Evening journal., 1894-08-25
BATHS BOY DESPERATE
He Is Charged WithqArson, Bur-
glary and Attempted Murder.
TRIED SUICIDE WHEN ARRESTED.
His Associates In Crime, Who Are Men
crown, Turn states Evidence and Charge
Him with Plotting Many murders-ses
the Hammondsport Fires.

Hun With Plotting Many Murders-ses
the Hammondsport Fixes.
ROCHESTER, Aug 25. - Twenty-year-
old Edward Folsom is locked up in tho
Steuben county iail at Bath on charges
Of incendiarisin, attempted train wreck
ing, bank burglary, forgery and plotting
to murder. Before bsing arrested the
youth made two desperate attempts to
take his own life
Bishop Daniels and Frank Hazard. two
men about 10 years older than Folsom,
were his pals In neTly all of the lawless
deeds, and they are the ones that caused
his arrest by turning states evidence.
Daniels sVoars In his aifidnvit shat Folsom
set fire 30 II houses with his help, and
that he aided the youth 10 wreck ths lata
passenger train On tho Bath and Ham
mondsport road last Friday night A rail
WINS placed across the track, but forsu-
natoly the train was noa deraileds
Three Bank Robbories Attempted.
Folsom told Daniels that he wanted to
got hurt in she aecidens that was expected
TO follow, 80 that he oould oolleot his ac-
4 cidont insurance policy. Three attempts
/ we're made 10 rob the Hallook bank In
| Bath, and plot was gotten up between
! tho three outlaws 10 kn Henry G. Aims
/ worth, 60 that tho keys TO tho institution
could be had. The men waited to way
| lay che cashier but be ala not pass along
tho road, as was expected. Twice the bank
WAS brokon into, but the burglars were
frightened away.
Daniels took Aipsworth into his confl
dence, and tho cashier, with oflicers, lay
In waits for tho third attemps to DO made
90 ernck She safe Folsom saw the door
into the presidents private Office open,
and suspeotinR that there wgs a watch
man IN the building did not attempts TO
foroo an entrance. Daniels and Hazard
both cashed forged drafts at the bank for
| Folsom Hazard makes affidavit that ho
WAS offered $40 80 fire sle county build
ings, so that tho records which were de-
rogatory TO his interests would burn. He
also offered Daniels five gallons OF wine II
he would put Hunt ont of the way. Haz-
ard says that he refused outright 30 com
! NIT murder IL WINS Felsom's opinion
that II Hunt Ners killed she keys 20 the
, county buildinRs could bo secured, and
that papers could easily bo destroyed.
! | Twenty nve houses have been destroyed
}. | BY fire in Hhmmondsport during she pass
! two months and Daniels and Hazard say
: that Folsom Is responsible for all Of them.
| In some Instances they aided him In firing
the dwellings and blocks that were burn
< cd Only tho first part Of this week five
q houses, four barns and mill were de-
2 stroyed tho people OF the village were
SO friFhteried that the members Of many
families were afraid TO go 20 bed q nights.
Cnt His zhroak.
Last September Folsom elopod with and
! married tho if-yonr-old daughter OF
Z, George Heolsr. one Of HammoAdsport =
Z wealthieat mon. The father was very On
. cry but the girl refused 20 como back.
An ntteinpt is being made to doolsre the
, marriage void, a. tho ceremony wos per
/. formed by minister who has been 40.
olarcd insane
6 Armed with several warrants, Constable
= s Hanley went 70 arrest FOLSOM liz
y found the youth at his home. When th'
= officer stated his mission, Folsom OK
claimed: ARREST met No. Never i
= that d-d Daniels has peaohed on me, h'
y ought to be hung, but III never be takeI
= alivo.
~ Then Folsom grabbed a knife and drew
p II across his throat Tho officers tried :!
g interfere. but Folsom cnt his throat In
/ frightful manner. Then he ran from th
house to a pond back OF Main street ans
X threw himself in the wator. lie had hnu
= work trying 30 stay under, nsAthe wator 1
=, but three feot deep, but be clung to th
ec stones In tho bottom Of tho pond and wa
D. ncsrly drowned when he was pulled out.
nt The dosperado is now lodged In the jail
whero a watch is kept ovBr him. Their
ip Is some talk OF lynching Folsom, for th
scores of persons who have been mad
10 homeless by the numeronh fires are OK
he coedingly angry