Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-20

OK the revolver purchase. Dan didn't
say he had any other business ut Lans-
ing except TO buy the pistol. Dan was
somewhat agilated and asked for water
while talking of the pistol. There was
some delay in the bell boy bringing the
water. Dan drank from pitcher. Dan
said he lost the pistol in TIE woods.
Didn't state bis reason for buying the
pistol for his brother. Holcomb couldn't
remember the store where he bought
the pistol. Witness visited all places
in Lansing where pistols were sold.
There was only one place there where
that pattern was sold. The man couldn't
tell very we'll from the books il he had
sold such pistol at the time in question.
Couldn't find that such pistol had
been sold. Witness was at the inquest
and heard Dan say he had never owned
such pistol. Dan choked little in
giving his statement, called for water,
and hesitated to some extent. Jud,
Holcomb and Capt. Crouch called at
the sheriff's Office during tho first part
of the proceedings, but had not been
there lately. The last time Capt. Crouch
called was just before he went away, in
regard TO a misunderstanding about
paying men.
Jesse Hurd, who was on the coroner's
| jury in the Crouch case testified: At
that time Holcomb testified that he
never had 3S-caliber pistol, and told
Reynolds he never bought one of him
and never owned one. Next day lie
said he had talked of buying one for
his brother, but didn't buy one. The
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Witness saw no blood on the floor at
the Crouch place, nor blood spurted ON
the bed clothes. Examined them for
that purpose.
Patrick Casey, coroner, sworn: Hol.
comb testified that he never owned q
38-caliber revolver.
VIM. Dilley, coroners juror, testified
the same as the former witness.
Thomas Courtney, sworn f: Heard
Holcomb testify he never had bought or
owned a 3S-caliber pistol.
Thomas Courtney was sworn. He saw
blood on the carpet in front OF Henry
Whites bed, the spot of blood being
fully as large as ones hand. Didn't
think there was trail leading from
the spot to the bed.
Joseph Weeks was sworn and said
that he saw blood in Polley's room on
clothing that appeared to have been
taken from drawer. 1t looked like
bloody finger marks.
Geo. IL. Mann, police consta BILE,
said he picked up bullet from tie
floor in rolley's room. The ball ap-
peared TO have struck the plaster.
John Squire, an expert, testified chat
the bullets had been placed in his hands
for experiments, and from his expert
ments the witness thought the bali taxi
en- from the house were fired from q
Smith & Wesson SO calibre revolver.
w. Roscoe Dodge, another expert,
corroborated Squire's testimony.
&. ID. Harrington of Big Rapids testi-
fed to knowing Foy in st. Louis, Mo,
three years ago. Saw him in Jackson
and had long conversation with him.
Witness was about TO relate portion
of his conversation, but objections were
made.
Justice Hunt said he thought it prop
er to admit the testimony of witness
Harrington as to what Foy said to him.
Witness met Foy on the street Noyem-
Der IL, and he said to witness, you
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ing for man with nerve" He said old
Crouch was Id hog and was try
ing to beat the boys out of the proper
ty. BE said If | would 20 out and help
him get the property back Jud and the
Captain would give me $4,000. He
would give me $50 if l would 90 with
him, He showed me some money. /
did not know how mpch he had. Went
TO q barn on Pear street; went down to
, lower end of barn and he asked me If /
carried revolver. ] said no. He show
ed me one of 38-caliber. ! saw him
again January on tho street. He mo-
toned me back into the barn and said:
"You must make yourself id scarce.
Holcomb and Jud have got their foot
into it and they will shoot you" left
the city soon after aid went away. |
first told this TO Mr.. Hewlett. thought
it my duty. Came back here Sunday
night.
Gibson says he is confident that ne
can prove that an offer was made by
Foy to defendants to commit the muir
der for $4,000.
BROWNS TESTIMONY
&. ID. Harrington whose testimony
CT the day before created such sensa-
ton was put on the stand. and closely
cross-examined. But all Efforts TO
change his testimony were unavailing.
VIM. M. Hortupee, a hardware mer-
chant OF Jackson was sworn: Witness
was shown a photograph of Foy and
said he thought he was the man who
| came TO his place about the 10Th or oath
of November and asked for cartridges
for S. calibre: revolver, long. didn't
have ,any of that kind. He said 80
thirty-eight leng would shoot stronger
than thirty. eight, wouldn't ite' said
it..would shoot. think Foy was the man.
Galen +. Brown, the detective sworn:
Heard of the nurder on the morning
after it occurred. Began to work on
this case about January /. Came TO
Giles, three miles from the Crouch
house. First saw Foy at Crouch's when
/ first came. called there and Foy
was there alone. stayed an hour. 1
talked about the murder. He stated
how the murder was committed. Said
Jud aud he knew how the murder was
done. Said the party who shot Crouch
shot Policy. The party who shot White
shot Mrs White also. A party stood
outside the window. Afterwards he
said that Policy was standing up when
he was shot ahd was put back to bed.
He said that he and Jud cleaned up
some blood, but didn't say when. /
told him | came there out of curiosity
He didn't know me- ] next saw him
when cleaning up wheat. Jud showed
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