OSEEUEG 'KEWi WEATHER. Ilgheet yesterday 70 Unreet but niche 57 rordaiit and Saturday fair. IPS ALL HESZ end . ITS ALL TRUE la Which U Included lit Evening Newt and The Roteburf Review DL HIV, Xo. P SEBVR Q REVIEW, Li rsOfiEBCBQ, ORE GOV, FRIDAY, IXX.X 15, 1M1. - -1 if V SS TEL I TFimn n. FFICERS FIND EVIDENCE ON , JICHWAY TO GIVE THEM GLUE TO MOVEMENTS OF MURDERER lements of Local Motorists Regarding Mystery Confirmed By I Finding of Bloodstains Showing Movements of t Auto After Crime Was Committed. ' STORY OF FOUL MURDER 'ghter and tighter the net of cir ttantlal evidence encircles in its eloua meshes Or. R. M. Brum l prominent dentist, lodgeman. music lover, as the murderer of Is Russell, hermit mud laborer, t by detail the story of the foul er as its grows in the search -lye of imagination, is unfolded eagre evidence, substantiating binding isolated and disjointed I leading step by step to the story and the final unraveling langled mystery. wly but surely la being gathered nation which is resulting in eing of one of the most start- nurders this county has known bagen. Grant Wilcox and others, and went to the Newbard slaughter house, where he turned the car over the culvert. It is believed that he then inserted a stick of dy namite In the head, and after taking off the clothes he was wearing and changing to a suit he had brought from the office, threw his own clothes under the machine and set fire to the wreck. Papers identified as wrappers of bundles which he had carried from his office were fouud on the bank in such a position to prove that the bundles were unwrap ped after the car was in the dltrh. The supposition that Brumfleld threw hln Awn clnfhea An 1rr rt thn I history. But in spite of the body, explains the presence of two Ke obtained, and the search sets of socks, vests, etc no trace has been found of thei Naturally the lack of definite evl g dentist who is supposed to dence in many cases caused the of murdered Dennis Russell, to fleers to supply from imagination. ma mini. wim muuuj io ( out In general the story appears to iiH miuro wiu id pay on ma. do correct and tdness which has been bang le bun Blood Stains Found. Is the supposition which Is being followed. Swot-ring Explained. It was stated by Bowman that numerous blood stains, which bstantlate statements made by I along the highway. . e . inesday night at 9 o'clock two were. beard, on,, the. highway iiu cabin occupied by Dennis on the Wm. Moore place Jlyrtle Creek. A few minutes powerful automobile was .dashing down the highway, lg to the full limit of its pow- y engine roaring like that of i tlane. It was followed in the of a few moments by a slower X car and a short time later tJgh-powered car was again . -dasnlng back. -rsday along the highway .was a large pool of blood and a Ith the initials "W. D. R." sy on the Boomer hill road '. .1 the main highway was found r small pool of dried blood, ng conclusively where the big t ? I while the lighter car passed. ..... Murder Unfolded. . story which the officers bo ra Is told by the evidence is as Jn Wednesday night. Dr. .Brum- .4, by appointment, met Dennis issell, whom he had employed to ist t some stumps on his farm X rose. Purposely he left his os the highway a short distance Tje cabin occupied by the la r.-. As they reached the car the et t suddenly leveled a rifle which I t with htm and fired twice I Russell's head, killing him Bowman Appears. ' ad started to put the body of 1m Into his high-powered car . R. Bowman, a local res- man, appeared In his ma- Mr. Bowman yesterday in i the officers that he saw rid's car speed down the road feet of a person dangling side of the car. From this ducted that when the mur w the approaching car he he body into the rar, without ato its highest speed and away down the highway, m the short distance to the pon of the Boomer hill road ) highway, he quietly turned nine into that road and ex M Ms lights and waited un htghwav was clear. In the le shifting nnd covering the A large tkw1 of blood was I this point this morning by Btarmer, Deo'ity Webb and f Police Shamhrook. After r the hodv the murderer nek and anon reaehlnr the row. and traveling for a short '"", met Harrr Peace, whose Uasosra, Is thus snbstantlated. Jawbones TVmored f It he onlnlon of Denntv Sheriff K Who ha been working cease- the ase. that Dr. Brum i 'he mnrderer nd that he. the value of teeth s marks i1'ealrn removed the Jaw- '! teeth, which explains the t f no norMnn of