Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-17

WRIT OF hsbeas corpus for the Federal au-
thorities to get him out OF jail.
u do NOT intend TO take any further steps
except 10 make a thorough Investigation ana
hand over what evidence ] can gather to the
military authorities This may be seriously
impaired by the Interference Of the soldiers
with the wor kof my men"
News OF the shooting did not reach the
Prosecutors office until nearly Z o'clock
two hours before Crawford died. The body
was brought home In coffin over which an
American flag was draped. II arrived here
early today.
DIED WITH FATHERS KISS
The soldier died with his fathers kiss
upon his lips
Mr.. Crawford and another son. james r.
Crawford arrived at the Mercer Hospital
Trenton, at . O'Clock last night They
were shown at once into the room where
Private Crawford lay
The dying boy recognized his father ana
brother.
"Pop-Jlm." he whispered holtGg out his
right hand. which they Clasppd
Don't tell Nom" he continued Those
hiRh-power bullets" He looked at the
nurse and smiled
"Nurse"--he tried 10 say it confidently.
but II was little more than gasp m
not going to die am r."
no" said the nurse assuringly But
with tears streaming from his eyes, bent
over the bed 10 kiss his son.
Already his eyes were glazing said his
brother James describing the scene. He
was game lu the last Iic died with q
smile on his face"
Crawford father was bitter in his de-
mand for civil punishment
DEMANDS FAIR PLAY
81 want fair play" he said "I am satis-
ncd that It was willrul murder ! want
the man who did II TO be- turned over to
the tiyll authorities. The man must prov"
that he is not a murderer before ! viii b"
satisfied. Three years in jail viii not sat
Iaty me. II" killed my boy and %" must
ho punished. The label ON the hos that
brought the body here said 1t was homi-
eide II was not homicide" II was plain
murder"
The tragedy plainly unnrrvcd tho father
II am afraid there viii be- two bodies
taken out Of this house. he continued. ""
referred to the fact that the boys mother,
on her way home from Mount Carmel does
not know Of the death. He feared the shock
would kin her Mrs crawford was sum
mOuod home by "a message saying that the
boy was ill She had been nursing a Rick
brother, Henry Mcintyre. al Mount Carmel
Charges that Private crawford was under
the influence Of liquor were cmphaticaIly
denied by James Crawford
1t is impossible. untrue, ne Sdlh
"Brothcr had not been drinking. or we
would have noted evidence Of It at the
hospital He was not drinking man He
was a member Of the Total Abstinence Ben
cficial Society at Mt. Carmel
Crawford, who was twcuty-One years old
enlisted in the First Regiment last summer
when the call came FOR Mexican border
service. At the time he expressed his
opinion that II was the duty OF every family
10 furnish at least one soldier to the nation
and he the youngest Of thirteen children
tool, this duty upon himself To enlist. ac-
COrdng TO his father. he gave M a S5-a-dav
position NJ the works Of the A. II Fox Gun
Company. Eighteenth street and Wmdrim
avenue. He was popular among his COM
rades. playing on the reEimental baseball
team which won the championship Of the
Philadelphia infantry brigade on the Next
can border while his family lived at
Mount Carmel, where he was born, he was
a member Of the Mount Carmel A. A. foot
ball team.