The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-05
PLOTTING TO KILL A BANKER
A REMARKABLE CONSPIRACY COMES
TO LIGHT IN PITTSBURGH.

Mrs. MeGiaty ORers n Mas 81 800 to MUIR
derBRnk erFOItz-He Exposes the Plot and
theVVournn Says she Was Merely Pooling.
NEW CASTLE, Pa. Juno "A great sensation
was created hero to-day by the arrest OF Mrs
Randolph. who is charged with having con-
spired to murder Banker w. p. Foltz. The
woman. who is beat known as Mrs. McGinty,
made a business Of illegal medical practice.
and after carrying on her nefarious trade for
twelve or fifteen years, she was finally con-
victed and sentenced to two years In the peni-
Tertiary. 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 arrested.
Samuel Kissinger is a well-known character.
He was sent to the pententiary about fourteen
years ago for being implicated in the Eesbit
robbery near Mount Jackson. A few years ago
he purchased tho Mckinley farm and now runs
a milk dairy.
William s. Foltz is President Of the First
National Bank. About q month ago Mrs.
McGinty cautiously approached Kissinger and
told him there was big money in q job 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 Kiss
niger came over to town for the purpose
OF telling OF the occurrence 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 dis
closed the matter TO DR.. John Mckinley, not
revealing. however. the name OF Mrs. McGinty.
Mr.. Mckinley advised him to go direct to Fotz
and acQuaint him Of the conversation. He did
so. but Mr.. Foltz treated the matter as a triling
Joke and Kissnger refused to tell him the
name OF the person DESTROYS Of having him
murdered. Tho matter worried Mr.. Fotz
moro than he cared to admit. however. and he
won't to Mayor Brown and employed him and
Detective Marshall to probe the thing
Detectives Marshall and Brown went to work.
They first found that the person wishing to
employ KissinEer was the McGinty woman.
In order to bring out developments they had
KssinGer stand in with them and at the Same
time negotiate with Mrs. McGinty for the COM
mission OF the crime. Several meetings were
had by appointment. and ut each OF these
Marshall and Brown were hidden In the room
and heard the conversation.
when e I'm nal arrangements we're e"I made Tor
ne Eil4g o The prize fo T ths lob vas finally
tmated all along that third person was fur
nishinG the money. said she would be rendy TO
pay it over in ten days. In none Of the ar
vengeance to wreak upon Nh. Foltl. The de-
tall Of this bargain were heard by both Mar
from The The speakers. To-day a warrant was
issued by Mayor Brown, charging Mrs. Nc
Ginty with conspiracy. and the arrest was
made by Detective Marshall.
When arrested and confronted with tho
enormity of the crime she laughed at the idea
Of there being any, harm intended. She said
she was drawing Kissinger on to see how far
he would go. and that she only mentioned
Foltz because his was the first name that
popped into her head. She laughed at the idea
s bs Rs sS H 6 ss SoG ss5 5s s Ssy
and night. in the hope OF find ing the mysterious
third person. What they learned they arc
not yet ready to .divulge. The arrest
has caused more excitement than anything
that has happened here IL years and oil other
conspiracy. Many theories are advanced. the
most prevalent one being that the McGinty
woman is either imbecile. a crank. or else de-
sired to put kissinger to test. she has en-
and. II thought NECESSARY. the plea OF insanity
was cook on the Erie Canal thirty years ago.
Mr.. Foltz. who has been worried into nor
vousness almost beyond endurance. says that
he can give no clue to tho probable origin Of
enemy In the world He ls a young man whose
life has been spent attending strictly to bust
ness. and he has never been In politics or iii
CATION that would be likely to make enemies.
Neither he nor any of his relatives
former prosecuton or trial. so that she can
have no reason to hate him. His attorney, ID.
b. kurtz. who has been at all the consultations
with the detectives was In favor OF waiting
until the demand for the $1,000 was made-a
plan proposed by Mayor Brown In the hope Of
learning whore the money came FROM but Mr..
II ls likely that Kissinger will he arrested and
held as q witness.