Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-01-08

10 by Ella Shannon. There was no
such box that be knew of; the only pa.
pers missed from the Crouch. house
were tax receipts and land grants.
The reason he stated at the inquest
that he never owned 38-caliber was
he forgot the one he had bought for
William.
The prosecution recalled Holcomb
Ola the morning of Jan. 2; witness had
been some weeks with Henry White.
He had stated the latter was not a gen.
tleman.
Detective Baker said there was un-
derbrush all around, except where he
found the shells. He had driven gray
horse by Ella Shamon's home. Didn't
ask Nancy Griffin to change her testl-
mony. Told Loundsberry and An
drews they could see their testimony il
they would come to witness room.
Asked Manchester to come 10 the court
room.
This closed the cross-examination.
The prosecution wanted portions of
Harrington's testimony struck out. The
defense wanted it all out. Decision
held by the court.
Emma Hammond swore sne had q
conversation with Judd year before
the murder. He said he hadn't spoken
to his father for six months. and never
would, If the old man waited for him
(Judd) to speak first. Witness saw
Judd in jackson at dark on Nov. rs.
Several witnesses testified to Henry
White and wife being at their own
home several Sundays preceding the
murder, when the prosecution had
shown they were at Holcomb's.
Kittie Demarsh, the dressmaker, was
called, and while waiting for her APP
pearance the prosecution offered
Andrews deposition taken at the ex-
animation, in evidence. This was OBJ.
jected to and argument ensued lasting
until the noon recess:
The court room was densely packed
when court opened 2 o'clock. Kate
DuMosh-Rode with Judd four or five
times before the murder; could rot say
where. Her testimony not being def
mite as to place. Judd came on and
said he rode about the city, ''promiscu-
ously." MISS DuMosh stated that Judd
told her that he went to Texas instead
of school and the old man was angry
with him.
Patrick Casey stated that Holcomb
swore ut the inquest that he knew
Policy was about the neighborhood there,
but didn't know he was at Crouch's be.
fore the murder. Mrs. Harrison Snow
was present and saw Judd pick up the
shells. She heard what Judd said
about their being 38.caliber.
George Tolney had talk with Fred
Loundsberry last November about the
murder. Loundsberry said he heard a
noise and saw Holcomb go to the barn
with a light. Holcomb came back,
listened to see if any one stirred and
then went to the barn again and bug
gy drove away. There were three men
on the road before the buggy drove
away. Witness made q statement to
MIR. Hayes" did not know who Mr..
Hayes was.
refused TO answer who Hayes really
was. The court ordered witness to
answer. He said: Hayes was "Wm.
H. Springfield" a Pinkertop detective,
who had been working in the case in
cog, and boarding at the Hurd house
among defendants witnesses and at
torneys.
Mrs. Sarah Smith, Loundsberry's
! mother, was present when Supervisor
Mccain had the talk with her son.
Fred stated that the barn doors could
not rattle.
A. E. Hewlett, attorney. was the
| first witness in the rebuttal testimony
on the morning of the 3rd. He said
] Fred Loundsberry made = statement to
/ him in writing since the murder and
signed it. which signature Loundsberry
since denied on the stand. Statement
was offered in evidence and was all ex-
cluded except that LounGsberry never
saw Holcomb have any rubber boots
| till after the murder.
Fred Frosted sold revolvArs at Lam
sing in 1883. Cant remember that
ever saw Dan Holcomb except at Jail.
Witness sold 32-caliber revolvers for
S14. Holcomb claimed ut jail that
witness did business in different local.
ity from where witness was really locat-
ed. Dan told the witness here in the
jail that he purchased SO CALLER of
witness in October.
George Hammond heard Judd's
story at Clark's lake. when Judd said
he had not spoken 10 his father in six
months, nor would he for six more.
Fred Loundsberry was next sworn
and denied telling his mother that he
did not see Holcomb's rubber boots till
several days after the murder, and
when he did see them they were muddy;
he denied that Holcomb took him out
of school for fear his conversation with
the scholars would confuse him about
the murder.
Hewlett recalled Loundsberry stat
ed to witness that Holcomb saw no new
rubber boots at the time of the murder.
but several days after. The defense
recalled Detective Harris - Witness
didn't know where "Springield" was
now; he worked secretly in the case.
He reported that Mrs. Elmer Hatch
went to Judd's room and the boys to
Bakers; witness never offered Lounds-
berry reward to swear as directed to;
told him tell the truth and no could get
the $4,000 reward.
The people called Detective Harris. |
He had advised Mrs. Durham to keep |
the Olney story still. The prosecution |
here rested and the defense called o. |
G. VanCuren. He had teen to Hol. |
combs to-day and couldn't see either |
barn from either window of Dams |
house.
Andrew j. Gould had been there to-
day and looked out of the windows;
couldn't see the barns. Gould. had
measured the premises. Went in to
one room at Holcomb's house. w. s.