The evening world., 1894-06-06
both HELD IN $4,000 BAIL.
Madden and Folmer to Be Tried
for Long Island Burglaries
Police Have Strong Evidence from
the Women Who "SQuealed."

LONG ISLAND CITY. L. l.. June g.
Christopher Madden and George Folmer,
who have been accused by Mrs. Kinsella,
wife OF one OF their former pals with
having been connected with robberies in
Long Island, Connecticut n Massachu-
sets, we're held in 5000 bail each for
trial a week from to-day by Police JUS
tice Duffy this morning.
Madden. the big. brawny fighter. who
escaped punishment before because of a
lack Of evidence. was startled by the
amount Of bail required, but the Justice
would not relent. Folmer. a brother-in-
law Of the woman who accuses him.
made no protest. with his eyes to the
handouts as he was led away.
The Long Island police believe that
now. because of a family quarrel. they
has challenged the skill Of the police Of
chusetts. Not only has Mrs. KinseIla
turned Fn,mSr states tat Ste evi .; zee but but e srra,s Mrs;
to-day, and Maggie O'Neil. who. It is
alleged, pawned the diamonds stolen
from the Cord Meyer house. will, the
police say. tell enough Of the story OF
their crimes to make certain the convic-
ton of Madden and Folmer.
Mrs. Kinsella Is the wife OF Thomas
Years. Asairs'i IN M%' Wetherfeld. Conn. prison
for a robbery committed In Bridgeport
last Fall. He was captured with one of
his pals, named william Mahoney, who
Is also serving fifteen years In the same
institution =
In the same raid a third member Of
! the gang. ex-City Constable Edward j.
Fitzpatrick, of Long Island City. was
10 escape from the building. and died in
the hospital several. days later.
Since her husband was sent to pris-
driven by poverty, and a belief that
she has not been treated fairly. to give
the names OF the other members OF
ready been suspected, and even arrested
about two months ago. but there was
not enough evidence against him. Fol-
mer had not been known to the police:
and his quarrel with his wife. led to the
present developments.
1t is said at the time Of the burglaries,
G~reepoint, and she says her home was
headquarters for the rang.
Among the robberies planned in her
lived in Ravenswood- with his aged
wife. The couple had saved $500. and
one night during the absence of Laehn
the gang entered the place, and at the
give up the money. They then went to
Carl Dreier's house in Vernon avenue
and secured about $500 In money and
They returned to Mrs: Kinsella's house
and told the story Of the latter rob
berry with great !gusto.. Mrs. IKinsella
Listened list ned s to It I With evident vide otrc enjoyment md.:
to the police so definitely that the formal
charges are based on the Drier rob.
berry.
Probably the most important robbery
of which Mrs. Kinsella has told was
that Of the Christopher Meyer man,
sion. in Maspeth,. where 5000 worth Of
CHRISTOPHER and Cord Meyer. were Sc.
cured. Thu mysterious Maggie O'Neil
1t is believed, figures in this case. but
the police s Are n sna wi Mrs' e Po tals as sSS.
stantiate Mrs. Kinsella's story, the ofii.
clals think there will be no trouble in
convicting the accused men.
The story Is told that the women de-
termined to inform the police after a
visit Folmer and Madden made at their
rooms. n night recently. AS he came
he had come to do her up" She made
a plunge downstairs n escaped, but
Mrs. Kinsella say Folmer then struck
her on the head, and just then Madden
The men left, she alleges, before she
had recovered sufficiently to summon
help. She thinks they were drunk. Al
rested last night, Folmer in New York.
Mrs. Kinsella stys she heard the gang
talk Of robberies at Lenox and Stock.
bridge last Summer, but they never told
her the details. One Of the gang was
Michael Sherlock. the celebrated soft.
voiced burglar. who is now waiting trla
In tn,en Mss 81 Madden;;s, H aith is p sse latte'
made to look repulsive through the loss
Of a part Of his under lip. which wat
bitten OFF by a man he killed here si'