Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1899-01-20

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A LOVERS QUARREL RE
SUITS IN SUICIDE.
Harry J Crane, a yonne man ol
this place aged about 27 years auc
the only son of Judge J II Crane
prominent and respected citl2 II
uf Faulkner, committed suicide last
Friday during moment Of tenn
porary insanity at the residenc, OF
Mrs 4 A. Neale whore he was
boarding. He used 3S calihfe
revolver, shooting himself in the
head behind the right ear and dy
ing In a minute or two without a
WORD II was generally understood
That Harry Crane was engaged to
be married to Mrs Neale, who sep
arated from her husband, u former
( merchant OF the town, about year
ngo She had received her final
! divorce papers on the fatal day and
the cause Of young Cranes terrible
net WAS due TO lovers quarrel
He came home to supper in a con
dition that showed her he had been
d.iukiug and while he was lying on
coach after pertaking OF the
meal she said to hum
"Iye had enough OF drinking
men, Harry, and if you don't stop
| won't marry you
The words were hardly out of
her mouth when the young man
sprang to his feet and grosplne
revolver that lay on n stand near
by. shot himself before she could
interfere Her screams Of anguish
attracted pnssersby to the scene,
DR.. Given WAS hurtiedly sum
moned but Harry j, Crane was
dead
At the 'imo of the terrible trn
gedy Harry Crane and Mrs Neale
were alone in the house. The wo-
man was the only witness OF 1t, aud |
the foregoing details were the sub
stance OF her testimony before the
coroner's jury next day, testified to
IN the agones Of grief. ia accord
ance with the same tbe jury re.
turned the following vercict
We, tie undersigned Justice Of The
ppa,r mud jury. who pat upnu the inquest
held this lam day Of january, 1892, upon
The body Of Harry ! crane, found IN
Precinct No. Of the County Oi Sierra
n M, find that tlle deicasc came 70 his
heath by reason oi o pistol yhut wound Ia
hicted by his own hand, ia III Of tenn
porary insanity
J i. Smith, J J..
Thomas Murphy.
VIII NJ Roblna
j. A Nelson.
John II Jones
J w Dawson.
A NJ. Cornell,
Jurors.
The deceased was we'll educated
and fine mechanic. He was Of a
,heerful disposition and the last
person one would think would
,ccupy suicides grave. His
uneral occurred Sunday He war
<. Of + aud the hilsboro lodge !
vas at the grave in body, max
pg a very large aud sympntheilc
His aged and respected
ather has the heartfelt sympathy I
II the entire community
THESE QUESTIONS, q
SOME ONE
Grinnell, Iowa, Jan 10th, 1899.
HJllsh9ro, Nov Ny
)ear Sir: Wishing 10 learn some
hing OF the farming and stock
ejoing interests IN your section,
We teke the liberty Of addressing
90 If not iniruding too much
n your valuable time Will you
indlv anawer IN brief the follow
~ questions.
/. To what extent Is farming and
'ock rnislng carried on IN your
yIclnlfy2
2 Nhat proportion of your pop
laiion belongs 70 The farming and
took raising community
3 W hat II the average size ~
~ ranches md what portion o'
be occupied !and is lrrigsi"d2
re there any large tracts II band
y sale?
4 what il the average xxx
rice Of improved land per acref