Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-03

family; he said To use all the men ana
money TO trace it down wherever it
might land,
FROM WHENCE CAME THE BLOOD,
seemed, from the examination oh the
26th to be the leading question in the
Crouch examination. III. j. Crouch, a
distant relative of the family, was first
sworn and said that he knew Ella Shan
non well, and that her reputation for
truth and veracity was very good.
Nettie Snyder was recalled. She
denied ever telling Mr.. and Mrs, Myers
that she saw blood on Jud's clothing,
All her conversation with them was a
general one, being only upon minor
incidents and expressions rs to who
committed the murder.
Numerous witnesses were then called
by the prosecution. but without re-
Spouse. Mrs. Nancy Myers was placed
upon the stand. She testified that
Nettie Snyder was at her house in
December and told her that Jud's shirt
bosom was covered with blood on the
| morning after the murder, and when
she asked him the occasion of it he re-
piled that he had the nose bleed in the
| night.
Mr.. Myers corroborated his wife's
statements. He added that when his
Wife asked Miss Snyder If she had any
idea who committed the crime. she said
James Foy was not so much to blame
as Jud, for the latter had hired him to
do it. His reason for not notifying the
officers earlier, was that his wife was in
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ting mixed up in the affair.
John M. Myers, manager of the West
ern Union telegraph office, was then
sworn. He stated that no dispatches
were sent from this office 70 Capt. Crouch
the 22d. The frs dispatch was fled
7:40. November 20. 1t read as follows:
b. l.. Crouch, Pearsoll, Tex.
| Father, Eunice and husband were
| found dead in bed this morning.
ID. S. Holcomb.
George Raymond testified yesterday
that he was in the telegraph Office with
Eb Holcomb at noon on the day of the
murder when Eb sent the dispatch TO
Capt. Crouch.
William Kennedy, telegraph opera
tor, cJrroborated Myers testimony.
Richard Crouch, another relative of
the family, then swore that Ella Shan
mons reputation fer truth end veracity
was good. He had never heard of any
person accusing hor of lying.
| After a recess of few moments,
John Myers returned with the records
which showed that no messages were
sent on the 22d to San Antonio or Pear
soil, Tex. He said. two messages were
sent on the Esd by w. ID. Thompson
and Col. w. w. Van Antwerp
Mrs. Ellen Armstrong and her daugh-
ter, Ida, were respectively called To the
stand. They swore that Ella Shannon s
reputation was good for truth and
| veracitv.
Mr.. Hewlett announced that the
prosecution had few more witnesses
to testify but they could not be produc-
ed to-day. The court was adjourned to
$3.50 tomorrow.
| THE JUSTICE WILL DECIDE.
The testimony in the Crouch case was
all in when court adjourned on Thurs
day, the 9th. The testimony of the
day was largely in regard TO the repu-
tation for truth and veracity of Ella
| Shannon, the witness who swore to
finding the bloody clothes. A number
of witnesses who had known Miss Shan
non for many years, were sworn, and
their testimony all went to show that
her reputation in these particulars was
very good, and beyond question.
Henry G. Brown was placed
upon the stand, and testified 10 the
appearance of the rooms and the bod
les as seen by him the morning after
the murders. His testimony was but a
repetition of much that has been given
before.
Here both defense and prosecution
rested, and asked for speedy decision
by the justice. That official, however,
asked tor time, and dismissed court,
saying that he would render decision
the following morning.