Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-23
MURDERED IN BED.
a rrHHiuLE oRimn IN MICHIGAN.
| a millionaire amt his Family Found Dead
| WIN Bullets In THOR nsads-rour
| peTsnnA INIIInH NNhIIn AaInnn


WITH Bullets In Thcir neads-rour
Persons hiiiod whiIe Asleep.
Thursday morning four persons, namely,
Jacob u. Crouch, aged 7i, widowor
Henry White, aged SO, son In law Of MIR
crouch Mrs. Eunco White, aged 80,
daughter OF MIR. CROUCH, all of Summit,
auu Moses Foley, aged &c, OF Transfer,
Ia, were found murdered in thoir beds, at
jackson, Mich. No clue TO tho murdercrs
has rs yet been discovered although tracks
around tho house indicate that a guard
was placed on watch whilo tho tcrriblo
tragedy was being enacted within. Mr..
crouch was wealthy farmer, living seven
miles southwest of jackson and owner of
an extensive sheep ranch in Texa'. II is
rumored that ho had Just received about
soV,ooo from Texas in payment OF salos
made ON tho ranch. The bankers say
that no money was deposited with thcm
by MIR. Crouch and IL Is presumed the
money referred to was in MIR. Crouch's
possession. Mr.. Policy was stopping at
MIR. CTouch's place, having Just como
from Texas with large amount of money
Tor the purpose of buying blooded stock.
Tue prevailing theory is that MIR. Policy
was followed from Texas by the murderer
or murderers for the purpose OF robbery.
Ihe house was thoroughly ransacked and
everything OF valuo carried away. A
young girl, an adopted daughter of the
Whites. and an eighteen year old negro,
who were sleeping in apartments up stairs,
say they heard no firing, although. the
negro says ho heard humping noise
about the middle of the night and thought
1t was caused by iorco wind which was
blowing ut the time. Mrs. White was ex-
pected to become mother shortly. There
hx x,tf t,,,v, a.. -.
sons have ilcckei to the scene Of tho mur-
der.
MIR. Crouch slept in an alcove opening
into the sitting room, near the front part
Of the house. His daughter and her hus
oand occupied a front bed room, while
another bed room, opening into the parlor
was occupied by Mr.. Policy. Mr.. Crouch
was lying with his face to the wall and had
bullet hole in the left side of his head,
two inches back of the ear, the ball having
passed through the brain and caused in
slant death. Mr.. White had been shot
twice, one ball entering the right side OF
the neck three inches below the ear, sey
eriug an artery, and the other entering the
temple near the right eye. He was dis.
covered lying on his back, rs il peacefully
sleeping. His wife had been shot six
times and Judging by the position Of her
hIils anu ueI tlSolNeGCN CtNlulNg hAl
made hard struggle for life. She had
two balls through the right arm, one
through the left, ono through the right
breast, which entered the lungs, one
through the chin and neck and one through
the left wrist. Mr. Policy was shot twice
one ball entering tho right ear and passing
directly into the brain and the other pass
ing through the chest from tho right side
ln his case there was no indication Of 4
struggle,
The sheriff believes that the shots were
fired by one person and from one revolver,
Is a number OF empty cartridges found on
the floor are all Of the same cllibTc. ThUrc
are conflicting rumors regarding the use of
chloroform The physicians claim that
none was used, but the theory of one pOr-
son having done the shooting and the
testimony Of the neighbOrs who were first
at tho scene that the OdOr of chlOfOrm was
suffOcating contradicts the opinion. Tho
young negro, who Is named BOles, has
been arrested and held To await the result
Of the coroner inquest, which will DO held
TO morrow. Mr.. Crouch was worth
about $4,000, 900. He owns property in
Jackson county. and sheep ranches near
Forth Worth, Texas. He leaves two sons
and daughter. 4 pOckethoOk, containing
Sl0j and certificate Of deposit for $500
was found on a window sill in Mr.. White :
room. An empty box, which had con
tained cartridges Of 39 Calibre, " as found
in Boles' room.