The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-05
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A Full Account of the Horrible
Murder Near Jackson,
Michigan.
A Dastardiy Double Murder
Committed in Hickman,
Kentucky. :
The Famous Leadv;lle Sermon
That is now Being Pub
lished East.
An ex-Convict's Joke and What
Came Of it-the Farmer
Surprised.
Young Hoodlums in Milwaukee
Initiating Dime Novel
Characters.

Initiating Dime Novel
Characters.
4 Murderer's Horrible Work.
Jackson, Mich, Nov. 22.-This morn
ing four persons Jacob D. Crotch, aged
"A, widower; Henry White, aged IS,
a son-in-law of Crouch Eunice White,
aged 80, daughtero of Crouch-all of Sum
init township, and Moses Policy, aged 26,
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 APP
peared. The murder has caused intense
excitement and hundreds of people
flocked to the horrible scene. The off
GERS are very quiet upon the subject, but
are hard at work trying to get a clue to
work upon. Crouch sleptin an alcoye open
ing into the sitting room, near the front
part of the house. His daughter and
her husband occupied front bed xpom,
opening in the parlor. In another bed
room, opening also into the parlor. lay the
remains Of Policy. Crouch was lying
with his face to the wall, and had bull
let hole in the left side of his head, two
inches back of the ear The ball passed
through the brain, and death was in
stantaneous White was shot twice, the
bail entering the right side of his neck
three inches below the ear severing the
artery. The second ball entered the
temple near the right eye: He was dis
covered lying on his back as if peacefully
sleeping. His wife was shot five times
and made a hard struggle for life as
judged by the position of the arms and
disorder of her clothing. Two balls
passed through her right arm, one
through the left and one through the
right breast into the lungs, one through
the chin and neck and another through
the wrist Polly was shot twice, one ball
entering the. opening Of the right ear
directly into the brain, the second pass
ing through the chest from the right
side No indications of struggle The
sheriff believes the shots were fired by
one person and one revolver, as a num-
Der of empty cartridges found on the
floor all show the same calibre and
there are conflicting rumors regarding
the use of chloroform. The testimony
of the first neighbors who arrived at the
scene was that the chloroform was snf:o-
eating. The young negro was arrested
and jailed to await the result Of the coro-
ner's inquest, which will be held to-
morrow. Crouch was worth 52.GG0, 600 in
property in Jackson county and sheep
ranches in Texas, near Forth Worth. He
leaves two SONS and one daughter.
A pocketbook containing SlO5 and a GER
tifcate of deposit for $500 was found ON
window in Whites room. An empty
cartride box of 3o-calibre cartridges was
found in the negro bows room.
LoSDoN, Nov. 26.-NVoltf is one OF the
leading Socialists. The metropolis ma
chimes were fitted with time fuses.
There were about ten pounds of explo-
sive material in each machine Wolf
was engaged some time at the wax work
exhibition at the Royal Aquarium. There
was.a violent explosion four months ago
at his residence, whici, he reported as an
explosion of gas. The prisoner gave the
name of VIM. Wolf, occupation, chemist.
He was brought to Bow street police
court, and charged under%hc explosives
act as with knowingly having in his pos
session an explosive substance for un-
lawful purpose. \ Bow street officer
testified he met the prisoner on Vaux-
hill bridge road, close to his residence.
The prisoner ran away when he ap-
preached. After arresting him the officers
proceeded to VOLTS lodgings and infer
nal machines were found There were
also found fourteen empty powder cans
and some documents, including letter
to Count Won Munster, German ambas-
sador, written in German, which says,
"If you wish freedom you must give us
equality" 1t is signed Prolitarian. Wolff
said the things found must have been
placed there by Frenchman. He was
remanded until Jhursday. A French
man named Belderane gave the informa-
ton which led to the arrest of Wolff.
= The passengers drowned by the sink
ing of the French brig Rocaberg, in col
lision, were French fishermen returning
from Newfoundland.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov 27.-Tha
-4merican's special from Hickman, KY,
gives an account of the horrible double
murder of Hillman King and wife. an
old and respected couple. Their son
Arthur this morning visited the house,
and found his mother dead in a pool of
clotted blood He gave the alarm, and
the neighbors found his father in the
barn covered with shucks and partly
eaten by rats. 4 German peddler is sus-
pectcd The house WAS robbed of 81, GOO.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 26-The latest
number Of the Nihilist organ TIE VII of
the People, gives narrowing detail of the
suferinss of political prisoners at Peter
and Paul fortress, where they are treated
like murderers No distinction Is made
between men and women or sick and
healthy. severa! have gone mad and
committed suicide.
/, SAT- LIKE, Nov. 22.-The Trijune's
New York special says: The 7fmfs' cor
respondent at Milwaukee says that Sui
livan is going to fight Ryan, lnt the PAR
| ticulars as published are not correct.
said the pugilist Sullivan to a correspon
dent to-day:
II made Ryan two offers. one was that
/ if he should stand before me for four
rounds he should have all the gate
money, if not should have all. The
other was, that whether he shoild stand
~. 1u If