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of00,-I tor«-s»onTay-city,•Soilidayl»outt onperi-Reaareore*,arefraid . thended\ *apesW. E. Crane Tries lt;o Kill HIsTwo-%Year-Old DaughterAnd Alio Attempt! to Morder Hi*Mother-In-Law.W. E. Crane, a diacbarged Pullman palace car conductor, made an unsuccessful attempt to murder bis two-year-old daughter and hia mother-in-law at their residence, 187 Fourth itrty-t. He w*a crazed with liquor.“I want the baby right away, or I’ll aboot you,” waa the threat made by Will E. Crane, a discharged Pullman PalaceCar conductor, at he itood at the top ofthe second-story flight of steps of a bouse at 187 Welt Fourth street end glowered through the glass panes in the kitchen door it his mother-in-law whostood within. HHe emphasized his menace by thrush-ing through the glass hia right hand, in which he held s revolver.WThe old woman cowered to a corner into which he oould not Are. and muttered in broken German:“Ich hoidt die baby ee 1st niobt here.” Crane, however, ft red at her twice. His wife, alarmed at the shots, hastened out of ths parlor and *ttWk*d'-r him in' the rear. IHis. attention was momentarily distracted frotu his mother-in-law, who, seeing ah opportunity to escape, did so, and summoned the police. Crane stood at the head of the stairs, pistol in hand, and threatened to shoot any one ascending the steps, but be finally surrendered himself and was locked up at Central Station on a charge of shooting to kill.Crane is thirty-one Tears of age. and four years ago married i and has lived with her parents sinceiss Asmann,span-presathen. They have only one child, a beautiful little girl nearly three years of age. Since he lost hia position Friday, he has Wen on a sproe. Only this morning he obtained $1 50 from bis wife with which to drink. The revolver is a cheap “Alexia” of 32-calibre.In a Collit!The Terri IGotxda;freight traRoad earlycaboose ofof whom s unknown* Charles Ei I Wolf. Jam*lt;PfKTnFFTfF! RORRFnSfConsnltinm *It U Expelt;Washin* Commissk suiting wit later in tblt; objection*] probably s to the que* the Secretscline to relt;r;.Another 1SatiWho CoolF rankIn all prhours, anoadded to ti1. el.
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The Evening Telegram
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Mon, Nov 14, 1887
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Charles C.
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