Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17

charged with the murder. The house is
nearly surrounded by woods. From it tn,
Crouch residence, three-fourths of a mil,
| north, can barely be seen through tn,
trees. As the funeral passed, the aged
negroes gazed out through q window of the
house.
At Beallsville the services were brief
The three cofins were placed in one deer
and broad grave and the clay was shoveled
in upon them, buried out OF sight but moi
yet avenged by Justice.
TO PUNISH THE GUILTY.
Mrs. Griffith SAYS that she will spend he,
half of the property left by her murdered
relatives to secure the punishment of the
murderer. She and her husband have a
property at Speer and enough to live on.
They had received at least s., 900 from old
Mr.. Crouch during his life time, for which
Emery Griffith had given his notes. Interest
on these notes has never been paid, at least
no payments are indorsed on them. This
morning, Justice Al j. Mccormick, OF
Bentleysville, took the money and valuable
papers found in the Crouch house, to
Monongahela City, and deposited them in
the Alexandria Bank. The cash found
amounts to 1926 20.
John Crouch's will, dated 1881, be-
oueathed to his wife life interest in the
estate. aud at her death 81, 900 each to his
daughter Elizabeth, and his son Alexander,
the remainder to go to Andrew, the weak
minded son. There is also deed, dated
1884, giving the entire real estate, 170 acres,
to Andrew Crouch. Now the farm will 60
equally to Elizabeth and Alexander. The
notes, all old, amount to 81, $50.
ATALK WITH THE SON.
Prof Crouch, from Petersburg, Pike
county. Ind, arrived at the old home by
way Of Wheeling and Washington at about
noon to-day. He was accompanied by his
son. % years old, who is q correspondent
for a wheeling paper at Washington. This
morning Prof Crouch held short talk with
Judge McIlvaine. He says that he will
give all the money he can to prosecute the
Investigation into the terrible crime. He
has not been at home for 20 years, and is
entirely unable to throw any light on the
amount of money his father had in his
house.
IL is possible that Crouch had not much
cash besides what was found. 1t was re-
norted that last year he told the tax assesso r
that he had S11, 900 out at interest. The re-
mort created much excitement during the
early part of the day. People asked what
had become of the notes for that large sum
bevond those found. Justice Mccormick
proceeded to make immediate inquiry OF
Nelson Lukee, the borough assessor, and
that individual spoiled the story.
VERY LITTLE AT INTEREST.
Last year John Crouch returned the
amount OF money out on interest as only
500. It seems that he did not consider the
Griffith. and other old notes, MS representing
money az interest. Grave doubt is expressed
whether the murderer got any money, more
than perhaps $780, The income of the dead
family must have been very small, as
neither father nor son did much farming
and the fine property has been going to the
dogs.
All officers on the scene agree now that
the murder was committed during the after
noon of Tuesday, May 13. Had it been dark
the murderer would have left lamp or
candle in the kitchen just before he de-
parted by the kitchen door. The front door
was losasd. A candle. burned about two