The New York herald., 1875-11-27
THE KrL1rNq oF 4 KrEpER.

Between i've and six O'Clock yesterday morning, as
Dir, Francis Burke Of the coal weghers OF Black
Wells Island, passing the eastery gate tho main
wall divides The Almshouse from the Penitentary
grounds ho discovered that the old gate keeper,
Matthew creeyy, absent from his post Presum-
ing that he had oversight himself Burke went TO
the gatehouse, where creevy slept and found
It's door aiar He pressed against tho door but could
only open il about or six inches Looking in a.
best be could observed that Creeyy vas lying upon
the aoor He made another desperate EFFORT against ue
door and Il gave way. He astonshed ana horror.
stricken to md the old lying upon tho covered
with blood The poor man was breathing very heavily,
and the indications we're that he could I've but short
time Mr. Burke Immediately gave an alarm. tho
old man Immediately removed 70 the Charity Hos
pitaL There he was attended by pr j. H. Kitchen
who found terrible cash on the eft side OF his skull
His brains protrnded from this wound There also
deep cut the right side 81 bis head and one on hs
neck The wounds we're Immediately dressed, and
stimuants gven TO the sufferer In about
TWO hours Creevy revived somewhat aud was asked
who II vas that hit him. He replnd-
t'THE SECOND NAN DID IT."
Creevy was committed 10 tho almshouse last
May He tor several months the keeper or
ths mlaple gaze Dut ~ ~ t ~
been detailed a. the eastery or prisoners gate he
supposed 70 have considerable money about him, as
he sold tobacco to the prisoners he also wore good
silver watch All his pockets were turned inside out,
and N evident that be assaulted tor bus money
Every dollar he had gone but his watch found
between the two mattresses oi his bed lie probably
put u there on retiring
The little "lodge' n which the old man was found
adioins the gate on the west The stables
the other side of the wall The odpe1 about twelve
by twelve, and contains small stove, bed closet
and few pictures Just you enter tue '4iodgen
large pool Of blood, showing that
THE FiRsr
that was committed upon Crcevy made At the
trance; adjoining the box another large pool OF
blood, In which the old mans head Sas found lying
small hatchet lay the stove covered with blood
and the gray hairs Of The unfortunate Old man
The only men that passed The gate before the dis.
covery 0i Creevy the ice and bread men both or
whom under arrest Their names we're with.
held by the Commissioners. Nothng points them ont
the guilty persons except that they we're the
pass the gate one Of tie small boats that had been
chained aud locEd the night before, directly
opposite Creevy's "lodgo,n missing ii he
morning but bon aftorward found fastened to tie
dock adistance below aud To the Charity Hospital.
The impression prevails That The murder0us assault
MAS committed by two discharged cUnvCts who, With
others hid an impression that The old Creevy
had large sum ot money about hi person, II is sup.
posed that they crossed tie river near daylight lett
iheir own boat on the west side 0i tie ISLAND for
eaetyis sake broke loose the island boat and ran "a
down " the dock 80 that m case oi an alarm they
could make good tnclr escape from either side q tho
3siand.
room cRrBvY HAD 40 WEAPON,
DwipE % Tie sA lha naD1 bnL Wv keeAsgs arc AloWeg