New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-22
TWO MORE ARRESTS MADE.
THE ROCKVILLE MURDER MYSTERY.

FCNERAL-M CORMACh Sci fRtE'
William H. Lambertson and his wife Mary were
arrested at Brookville l.. L. early yesterday morn
ING ON suspicion of being concerned in the brutal
murder of Mrs Maybee and her daughter on Satur-
day. Thoy were taken to Oyster Bay, and after
being privately examined. were released on giving
bail TO the amount of 5000 each. Their sureties
were Edgar II. Tappan and John l.. Bogart. When
released they went home. The amount of evidence
against them is not great The wife has some suS-
picious marks upon her face and on one OF her
hands This would hardly be considered enough to
warrant an arrest but the character of the husband
is that of a hard fellow, and the wife has been
a waiter in a liquor shop in East Broadway,
this city, While at Oyster Bay Lamberson said
that he was married on September 10. His wifes
maiden name was Hays. He had been settled Ill
the house where he is now living only two weeks.
His house is less than thirty rods from the Maybee
place On Saturday he was working in the fields
of Mr.. Bogart, husking corn. He went to his work
early in the morning, and had not been
long engaged when he was sent for to
help kill pigs. He had his dinner about
Q o'clock and then went back to Mr. Bogarts corn
fields Tie worked on after dusk until he heard the
steam whistle of the Glen Cove starch works, which
blows at this time of the year at haf-past O'Clock.
Then he went to his supper. 1t was not ready, and
he had not finished eating when Mr.. Tappan came
in with the news that Mr.. Mayboe was half killed
byrobbers the house robbed and the women not to be
found He Immediately went with Mr.. Tappan to the
place. When asked about the marks upon his
wifes face and hands he said that she told him she
ran against the clothes line in front of their house.
As for the mark on the hand he had done that him
self with his pen-knifo in rough play.
Miss Bogart daughter of LambertsOn's en-
ployer, is said to have noticed Lambertson
Of husL in bpr fat
field when she was driving to the
depot to meet her father at o'clock. While the
Lambertsons were at Oyster Bay their house
was thoroughly searched, but nothing was found Of
a suspicious character The man has been twice in
trouble il is said, for beating his father.
Mrs. LambeTtsOn was questioned by Coroner
BayliS and Colonel Townsend privately. Both
of them informed TRIBUNE reporter that
she accounted for the marks her face
and hand in the same way as her husband. 1t is
believed that more is known than Colonel Town
send has thought JudlClouS to make pubhc. Inc
people in BTOOhville say that q country detective
named Pawn has been working up the Lambcrtson
business and that the arrests were made in puTsu-
ance of his revelations The theory of the detective
is that the pair knowing the dcfencelcss condition
of the Maybee family, and perhaps ,exaCgerating
their reputation for wealth, fixed up plan
which was carried into effect by of
their desperate associates III the city.
THE FUNERAL or TIE VICTIMS.
In consequence OF the repeatedly tNpftNStd WISH
of the relatives that the funeral services should not
be attended by those who were not connected nearly
with the Maybce family there were persons pres
ent in the parlor at the appointed hour for the fun
eraI-1 oclock-sayc those who could claim right
or had been specially invited There were four
clerCy1ucn prescut-thc Rev. G. :. Wightman, Bap-
fist, of Oyster Bay the Rev. Alexander g. Russell,
Presbyterian, Of the same place; the Rev. J. Will
Jams of Glen Cove and the Rev Il. VI. Gccr rector
of Christ Episcopal Church in Oyster Bay. Though
the number of persons present in the parlor was
limited there were hundreds Of persons IN the VI
entity of the house or waiting III the Gene
tcry. Both collins were clOth-coyercd, with
silver plates and handles. Upon the mothers was
wheat sheaf upon the daughter a wreath Of ca
meias and smilax. Those who bore the mothers
coffin w. II. Remscn, John L.. Bogart
Andrew j. BOgart, jackson HOagland, Morris
SmOnnson and Nicholson Van C%ti' ddhe
James i. Lyster. Andrew j. Rcinscn. Daniel ~
ster John Downing and Samuel Van Colt. The
cemetery was about quarter of mile from the
house Garrett Maybce remained at home in the
company of some of his ncighbors. There was
crowd gathered at vc rc'rGG sJ ,cc distance Gs
in the lot of w. H. Sim0nson. The people
spoke i'll whispers, and when the service at the grave
Oficiatcd except that Mr.. Gecr did not tab" part,
and the Rev. H. Blaz joined his brethren around
the grave.
MCCORMACK DISCHARGED.
The first act of the Coroner aud Of Colonel Town
send when proceedings were resumed at oyster
Bay at p. ~. was to swear the Constable. Oliver
Hendrckson. and to take his testimony in
the case of John Mccormack, of No. 900
Troy-ave., Brooklyn, who had been arrested on
suspicion and had been taken to Oyster Bay.
where he had been examined. The Constable
had been with the prisoner 81 the places
and persons mentioned in hi, examination, and his
story had been amply corroboratcd. As there ap-
reared TO be no possibility of Met ormac being CON
nccted with the murders, he was discharged aud
money given him to Ia Ike him home to Brook
lyn. Bat his answers and appearance had won
sympathy for him. and he was told of a job of work
that he could get, that instead Of going home hc
went III search of the promised work. the lnNcstI-
CATION will he resumed to-day at p. IN.
The authorities of East Norwich, "a hamlet near
Locust Valley. have offered an additional reward of
$3.50 for the arrest and conviction Of the murderer.
This brings the total amount of reward up TO the
sum of 81 go.