Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-12-18
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
Trying to Solve the Mystery Surround
ing the Murder Of The Crouch
Family.
synopsis ofIhe Testimony.

sworn on the morning OF the 9th. He
first saw Hoicomb the morning after
the murder in Polley's room standing
by q bureau examining bundle of
papers which witness though. looked
like mortgages.
VIM. u. Ha1tupee, hardware deal
er, was placed on the s.end and asked
il he knew Foy. The defense objected
to this question, but the objection was
overruled, and witness said Foy came
into his place and asked for SO calibre
cartridges. Witness did not have any,
and Foy left, remarking as ho turned
to so, 1.-The long cartridges shoot
stronger than the short ones, don't
theyp" Witness answered in the affirm
alive, and Foy replied, That's the kind
| want TO get, those that shoot the hard
est" When cross-eXsmined witness
said this remark made by Foy caused
him TO remember him (Foy) SO well.
MILFORD White was recalled, and re-
peated his testimony about tho tracks.
Mrs. Mary Crouch, q sster-in-law of
Jacob Crouch was sworn. She told of
her relations with the family of Jacob
ID. Crouch. Said Judd always lived Ut
Holcomb's. When witness had business
there. Jacob Crouch always got his
papers from the room occupied by
Policy on the night of the tragedy.
Witness was familiar with his papers
as Eunice (Mrs. White) and she did all
the business. MIR. Crouch kept no safe.
Witness had occasionally seen Mr..
Crouch take papers from his own room.
but not frequently. Had heard MIR.
Crouch say the papers were very val
liable.
G. ID. Harrington was next sworn.
He said: Il live in the city; have been
here most of the time for forty years.
Came here this time last November.
Knew Jacob ID. Crouch since | was 10
years old. Worked for him about
eight years ago this winter. Knew
Judd and Holcomb. First knew Foy
four years ago last June in st. Louis.
Mo-. he was working on Mississippi
river steamboat. | was going down
the river when formed Foy's acquaint-
ance. next saw Foy in this city, both
before ard after the Crouch murder.
First met him Nov. 4. We walked up
the street and went into barn."
uC uclcuSc ObJSClcu W Wuub roy utiu
said TO witness about the Crouch affairs.
Mr.. Gibson said they wanted to prove
by witness that Foy asked Harrington
to help do LOB" out at the Crouch
farm, and that the captain and judd
would pay well for it. Foy also SAID
Harrington was the man he wanted
to see, as he was looking for man
who had nerve"
Witness was dismissed until the court
could look at the printed testimony.
Supervisor Mccain was recalled and
gave an extensive explanation of the
lines and distances about the farms in
the neighborhood.
Mr.. George Hammond was called
and said he saw Judd Crouch ct
Clark's lake in August, 1889. He was
asked what Judd said about his father
at that time. To this the defense OBJ
jected, and y long 6esultory talk was
kept up till the time for adjournment.
The famous witness, (Harrlngton's)
testimony was ruled out by Judge Grid
| ley in the Crouch case when court con-
vened Dec. 10 ard with il all cumula-
tive testimony on this branch of the
case, disposing of large array of wit
nesses who have been called by the
people to prove the existence of con-
spiracy from the separate acts of the
alleged conspirators.
The only important testimony this
morning was that of Harrison Snow, a
very intelligent farmer and school
teacher. aged 40, who has known Judd
n good many years. He testified
about conversations in which Judd
spoke bitterly of his fathers treatment
and described his hatred of Henry White;
he opposed Eunice Crouch's marriage
with White and accused them of con-
spiracy with Dayton Crouch (who died
in Texas) to get Jacob Crouch's prop
erty; Judd said he had not been in his
fathers house for more than two years
except once and he would not go again
soon.
The cross-examination was tedious.
Alexander g. Brown had at one time
worked on the Crouch farm. About
the last of February had seen Hol-
comb Judd and Foy together in earn
nest conversation. Heard what
they were talking about. Wit
ness was not allowed to tell the con-
verSatien.
After one other witness had given
testimony of very little importance
Joseph Allen was sworn. He was asked:
"Do you know anything of a paper
claimed to have been taken from the
Crouch house on the night of the MUIR
derp" He was not allowed to answer
the question and long discussion en-
sued. The court was undecided as 10
whether the question was a proper one
or not, He had foreseen that sooner
or later this question must come up.
and it was something requiring delib.
GRAFTON. He would therefore render n
decision in the morning.
On the morning of the 18th Judge
Gridley asked for and WIS handed q
copy of the papers in Witness Aliens
possession which were dug up in the
glass jar by detective" Gum, Henry
Holcomb. of nj.
III. A. Smith of Eaton Rapids sworn:
At the time of the death of Jacob Crouch
witness said he owed Crouch several
hundred dollars on note. After the
murders Dan Holcomo had the note
and wrote and told him 30 Witness
had not seen it lately. Five hundred
was due on this note.
Turnkey Evans testified that he was
present when the Lansing pistol dealer
called at the Jail to SEQ Holcomb. but
he couldn't remember Holcomb, and