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

LUNG lSLAND CITY, Il. l., June o.
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 and Massachu-
setts, were 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 i'm
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.
now. because of a family quarrel. they
will break up a gang of robbers tina {
has challenged the skill Of the police of
Gsw rorf Not ons hSs M nsd MasSH
turned States evidence, but even Mrs;
Folmer, the wife of the man arraigned
to-day, and Maggie ONeil, who. It is
from the Cord Meyer house, will. the
police say. tell enough Of the story of
their crimes to make certain the convic-
/, tion OF Madden and Folmer.
Mrs. Kinsella Is the wife Of Thomas
years in the Wetherfeld, Conn, prison
for robbery committed In bridgeport
his pals. named William Mahoney, who
is also serving fifteen years in the same
institution
/ In the same raid a third member of
Fitzpatrick, of Long Island City, was
shot by Policeman Larking while trying
to escape from the building, and died In
the hospital several days later.
Git,na 1,n,. httGI GIu nd
on. Mrs. Kinsella. 1t Is said, has been
driven by poverty, and a belief that
she has not been treated fairly. to give
the the gang of thieves. Madden had al
ready been suspected, and even arrested
about two months ago. but there was
not enough evidence against him Fol
He is married to Mrs. kinsella's sister
and his quarrel with his wife. led to the
present developments.
Mrs Kinsella lived in Franklin street.
Greepoint, and she says her home was
| headquarters for the gang.
Among the ro6beE,es pesrp planned IN her her
lived in Ravensw9od with his o aged
one night during the absence of Laehn
point Of a. pistol made the old woman
I 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 hous,
and told the story Of the latter rob
berry with great gusto,. Mrs. Kinselle
and has since related the circumstance,
to the police so definitely that the forma
charges are based on the Drier rob
berry.
Probably the most important robber,
that Of the Christopher Meyer man
sion. in Maspeth, where 5000 worth o.
christopher and Cord Meyer, were Sc
cured. The mysterious Maggie O'Neil
1t is believed. figures in this case, bu
her. II she and Mrs. Foimer sub
stantiate Mrs. Kinsella's story. the ofn
, cials think there will be no trouble II
! convicting the accused men.
/ The story is told that the women de-
termined to inform the police after q
visit Folmer and Madden made at their
rooms one night recently. As he came
he had come to "do her up" She made
q plunge downstairs and escaped, but
Mrs. Kinsella says 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
sergt: Roulette. and the men were ar
rested last night, Folmer in New York.
Mrs Kinselia stys she heard the gant
talk OF robberies at Lenox and Stock
her the details. One of the gang wa.
Michael Sherlock. the celebrated soft
voiced burglar. who Is now waiting tria
in Massa ch usetts. He Is n particular
friend OF Madden's, although the latte
is tough-looking man. and has beer
made to look repulsve through the los
OF a part of his under lip, which wa!
bitten OFF by man he killed here si'
years ago.