, 1861-08-23

E'keWhere We give the result and verdict Of
the investigation of III G. roaer's Jury In the
melancholy t1ag* dy at the Chicago and North
western depot on Wednesday afternoon. T.
is understood that the testimony TASTED
where 1t ie left at The instance and by the pnr
pose Of the jurors themselves, who held that
their scle duty Was the finding how the de
ceased came to bIe dsath, leaving to other
constituted tribunals to pass upon the kind
and degree Of cu1patility Of the unhappy
young officer.
As stated In our last issue, Capt. Craftnn
Hss committed to jail on the same evening of
The occurrence, and Is now detained On acu-
oner's warrant for murder His counse1 are
q. 8. District Attorney Laraed.. and TIE
Mese1s' Goodwin 1t is, We learn, proposed
to bring Capt Croiton before Judge Manierre
to- day On writ Of habeas corpus, to the end
oi securing preliminary examination, aud
obtaining, if possible, Capt. C.'s enlargement.
On eaal, on chsrge of granddaughter.
capt. Crofton was appointed to the 18th
United States Infantry from. the State Of Del.
S"a1e. He has won the confidence and es-
teen OF his brother officers, and Of our cttl.
zens since he has been stationed here, aud had
entered zeslouely and inteligently into the
work of bringing his regiment into condition
for tie field as fast ss recruited He was Wis.
ited at the jail yesterday by man7 of our citi
zsns, who expressed their sympathy with him,
n this sad event. His own statement, freely
made, is to the eject, that as he Was following
hastily and excited1y, with his drawn sword,
the young man Kraatz, intending only to prick
him with the point, the latter stumbled and
fell, and Crofton himself being carried for
ward by his own impetus, The weapon in his
hand passed forcib1y into the body Of the de-
ceased, with power and result entirely acci'
dental and unavoidable. The location aud ua-
ture OF the wound are both Of character, it
must be said, to support such statement.
There is still great amount Of excited feel
ing prevalent amorg the friends Of the unhap.
py K1aaiz, as an incident narrated elsewhere
in this issue attests, in the narrow escape of
Lent, Goodwin from violence at the hands Of
unknown ae6aila1ts~ The funeral of Kraatz
WAS yesterday attended BY Iazge eoncourse
of his friends, IN whose hands, doubtless, If
left to them, Capt Crotton would be In dan.
ger Of sure and deadly violence
Happily, even in these evil times, the law
still maintains its supremacy in our favored
city, and to its tribunals such cases may ba
eafely left to be disposed Of without praja-
dice, Or improper influence.
Army Equipments.
We have often before this had occasion to
speak Of the creditable and considerable SHIRE
our Chicago business firms hare had iu
vsrious departments Of .-==zi1ltary outfit. We
made last night what was well nigh midnight
call at the premises Of Messrs. Condict,
Woosey & Co., No. 50 Lake street. Theirs
were the only lighted premises, at that hour,
in their entire block, and yet it is only by this
means Of two eets OF wo1kmen, busy day and
night, that they can ELL their present contracts,
chiefly Of cavalry accoutrements.
The immediate purpose Of cur visit was to
look at newly invented lot Of horse equip.
ments, to be shipped this morning to ST,
Louis On an order. from Gen. Fremont, to
whcm already this firm have sent nearly five
hundred saddles. They have also large order:
for Iowa and ftcm the o. s. Government 70,
regiments in various parts of the North hwest.
to the amount ofseyeral thousand saddles, &a
To thus speak Of what single firm are do
ing, would be leaving half unsaid, unless due
reference was made 10 the quality Of the work
turned cut. These saddles are all finished OF
the celebrated Grinasley tree, whereofno sensi
b1e trooper or troop horse ever said, "spar
that tree" It is from its shape aud bearings
By Tar tie best in use, as the testimony of off
GERS in service abuEdantly attests, Last eve
Mig VIC took occasion to look at the work O
these saddless, in every Stage OF pro
greEslon, and saw faithful workman
ship snd choice material everywher,
combined in results highly honorabl.
to this old established house. They are fllins
also large Government order for their de
partment Of Infantry outfit in the five neg
regiments being mustered into service in thiE
city.
For every description Of military work
from superb officers saddles {several of whicl
we have from time to time noticed as comm,
from this house), to the troopers outfit, 0
the straps and boxes Of the foot soldier, thi
house ia prepared to execute any rsquire
amount, and in style none otEer than whic]
| could hare secured them the reputation the]
erjoy.
The Soldiers Widow and ORPHANS
In another column We present stirring aut
pathetic appeal in behalf Of the beresved ant
destitute family of the late Captain McMu,
ray Of the Irish Brigade, Of this city, recsntl
deceased in service in Missouri. To the feI