Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-01
YOUNG CRULL is BACK
LOCATED THE SPOT An WHICH HIS
FATHER WAS MURDEnED.
HAS PROOF OF BROWNS GUILT.
The Trial VIII he Held In Richie
County. West Virginia, and Will
Probably Take Place in August
Next.

Mr. Nelson J. Crull. son OF Emanuel
CrulI. who was murdered in West Vir-
ginia. return,s 10 the city yesterday
morning. having positively located the
spot at which his iather was murdered
and proven conclusively TO his mind that
Erwin Brown committed the deed.
In an interview published In a Sisters
vile paper. which interview Mr.. Crull
referred the Dispatch man TO yesterday,
he says: My father and Erw.n Brown
arrived az a place in Richie county.
about two miles from Pennsboro', called
Bunnelrs Run. Thursday night. and
camped at that place in little cove sh
the farm OF Mr.. Clark Homer. Mr.. Nor-
ner and his son. seeing the fire OF the
camp, went down TO IL from their house.
which was distant therefrom about
third of a mile They found my father
sitting i'm the wagon and Brown was
cooking some supper. They talked "'tn
ny father. who told them that ne haa
come from Richmond, and that no WAS
going 10 Sstersville; how many hotses
he had. and that he had traded horses
that day al a place called Cherry Grove,
about twelve miles the other side Oh
Pennsboro'.
BROWN WAS ALONE.
'The next morning -to-wit, Thursday
shortly after daylight, Mr. Horner and
his son saw Brown with all the horses
pass by. and noticed that no was driving
the wagon and that he was alone, ana
spoke about IT, thinking that the other
man must be lying in tho wagon, which
was true. but. unfortunately, ne VAS
dead. for Mr.. Salisbury, myself, ana
several of the neighbors found the place
he was shot when he was lying under the
wagon In the camp at BunnelIs run
Right between the tracks OF the wagon
Wheel. we found d large bloody spot
where my father had been lying when ne
was shot.
-Four others besides Mr.. Horney ana
his son saw Brown driving along FRIDAY
morning within a distance OK nve niies
from the camp. and every one says 'ha'
Brown was alone.
WANTED TO BURY SPOILED MEAT.
"Brown drove TO place about a mile
from Wick, arriving there AT 10 O'Clock IN
the forenoon. and campcd at that poinb
and STAYED there with the wagon, road
cart. and horses until Saturday after
noon AT ? o'clock. During Friday after
noon ne went up to Wick and traded
two of the horses with Mr.. Samuel Nay
field and his son. getting for them TWO
watches and $25 I'm cash; and he also
traded another horse to Moses Johnson
for another horse and so in money
"Brown asked Mr. Maytleld 10 loan
him a spade. as he wanted to bury some
spoiled meat. and Mr. Mayfield sent hiA
son 10 look for the spade but ne cams
back and said he could not ma H. any
brown said never mind, that ne coui"
dispose Of II along the road soilewhc'e,
"Rrown broke his camp, and passeu
through Wick Saturday AZ : O'Clock T.
NJ running his horses through that piacc'
Brown had a revolver az WICK "hlcn
he tried to trade off az that place pu,
II Is not known whether he succeeueu
in doing so or not; AT any rate inc re-
volver which belonged 10 my iather' anu
which he told me he had in his trunk
is missing
TRIAL TO OCCUR IN AUGUSr
The Slstersville paper. I'm commenting
on the fact that the spot AZ when the
murder was committed had been locator,
saws this will necessitate that Brown
he tried I'm Richie county, and as the
Circuit Court is now IN session IN mat
county. Sheriff Pyle went this friday
morning TO the county seat Of Ritchie
county 10 counsel with Judge Freer ana
tho prosecuting Attorney of Richie
county I'm regard TO the indictment ana
trial OF Brown for the murder OF
Emanuel Crull at the present term or
court. II is more than likely that the
case will be tried in August.