New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-03
SUSPECTED IN TIE MAYBEE CASE
A MAN FROM BROoKvILLE ARRESTED.

WHAT IS KNOWN OF HIS MOYEMENTS-TlE ENI-
DENCE AGAINST HIM.
The interest which has attended the efforts OF
of the Long Island police to the murderer OF Mrs
Maybee her daughter in Brookvie November II,
has been transferred from that quiet little
hamlet 10 this CITY, Men have been arrested
and charged with the crime and even where the
crcumstanal evidence has been OF the strongest nature
as of Doyle the accused men have generally
succeeded proving their innocence and obtaining their
liberty But on Saturday night was arrested In
low resort No. 100 West Twentyseventh-st, whose
name is Edward Rhehall, and Constabes Joseph Ben
nett and James Ayres OF Oyster Bay L. l., assert that
they can prove that Rhehall is the murderer
Joseph Bennett was visit to bis brother David at
No. 446 West Twentyeighth-st Saturday, and In the
evening he took walk along Twentyseventh-st. As he
passed Seventhaye. he Rhehal whom he recognized
a resident Of BroOkville, who had disappeared
day after the crime had been committed
Bennett whose visit to the city partly on business as
well for pleasure, invited him to take drink Rhe-
hall at first refused but changing his mind he said that
he knew where they kept good stuff and lead his new
acquaintance into No. 100. They drank together and
then Bennett called Detective John Dunlap, Of the
Twentyninth Street Precinct, who arrested Rhehall.
lie made protest when he arrested but he refused
to make any statement to his guilt innocence He
gave his age twentyeigt and said that he had been
employed until recently In Duryea's starch Works, at
Glen Cove, Long Island, where his wife and children
this city, aud lived with his aunt ut No. 220 Nintaye
Three weeks lie to Glen Cove visited his family
and returned on the following day. He said that he did
not know the maybees
which the police prepared To make public, are rev.
Among the stolen property 50 gold piece worn I'D
peculiar manner. Captain Williams Informed that
the coin had been paid to dealer in shoes In Sxthave
The captain called at the store the piece OF money
and informed the Queens County authorities who came 10
the city UUon hearing the description OF the man who
had given the store-keeper the coin, they promptly
named Rhehall the besJ answering the uescIp-
ton While in Brookyile Rhehall bore bad reputation
and was in the habit OF drinking and abusing his family
the Jefferson Market Police Court, and was
remanded to the Twenty ninth Precinct station TO
await the action of the Queens County police
Bennett and AyTes returned to oyster Bay yesterday
in the evening Their intention was TO take him directly
Jamaica by early train this morning. They had not
arrived at "A late hour last night -
When Rhehall arrested he gave his address ms No
229 Nnth-ave. TRIBUNE reporter caltd there last
night and Informed that Rnehall had never lived
there his name known TO any person III the
house The proprietor of the shop III which the man
arrested said that Rheha had been In the hablt OF
there the last three months and that nscNca
talks with him Rhehall had said that he VAS bnckHytr
Saturdays and Sundays but he dd not do 80 on No
VeInUcr l7or Is. With the exception OF those nights
Rhehall had missed visiting INN on Saturday His
attention had been called 10 khehaIDy his extraordinary
Quetness lie had seemed avoid every KIND OF com
lnenl, and several persons had entered tho
pace, kheha had arisen 10 his feet and departed lie
had not noticed whether Rheball had more money IMAM
usual recently and he was positive that he ad nor gwen
him any large blnkOtcs 60 can-c lie had been Known
in the IeighDorhOOd only "Ncd." The concluded
by saying that the only shoes he had noticed lhehal
wearing weic brogans, and they had never been clean
from lime and mortar.