The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-23
FRIGHTFUL BUTCHERY.
a WHOLE EAMlLY gLor1ED our
Near Jackson, AIeA.-Four Person, Ysuad sW.lter.
ins In Their Gore-RObbsrI the OH ct Of the
CtIme-lIOu the Victims were Killed.
Oas Person Suspected OF the Crime.

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morning four persons. Jacob D. Crouch,
aged "a, widower; Henry White, aged
IS, son.in.law OF Crouch; Eunice White,
aged SO, daughter Of Crouch, all Of Summit
township, Jackson county, and Moses Pol.
ley, aged 20, Of Transfer, Mercer county,
Pa, were found murdered In their beds, all
having been shot through the head behind
the ear. 1t is supposed they were chloro-
formed first, as no signs Of struggle ap.
peared. Each victim was lying as II asleep
and the odor Of chloroform was noticeable
when the bodie, were discovered.
Mrs. White was also shot through the
left lung. No clue ha, as yet been dis
covered, although tracks around the
house indicate guard was placed while
the murder wal being perpetrated.
Crouch Is q wealthy farmer, living seven
miles southwc / Of Jackson, and owner Of
an extensive sheep rancho in Texas. II
was rumorel he had Just received about
$4,000 from Texas in payment Of gales
made on the rancho. The bankers here
state no money wal deposited by Crouch,
and 1t Ia PR 'sumed the money wf3 in
Crouch's hands. Policy WIS stopping at
Crouch's, having just come from Texas
with large amount Of money for the pur-
pose Of buying blooded stock.
The theory ia that Policy was followed
from Texas by the murderer or murderers
for the purpose OF robbery. The house
was thoroughly rans,cked, and everything
ol value carried away. A young girl, adopt.
ed daughter Of the Whites, and a.negro
aged IS, were sleeping up stairs, say they
heard no firing, although the negro says he
heard humping noise about the mid
die OF the night and thought 1t was
caused by fierce wind which was blow.
ing. Mira. White wss expected 10 become
mother in week or ten days. The muir
der has caused intense excitement, and
hundreds OF people have aocked to the
scene. Tho officers are very quiet on the
subject, but hard at work trying to get a
clue to work upon.
HOW THE VICTIMS WERE SHOT.
Crouch slept in an alcove opening into
the sitting room near the front part Of the
house. His daughter and her husband oc.
cupied the front bedroom opening into an
other bedroom, opening also into the par
lor. The remains Of Policy were lying
with hisface to the wall and had bullet
hole in the left side OF the head, the ball
passing through the brain. Death was in.
stantaneous. White was shot twice, the
ball entering the right side Of the neck
three inches below the ear, severing an ar
terry, the second ball entering the temple
near the right eye. He was discovered ly-
ing on his back rs II peaceful
ly sleeping. His vile was shot
fve timCI and made "a, hard struggle
for her life az judged by the position OF
her arms and the disorder oil her clothing.
Two balls went through her right arm, one
through her left and one In the right breast
into the lungs, one through tho chin and
neck and another 10 the left wrist. Policy
was shot twice, one entering the opening Of
the right ear directly into the brain, and
the second passing through the chest from
the right side. There was no indications
Of struggle. The Sheriff believes the
shots were fired by one person and one re.
volver, a3 the number Of empty cartridges
found on the floor all show the same cali
bre. There are conflicting rumors regard
ing the use OF chloroiorm. The physicians
claim none wa, u,ed and the theory Of
one person doing the hatchery
and the testimony or the frat neighbors at
the scene, who declared that the chloro-
form was Buffocating. The young negro,
Boles was arrested and jailed to
await the result Of the coro:
ner's iuqueJ, which will be held
tomorrow. Crouch was worth about g..
0O0,0Jo. Hisproperty Is in Jackson county
and sheep ranches in Texas, near
Fort Worth. He leaves two sons
and one daughter. A pocket-book
containing slC5 and certificate OF deposit
for $500 were found on the window sill
Of Whites room. An empty cartridge box
OF SO calibre, was found in the negro
Bolts' room.