Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-05
THE BLOODY SHIRT.
Harrison Suow Tells How he Thinks
IL Became Bloody.

JACKSON, Mich, Dec. f.-Yesterday after
noon Harrison Snow was pat upon the stand,
who swore: Got 10 the Crouch house al
a. IA. There were but eight persons there
when he arrived. First examined Mr.. Crouch
and found that he was dead: then went into
Polley's room and so ON TO all the rooms.
He looked to see if anything was missing,
but could detect nothing wrong IN that re-
spect. Witness was familiar with their way
of doing business at Mr.. Crouch's, as he
had paid the old man money at different
times and Eunice White had always taken
charge of the papers. The mortgage he
paid the money on was taken from a long
Others. During the time witness was at the
house he saw Dan Holcomb take this book
and the papers which il contained and put
them in his pocket. He said the shot in Pol
ley's breast was first discovered by wit
ness. He turned down the clothes before
ne found the wound, aud it was his
opinion that the shot had been fired when
the bed clothing did not cover the
breast, but il had been put over the body
after Policy was killed. Henry White lay on
his side and one of his arms was under his
wife's head. There was a number of spat
ters of blood upon the nightshirt of Henry
White, as if blood was spurted over it from
an artery and this blood was also upon
Eunice Whites face. Witness helped to
search Whites clothing. also Polley's. The
only thing found in Whites was watch
hook that had a piece of ribbon attached TO
ii, while Policy had forty-five cents, key
and a cigar In his clothing. George Bolles
told witness his yarn and they went up and
looked at the chest. Bolles said he didn't
put the shirts back on the lid of the chest
after getting out in the morning. There was
a till at one end of the chest and pile of
school books in the center, with a counter
pane over them. The chest was about two
and one-half feet long. Witness told Bolles
that he did not pass the time in the chest
that he said he did, and the boy said he was
terribly scared, and if he didn't get into the
chest he didn't know where he did get to.
This morning the prosecution put Snow
again upon the stand and argued that he
was competent to give an opinion as to how
the blood came upon the clothing of Henry
White and his wife. The court allowed him
to answer and Snow said he thought the
blood came from the wound in Whites
neck.
Henry S. Smith, of Clinton county, sworn:
Saw Dan Holcomb at William Holcomb's in
April and again in October, 1888. Dan said
he had been there week. Witness made
drive" for deer the next day, and Dan was
going out on the lake in a boat, but backed
out, and spoke of shooting any deer that
might swim past, with revolver he had.
This was in the morning. When witness
returned at sundown Holcomb was at
the same place, having been there all day.
and then claimed he had lost his revolver the
day before he thought. Didn't know where
he had lost it, but thought he did so in a
burning" Witness never saw the pistol,
and Dan made no mention of Its loss when
they got home. Witness mentioned it to
William, but never heard Dan say anything
about the pistol being for present to Will
liam. Saw Holcomb up there again. He
came again two weeks afterwards, in the
night, and left at daylight the next morning
William accompanied him. Chas. Wangei-
son had said Holcomb wanted to know if
witness had said Dan wouldn't allow Eunice's
baby to see the light. and also asked if wit
ness thought Judd could do the murder.
Said il took a cool hand and bull head TO do
the job. Witness thought Judd to big a
fool, and Dan said ''Judd is no fool by any
means"
Prosecutor Gibson said their side had now
got through with this branch of the case and
should 90 into the section connecting Judd
Crouch and James Foy with the murder.
The defense insisted that the prosecution
should call DIR. Williams. Gibson said Will
liams was Holcomb's family doctor, and
they did not need him. The defense
thought the people should be obligated by
the court to put Williams on, but the court
said he couldn't do that. Finally it was
agreed 10 produce the witness, but Judge
Gridley said he didn't want to hear any
more arguments to-day as he was ILL., but he
could presfde If wItpag9eg were called