The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-11

On Thursday, October 2Sth, Mrs
Susan Crupper, residing in Good
hope township, died very suddenly
of what was supposed to be hear,
disease. Following her death and
burial were many ugly rumors that
she did not die as reported, but at
the hands of her son, Elisha Crup.
per. These rumors were based on
the statements Of Jane Joy, a wo.
man who WAS working IN the fami
ly at the time of Mrs. Urupper'i
death.
She claimed that on the day Mrs
Crupper died. she, Jane Joy, had q
falling out with Elisha Crupper
and that he attempted to assault
her with a door knob, but that
lodging behind the toy's mother
she escaped tho blow aimed ut her,
while Mrs. Crupper receiving the
door knob full upon the torch cad
died from the effects of the blow
Elisha Crupper on the oiher hand,
while admitting having some word:
| with Jane JOY, denies that he
struck his mother with the door
knob, but claims that she fell upon
the hot stove, and that the mark on
her forehead was from that cause
and not from a blow at his hands,
as claimed by the woman, Joy
These stories as related above had
of course come to tho off GERS of the
law, but they did not feel impel!ed
to make an examination until the
following letter, signed by eight Of
The best known citizens in the west
p1rt of the county, was received by
Prosecuting Attorney Lowry:
crock BRIDGE,O., Nov. 3 lSss.
ITO the Prosecuting Attorney OF Hooking
county:
1--WE, the undersigned citizens OF
Goodhope township, believe that
there should be an inquest held over
the body of Mrs. Crupper. late of
Goodhope township. This request
basei upon the report We hear re-
garding the case"
Upon the reception Of. this let
ter, the officers f5ij there vas but
one course to pursue and that. to
make an investigation of the mat
ter.
On Sunday morning last, Coro-
ner G. G. Gage, accompanied by
Drs. Wright, Mansfield and Frank
Brehm. and Prosecutor Lowry,
Deputy Sheriff Dan Wright, Treas
urer John Notestone, Commission
cr Henry Trimmer, Recorder ia
Cub Wee yer, Squire G. W. Brehm,
VIM. Wsner. John Hansen, Sol.
Rhodes and representative of the
Sentinel, proceeded to the Fairview
N. +. Church, two miles west of
Enterprise and exumed the remains
of Mrs. Crupper.
At the graveyard this company
was met bv Mr.. Abel Carpenter,
Sol. R:denhour, Isaac Matthias. O.
W. Cove, Geo. Beongher, Peter
Matthias and a number of other gen
tlemel whose names were not pro-
cured. Geo. narman and Jake
Stivisnn were employed by the Cor
oner tn raise the body. After a
half hours work. the coffin was ta-
ken from the ground and carried to
the front of the church where it was
opened and the remains placed up
on bench prepared to receive them.
The Coroner there viewed the re-
mains and the doctors commenced
he post mortem examination.
1t was stated that Mrs. Crupper
had died Thursday Nov. 3 sc and
was buried Sunday, Nov. 9th, sc.
Her height was given as feet .
inches. Blue eyes. all teeth gone in
from but four below. General ap
pearance of body, natural. The fol-
lowing is the report of the physi-
clans
Decomposition of body well ad-
advanced. Inspection of body re-
veaed an a5rasure wound on the
forrhrad 2 inches above the right
eve and above and inward from the
frontal eminence, measuring ! of an
inch in diameter,