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. Klnsella.
wife of one OF their former pals with
having been connected with robberies In
Long Island. Connecticut and Massachu-
sets. were held in $1,000 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 n
lack OF evidence. was startled by the
amount OF bail required, but the Justice
would not relent. Folmer, Il brother-in-
law of the woman who accuses him.
made no protest. With his eyes to the
floor he reached out his hands for 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
New York, Connecticut and Massn.
Folmer. the wife of the man arraigned
to-day, and Maggie O'Neil. who, 1t is
alleged, pawned the diamonds stolen
from the Cord Meyer house, Will, the
their crimes to make certain the convic-
ton of Madden and Folmer.
Mis-. Kinsella rs the wife of Thomas
TNillstld, WIZ u stINlnb a = VI hlltSi
years in The Wetherfield. Conn. prison
for a robbery committed In Bridgeport
last Fall. lie 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
to escap from the building. and died in
the hospital several days later.
Since her husband was sent to pris-
on, Mrs; Kinsella. 1t Is said; has been
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,
Mrs. Kinsella lived In Franklin street,
headquarters for the gang.
Among the robberies planned in her
house was that on Patrick Laehn, who
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 o $500 in money and
jewelry.
They returned to Mrs. Kinsella's house
and told the story of the latter rob-
berry with great gusto: Mrs. Kinsella
to the police SO definitely that the formal
charges are based on the Drier rob-
berry.
of which Mrs. Kinseiia has told was
that of the CHRISTOPHER Meyer man.
sion. in Maspeth, where 5000 worth OF
diamonds belonging to the sisters OF
cured. The mysterious Maggie O'Neil,
it Is believed. figures in this case, but
the police are not willing to talk about
stantiate Mrs. Kinsella's story, the Off
i Gals 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 one night recently. AS he came
in, It is said, Folmer told his wife that
a plunge downstairs and escaped, but
Mrs. Kinsella says Folmer then struck
her on the head, and just then Madden
entered the room.
The men left, she alleges, before she
had recovered sufficiently to summon
help. She thinks they were drunk. Az
forwards she told her. story to Police
rested last night, Folrer in New York.
Mrs. Kinsella stys she heard the gang
talk of robheries 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 trial
in Massach usetts: He is a particular
friend OF Madden's. although the latter
is n tough-lookiug man. and has been
made to loJk repulsive through the loss
OF a part Of his under lip. which was
bitten off by a man he killed here six
years ago.