Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-17
THE CROUCH HORROR.
Conclusion of the Inquest. The jury Say
the Authors of the Terrible Crime
Are Still Unknown.

On Monday, the 9TH inst. the in
vestigation into the Crouch tragedy was
resumed; and that the interest in the
horror is still at fever heat is evidenced
by the fact that over 1000 people were
in attendance at the re-opening of the
inquest Conspicuous among the inn
mense throng present. were the faces of
Dan Holcomb, the man whom so many
are trying to implicate in the murder.
and the sons of the murdered Crouch.
Considerable Importance was at
tached to the question of the
revolver, which one Reynolds
swoTe was purchased by Hol-
comb. From the testimony taken
it is evident that a mistake has been
made about the revolver. as one Cooper
of Leoni was positive that the revolver
which Reynolds swears was purchased
by Holcomb. was purchased by himself
(Cooper,)
The colored boy Bolles was put upon
the stand, but nothing was gained from
him which could throw any light upon
the fearful tragedy
1t was expected that Clinton county
officials would be on hand with their
proof as to the identy of the mysterious
Elsie stranger, but as yet that individ-
ual has not materialiZed.
Witnesses were examined on every
point from which light could
be expected. The relations of the muir
dered man with his chill Ilen, his bust.
ness relations, and the disposal he in
tended to make of his property were all
carefully considered. Here, prosecut-
ing attorney stated that they would
conclude the testimony. He said the
officers had been interchangeable in their
efforts to ferret out the terrible crime,
that no stone had been left unturned,
that every scintilla of available evidence
had been produced, and that now they
were forced to leave the matter where
it is. The matter was then left with
the jury, who, without leaving their
seats returned a verdict that Jacob
Crouch, Henry White and his wife, and
Moses Policy, the guest of the family.
came to their death from pistol shot
wound at The hand of some person or
persons unknown.
DIR. A. +. futile, for 40 years a resi-
dent of Clinton, is dead, aged Sc.
Gov. Begole has LINED" the new
party" organized in Jackson a few days
ago.
The Adventlsts will erect a large in
dustrial school near Battle Greek the
coming season.
Mrs. Sophia Watson. a resident of
Allegan since 1887, died in that place
recently aged SO years.
Nettie Roller has secured a Judgment
of $4,000 against the Detroit, Lansing &
Northern railroad company.
Capt. Thomas w. White, one of the
pioneers of the Grand River Valley has
Joined the ''silent majority"
A fire in the Shearer block in Bay
City caused a loss of $4,000 to the
owners and occupants thereof.
The Marquette county bank has been
established at Ishpeming over the ruins
of the defunct Wadsworth bank.
The fourth quarterly session of the
West Michigan medical society will be
held at Muskegon on Friday, January
Is.
The brick-veneered block in Bay
City known us the fiat iron block was
totally destroyed by fire the other morn
ing.
The verdict in the death of Mrs. Hol-
comb of jackson, was that death WIS
caused by fatty degeneration of the
heart.
Eighteen business failures occurred
in Grand Rapids and Kent county in
1888. Liabilities 500, 1902, and assets
S782,92412.
The board of supervisors of Kalama-
ZOO county will pay $1,000 for the ar
rest and conviction of Barney Cunning
hams murderer.
Capt. David x. Stroud, resident of
Hudson since 1854, is dead He served
during the war as captain of the Fourth
Michigan Infantry.
Members of the Detroit board of trade