The evening world., 1894-05-02
Two PLEADED GUILTY
Incendiaries Mullins and Don
nelly Throw Up the Sponge.
The Other Three Are Determined to
Stand a Trial.
The Two Men Secured the Insurance
The Two Men Secured the Insurance
Policy from Agent Shaw.

Inspector Mclaughlin got out COM
plants before Justice Taintor, in the
Tombs Court to-day, against the five
alleged incendiaries who were recently
captured by his men.
The Inspector was accompanied by De-
tectives Meehan, Nugent, Murphy.
Couch and Dunn, who brought the men
from Headquarters and assisted him in
drawing up the complaints. This work
occupied several hours. as the details OF
the enormous crime of which the men
are accused were described at length in
the documents.
When the prisoners were in court
two of them promptly offered to plead
guilty. They were Patrick Mullins and
Peter Donnelly.
Donnelly is the man who applied to
James Shaw, an insurance agent at 29S
Third avenue, for a life insurance pol
Icy. He and Mullins secured from Shaw
the 5000 policy on the little stable at
One Hundred and Sixty-first street and
Eleventh avenue, which they stocked
with worn-out horses, wagons, trucks
and harness after the policy had been
written.
Shaw told Inspector, Mclaughlin that
1t was Donnelly who took Mullins
The s oss other AGS %en. W Thomas sesS kfaerty,
twenty -eight. a contractor, of 54i West
Thirty sixth street; Bernard Kiernan.
fifty-eight, a truckman, OF 5l8 West Fiji
ty-sixth street. and John Sharkey, fifty
three, a laborer, of 5l4 West Fiftieth
street, were determined to stand trial.
1t was after u O'Clock when Jutsice
Taintor took his seat on the Bench and
the men were arraigned before him. The
clerk read the complaint, chargi.lg them
with conspiracy and attempting arson.
was made was the stable at the north
east corner OF One Hundred and Sixty
first street and Eleventh avenue The
complaints were signed by Detective Nu-
gent,
The men were sworn. Mullins and
Donnelly pleaded guilty and the others
shook their heads when the Judge asked
them TO state their pleas.
Lawyer Felix T. Murphy. OF II Wall
street, appeared for the three men who
demanded a trial He said that they
seemed to surprise Justice Taintor con-
siderably.
Then the question OBJ bail came up.
and Justice Taintor fixed it at 5000 IN
be fixed at 5000, contending that the
men he appeared for were, at the most.
parties to a conspiracy. which is a mis-
attempt at arson. Justice Talntor held
| otherwise and refused to reduce the
ball He fixed tomorrow at 1880 O'Clock
| for the examination.
As the men We're waiting to be ar
raigned Mullins wife and mother-in
law entered the courtroom and tool
seats beside him. Mrs. Mullins Is q
handsome, retincd-looking woman, OF
about thirty-ive, She and her mother
were both dressed in black and theiI
clothing bespoke circumstances far NOR,
comfortable than those OF ordinary la
borers. They had long and earnes
talk with Mullins, and at first seemed
to take his situation very philosophical,
indeed. At one time Mullins drew 81
bill from his pocket and handed II L
his wife.
once or twice only. as she sat there
did Mrs Mullins show any signs o. tear
and then her lips quiyered for single
instant. At length. after his plea was
TO prison, Mrs. Mullins burst into tears.