the bones of I I Wti fnnnri. "H rar Rndv. 1 1 then the snnno-r1on thst he " - car through the eltr where - recognised by Edward Kohl- rt. ??hTlLmZ vm Brumfleld'. car first darted tof the murderer have been , -hpJlj ,, .,., ,,0j , side of the road to the other. Bow man saw the body, which he at that time believed to be that of a woman, with the feet 'extending out of the door-aloiost- teoeblag - ib -ground. This is thought by soma to show that Brumfleld. who was a good driver, was not at the wheel or tho car would not have swerved so badly. Bowman and the officers, however, are of the opinion that the body was about to slide from the machine and the driver was trying to pull It back and at the same time steer the car. Pearos Corroborated. Harry Pearce told the officers that Dr. Brumfleld was driving at a tre mendous rate of speed coming north on the highway. In passing Pearce's car there was almost a collision, and Pearce .claims to have recognized the doctor at the wheel. At the place where the cars .passed, bloodstains were found by Sheriff Starmer on the left hand side of the road, where Brumfleld's car Is believed to have entered the highway from off the Boomer hill road. Shots Were Heard. ' Ora and Kenneth Ronk, who re side at the Booth place near where Russell Is Supposed to have been killed, heard two shots at about 9 o'clock on the night of the murder. They had been missing turkeys1 and at this time thought that some one had been shooting their birds. They had made up their minds to go down the highway, when they were at tracted by a iuige red car dashing past with a tremendous roar. It was followed soon after by another car traveling at slower rate of speed. This evidently being the car driven by Walter Bowman. -Bullet Hole- in Body. A complete examination of the body was made this afternoon by Dr. Sether, who found a bullet hole In the back of the body. Just benesth the right shoulder blade. The other shot. It Is thought, took effect in the V J Ll.l J . 1 . . I to cover It and in the mad-l" ,?r' "T S "u oy uyna l desperation, threw his ma- "'i9 ,?xf l09,0n- A small portion o n ounei was iuuna near uie pomi where the shooting Is thought to hare occurred and also several small portions of skull were found this morning. . , ( . Needed Money. The motive for the murder, the officers believe, lies in the need of Dr. Brumfleld for money. He was known to be heavily in debt. He lost two houses br fire. He was sk-k for some time himself, snd un able to attend regularly to his prac tice. All members of his family were ill and he also had on his bands the purchase of a large farm. His Insurance consisted of a $10. 000 accident policy; $1.000 In reg ular life insurance and 11.000 on his car. It Is believed that be carefully laid the plot to allow his family to secure the money. His plot, the of ficers state, might hsve carried, had It not been for the fact that the dy namite explosion fsiled to tear away all of the hair on the bead of the body. It Is upon this hair that the chief identification of the body as that of Dennis Russell rests. Ray Basil, a local barber, who has fre quently cut Dr. Brumfleld's hair, says that the hair on tbe body Is, not that of the dentist. Avenues of Escape Closed. Working on the theory that Dr. Brumfleld was the murderer of Den nis Russell, Sheriff Starmer has tak en action to close up every avenue of escape. Kvery road and trail is watched, and of fleers, all over trie country are on the lookout for him. It Is expected that be will effect a dlsgulso and the officers who are guarding the various trails and roads are being warned In this re gard. Tbe officers think' it nosaihla that he might hare secured the north bound train a short time after the wreca was round and this ia also Deing investigated. Talked to Dr. Brum field. Alfred Souvalne, night elevator man In the Perkins building, talked to Dr. Brumfleld on the night of the myrtery auto accident. Mr. Souvalne goes on duty at fr:30 o'clock and Just prior to that time ou the even ing of June 13th Dr. Brumfleld en tered tho Perkins building and asked to be taken to the third floor, where his dental offices are located. On the way up, Mr. Souvalne states that Dr. Brumfleld made no unusual re marks snd appeared to be In his nor mal frame of mlud. Upon leaving the elevator on the third floor tbe doctor turned to the elevator man and said, "Wait here a minute, Til be right out." The elevator man waited and within