The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-02-25
Fall OF n r,epublicnu Patriot.

Another horrible scandal must be put
down to. the credit of Indianapolis
Another patriot has fallen. Democrats
who had the misfortune to live there
during the war have cause to remember
patriotic scOundrel name Crane, fel-
low who kept a Photographic gallery
on Washington street. For the last six
years every moment of liberty enjoyed
by this wretch has been fraud on the
penitentiary. Yet during that time he
was the special pet of the patriotic and
loyal people. His demeanOr during the
reign of terror was that of an assassin,
He was All earnest worker in "the cause,
and he worked" with q stout hickory
with which he "argucd" the case with
such Democrats as dared TO exercise the
right of American freemen in voting for
whom they pleased. He was active at the
polls, and was in the habit of snatching
tickets out of the hand of Democrats,
cudgeling them, and driving them away
from the polls. In those days loyal
man had only to begin row and hun
dreds of roughs would come from all
quarters, like dogs, TO his assistance, 80
that the only safety for a Democrat sin
gled out by Crane was in immediate and
rapid flight. SO far from being punish
ed for this sort of ruffianism Craze was
encouraged and protected in it. He was
one of MortOn's secret service agents,
and he it was who got up the celebrat-
ed assassination plot, which gave our
valiant Governor so much uncasiness,
and afforded loyal hardware man a
$500 job at the expense of the State, in
putting formidable bolts and bars and
locks on the gubernatiOnar mansion.
For time it was seriously contemplate
ed to dig deep mOaJ around the guber-
Material castle, build high wall and
have the drawbridge taken up at sun
down every night, lest some cOppeThead
assassin should steal i'll and drink the
blood of the Soldiers Friend while lie
slept; but this idea was abaDdOned for
want of time, and by doubling the
guards aud putting on the new locks,
combined with the eternal vigilance of
the patriot Crane, the valuable life of
his Excellency was saved. The moral
character of this sCOundrel was even
more depraved than his political con-
duct would indicate. His gallery has
always been a rendezvous for the yilest
bawds Of the city, restoring ulcer
which filled the atmosphere of the whole
square with its putrid cXhalations.
This patriot-this active apostle ofhigh-
toned Republicanism-this gallant sa-
vior of our noble Governors life-nOw
lies in the county-jail, accused of a
crime so horribly revolving i'll its ma
ture as to make ono almost wish for
the by-gOne days of the rack and
faggot. He keeps in his employ num-
Der of fallen women, whose duty il is to
furnish fresh victims for his brutal lust.
Recently poor, haif-witted girl, about
sixteen years of age and not without
pretensions to physical beauty, was sent
OH an errand to the Postofiicc. Two of
Cranes she-devils met her there and de-
coyed her to his gallery, where, partly
by violence, her person was outraged.
After satisfying his lust, the scoundrel
stripped the girl naked and took her
Photograph. After this she frequently
visited his gallery, and, rs Il cOnse-
Quence, became eNcicRtC. Crane was ar
rested, had an examination before
Squire Fisher, and was sent to Jail,
everybody refusing 10 90 his bail. He
has Outlived his usefulness to the Re-
publican party, and now, in the hOur of
his need, the patriots turn their backs
upon him. Ii he does not go To the
Penitentiary he certainly ought TO 20
there.-N. !. Uorld.