The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-23
Four Murders,

Detroit, 22.-Jacab D. Crouch, with
his daughter and her husband Henry
White, aid stranger named Moses Poi
ley, we're found murdered in their bads
this morning in the town of Horton,
seven miles south west of Jackson. All
four hsd been shot in the head by pistol
balls. There were no evidences of e
struggle. Policy was recently ftom
Mercer unity, Pc he came to Jack
son yesterday, showed considerable
Of the best cattle iI the neighborhood.
1t is supposed the murderer followed him
to stopping place for the night and
there murdered sll four victims. Some
believe chloroform was used.
jackson, Mich, 22.-This morning
four persons. Jacob D. Croncb, sged "a.
9 widower; Henry White, aged SS, q
son-in-lsw Of Cronch; Eunice White.
aged 33. daughter Of Cronch, ell of
Summit township, jackson county, and
Moses Policy, aged 20, of Transfer,
Mercer county, Pa, were found MUIR
dered in their beds, all having been shot
through the head behind the ear. 1t is
supposed they were chloroformed first, SIS
no signs of q struggle appeared. Each
victim was lying as if asleep and
an odor OF chloroform was noticeable
when the bodies we're discovered. White
was also shot through The left arm. No
clue has as yet been discovered, although
tracka around the house indicate that q
guard was placed while the murder was
being perpetrated. Crouch ia q wenltby
farmer living seven miles south west of
Jackson, and the owner of an extensive
sheep ranch in Texas. It is rumored that
he had just received $50. 00U from Texas,
payment on sales made in ranch.
Bankers here sta g that no money was
deposited By Cronch. and it is presu med
the money was in Cronch's hands. Poi
ley was stopping at Crouch's: having just
come from Texas with large amount
Of money for the purpose OF buying
blooded stock. The theory is thst
he, Policy. was allowed from
Texas by the murderer or murderers for
the purpose Of robbery. The house was
thoroughly ransacked and everything of
value carried eway. A young girl, the
adopted daughter of the Whites, and
negro aged Is, VINO were sleeping up-
stairs, say thew heard NO firing, although
the negro says he heard q humping
noise about the middle Of the night ana
bought it was caused by the fierce wind
which was blowing. Mrs White was
exp c:ed 10 become mother in 8 week.
The officers are very quiet upon the sub
CT, but are working every clue.
The sheriff believes that the shots were
fred by one prison and one revolver, ss
q number Ct eIpty cartridges found on
the q or all SOW the same calibre.
There are conflicting Iumors regarding
the use Of chloroform. Physicians claim
that mona was used, but the theory Of Que
person doing the butchery and the testi-
mony of the first neighbors at the
scene who claim that the chloroform
was suffocaiing, is against them. A
young negro named Boles was arrested
and jailed to await the result of the cor.
oner's inquest, which will be held to-
Cronch was worth about
81 000,0O0 in property in jackson
county and sheep ranches in Texas and
Fort, Worth. He leaves two sons and one
daughter. A pocket book containing
sos and a certificate Of deposit of $500
we're found on the window sill in Whites
room. An empty cartridge box OF 80
calibra Us found II the peg-o Boise
room,