The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-06-17
How the News of the Late Tragedy
was Received M Dayton, Ohio,
the Home OF she Deceased.

From the Dayton Joarnal, 9th.
The public was shocked yesterday after
noon by report Of the contents of the fol-
lowing telegram:
JACKSON, Miss, June s.
| Col. Crane was killed to-day about noon
| by E. NJ. 1erger. Murderer arrested
start for Dayton this afternoon with Mrs
| Crane. The body will be sent home.
WIN. ATWOOD, Lieut. U. >. Army.
| As Col. Crane has large acquaintance and
many friends and relatives in Dayton, the
! sad news was quickly circulated. and MANY
anxious inquiries were made in the hope that
the report might prove unfounded- But the
contents of the telegram left no room for
doubt.
Up to late hour last night no further in
formation was received than mat contained
in the telegram given above.
Col. Crane was the son Of Judge Joseph
II. Crane, for many years Judge of the Com
mon Pleas Court In our city, and Represen-
tative of this district in Congress for three
terms. His mother was Julia Ann Elliott,
whose family emigrated from Marietta TO
Dayton, soon after its settlement. Col. Jos.
@. Crane, the deceased, was born in Dayton,
October 10th, 1926, aud passed his boyhood
here. He studied law in his fathers office,
was admitted to the bar, and from 1852 to
1854 was engaged in the practice of law. in
partnership with l.. w. Davies, Esq. At
this time he was elected Judge of the Pro-
bate Court of Montgomery county, which
OIuCc IL IGLdInGQ IOI LUTec Wnen nc
removed to Rensselaer,, Ind, to engage in
railroad business. The breaking out of the
rebellion called him at once to the field. In
the brigade commanded by Gen. Schenck,
which served in Virginia, he was appointed
commissary with the rank of Captain in the
volunteer army. He afterwards was attach
ed to the staff of Gen. Schenck, with whom.
through all the battles in Northern Vir-
ginia, he remained till the resignation of the
latter. Subsequently he was promoted to
no in rho ra0rlIar and
after the close of the war was assigned TO
the Department of the Mississippi, on the
staff of Maj. Gen. E. o. c. Ord. After the
departure of the latter to the Pacific coast
Colonel Crane was on duty at Cincinnati for
a brief period, when he vas transferred to
the District OF Mississippi, under Brevet
Major General Robert 5. Granger. The
State of Mississippi, it is well known, is one
of the three which is not yet reconstructed,
and hence it is still under military govern
ment. Gen. Granger some time ago assign
ed Col. Crane TO duty as acting Mayor of
Jackson, the capital of the State. While
Col. Crane was of mild, placable DISPOSE
tion, not given TO violent expression of his
sentiments, and prone to avoid controversy.
it would be hard to select a man more care
full to avoid offense. He was gentleman in
the true sense of the word-hrm in the
right, but gentle as a woman in his inter-
course with man.
Col Crane was married to the elder daugh-
ter ofCommodOre Schenck, in this city. He
leaves widow, who was with him in the
South, and two sons-the eldest about eigh-
teen years of age, at school in Springfield,
Ohio. He was a mao of commanding per-
sonal appearance, fine social culture, de-
cided character, and noble and generous i'm
pulses.
The anguish of this bereavement is inten-
sified by the fact that the family were look
ing forward to happy general reunion at
the common home in the month of July.
But few days ago the father-in-law OfCol.
Crane received information from Admiral
Porter that squadron in the Pacific would
be placed under his command during the
next three years if he saw fit to accept it.
The members of the family in Dayton held
dore Schenck, concluded that at his age
sixty-twO-he ought to remain with his
wife and children, the coming family re-
union greatly influencing their decision.
Alas, the family circle is broken forever.