New-York tribune., 1885-09-23
FOUND WIFH MS THRO1T CUT.
AN AQUEDUCr FOREMAN ATTACKED.

HIS AssAILANTs PROBABLY MEN VINO HAD BEEN
DIsCHARGFD-THREH ARRESTS.
Shaft No. 20 Of the new CrOtOn Aqueduct, not
arfrom Van Courandt station OF the NcwYork city and
Northern Railroad the OF mysterious case Of
numerous assault and robbery yesterday. There arc
said to be 5000 at work the aqueduc who COM
prise large portion Of the tramp element from all over
the county Shaft No 20 "a for having the toughest
and most hardened OF these men. Tho foreman Of
"muckers" this shaft. William Murray, was found
yesterday near the entrance OF Woodlawn Cemetery
with deep cash In his throat extending from under
his right Inches past tho windppc aud exposing
tho brachca His pockets had been emptied. Murray
was foreman or the night shift" hard working man
OF thirty -four, without family, who seldom never
drank. but gave his entire attention to his work and
compelled undor him to their money or quit
on Monday received his monthly wages and
after paying his board and other expenses he had
$50 80 left Yesterday morning ho start ii from tho
shaft nj 1880 for his boarding house nj Wiamsbrdgo
with the money I'm his pocket Ilc was under de-
preston Of mind and told Frank Collins, brother OF his
contractor before leaving work. that tho men were all
down on him. that he ought to return to muckng"
stone shoveng before they injured him. 1hcn he left
the shaft and went across the field past Kcnncdys dram
shop TO CentraLavo. lie was seen near here.
Then he walked down Ccntrnlavc. toward home.
An hour later he was found by Thomas sheridan. lying
on the avenue with his head under barned wire fence
and his throat cut Soon after Dr. Campbell OF fonkers'
drove alon cand stopped TO give his services Then Po
llccman James f. Finnegan appeared and took charge
Of the wounded man, summonlng an ambulance and
Sergeant Tuck. OF the Thirty nth Precinct Thomas
Collins contractor OF shaft No 90 drove along and re-
ported that lust beyond schraders HOTEL and not 400
yards away. were another maa dead drl1k on tho
avenue amt two men In na"I,,n 'onIi,on' , om
were arrested and proved TO be Edwnrd Dnhy, Peter
Fanucry aud Hugh O'Donucl "muckrrs" IN Shl't No.
20 aud the uncon'olou' III ~ sou l" Wy
o.ptal Three surgeons, Narian. Ot the polco, par
nugun, OF the aquciuct, and Meyer OF the hosptt,
~ nnneI the man and coincidel in the opinion that
he had attacked with sharp instrument ptopaDy
iirve that hs was drunk and had fallen had been
thrown against The barbeI wire fence hhd was ihJIre
stotnmeut from Thomas Collins. tic contractor 81 do
not believe Murray had drop OF liquor IN NM ne san.
ar '"IS mink MS worst foes we're men he discharged
who lay in wait for him attempted 20 a~s'as,imate ~
o discharged Gyo men on a. &, MGpday. Mon ,Hc
The arrested evidently hAd T3rmng o TO 40 T .ng %
crte drunk before he started home in the morning
IL is icuriuy hard locality around here
bcrc are three rroggeries near the SHAFT schrodcrs
u'rr Hfo,'s Hotel and Kcnncdy's dramshop. Ken
near tho shaft. You viii always mud twenty or thirty
worknem lying DRINK hsy aTG%Ra dr%R and SSa SsSt
I" ,6.y mil o@ Ss Knives and slash al each other They
stores and sell tnSm It. to E Kennedy foT
30 per cent of and take the remainder III drnK N1e o
and undertook to XII nm Iorgn when ru,nIcyy nIGy |
con
az robbcrcs have been perpctrated around mere |
recently As soon rs man gets drunk ana Hes down
snucyhcrc there is always gang Of rOuglS on whtch
Ia rim, bls rockets Tho wOuldbe murlcrcrs attacked
their victim in brond daylight and took care to leave no
Glow To their Identity" -, -, !
brrn made by falling on the barbedwre fence No.
bc s,J Murray head was under the fence aud tho |
blood was In pool under IT, INC Dnibs
,Tonld have cut rough cash win pul- |
pic MARKS; but this cut was made with
a sharp instrument. probably n razor
" Was he under tho influence Of liquor +
We discovered trace Of liquor hbolt him. lo evil
DENLY had not drank drop. II he had been drinking
we could easily h ave detected IL ,.
Al tlc Blooningdnc Hospital late last night Murray
was Al N alive His wound had been dressed ana no |
secued trlo easier. superintendent John hehoe sald;
Ambulance Surgeon Meyer offered him liquor; bnt nc
sbut ms mouth and would not swallow II, |
showing that he doesn't believe In u Tor any purpose
inc surgeon reports that there blood on his hands
and other evidence struggle with assassins. when
ho was first found he Is said to have given his namc ana
nccnnntion but he has since spoken. lie has lost
arrr amount of blood tank II possible thht ne may
live alter hard battle, when he can clear up the nyo-
terry, perhaps" H., .,., .,o,,,a oo, ,,,,o and
DETECTIVES Yuc and Dakin found long knife on the
nrisoncr O'DOunc hut there no evidence that lt
Had been used for murdorous purposes the prisoners
will he examined the Morrisiaa Police Court this
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