The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-06-19

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When this property VIVA attached
H. NJ, YerRer VIZ In Memphis. On
l,ia return Tuesday morning, be sent
aeyeraI messages 10 Col. Crane, the
parport ~ Which, sas an invitation
10 meet him on tho street. Invested
III his official character, in hFder to
rive him satisfaction for whit he
esteemed 10 bc mn aifront. W. ore
informed that DR.. Harrington, who,
} afcr REPEATED solicitations, bore one
Of these communications, finally con
scntcd TO do No, with . purpose IN
his mind, when explained 10 Col.
Crane the intent oi Yergcr, toadvisc
him not to 90 upcn the streets, and
that Ie did 10, stating that Yerger
J was armed aud thai bis passions
J were greatly intensified by liquor.
! Chiefo IL Police, IsIcr, as will be seen
! ly his testimony, gave the same
, adyiec which DIR. Harrington had
given, but unfortunately u was not
3 taken. strungc cnoughthe deceased
did not, Oh q CONSERVATION ofthe peace,
I. order the arrest Of Ycrgcr, notwith-
Q standing his bclligercns message
from the streets, nor did he prepare
. himself with arms for n deadly en-
counter, nor still did he keep out o
harms way, The cause Of his failure
d to adopt some precautionary meas
urc IL explained in tire testimony o
IsIcr. a short time before the fsta
It meeting, I've was 90 President stree
Ie examining y sidewalk which ha'
e been reported TO him to be in q con
It ditiou to need repairs. The partie
4. met on the corner Of State an
g Capitol streets.
I, Thctestimony of Harris Barksdat
= Esq, explains the difficulty prets
d fully, aud VIC give il in fsIi-'
d Came out Of Clarion 'otfics an
o. met Col. Crane, passed him wit
10 usual salutioBs, aud went into Green
Or bank while there heard some Oh
re say, "You ARE n damned puppy.
In ran out with Mr.. Thomas Green IN
10 George Green ; saw Col. Crane an
lie Il. NJ. Yerger, standing near ea'
n. other. Col. Crane said, lyon g
n. drunk and had better 20 houie
is Mr.. Yerger said, 81 am not drui'l
Id and want to tell you that you are
ms damned puppy" Col. Crane sal
,maI don't care for you and will n,
~ have anything to do with you
he Yerger said, II telegraphed to u
Of not to take advantage OF me durir
les my absence, at the same time shakir
lid his finger, don't know which han
mt in Cranes face, Crane said, 81 did n
,ly take advantage of you," and maj
q gesture with his hand. Yerg
said, stake your hand out of n
IL, face you damned cowardly son Of
bitch,' ut the same time strikil
Cranes hand down. Crane said
don't know you and don't want
red have anything to do with you Q
OF cept officially AZ this time W
not ness noticed that MIR. Yerger h
ard his right hand in his bosom. @
KIN Crane turned his back to Mr.. Ycrg
ner and took one step up street. n
by, Yergcr pushed him and said, &c
we'd you damned dog" Col. era
nat wheeled round and struck O
hey Yergcr with a walking stick, tn
they clinched, and MIR. Yergerd dr.
lng, a knife and commenced cutting
her Col. Crane. Mr.. Crane caught \
or Ycrgcr's arm and held it awhi
.rs' they were still struggling. \
ng, Yerger jCrked his arm away a
the struck Col. Crane in the back,
ans this time Col. Crane backed il
nno Browns store ; the parties strugg'
'ver Just inside Of the door. With
could SEQ nothing but the arms
tho parties. Col. Crane fell 0
Yergcr stepped out and threw
Iont knife at Col. Crane, saying. IN,
, 10 you damned dog, you struck m
,i,h or, "what did you strike me fc
Witness could not identify
two knife-did not see Il except IN
md. Yergcrsh ands,-at lifetime thou
lar. II was a "thug' knife.
re- From the Pilot's account Of
pull killing Of Mai. Crane We extract
'rth following:
rops There was something about
y"1. taxes in the case. Crane, rs Ma,
u o. in the performance Of his duty,
'pie, dercd Ycrger's property to be sci
M NJ for city taxes.
me Yerger was absent when the n