Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-20
TIE Crane Donoho Libe, Case.

IN ti-L- td>Fs III u UitcS court. after
ItIoTt closed Yesterday, EE-NGyor SGgIrs J.
Bsa-H vas sworn; witness was well acJlIaiured
with Mr.. Crane, hut would not like TO say
whether his reputation for truth was or was
n"t coed; there were such conflicting opinions
al. OK men as 10 Crane that il was difficult TO
come 10 conclusions: be thought most of the
ItoI e whom he h,d heard express themselves
a 10 tIaLes YeTaclfy rather doubted il; many
Complaints had come TO him (witnC>S) about the
An street >yw6T-the first Was that Crane was
using lott brick when the contract called Tor
hard OnCs; when the fraud was discovered he at
once ordered an examination OF the work.
CrCS- eSamined:-DOes net remember
Wheeler or not Crane reported anything wTeng
about The sewer; discharged Crane for neglect
OF duty III failure to obey orders. la his letter
81 dismissal, had given aS the reason, words to
the erect - that IN order to give you an opl,Or-
tuHity 20 prosecute the charges which YOU have
mate -aII>t me. You are forthwith dismissed
ION Tie once u commissioner of the Fourth
NaTu. Nathan ii. Barrett AMI George III.
Plant. JT., clerks IN the Post Office. had told
witness that they wOIld hot believe Crane;
witness ULirleHuly relations with Crane were
h--tG en- rs uET.ihHsness IL obey him (Wit-
ness.
JsLH J. saT7rress testified that he was in the
Sauc0J H@ro.& office when the affidavit of
BCIOIO was presented there for public alton:
Samuel S-rong and The clerk were in conyersa-
lion together, but no conversation was held
viii l'yUCho IN relation to Crane.
4 he further bearing was then postponed until
newt Tac>dav.
IMr. CaIlan's tcStimonv-Published in ye=.er-
'~y's STAE-waS trToueUU-iy reported. The
HAT u was DOnCn0 and net Costello whose sirn
T. Crane rot to approach was to scratch his
Itad and raise his hat;" DOnOhO tod witness
u :, aIdhe saw il was so afterwards whenever
ICICLO DIDN'T want Crane to come too nearl
H
TIE LATE PEoy. NORSE-At n meeting of
TIE committee OF arrangements for the Morse
NJ nora! services yesterday, presided over by
MI n , SUiCmOHS, II was ordered that all the
IaItT>, dispatches, and addresses OF the ularnO-
Iiai SCTt isCEi.s be placed IN the hands OF DR. &
? Stdns bury, 20 arrange ter publication with
fke quest that he also prepare 70 be published
mere ith a hrICI sketch Of the life of Prof
Morse- including an account OF his governments
"Ad discoveries. and an obituary notice pre-
stItaIE TIE ClCs .ng scenes Of hiS eyentfuI life
81 Notion O. Gov. Cooke, q committee corn
ltetC o. AlT. y. ). SCiOmCus, Dr.. e.. +. STAINS
iEfy and Hon. HOTatiO King, was appointed to
sHlcIl-tIC the publication.
RESOLUTIONS Of thanks 10 the chairman OF the
80 D. l. tee. y. \ SCiOmCns aud tie secretary
H. AMltoE. and TO the presidents and other OF
J.. tTS G! The Western Union and Franklin IeIe-
graph companies, for their etfoTis 20 contribute
L. the success VI the mortal services, were
u ~ Ho->lv adopted.
iLere l. a pr"lt7itiOn under consideration in
I"rEIesS 10 aTI-U pirate the Cyrus W. Field
n, DIAL which las been i'm the Treasury yauIt for
stNt Ial years at, tor a medal commemorative
q Tie memorial exercises at the CAPITOL ON
thursday. and pres. 1t tie same 10 the family
Il LC lake Prof. Morse.