The herald., 1896-10-26
THESTORY OF QUINN'S CRIME
He Will Now Be Taken Back ia
Stand Trial
With Young Married Woman.
Orcutt Lost His Girl

III yeSteFudy 5 I1cralu the arrival IN
this city of Sergeant of Detectives w.
H. Rynders of New York city was noted.
and that he had brought with him requi-
sition papers for George Il. Quinn, cap
tured in Lake View about ten days ago
by Detective Goodman and Sheriff John
son Of Riverside county To Chief Glass
Quinn has made a full confession of his
crime, and expressed himself as ready
to answer for it, yet the following ex-
tracts from the New York Journal may
throw additional light on some points
not brought out at the time of first pub
lication and prove of interest:
Quinn is natty, good looking man,
about SO years old. Fifteen years ago
he married Miss Annie Steinmetz. They
lived happily together for while, but
after he had become the father of two
children he began to neglect his wife and
to pay attentions to other women. In
February last his conduct had grown
so intolerable that Mrs. Quinn went to
live with her mother, taking her chill
dren with her.
Quinn was employed as a collector by
James T. Hall, a decorator, at No. 131
West Eighteenth street On September
% he received from Hall a check for SAL
to cash. 1t was drawn on Fleiss & Co.
Quinn raised the amount to $741, cashed
the check and pocketed the money. His
business as collector took him a good
deal to South Brooklyn, and he was in
the habit of going into a dru. store at
the corner of Smith and Carroll streets
in that city, to call up customers on the
pay telephone. The drug store was
owned by Henry w. Gamble, wNose wife.
a remarkably pretty woman, 20 years
old, spent q good deal of time in the
store, and in this way formed Quinn's
acquaintance.
She soon became infatuated with him
and the result was that they frequently
met without the knowledge of Mr. Gam
BILE. Quinn always made display of
money before Mrs. Gamble, whereby he
convinced her he was man of consid-
cradle wealth. In Brooklyn Quinn met
a young man whose name is said to be
Orcutt and introduced him to Mrs. Gam
BILE as his friend. She, in turn, intro
duced Orcutt to a pretty friend, whose
name the police decline to make public,
on the ground that she belongs to re-
spectacle Brooklyn family, and just
saved her good reputation by withdraw
irg at the last moment from an act of
great folly.
Quinn proposed an elopement, and
Mrs. Gamble finally consented. Orcutt
was let into the secret, and he suggested
so it is said-that it would make the
affair all the more romantic IL Mrs. Gam
bles young girl friend could be induced
at the same time to run away with him.
The matter was broached very delicately
to the young woman, and she declared
at first that she would do nothing of the
kind Then Quinn, Mrs. Gamble and
Orcutt all coaxed her and she finally
gave in.
1t was to get money to pay the ex-
penses of his elopement that Quinn re-
sorted to the check raising. The same
day that he got the money he left New
York with Mrs Gamble on train for
the west, and Orcutt went with them,
but not the young woman. Just before
the train drew out of the depot she
changed her mind. The trio, Quinn,
Mrs Gamble and young Orcutt went off
together and finally reached California,
where they settled in Lake View, River
side county
They would all be enjoying life undis-
turbed out there still if Mrs. Gamble
had not taken it into her head to write
condoling letters to her distracted hus-
band. In vain she implored him to for
give and forget her. These letters Were
mailed at Los Angeles. AS soon as he
received them Mr.. Gamble went to po-
lice headquarters, told Captain O'Brien
the whole story of his wretchedness, and
implored the chief of the detectives to
do all in his power to bring the erring
wife back to her home.
Captain O'Brien sought out Mr.. Hall.
the victim of Quinn's dishonesty, and
told him about Quinn's desertion of hi,
wife and children. Hall had about made
up his mind not to prosecute Quinn for
the check raising, but when he heard
how heartlessy the man had acted to-
ward his family he determined to press
the charge of grand larceny. The Los
Angeles police were asked by telegraph
to arrest Quinn, and did so, notifying the
New York authorities, who at once dis
patched Sergeant Rynders for the fugi-
tive.
Mr.. Gamble was delighted to learn that
not only had Quinn been arrested but
that Mrs. Gamble had expressed her in
tention of returning to this city with
him. The police say that Mr.. Gamble
declared he was willing to forgive her
and take lher back to his home again.
II am glad to hear that my husband
is coming back to New York" said Mrs.
Quinn last night, because am desirous
of getting divorce from him. His love
for other women's society has been his
ruin. He used to make from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year. but he squandered 1t all on
them, and yet l do not want to see the
poor fellow sent to Jail. He has been a
bad husband. but cannot imagine him
failing so low as to rob his employer"