The Battle Creek Horror

('rimes, murders mid the like seem to age as does an epidcmir of some contagous disease. Within tlic past year or vo, BOanneacing with the Crouch murücrs at Jackaon, horrors upou horror lave :u cumulatcd n llie way of murders uul suicides ti 11 1 il tlie very papers seem krinted in blond In describing la detall the awful record. The laat tragedy comes 'rom Battle Cceek, where onc Dr. Martin White killed lus wife, and two little daughters, Miiry aged s and Bessie about twelve, and tlien killed himself. Each one was butcheied, their throats ieing cut from ear to ear. The deed was done on Sunday January 8d, but not discovered until Thursday following. From published reports of the tragedy it appears tliat the two little girls were murdered in their room, while ]reparing for Sunday school, and Mrs. White attacked and overpowered as she stepped into the house retarolng from clmrch. The murderer then cut his own throat and fell across the body of his wife, where he expired. The detalla of the crime are too slckening to give, [and ve very much doubt if the practice of publishing them In full is productive of good; on the contrary we bellere that it la productive of much evil, and has a tondency to cause a repetition of crime. The murdered woman. Mis. White was a sister of Mr. I{. C. Keevc of Webster, oue of Washtenaw's most prominent and respected farmers. Home (en years ago Mr. and Mrs. White and their oldest giil, tlien about two years of age, resided in Dextei for several inonths, renting tbc north wring of X. Keitb's residente, which ia located on the Street leading up from the depot, next west of the Episcopal chureh. These faots make this tragedy one Of interest to many residente in :ind tiixiut wbo knew the partlea welL Mn. White was a woman hijrhly respected, ueat and tidy, and an ceonomical houaewMB, umi the two little daughters were lovely chlldron. 'J'hc husband and fathcr howevcr had ik ¦ i Uggn the right sort of a man. He was quarrelsoírre and Ogly, and had abnsed his wife shamefully. He had also squandcred quite a large property that Mra. Wliite had inherited from her father's estáte, some $8.000 or more altofretber, and it is thought that it was this faet that weighed upon bis nüod and made him insaiie. 'i'his at least is the charitable view to take of it. It is surmised by some that Dr. White knew more (han he ever lohl about the Croucii niurdcren-, as he was au own cousin of Henry White, the BMNteMd woman, and Judd Crouch had made scveral quiet visits there since the tragedies for which he has stood trial. Mr. Et. C. lteeve went to Battle Creek upon leariiiiig of tlie awful fate Of the faoiily and brought tlie remaina of Mrs White and her two little daughters home for burial. The Doctor's body he lef witli t he autboiitlel there to do what they cliose to with, as he didn't feel it possible for hiui to see it ;iveii Christian burial, and wtio oould Manie hiin for so feellngf Upon inquiry we liiul that this same Dr. White is well known to many of our citizens. He Ikis rittted this place fre(liicntly during the put year. boarding for two or Utree Wekl ut Mr. Sweeuey's boardinjr house last fall, while it was kept in the Green building, corner of Fouith and Ann sts. In au attempt to raise money on a certain tract of land he owned in Webster he visited Mr. Whedon .nul Bever! Other real estáte dealers and money lenden only a few weeks ago, and finally succeeded In raising some $300, tuough the land was said to have been mortgaged to nearly its full value. He was an inoffensive looking person, certainly the la?t man you would expect to cotninit such a horrible deed as he didWhite is said to have had hisclothes all pac.ked ready for fliglit, but after fully realiing the situation he was in, probably saw how futile flight would be, and did the best tlllBg he could do - killed hhnself.