The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-12
STILL A TALE OF BLOOD
AwonAN's TALK IN THE CROUCH CASE
A DomeAtio Tells ~ Hiood-stAlnsd Gar
msnts Found In Dan H0loomb's Houss,
and Aitarward Mysterl0ualy hs-
moyed--Ths Carpenter Trial.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY,


JACKSON, Mich, March 1.-THE deyel-
Dpments brought out Monday In the trial Of
Ma, uo,oo,,h and I,dd c,o,,o,, 10, ,ho ,n,,.
,"' ,'v'V","D Wv " M - w..
uoI VI uo oro"uh ,"h'y Wo'o son""u"',e'
IN the extreme, ana very damaging 10 lhe
accused, After two physicians had tealifled
as 10 the nature OF the wounds found on tho
hodIes NJ the fan, vIctIma .Iacob UutchIna
o'V's' w WV 49, w - ha'" o"'s. 'y""' $3.50,
ha"' w "o ''o'oo"o'' sa'o 'uo"s
testimony regarding tracks whlch 1911
from HOlc0mbs barn 10 the Crouch place,
ue said they were peculIar and no pro.
no,,oood ,haro a, ,ha ,I,a IA n. Ind,s ,,aoL
"".''SV' ''V'' w ~ 80
"noh u'o~'oNa"''hou ny 'opu'l r'"o' Nv
SAID II saw the track very plain ana falt
sure II was Jud'a, am sure II WIS made
by A peculIar foot. whether il WAS an iron
foot or no, ca,i, sav hnt I, ,vss Ind
~ " Nv '"'' ~" '"'
N'ouuh@
John ThOnlh gave c0lfob0faVVe tesu'
mony regarding tho tracks, lie said thu
right foot made deem mpresslon and tho
l,n fnot a IIoht ana, the rIoht foot ,vaa nn
Inch shor,er ,han the leTt AMI nayro,ver aud
,L. heel mada a o,icter and dee,a, i'm.
"s ,"assIon Ion iIs shopoI ,Ss I"J,,o that ,ha,,
conId nnIv he ma,e hv nerson haWn,,
reet M n I,nllor Iny,natInn as thns. ~
'I,J rrnnch Malta gnvd.r ,vIn iIvaL
NJ Iolcnwh's ai tho lima Mt the tragedy
snIJ sL, hearL nnthiny nf ths cnt helng mi
,nt nnJ IwJ saIJ nn,bIrg ~ /, In tha
,nnrnin" IIolco,nh sl,nvaJ and cho,ged Ma
cIo,hsa hefors go,np IN the Cronch homs'
s,oaI Nai,hare III "or Ioioo,"h s.a,n,,,I
s,'r"'isod vhon tail NJ M. ,n,'rdor ond pen
naaIac,eJ w % In,nrm M,s u"I"o,nh "'' ''"'
Ria Shs,nnnis ,ss,In,onv ,yas Ii,,,,,, so,
so,io,'st ",J ,,,,aa.a,,' ~, ,h. ,t,l,,1,', Wv.
SHa said "h. ,y"s ongavod as a % Jo,",.,,io h,,
NJ III" IIoloon,h ,,a"t s,,ar iha ,nn'.,ai o,2 I
,"ortad ,hsr" ",. 10" ,yeen H. she ro, ,hare % ~,
SnnGo. GS amd % dlI G osnIos ,hs not, NVs "''v w
l"y ,Io, w." sat ~ 'I, we, I,v l,, V ~
,na Tha ,,I,nass saiJ, ~ saaronoI ~, ,I,,,
"Ithea in th" room occnnIed hv lad
snI Ia" "nd found c,",N.. ohi"J
,yooJsn "bos, ~" ,ha 49,, III,
"e ,La ,oo," oo,.nsI,. ,ho -. ivy
,,,,,od ~ , ' w. oGnlv avd ta,,, % ,,,i,'.
l1Ir, VS a w" aIs % "a,', "na ~, ',,,da ,'nt,s %'
rha,, W." Wv" p % " ppIa,hi" ' l W" ,n",' -
hl"oJ h1 mon " ,h, na,,s a"J o, ,ho hn"n,,, nnJ
o"G" o a.. W I"",, Wv ",y 'U ,,,,,", Nv na
"", ",',o '" ~ ,a,,,' o ,n.,, ll".'J m"" I"W ~ "u
I"'sV T"'' am, ", o'J", I aa'S u''"pl'"vu M , "" Nv
a2 2 ,rn',h, na ~ lo ov Wv" ", @ "VW I ,",,S ,,,
wv ma ,s,, o,VHs aa 1VW" y" s,, U'I an w t'"s % W.,
a,,,'' a'o " ,ha,, a,I h.,,, 49, wv, ps ~ ivy,
sInce heard them slon an IA, ataIr. and
whisper together. Jud and Foy came 8a In
the latter part Of tho week anl tho Clotl ~
disappeared, lolcomb asked NJ. wife
whore that list Of papers was, aud aho sail;
Never mind have got them safely l0ck ID
away, also found u pair " hno leathm
boots beside the head OF luds bed, lhny
we're muddy Jud aud Foy came 10 fach
the clothes Jud brought those boots down
In his hand They were covered with black
muck When f0y and Jud came aud got
the clothes they took two bundles With
them, and Jud said to Foy, by - Ihu,
guess we'd better ~ up aud got those
clothes On Saturday before went away
| found the clothes were gone
IN answer 10 aQuu,tlon from Mr, wilson;
"lhe pants were saturated at tho knN' 4,
and tho shlrtslcev0S were smonrcd above
the wrlssband | did not know that tho
shirt wM Jud Cropth'S, but slw hlm weir
the pNnls the Sunday before the murder,
when hc was NJ our house, knew the
boots wero his because ono Of lh,rl was
built up on uhe hcel and sole, Jud carried
tho boots down In his hand NJ the sOlne time
hc brought down tho clothes The exam