.. Whit
| thieves in the wagon The thieves escaped un
hurt. hut the horse was hit by the shot. and still
bears the marks in It's body. They were once
shot al near III rksVille. an agnin near Jamatcl
Their bold operations so thoroughly Alarme,
| the farmers that patrols were put On some O
| the roads To- watch Tor the thieves. Once Finl
and Timmins were stopped In the road 10y tw
men armed with club and a gun. Timmn
! Jumped out OF the wagon and offered To ngh
Fink got AWAY with the wagon and IL
contents. Then Timmlns walked away
and aiterward reioined his companion. Oh
one occasion when n tollgate keeper near Eas
Jamaica. hay M his suspicious aroused 10y see
inE chickens in the wagon. refused to let II pass
Fink knocked the keeper down with = marlin
spike and drove on. leaving twenty-five cent
for toll.
The prisoners were remanded until Saturda
In order Ia give an opportunity TO collect "vl
, denre connecting them with house burglarie
In Queens County. OF which they are suspected
When they were arrested pawn tickets Tor cloth
ing. pistols, and other articles answering III
description Of goods stolen from Mr.. Fleet q
MinHoit. and from smith store in Suringn"l,
were founl on them. Fink told the officers "a
Queens County for some time were the work
, himself and Iimmlns.