Joseph G. Crane

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Joseph G. Crane (died June 8, 1869[1]) was an assassinated Union Army breveted colonel had been appointed mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.

Crane was killed by stabbing

Mississippi Supreme Court in the 1850s.[3] After the Justices decision, a deal was made and he was released to civil authorities, bonded out, and moved to Baltimore, Maryland. He was never tried.[6]

See also

Further reading

  • The Tragedy of Tuesday, June 8; The Killing of Col. Joseph G. Crane, Mayor of the City of Jackson, Miss., by Edward M. Yerger (1869)[7]

References

  1. ^ Yerger, Edward M. (June 1, 1869). Trial of E.M. Yerger before a military commission for the killing of bv't. Col. Joseph G. Crane, at Jackson, Miss., June 8th, 1869 : including testimony of all the witnesses arguments. Clarion Book and Job Printing Establishment.
  2. ^ "THE TRAGEDY IN JACKSON.; The Murder of Colonel Joseph G. Crane, Mayor of the City by Colonel Yerger". The New York Times. June 15, 1869.
  3. ^ – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Humanities, National Endowment for the (April 23, 1875). "Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, April 23, 1875, Image 2" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
  5. ^ Society. (Founded 1890), Mississippi Historical (June 1, 1918). "Publications. Centenary Series" – via Google Books.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Browse subject: Crane, Joseph G., 1825-1869 | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
  7. ^ The Tragedy of Tuesday, June 8th: The Killing of Col. Joseph G. Crane, Mayor of the City of Jackson, Miss. from the Clarion of June 10th. 1869.