Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-29
A FATED FAMILY.
The calamitiss Which Have Be-
fallen the Cr0uChs.
The Murdered Man Dies lntes.ate-The
Crime as Much a Mystery as Ever
Proposed Rewards BY
Citizens.

JACKSON, MIcn., November 2S.-Grest
dissatisfaction is being expressed because
no definite action has yet been decided
upon concerning the Offering OF a reward
sufficient to induce number OF hrs;class
detectives to ferret out the perpetrators OF
the Crouch murder. There is 4 general
feeling OF insecurity. SO many murders
have b.i!! d the efforts 20 unravel them in
other sections OF the country that Jackson
county residents are demanding that no
effort he spared 10
Arrest and Punish the Murdercrs.
Perhaps il is unjust TO blame the members
Of the murdered mans family, because it
is difhuult until al can meet together and
act Jointly, to decide how great reward
shall be offered from the property which
they all expect TO share. Mr.. Crouch LETT
no will. lie had expressed his intention
Of naEius ore when Mrs. Whites child
should he born. Mrs. White bad always
been his fsvofi,e, and he would not con.
sent TO her marriage, unlCS7 "GirIie, as
he fonG!y called her, would live in the old
homestead aud look after his wants. She
lad always acted as his treasurer aud book
keeper and managed his finances aS well as
his domestic arrangements. The family
seem to have partsken OF
The Eccentricities Of the Father.
When Crouch's wife died he became mo-
rose, and never regarded his infant son,
Judd, with any favor. He has been sup
ported by his sister, Mrs. Daniel Holcomo,
and did not know until recently that Mr.
and Mrs. lIolcomh were not his parents.
Judd is q cripple ana has never been aOIe
to do any hard work. lie is not very clear
yitted, and does not appear 10 realize the
terrible event which has made such an
impression upOn all others, even strangers
arriving at the farm house for the tir,t
tine in their lives. A few days before
Mrs HUlC"mb had Ir, ,"rnI'! bill Il
Crouch for II .'1O covering the expense Ol
Judds maintenance. Crouch crumpled up
the paper,
Agreeing 20 Pay 10.
but thfCateninG that it would be the last
cent that he would ever give him. lioi.
comb has been unfortunate, and although
he has received money from time To time,
vet he has never been able to keep lon ;
out OF debt. lie married his wife contrary
TO the EXPRESSED wishes OF the father who
never v holly foTgave him. The brother in
Texas did not ike White, which added 10
the family troubles. Before her marriage
EuniCe and Mr. White made visit tJ the
Texas rancho, uTt Whites treatment was
such that he left in less than week aud
cent Crouch - b..i for her board, which
was accepted without thanks. The busl'
ness N, n OF the city are talking Of raising
a sum not less than $4,000, which added
TO Hole Jmb's s., 60, which he proposes 10
offer,
ought 20 PORN 70 ~ufHcI'nt Ind Uremcnt
10 Getec' the villains, who W ! find nearly
every farmer a sef-constituted detective,
10 punish the desperadoes who did this
cowardiy work. T. ID. Crouch, who came
from Wisconsin TO attend the funeral, says
strange fatality seems TO have attended
the family. His younger brother, Henry,
had been struck by lightning IN Fort
Dodge kansas, two yC6rs 70, and InstIH'
IL kiiled, to geihor with bis Dor Ni' r
mains, which Lad been sent hon" in 0
metallic Caskei, were unreC0SniA4ble. liis
brother Dayton had died OF small rox IN
Texas. and no one could look upon his re
mains Now three other members OF the
family had met with a sudden and unex
recied death and few Of the relatives could
-iiend the funeral while the bodies were
LYuti!ated.