a very short time, Dr. Brum fleld appeared from his offices, car rying three bundles. Mr. Souvalne : paid no particular attention to tbem , but the officers are almost certain .that one of the bundles contained ' the dynamite sticks and caps. Hs left the building and did not return according to Mr. Souvalne. Building Was Endangered. J. W. Perkins, cwner of the Per kins building, today declared that ; the storage of the dynamite in the building by Dr. Brumtield for ten i days was not the' proper thing to do. Under the insurance policies protecting the bulldlns a clause em phatically-, states that no explosives .saall.be stored .within the building. In the event of .a fire or explosion, Mr. Perkins would have been unable to Collect any insurance. He had no tified bis tenants of that ruling and was greatly surprised when he learned that the explosives had been stored In the doctor's office. Had Fear of Accident. Dr. C. B. Wade today stated that Dr. Brumfleld recently told him that he was afraid of driving his car. Dr. Wade had taken the dentist to the hospital to perform some dental work on one of Dr Wade's patients. On the return from the hospital in Dr. Wade's car. Dr. Brumfleld start ed talking about automobile acci dents. He said that he had had a great deal of trouble with his car of late. He told of turning over In a ditch while trying to pass a loaded hayrack, and also of losing a fender In another accident. Dr. Wade thought nothing of the conversation nt that time but when the murder came to light he recalled Dr. Brum-j riela s statements. other people have said that Dr. Brumfleld has nald recently that be was afraid of the curve near Newhard's slaughter house on the Melrose road whfre ihe car was wrecked. The officers believe he made these statements as a part of his plan, in attempting to show that an accident occurred and that he was the victim. The fact that he has repeatedly made these remarks seems rather peculiar and lead to the belief that he was pre meditating the deed at that time. Told of His Troubles. Patients of Dr. Brumfleld who rave visited his office of late state that the dentist has told of his (roubles and burden of debt, to them, making that almost the sole topic of -onversatlon. On the sfternoon of the murder, one woman who was having some dental work done said that she ssked Dr. Brumfleld If he was not feeling bsd,- owing to his worried look. He replied. "N'o. bnt I've bsd so much trouble that It's 1nst plain hell." The woman said thst she thought It very unusual for him to talk that way and so said nothing In renly. Worked On Glen Fddlng. Olen Eddlnrs was the last man Dr. Brumfleld worked on In his office. Mr. Eddlnrs got ont of the dental "hair st (1:10 o'clock on the evening of the alleged murder. Dr. Bmm- fleld then went out to ret som din ner, savlnr to Mr. Kddlnrs that he Intended to so right home after wards. He dM not act one bit nn nsual dnrlne the time he was work ing on his teeth. Mr. Eddlnxs states snd he appeared very sane and ra tional as usual. Insurance Detectives Here. It was learned todav thst two in surance detectives srrlved here Isat night and are making an Investlra tlon todav. A rumor wss on the streets ths sfternoon to the effect hat the tnsnrsnre oemnanies have offered a rrwarrt of tsooo for the apprehension of Dr. Brumfleld. All efforts to trace this rumor snd ver lfr it were anarslllnr and It Is not oellered that any such reward hat Railroad Man Saw Dr. Bramfield In Myrtle Creek Wed. J. II. Hogan, a Southern Pa- cifio Co. employe states that he saw Dr. R. M. Brumfleld in Myrtle Creek at exactly 1:4$ o'clock on that day, Mr. Hogan states that he looked at his watch at the time he snoke to Dr. Brumfleld. The doctor was coming out of the railroad station with a large package under his arm. The package resembled a suit box. Mr. Ho- gan says. He declares that he could make no mistake in the Identity for he was close to him ana is very ,well acquainted with Dr. Brumfleld. having had the government is understood to be unwilling to allow tihe far eastern discussion be made the condition of Japan's consent to participate and they must accept the principle in volved In tbe proposed discussion of tbe Pacific question. . J. . K8CAPE WITH MUCH CASH. PITTSBURO, July 1 5. Four masked men held up the L car and escaped with ItO.OuO today carried by the coal company's paymaster. Irish Conference Continued Today fBv flatted Preaa) LONDON, July IS. Lloyd