Evening journal., 1890-06-05
EMPLOYED TO Do MURDER
A Conspiracy Which Excites
Newcastle.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED FOR A LIFE.

willing TO Pay to Have Banker W. p. |
Foltz Removed - Detectives Heard |
the bargain Made.
NEWCASTLE, Pa, June 5.-A great sen
sation was created here yesterday by the
arrest Of Mrs. Randolph, who is charged
with having conspired TO murder Banker
W. r. Foltz The woman, who is best
known as Mrs McGinty. made business
Of illegal medical practice, and, after car
rying on her nefarious trade for twelve OF
fifteen years, She was finally convicted and
sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
When she was released, three years ago,
she started little store in the suburb
known as Rhinetown, on the west side
and that was her occupation when ar
rested
Samuel Kissinger is a we'll known char
acter lie was sent to the penitentiary
about fourteen years ago for being impli
Gated in the Nesbit robbery near Mount
jackson A few years ago he purchased
the Mckinley farm and now runs milk
dairy
She Wanted a Man OF Nerve.
William r. Foltz is president OF the First
National bank. About month ago Mrs.
McGinty cautiously approached Kissingei
and told him there was big money in a jot
she had on hand, providing he had nerve
enough TO do the work, She finally told
him he was to make away with Mr. Foltz.
The next morning kissinger came over TO
town for the purpose Of telling Of the oc
eurrence to William NJ Brown, Mr.. Foltz's
brother-in-law. Mr.. Brown was absent
from the city, and feeling that he must as
he says, tell somebody, he disclosed the
matter to DR. John Mckinley, not reveal
/ ing, however, the name Of Mrs Mctiinty.
/ Mr. Mckinley advised him to 20 direct to
| Foltz aud acquaint him of the converse.
ton. lie did so, but Mr.. Foltz treated the
| matter as a triiling joke, and kissinger re.
| fused TO tell him the name OF the person
| desirons Of having him murdered. The
matter worried Mr.. Foltz more than he
| cared to admit, however, and he went 70
| Mayor Brown and employed him and De
tective Marshall to probe the thing.
Detectives Heard the Bargain.
Detectives Marshall and Brown went tC
work. They first found that the person
wishing TO employ Kissinger was the Nc
Ginty woman In order to bring out de
yelopments they had Kissinger stand il
with them and at the same time negotiatl
with Mrs. McGinty for the commission o
the crime Several meetings were had b.
appointment, and at each OF these Marshal
/ and Brown were hidden in the room an
heard the conversation.
The last rendezvous was on Monda
night, when final arrangements were mad
for the killing The price Of the job wa
finally fixed at 81 800 and Mrs. McGinty
: who had intimated all along that thir
person was furnishing the money, said sh
would be ready 70 pay IL over in ten day.
In none Of the arrangements did she asseI
that she had any vengeance to wreak upo
Mr. FOltz The details Of this bargai
were heard by both Marshall and Brown
who were not ten feet away from th
speakers.
e She says II Was a Joke.
I A warrant was issued by Mayor Brow
9 charging Mrs McGinty with conspiracy
and the arrest was made by Detectiy
Marshall. When arrested and confronte
with the enormity Of the crime, she laughe
e at the idea of there being any harm il
e tended. She said she was drawing kis
! niger on to see how far he would 20, an
! that she only mentioned Foltz because b
y was the first name that popped into h'
= head She laughed ut the idea that 81
7 was in earnest when offering Kissinger Il
s brihe For three weeks the detectives ha'
3 shadowed the McGinty house day an
s night in the hope Of finding the mysteriot
3 third person. What they learned they Al
s not yet ready TO diyulge. The arrest hi
2 caused more excitement than anything thu
has happened here in years, and all othl
!. matters have given way 10 discussion
> the conspiracy. Many theories are a.
\ vanced. the most prevalent one being thu
the McGinty woman is either an imbecil,
j a crank, or else desired to put Kissinger I
a test. She has employed John q. NJ
3 Conahay as her attorney, and, II though
! necessary, the plea Of insanity will be 8
Z up. The woman is IS years old, and was
cook on the Erie canal thirty years ago.