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."


christopher Madden and George Folmer.
who have been accused by Mrs. kinsela.
wife of one OF their former pals" with
having been connected with robberies In
Long Island, Connecticut and Massachu-
sets, 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-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 a. he was led away.
The Long Island police believe that
now. because OF a family quarrel, they
VIII break up a gang of robbers that
las challenged the skill Of the police of
New York. Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts. Not only has Mrs. Kinsella
turned States evidence, but even Mrs:
Foimer, the wife of the man arraigned
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-
tion of Madden and Folmer
MIS-. kinsella is the wife of Thomas
Kinsella, who is serving term OF fifteen
years in The Wether6eld. Conn, prison
for robbery coIpmitted In bridgeport
last Fail. 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
shot by Policeman Larking while trying
to escape from the building and died In
the hospital several days later.
Since her husband was sent to pris-
on, Mrs. Kinsella, it is said, has been
driven by poverty, and a belief that
she has not been treated fairly, to give
the gang of thieves. Madden had al:
ready been suspected, and even arrested
about two months ago. but there was
mer had not been known to the police.
He Is married to Mrs Kinsella's sister
and his quarrel with his wife, led to the
present developments.
1t is said at the time of the burglaries.
Mrs. kinsella lived in Frank in street,
Greepoint and she says her home was
HEADQUARTERS for the gang.
house was.tbat 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
point of pistol made the old woman
give up the money. They then went to
Carl Dreier's house in Vernon avenue
and secured about $500 in money and
jewelry.
They returned to Mrs: Klnsella's house
and told the story of the latter rob
hery with great, gusto. Mrs. Kinsella
and has sincejreiated the circumstance
to the police 30 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 oi
DIAMONDS belonging to- the sisters OF
Christopher and Cord Never, were So
cured: The mysterious Maggie ONeil
II is believed, figures in this case. but
her. If she and Mrs. Folmer sub
stantiate Mrs. Kinsella's story. the Off
cials think there will be no trouble In
convictng 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
he had come to do her up" She made
a 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 AT
Sergt. Roulette. and the men were ar
rested last night. Folmcr 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 tria
friend Of Madden's, although the latter
is a tough-lookirg man.. and has beer
made to loJk repulslve through the loss
of part Of his under lip. which was
bitten Off by a man he killed here 81,
years ago.