New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-02
Fatal DASH FOR LIBERTY.

A LEAP FROM A WINDOW TO AVOID ARREST
SAD END OF A YOUNG CONVICT WHO BAD BROKEN
HIS PAEoLr-ur JUMPS From WINDOW IN
Tur p,nIv HOUSE AND BREAK HIS NECK.
William Creyer. a paroled prisoner from the Elmra
State Reformatorv, sprang from window III the
Office of the Prison Association III the third story OF
the Bible House, yesterday, TO avoid arrest ior
breaking lis parole. and met with almost instant
death. Crover was the son of German parents was
twenty years old. and mad been sent TO the
Reformatory in February. 1877, having heen
convicted OF grand larceny The practice is 10 parole
the prisoners at The cnd of year. If their behv
has been good. For six months after having been
set free they are kept under surveillance ana are
required 70 report monthly to the local agent OF the
RciOrmat0y. Their paroles for six months or more
and if the conduct Of ihe prisoner has not neen
quite salts actoTy within the half year. Is wlimh
the discretion of the agent 10 give him further time
before recommending his return e. the prison
Ciever not paroled until NJ 'rch. 1851 threr
years d plne instead of orc having been consul
cred lccessarV IN MS case On March g. he appeared
at the office OF stephen Cutter, the agent 81 me
STATE Reiorma'oTy and the general agent o. we
Prison Associat ton, bearing letter from Superlu-
tendent Brockway requesting that arrangements
lie made TO send him To sea. MI. Cutl'r procured
Crcvcr an outfit but il lost III some way ana an
other was purchased. CreyeT was a last shipped lor
Queenstown. In June he returned, and expressed
bis determination not to O. 10 sea again. Slnc'
then he drifted from one thing 10 anOthrr htih.
idle most OF the time. aud Mr.. Damn reported that
he feared be WIS under the influence OF had com
parious Mr. Cutter advised Superintendent Brock
way of tins AID in return received an 0racr 10
cause Crevcrs arrest and detention untl be COMO
be sent back TO the Reformatory. Crever haPpencd
10 cali at Nh Cutters office asking for assistance
Just as the letter was received, and was Ieques''u
10 return on the following Gay. HE appointment
was for Yesterday afternoon at 3 O'Clock:
Ire Office O the State Prison ASSOCIATION IS Room
No. GO in the Bible House. lis windows look oul
uron the Cooper Institute. When Crcvcr called
Yesterday. Detective Robinson was IN the once
waiting Tor hlm. Some visitors were gong away
,,,, NJ ftfff or hngt. oil ~
where Crrycr had remained standing. his man
is an Officer Mr.. Gutter said and the deceive
added as ne pal led out pair of handouts: l VIII
The Young man cooked up with a quick glance Of
terror AT both the men. "What do You arrest me
for 7" he sand hurIiedy; " have work now, ihtll
with quick movement. as the officer iald his hand
upon his arm. he daItrd past him toward an open
window " He went out like shot, without ever
lowed: he spraug almost like an aero
bat head foremost a. II diVln2, ihlo ,ng
water Not cry or "A word escaped hlIn, and
no sound ever passed his lip after his fall save
groan or two a. he lay upon the pavement, lie feil
on the basement steps oatSlde the bulidlng,
although il seemed to me that he spIang win
STRENGTH enough to bring him clear Of the sidewalk.
Hi, neck was broken, aud lie died III twenty min
utcs" ,
People who were passing in the street carried
Crcger into a drugstore at Four have. ana EghtnI
st.. and called Dr.. Albert Bunn. but nothing could
be done ,or the injured man.
When Crevcr came from Elmira il was under tood
by Mr.. Cutter that he was an orphan. Later the
young man told HIM that he had discoverrd ms
mother. whom lie mad not seen ior years, at No -
Deaucey-st but that she could do nothing lor nm
In the garrett of tail, tenem ant -hsnse at that
number Mrs. CTever, hardworking German
widow, was found last night with her Two
remaining children As the reporter entered
the mother arose trembling when inquiry was
made for her son. sac did not know OF hi> fate,
but when made to understand that ne wa dcdd,
with 4 f.ryid claspng of hands she SAID: " Then
let the good Lord b. thanked for His II rcy, that
He has taken my boy at las from me way OF ms
tears fell fast while she told the story OF her bows
waywarduess. 1t was SIX years ago,
Mrs. Creyer said that her son left
nights and ended by remaining away altogether.
She heard of his Imprisonment IoHg after he had
been convicted and sentenced SOnr weeks ago ne
visited her, processing repentance, ana she louhu
HIM employment in factory. He worked nall a
day and then went away. She never SAW MN
again Since then, however, he had met Ms
yo1nger brother in the street, and she was great
lear OF the inllnence he would ha over The chlld