Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-12-25
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
Trying to Solve the Mystery Surround
ing the Murder o The Crouch
Family.
synopsis of the Testimony.


The prosecution recalled Joseph ALLEN
and asked the Judge to allow him to
state what his intentions were in agree
ing to help Henry Holcomb in
bio wing safes. After the lawyers had
spent about half tho forenoon reading
the law TO the Judge, he ruled the ques-
ton out.
On cross-examination Allen said he
asked Henry Holcomb, '.Is safe blow.
ing your businessp" To which Holcomb
replied. cit isr' Witness then said,
"Shake!" Had no opinion that Hol-
comb suspected him of being one of the
murderers of the Crouch family. Wit
ness said he took coat from board
g-house and his friend "Demnig'
pawned it. They divided the money.
Witness was asked, 'Did you see
Mrs. Murphy [since murdered by her
husband] on the night of the Crouch
murdersP" To which he answered,
mo, sir" and was then told to step
down.
The prosecution has but few more
witnesses and will be through in day
or two.
At 2;S0 p. m. the people rested their
SIDE
The defense have a dozen of the peo-
pies witnesses to call for cross-exami-
nation before opening their side.
Sheriff Winney was recalled for fur
Their cross-examination on the 10th.
Witness saw several bullet holes in a
stump and helped to dig out one of the
bullets, and found it to be 32-caliber.
This stump was near the house. Wit
ness did not think this was of much
| Importance for or against the defend
ant. The bullet holes in the stump
looked as though they had not been
made great while.
Alonzo Mccain and Detective Harris
were recalled, but nothing important
elected.
G. ID. Harrington was recalled and
eross-examir ed by Mr.. Frazer The
interrogations elected the admission
that witness had not said anything
about seeing Foy and Policeman Nc
CULLEN end walked up street with them
until after they were both dead.
| Henry A. Smith was recalled and
said he heard someone say. before he
left VIM. Holcomb' and about the time
Daniel was there, that Williams wife
and daughters had been shooting a
pistol, but he did not hear whose pistol
1t was.
The court overruled the application
of the defense to have the prosecution
call all the witnesses on the infor-
nation. They should produce them in
court and the defence could take ex.
ception to the ruling.
] I,.l. ID laI a. g.. L..
cross-examination and was interrogat-
ed about the actions and whereabouts
of the family on the night of the MUIR
der, bat the only new thing elected was
that the parlor lamp was lighted for
Polley's benefit, and anyone standing at
the window where the tracks were found
could look through the parlor.
When court opened on the 18th inst.
George Hutchins was recalled and
cross examined by Mr.. Wilson. He did
not know whether or not Henry White
or Policy had any money at the time OF
the murder, neither did he see anyone
with Policy at Horton.
Ella Shannon being recalled by Mr..
Wilson said she was in the witness room
the day Nettie Snyder was sworn, but
did not ask her who Detective Baker
was. She also walked up street with
Mrs. Elmer Hatch, but did not ask hel
to point out Baker. She did not remem.
Der whether she told Alonzo Mccain Oh
Thomas Courtney that she found o
bloody handkerchief at Holcomb's and
did not remember as fact whether OF
not she did find one.
Nettie Snyder was recalled. She
worked at Holcomb's before and after
the murder, and had charge of the boys
room. Witness said the room contained
three beds, clothes cupboard and a
chest in which Loundsberry KEEP. his
clothes. She was in the room every
day and swept il twice week, moving
the things about, but saw nothing else;
always swept behind the chest.
The prosecution objected to the ques-
ton asked the witness: If there were
any bloody clothes in the roomp but the
objection was ruled out. Witness swept
behind the chest three times after the
murder, but saw nothing there, and
thoughtif there had been any thing there
she would have seen it. Several other
| questions directed towards the bloody
clothes, also Judd's muddy boots, were
asked and ruled out. The defense ex-
cepting. The day after the murder,
witness said, Judd changed his pants,
putting on the only light pair he had,
the same ones he wore to town the day
before the murder. His everyday pants
were brown. Witness saw Ella Shan
non in the witness room the day wit
ness was sworn and remembered De-
tective Baker coming in and Ella and
witness had talk about him.
Mrs. Mary Crouch was recalled, and
in reply to Mr.. Frazer said she had
frequently seen Daniel Holcomb and
his wife at Jacob ID. Crouch's, and had
known Mr.. Holcomb to do business for
Mr.. Crouch, but have not seen him
there within year prior to Mr.. Crouch's
| death. The testimony at the inquest
and examination, that was referred to,
was admitted in evidence.
Frank Mason, the witness who swore
he saw Holcomb on the train, was re-
| called and cross-examined for nearly
three hours with regard to his doings
and whereabouts on that trip.
Mr.. Montgomery then announ ced
that he was through with the cross .ex.
animation, and the defense then made
the following motions, which were
heard and taken under consideration,
to be disposed of in the morning: that
the prosecution elect which count to
proceed under; that all the testimony
of the witnesses Mason and Henry
Brown be stricken out, as the showing
at the time their names were put on
the information was not true; that all