The evening world., 1893-11-29
kOCKAWAY'S MANIAC.
EAs Dreaded Wild Man " the Mate
of a Wrecked Schooner.
Fs HAS MAULED MANY PERSONS AND
Is STILL AT LARGE
,pNED WITH SHOTGUN AND SWORD.

ror two weeks the inhabitants Of Rockaway
zach. l.. l., rave been terrorized by what
=. been described us u wild man." II
,ov turns out that he is a maniac sailor.
rhrec weeks ago the schooner Maggie Dcvin,
nm on the rocks just outside Of Rockaway In.
Vt in a heavy gale. She went to pieces in tho
~Npaler, but all of her crew escaped
have one. This was the mate, jaime,
1pu,h, who was washed overheard and was
rvep UP as lost. The wild man" and the
mate are now supposed to be one and the same.
Ever since the night OF the wreck the " wild
man" has made his home in the woods neal
the village and among the rocks on the beach.
Al times seeking shelter in a dilapidated oyster
,bed known as "uncle Dicks shanty.N His
neither limbs are incased in tattered blue over
.s He wears u frayed and soiled white blouse
and sailor hat. His feet are bare and his
long unkempt hair and beard hang down upon
Eight days ago John Lauth, u wealthy bard
ware merchant Of this city, while driving ON
Rockaway Beach saw the Z" wild man. lie
sSs eating raw clans. He ran into the under
growth and disappeared. ON the same day Il
sherman named Mcdonald and George Fafrci
came upon him.. He scared them 50 badly that
they got away as fast as they could.
The wild man" was not seen again unit
Friday last. Then he chased from the beach
10 the village Edward Tracy, one OF the oldest
inhabitants. On the same day, in the fore.
noon, John Corning, a contractor OF Rock
AWAY. with one of his wOrkmcn, William
NcVay, was returning from Rockway Park. In
the middle OF the road they encountered the
demebted sailor. He struck Corning on the
hack of the neck with a club and teHed lin.
McNay grnppled with the wild man, - but
he escaped into the brush.
The same afternoon Mrs. II. l.. Macarthur,
|.hp uitp nj R0nL "a wa ~ : rlipf pf pI1trn vnS "a.
turning home from Rockawuy Park, when the
Il wild man " calne behind her and seized her
by the throat. He torc.her right ear with bis
talon like nails and pounded her head on the
ground. rendering her unconscious. As she is
in a delicate condition, her physician fears for
her life.
That night the wild man jumped through a
window OF G. II. Garrethrant' Harlem
House, " tearing out the whole OF the sash. In
his hand he waved q sword which he had
taken from a now vacant house, which in the
summer is occupied by &. Dean Howell, of
New York
n the Harlem House when the mailman made
his sudden entrance. Mr.. tfarrrthrant was
in the room. The mailman tlourished his
tword and the entire party fed Tor their lives.
Then william Twceddal, a plumber. met him
while out shooting snipe. Tweeddal came
upon him in the zoe near R~ockaway. lie
was eating a raw chicken.
lWccuuhl started 10 run, Dut the othcT
him, took his gun from him and struck
him over the head with it The plumber lay
In the woods unconscious until picked up bv
one OF Contractor Corning $ men returning
Rockaway Park in Il wagon.
On sunday night the wild man struck
susie Lamb over the head with a club nj
s Station. He would have done her
injury had he not BEEN driven away.
He still has the captured gun and has be.
come moro than ever a menace to the safety of
the peOple of ROckaWay Beach. Police tnptlin
Macarthur, with a posse, was out looking for
aim yesterday afternoon, but without success.
Capt. Macarthur ven to Long Island City
night to obtain an armed posse OF deputy
'herifE to capture him.. A reward of $500 has
been offered Tor his arrest by the citizens OF
RUckaway.