Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22
THE LONG ISLAND TRAGEDY.
Arrest of the suspected Murderer
Re,torufiOn of MIR. Maybee's Sikhi

Arrest Of the suspected murderer
Restoration of MIR. Maybee's sight.
Hundreds of people Monday visited
the house OF Gerrit Maybee, the scene oil
the Rockville, L. l., tragedy, and the
story of the double murder Was rehearsed
again and again rs the visitors viewed
the spot where Mrs, Maybe and her
daughter were go foully murdered.
Food for gossip was also furnished 10y
. decidedly pleasing incident which had
taken place since Sunday afternoon. Mr..
Maybee has for year past, In addition
to the inconvenience OF paralysis, been
affected with total blindness. On Sunday
night, while prostrated by the terrible
experience he had undergone, he .ell
peacefully to sleep. He occupied a room
with Edward Griffin, son-in-law Of DR..
d. B. whitney. In the morning the old
man awoke suddenly and exclaimed,
.Why, can see ~ His roommate at
first considered this remark as the conse-
auenoe of delirium, but soon after the
aged cripple pointed out to him with re-
marksbls accuracy the door, the lock and
the fence running in front of the
house, and finally exclaimed in
exultation "Why, can see you !"
During the day he vas, to his
exceeding great joy, able to recognize
several friends and neighbors He st'll
suffers greatly from his wounds. DR..
Whitney, when asked for al explana-
ton, said that Mr.. May bse about one
year ago suffered total paralysis OF the
optic nerve and was rendered totally
blind. When he was beaten by the rob-
her on Saturday night hs sustained q
severe confusion just above the left
temple, numerous bruises ON the head
aud lost large amount OF blood, his,
DR.. Whitney is of the opinion, acted rs
would an electric shojk upon the optic
nerve, aud if ths old man survived his
injuries It was quite possible that h.
might ultimately recover his sight
entirely.
THIS tramp arrested at Roslyn, Ii
believed to be- the murderer. He gave
only evasve replies when questioned u,
to who he was. but finally said he wa,
James Doyle OF Brooklyn He has severa
| times recently been cared for in til,
| Queens county poor house aud WAS Their,
on the Friday night preceding the muir
ders. He is a man about 35 years old, al
| the suspected murderer was supposed Il
bs. ae had s2l.s4 in his pockets anc
said a ohum of his had the rest of hi
wealth. He has been tramping arount
the neighborhood for some weeks ant
was readily recognized as frequen
beggsr for victusls at farm houses
He was arranged before Justice Losee, bu
his stories were 30 contradictory that h,
| was remanded to the lookup.
AT O'Clock Monday morning, Will
P. II. Remsen, night watchman at tn
railroad depot at jamaica, and g. +
Canning, the night operator, were OIL
duty they saw man moving about tn
depot acting in a suspicious manner
They arrested him and he gave his nam
as Francis Brown. He was locked up il
the town hall. He confessed that h
saw the deed committed by another ma
who was with him, and was taken
Roslyn, where he identified Doyle as tn
murderer. The excitement in Roslyn
intense and threats of lJGclinF are mad,
Brown esis he d'd NOT know Doyle befor
SATURDAY. when he met him At Broof
vile. II accompanied him 20 til May be
barn shortly alter dark There Baow
showed Lim the bodies vi th5 two dea
women.