Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-21
THE STATE AT LARGE.
Later Particulars in Regard to the Battle
Greek Butchery

All doubt as to the manner In which the
family of DIR. White of Battle Creek came TO
their death is removed. The evidence seems
10 show conclusively that White butchered the
family and then shielded. a correspondent
of a Detroit paper saws: IL Is conclusive
from the evidence that he cut the threats of
the children in the morning while the mother
was absent at church, and upon her return
assaulted her with the AK. knocked her down
and then cut her throat. There are parties
who declare positively that they saw
and talked with White Wednesday
night, and the evidence Is accumu-
lating that such is the fact IL So the brute
actually slept In the house on Sunday, Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday night and com
United suicide on Thursday. The first deed
was perpetrated Sunday. Mrs White was not
at church Sunday night; the children were not
at Sunday school, as was Their custom;
neither were they at the public school since
Friday. White drew $500 out OF the City
bank Saturday, and it is thought that pos
sibly he intended TO leave the country after
perpetrating the crime, but that after the ex-
ecution he became alarmed, and thinking that
1t would be impossible Tor him TO escape
finally determined upon suicide.
Mrs. Whites maiden name was Frances A.
Reeve, and she was born upon the old farm In
Webster, which is five miles from Ann Arbor,
In 1896 where she resided until her marriage
with White in 1871 She became acqua nted
with White while he was studying medicine at
Ann Arbor White graduated from the De-
troit medical college June 20, 1870 After his
marriage he practiced for awhile iD Dawson,
Genesee county, then went to Ann Arbor.
He remained a short time, aud removed To
Dundee. He practiced there three years or
more, and then came TO Battle Creek In July,
1878.
Since Mrs Whites marriage she has had
given her by her father, before and since his
death, about $1,000. White always lived upon
his wile's money. lie was morose and unso-
ciable and had but few friends and no ascot
ates His wife never went out In society nor
hardly ever even called upon the neghbors.
She only went 10 church. This Is the reason
why the deed was not discovered sooner from
the fact that few neighbOrs ever called upon
them. When she did 20 out, IL was ALWAYS
noticed that she seemed cast down in spirit
and was never cheerful
The reports that this murder had some con-
nection with the Crouch affair have all been
exploded.
Those who were acquainted with White say
that he hated his family, especially his eldest
girl. She was very handsome, lady-like
girl and fayorite with her schoolmates. The
general impression among people who came in
contact with him was that he was either fool
or insane.
With the exception that White was born and
raised in Canada, nothing else was known of
him. Whether he has any relatives or where
they live ic unknown. He once stated that he
always clerked in drug store until he com.
menced TO study medicine. His past personal
historys unknown.
The Codies Of Mrs. White and the children
were turned over to Mrs. Whites brother by
the coroner. They were taken to their old
home in Washtenaw county. No one claimed
the body of White and twas taken to the pick
ling va at Ann Arbor.
Whites trunk was found packed as II ready
for flight. The house is locked and there Is an
obiIc, of dread Of the whole ueghborhood