Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-07-18 | Page 4 | Police Eye Background of Slain Paper Official

j Police Eye Background Of Q Slain Paper Paler Official CHICAGO July 18 Police W-Police tf Police delved into the business and personal personal per per- zonal affairs of Charles Crane 3 37 a wealthy paper company executive Wednesday as they hunted a motive moti for his mysterious mysterious mysterious mys mys- slaying We ure have no clues at all said Lt John Golden chief of oC homicide homicide homicide homi homi- cide detectives Th The motive may have died with him Crane who in 10 years rose from a iI 50 a week dock hand to virtual operator of the Thomas Paper Stock Co which grosses from to a year was shot to death Tuesday Crane was sitting silling in his car outside the company plant in the Goose Island district district on on the city's near northwest side when side when a green shined gunman ap ap- pron hed lie fired two sl shots The bullets struck Cranes Crane's face and head at close range killing him instantly The gunman unman fled to a car parked near by and drove away with a companion