Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-12-18

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TO repeat the conversation between
Holcomb, Foy and Judd, at the Crouch
house. The Judge overuled the objec-
ton that was raised and witness con-
tinued:
Dan Holcomb said 10 Foy: "You had
better burn that letter; il the detectives
should get hold of it, and there is any,
thing in it bout the murder, they would
send you TO state prison sure and we
couldn't save you; Jim, If you know
anything of the murder or wno did it,
tell us. know yor arc as Innocent rs
bird, Dat if you know who did it, for
Gods sake tell us" Foy waited a
minute and then said: 81 don't know
anything"
On cross-examination, witness said
no knew Foy well and did not think
him intoxicated at the time.
Ray Hewlett, prosecuting attorney
was called and said he had made three
unsuccessful searches for the pape rs
found on Allen in Canada aud couldn't
find them, and he did not believe they
were ever in the Office of the prosecu-
ting attorney.
Sheriff Winncy swore that he had
given them to the late Prosecuting At
torney Hewlett, but had looked for
them and could not find them. Wit
ness was asked to tell what the papers
were. He said: Zone was q patent
deed from the government to Mr..
Crouch, some bonds, and q deed or two
The paper on which they were written
was yellow with age"
James White recalled the pa.
pers taken by Holcomb from the Crouch
house were notes and mortgages; none
were opened. There was one deed
An effort was made TO prove that the
package found on Allen was given him
by Henry Holcomb but the court said:
You know you must connect Holcomb
with it in some way before IL can como
in"
Gov. Blair said the fact that these
papers were of the same kind as those
taken by Holcomb from the Crouch
house was good inference that they
were some of them.
MIR. Montgomery said he hated to say
anything more; he had supposed thv
court virtually decided it twice already,
but the other side were ut it again.
An effort was made by the people to
show chat Henry Holcomb was dis
guised and that Dan knew it. Sheriff
Winney swore he called at the Hurd
house and found Gum, Schimmel, Hen
ry Holcomb. Judd, the captain and
Frazer there in Holcomb's room. Dur.
| ing the discussion of the admissibility
OF Aliens testimony court adjourned.
The prosecution recalled Joseph AL.
len on the morning of the 18th. The
judge wanted them to show what they
intended to prove further. and was told
| they intended to show that after the
scheme fell through with Harrington,
the Holcomb party tried TO put the j)t
off upon Allen. Judge Gridley ruled
that the people could show what Allen
and Henry Holcomb did together before
the separation occurred when Allen left
Mason and went TO Hamilton.
Allen said he and Henry Holcomt
visited the Jail at Mason to see Harring.
ton. Henry told Allen he wanted tc
see if Harrington would be "a good
man to crack SAFE Witness knew
Holcomb at this time as ''Frank
JONES'" that being the name given
when they met, A pril 9Th. Holcomt
drew draught showing two railroads,
a stump, and two trees, and told witness
that between the trees was plant
and this "plant" was where they were
to get the money. "Now, Allen" said
Hoicomb, "do you see the gamer"
Eyes, l do" said Allen. Il don I think
you do said Holcomb, at the same
time pulling revolver from his pocket
and pointing it at witnesses head say.
ing, "Show YOUR hand" Witness re.
piled, Il always play my hand out and
hold five trumps."
On cross-examination witness said he
came here in October, 1888. Stayed Of
Lansing two nights; met u man named
Hull and slept with him. The second
night they walked to Mason together.
Hull gave his name to Allen "a Deming.
The two had 1925 all told. Deming
had made-up roll to fool the people
with. There was 81 in the roll. Board
ed at PA jackson street, Nov. 81, 1888
| Robert Morehouse roomed with witness
on that night; went to bed about IL
o'clock.
Joseph Allen was recalled The first
thing in the afternoon, and testified to
first meeting Henry Holcomb at the
street car barn in Jackson, and 10 va
rious places visited By him (Allen).
He further said:
Henry holcomb told me of scheme
and showed ne plan Of two stores.
Said ia one was safe; in the safe was
Sc, 900 or 1900, and wanted witness
to help him crack the safe. Witness
said he could crack safe in ten min
utes
After Holcomb told me that he
knew who the murderers were and
where the papers could be found, !
showed fear: then Holcomb drew his
revolver and presented it ut me; he
thought l was going to squeal; pointed
one at my head; the other was par
TALLY out of his pocket" Witness
never refused TO go into any robbing
scheme that HolcOmb proposed. Hol-
comb once showed witness photo
which he said was one of his men.
Witness remembered having seen the
face in the Police Gazette.
when / met Henry after leaving the
Jail at Mason he said, rs it all rightP
| said 'yes.' He said, Il have only $40;
here is S40.' told Henry that 1 had
seen Gum and he was after u.s." Wit
ness showed how he put the eight pa
pers in his shoe to carry to the Jail.
They made quite bulk, but he said it
was the way he carried them there.
When court adjourned on tho 18th
there had been 6S witnesses examined
by the prosecution.
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