The evening world., 1894-02-23
NEPT OVER HER DEAD BOY.
Mrs. McGibney Thinks that BroCkWay
Was the Cause Of His Death, and
Walls Over the Coffin.
LETTERS WHICH DID NOT ARRIVE
U%nimportant Communications Seemed to q
All Right. but Others Disappeared
on the Way.

TIL BODY Of poor Daniel ]. Mahoney.
the only son of Widow Nellie McGibney,
was brought to this city yesterday.
Mahoney, "hen not quite eighteen years
old, on Aug. 10. 1882, was sentenced from
this city to the Elmira Reformatory.
when the boy badc his mother farewell
he was the picture OF health. Not a days
sickness had he known in his life.
At the institution presided over by Y.
r. Rrockway. tho boy became one of the
paddler's victims. and the records of
Brockway's torture confirm 1t. Mahoney
was dragged to the bathroom, strung up
and assaulted by Brockway himself with
one of his deadly weapons.
MahOney had not been Mt the re-
formatory more han n month, when the
grief-striCkcn mother wrote 10 Brock
way, asking him how 1t was that she
could not hear from her only son. The
oily-tonguod paddler replied that, under
the rules OF the institution. rules made
by himself, not even the mother could
hear from hor son. Nor was she per-
mitted to write to him while her boy
was, Kept IN, what Is known as the
the poor woman appeal to Gar Brock
way, but to all these inquiries he paid
no attention.
The hcprt-brokcn mother received, on
April q. last year., the" first tidinGs in
the handwriting OF her boy. The letter.
of course, Mahoncy had first TO submit
to B~roCkway'9 guards and keepers, be-
fore 1t was delivered to its destination.
Mahoney explained that he had been
reduced in grade because he WAS behind
in his schooling, and begged his mother
panying this letter was one from the
paddler informing Mrs. NcGibney that
her son was in excellent health.
In the mean time the woman's aged
father was taken sick. He had worried
much about his grandson, and the old
man died from a broken heart. On hts
was the last Mrs. McGibney heard os
him
About Aug. !, last year, the poor
Wom2n rsGGiYn" o a Letter from ,ne pad;
that her son had died at the retorma-
tory May II, 1873, and that he-Brock-
way-had twice sent word to the woman
before of MahonCy's death.
This seemed Very odd to me said
Mrs. McGibney. as she related her story
to a World reporter. We had received
which were properly addressed. It is
stated In the letter that active bronchitis
developed and that my boy died May u.
| always believed that my sons death
was purposely kept from me in order to
conceal the cause
Mrs. McGibney lost her husband three
weeks ago. lie was buried III calvary
Cemetery. on his dying bed he called
upon God to punish Brockway, whom he
accused of being responsible for his boys
death.
Ever since Mahoney's death the poor
mother has been trying to have her sons
body brought to this city for burial.
When the victims of Brockway testified
before the Investigating committee at
the Aston House. Mrs. McGibney was one
of the spectators. one poor fellow, after
! relating how HroCkway had punished
him with the deadly paddle. told abou
the outrnEes committed on Mahoney.
" hen his mother heard this the poor
woman tainted away and had to be car
ried from the room.
A few lays ago Mrs. mckinney en-
ployed Undertaken David MaXcy, OF No.
800 East Fourteenth street. to bring her
boys body tp his city. Il was raised
from the grave, II yesterday morning
arrived here. Mr.. MaXcy called Mt the
Health Board yesterday and applied for
permission 10 omen the casket, which
was granted. The body. II va found,
had decomposed to such an extent that
traces OF violence. il there ever were
any. were effectually stamped out.
Mrs. McG;ibney. accompanied by her
aged mother. called at the undertaker'S
establishment Yesterday afternoon. When
the poor woman looked upon the face of
her hoy she began to cry. The scene was
a very pitifui one.
MY boy" she cried, "Brocllway has
murdered you. oh! that l could avenge