The evening world., 1894-05-02
TWO PLEADED GUILTY
Incendiaries Mullins and DON
nelly Throw Up the Sponge,
The Other Three Are Determined to
Stand a Trial.
The Two Men Secured the Insurancc
Policy from Agent Shaw.

Inspector Mclaughlin got out COM
plants before Justice Taintor, in the
Tombs Court to-day. against the five
alleged inCendiaries who were recently
captured by his men.
The Inspector was accompanied by De-
tectives Meehan, Nugent, Murphy,
Couch and Dunn. who brought the men
from Headquarters and assisted him in
drawing up the complaints. This work
occupied several hours. as the details OF
the enormous crime of which the men
are accused were described at length in
the documents.
When the prisoners were in court
two of them promptly offered to plead
guilty. They were Patrick Mullins and
Peter Donnelly.
Donnelly is the man who applied to
James Shaw, an insurance agent, at 29s
Third avenue, for a life insurance poll
Icy. He and Mullins secured from Shaw
the 5000 policy on the little stable at
one Hundred and SiXty-iirst street and
Eleventh avenue, which they stocked
with worn-out horses, wagons, trucks
and harness after the policy had been
written.
Shaw told Inspector Mclaughlin that
1t was Donneliy who took Mullins
to his Office about two weeks ago.
The other men. Thomas Rafferty,,
twenty eight, IA contractor, of 5ii West
Thirty-siNth street; Bernard kiernan.
ffty-eight, truckman of jlS West Fiji
ty-sixth street, and John Sharkey, fifty
three, laborer of 5l4 West Fiftieth
street, were determined TO stand Il trial.
1t was after II O'Clock when Justice
! Taintor took his seat on the bench and
the men were arraisned before him. The
clerk read the complaint, ChargiIg them
with conspiracy and attempting arson.
The PLACE named where the attempt
"a made the stable the mort H.
east corner OF one Hundred and Sixty
| first street and Eleventh avenue The
complaints were signed nv Detective Nu-
! gent
The men were sworn. Mullins and
Donnelly pleaded guilty and the others
Lawyer Felix 7. Murphy, of II Wall
street, appeared for the three men who
demanded trial He said that they
would want an examination, which
seemed to surprise Justice Taintor con-
! siderably.
Then the question of bail came up,
each case. Mr. Murphy asked that II
| be fixed at 5000, contending that the
men he appeared for WERE al the most
parties to Il conspiracy, which Is mis-
attempt at arson. Justice Taintor held
/ otherwise and refused TO reduce the
bail. He fixed tomorrow at 1879 O'Clock
for the examination.
raigned, Mullins's wife and mother-in
law entered the courtroom and took
seats beside him Mrs. Mullins is 2
handsome, refined looking woman, OF
about thrty-hve, She and her mOthel
We're both dressed in black anl then
clothing bespoke circumstances far more
comfortable than those of ordinary la
borers. They had long and earneS
talk with Mullins, and at first SCENE,
to take his situation very phtlCsophica! "
indeed. AT one time Mullins drew a ~
bin from his pocket and handed 1t L
his wife, -
once or twice only, as she sat there
did Mrs. Mullins show any signs OF tear'
and then her lips quivered for a single
Instant At length, after his plea was
entered, and her husband was led back
10 prison, Mrs. Mullins burst into tears.