Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-02-14
Crouch Arrested and Released.

The following In regard TO the charge
of Detective Brown that Jud Crouch is
the man who shot him near Horton a
few nights since. is taken from the
jackson Citizen of tue 9th inst.
Sheriff Winney was absent NJ Union
City when the news of the attempted
assassination of Detective Brown reach
ed police headquarters in this city, hut
deputy sheriff Snyder. policemen Boyle
and McQuillen and detective Ryan
drove hastily to Horton TO ascertain all
the facts possible and endeavor TO APP
prehend the murderers. When it was
known that Brown stated his belief
that Jud Crouch fired the shot, Sheriff
Winney, who had returned in the mean
time from Union City, telephoned the
officers above mentioned to go at once
TO the Crouch house, arrest Jud Crouch
and Hugh McCollum and bring them to
the jail in this city. Following these d.
rections the officers drove over to the
Crouch house where they had been so
oft before, and where, upon their arriv-
al, all was dark and solemn. They
surrounded the house and Officer
Snyder went to the door and called
nd good many times before recev-
ing any response. Finally Jud asked
who was there and what was
wanted. Snyder gave his name and
demanded admittance. After few
minutes delay the door was opened,
revealing Jud standing in the entrance
with cooked revolver, while McCol-
lum was equally armed and man
holding light stood behind him. The
officers were admitted. Snyder told
Jud that Giles Brown had charged
him with shooting him on the Horton
road few hours previous. Jud swore
like sailor and said he knew nothing
about it-he had not been in Horton
that day and knew nothing about
Brown. In spite of oaths and remon-
strances, Jud and his friend Hugh
McCollum were escorted into carriages
and brought to this city, where they
were given into the hospitable hands of
sheriff Winney. Exactly what trans
sheriff told a Citizen reporter this morn
ing that the suspected parties were
closely questioned and discharged about
8 o'clock this morning, rs there was no
reason for holding them. The sheriff
told them to 60 home and ho supposed
they had done so.
While at the Crouch house last night
officers examined all the horses and
buggies on the premises. There was
thought to be one horse that answered
the description given by Brown, but it
was perfectly dry and had no appear
ance of having been driven during the
night. 1t has been suggested that the
horse had plenty of time, if carefully
groomed, To dry completely between
the hour when the shooting took place
and the one when it was examined by
the officers.
A Citizen reporter calledup Mr.. ii. M.
Tanner at Horton this morning and
elected some information concerning
the wounded mans condition. Dr.
Bagley described the wound as being
located three inches above tho heart
and in the upper portion of the left lung.
From the sMe Of the hole the doctor
thought the pistol used must have been
as large as a SO calibre.
He says he was not there Yesterday,
but Mr.. Tanner telephones that n mum.
Der of men 10 that village say they saw
Jud and another man driving a brown
horse and buggy ON the street there
about dusk. When these men are |
asked IL they will swear H. was Jud
they decline to 10 so. and say it is pos
sible they were mistaken. but they |
thought it was he. When interrogated |
on the subject this morning Jud laughed
at the rumors connecting him with the
shooting. and said he could prove an
abb easily enough, he believes Brown
is crank and probably shot himself.