The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-06-24
1SSISSIPPI, THURSDAY, JUNE "a, 1869.

and asked me to prescribe whisky and gem
tian for him, saying that he had not slept,
having been on the cars the night before
he told me that he expected TO have a diff
could not have a difficulty with Col. Crane.
for he would be arrested; said il he was he
would give him good cursing; / saw him
again about IL O'Clock; he came up TO the
door of Ash a Lemly and spoke to me AZ l
stood in the door; he showed me a note
which did not read he read it TO me and
said that he had sent the note by DIR. Har-
rington; l told him that il would secure his
arrest and that would end the trouble, and
he would be bound over 10 keep the peace.
He said if lac was, he would publish him he
gave me pair Of gold studs; he gave no
reason why he gave them 10 me.
TESTIMONY OF DIR. BARTHOLF.
/ am Captain and Assistant Surgeon in the
United States Army; | made post mortem
examination on the Sth OF June, on the body
of Col. Crane was acquainted with him in
his life; he was Captain and Assistant Com
missary, United States Army found on him
four distinct wounds; the first wound was
one fourth of an inch inside the left nipple:
another wound under the left arm-pit, was
about two or two and one-half inches long;
it passed deeply in between the ribs. as far
as my largest finger could reach, notChing
both ribs; the third wound was two and
one-half or three inches long; il cut of
small piece OFT the spine; the fourth wound
was in the left arm, near the bend of the ell
bow-entering made cut two or two and
one-fourth inches long. emerging, made
wound on the lower side of the arm, about
one-fourth of an inch wide; his death was
unquestionably caused by the two wounds
one in the breast and one in the side
This wound passed nearly directly inward,
in the direction of the heart; the wound in
the front OF the chest was over the middle of
the heart.
TESTIMONY OF DR. /. F. HARRINGTON.
L was called upon by T.. NJ. Yerger to car
ry note TO Col. Crane he showed me the
note; cannot say that this is the identical
note, but think il was about the verbage
of that note; 1t was between II and o'clock
on Tuesday, the Sth inst, and | left it with
Col. Crane in less than ten minutes after
1erger gave it TO me. Invent to the Mayors
office; Col. Crane was at his desk writing: |
was not acquainted with him, but was intro
duced by Chief Police II. IL. Isler: | asked
Col. Crane if he had private room. he said
he had1ot; / told him l wanted to see him
privately and he invited me into the federal
court room; after some little conversation [
remarked to him, that my mission was eN-
ceedingly unpleasant, but had only con-
scented to be the bearer ofthe note because /
knew it would be brought TO him, and by
some one who would deliver it In a more
irritating manner; Col. Crane said he was
not in the habit of carrying arms. never did:
he said, several bills of distress had been
handed in for taxes, some had paid,and some
had refused TO, Until Ierger paid his; | do
not know 1erger-some called him Colonel
and some called him Prince Yerger. and i'm
this matter have been simply in the dis
charge of my official duty Yerger dispatch
ed me in reference to leyying on piano;
dispatched him that | had waited twenty
days. and could not wait longer | begged
of him not to go on the streets this evening.
if he did NOT. it would result simply In Yer
gers publishing Il card on the streets in the
morning; Crane said, Il don't care for
that:" Crane then said, Il will not 90 on
the street, pulling n memorandum out of
his pocket, he said lac might be called to go
late in the evening. as he had a list of arti-
Giles to purchase; saw the prisoner after this
interview, on Langley's corner. and told
him Crane said he would not claim military
protection, and did not carry arms; lerger
left me abruptly; went into Ash Il Lemly's:
| followed; Mr.. Cranberry stopped me and
asked me if | thought there would be diff
ficulty; told him / thought not; | went in
after Ierger and found him in the back
room of the drug store; he had bottle of
whisky in his hand and was about taking
drink with Mr.. Virden; Yerger asked me
to take drink, refused twice but acceded
to his third invitation. After this, | asked
Ierger to walk with me to the front door,
when there, told him TO go home and drop
the matter, for thought Crane was in the
discharge of his duty; while we were talk
ing, his brother George came by and ! said
to him. "come and assist me in talking To
your BROTHER" George replied: doctor, |
| wish to have nothing to do with this mat
ter;' | wenS out got on my horse, went to
dinner, and when 1 returned, Col. Crane was
dead.
TESTIMONY OF ANGELO MIAZZA.
saw the body Of Col Crane five or six
minutes after he was killed. brought some
fresh water to put in his face, and helped to
open his clothes. We took off his person
watch and chain, a tobacco box, and some
papers, and bunch of keys; lie breathed
but once orwGice after | got in. There was
no arms upon his person.
TESTIMONY OF ARTHUR WALTERS.
am hospital Stewart of this Post. / saw
the body of Col. Crane; Angelo Miazza was
with it. Dr. Bartholf arrived soon after
and examined the body. / was present
when the clothing was taken off; there was
three gold studds. a gold button in neck,
front and back of his shirt, pen knife about
2 inches long. gold slevee links, gold pencil
ease, pocket book and papers. There was no
arms upon his person.
TESTIMONY OF GEO. W. BIRD, CoLoRED.
BY Prosecution.
Col. Crane was killed on Tuesday. saw
Mr. Yerger that morning when he passed
me. | heard him say he intended to kill the
id Yankee s--n of b-h. | saw him take
his cuff buttons out and hand them To some
one he was in company with Geo. erger
came out of Ash a. Lemly's drug store; Mr..
f. NJ. Yerger had paper in his hand which
he showed to Geo. 1erger; he pushed Geo.
Yerger off, and returned TO Ash Lemly's
drug store; Geo. Ierger then went down
toward Beck's.
BY Defense:
don't remember the time of day or who
was with him when he passed me. Ii was
not the same one that he gave the sleeve
buttons to; it was after o'clock, 1t may
have been 10 o'clock; there was no one with
me he was not talking louder than usual
when he went down the street; / keep an
ice cream saloon next TO Lemly's grocery
store.
Here the prosecution rested their cause.
The defense asked the commission to adjourn
to Monday morning at 10 o'clock, that they
might be fully prepared to go on with the
case The rpunPsf WAS Urauft.l.