George I conferred -with DeValera and Craig I T. RUSSELL CLAIMS HEAD LESS BODY IN MORGUE AS THAT OF BROTHER Identification Made Principally by Hair, Which b Unmistakable, The Brother Says; Finger Prints to be Made to " Complete Identification. on the second day of the Irish peace negotiations. The conference met dental work done by hlra. He DeValera and Craig this afternoon. also-' saw him in hli c- .. ! No statement was issued although route to Roseburg shortly af- i Lloyd Gcore and Craig were clos- w terwards. Hundreds Jam News-Review For News on Murder Nearly 1500 copies of the News-Review extra edition on the Brumfleld murder case were distributed after ten o'- closk last night within the space of an hour. When the story broke shortly before elpht o'clock yesterday evening, the staff of News-Review reporters were sent out after the correct details, the linotypes were eted tor two hours. It is assumed they dlscussod the Irish settlument matter which Lloyd George aud De Valera have already discussed In at tempting to bring the North and South Ireland premiers together on an agreeable basts. Japan Premier Wel comes Conference (By United Press). By Japanese Premier Hars (Copyrighted.) TOKIO, July 15. "Japan will snare no effort towards tbe success of Harding's important epoch-mak ing conference and Japan welcomes the opportunity to vindicate ber po sition before tbe whole world and show mora how thoroughly she svm- started, printers were placed on ' pathlzes with the new world s spirit. tbe Job, and at ten o'clock a e complete story . of the affair was published. The extras were distributed gratis to tbe world-wide peace Hundreds who Jammed the front of the News-Review of- flee. ' Jitneys ' dlarlbutd ' the papers to the residential ; dls- tricts until long after midnight and the city was boiling with excitement. Last night's event proves beyond a doubt, the news gathering facilities of the News-Review. The streets In front of the office were packed with people awaiting the extra edition. . They were confident that the News-Review would carry the facts In the case and all rumors were placed on the shelf when the extra appeared. Harding's proposal has been received with much enthusiasm In Japan, which welcomes any plan to promote welfare in the world and we are confident that much good will result from the- pro posed gathering, both for interna tional relationship generally and tbe friendship ot America and Japan particularly." o Japs Stalling . For, Time Is Belief ny United Prsssi. WASHINGTON. July 16. "Play ing for time," authoritative quarters advance In explanation ot the vague- It was necessarr to print ser- n.e11or . ,no, JBpan fPUB eral editions of the ;.e 1 1 "rdlng a . invitation to participate mo ua it w . i . . . thrn.h.,. .h Ho. ... .;.. iae uisarmameni conference. the numerous calls for the ex- tra. Some believe by negletlng to men tion the far eastern discussion, Ja pan ta icily accepts Its possibilities and signifies her willingness in its participator The governors of over sixteen states, representing over 20,000 per- miir,W nH .h m ' . V. 1 1 UtucneA Hardir.gs' dlsnrtua- view sen nine the rtn.lre ,, I ' ment conference. It Is an effort to I nlie ! ."rS fJl8 prevent wars and relieve the tax - r K. .. .- ,,, ,,. l.-Ho. .n.l The crowds actually fought for possession of the first cop- les off the press. Never before In the history of the city wss there such Intense Interest In a burdens and Improve the world's economic conditions, they declare. o tnry, lost no time In placing the : wheels In motion" and grind- lng out the story. The local readers received the story 18 hours In advance of the metropolitan publics- tlons. HEADLINES IX XEW YORK. A telephone from one of the kitchen Portland newspapers this after- Nation. The police said that Result noon divulged the Information found a note which he declined to tnat me r.ew iorg Lity news- turn over to the officers. The cor- pspers were carrying the story w'oner is Investigating to determine Prominent Lady Been Found Dead SEATTLE, July 15. The body of the wire ot Clarence L. Roams, for mer special assistant to the attorney general, was found early today In the Death was due to asphyx- That the headless body at the brought before the coroner's jury to morgue, found in the automobile throw a light on tho case. Because wrack west of the city, is without ot the many angles which have been doubt that of William Dennla Rue- presented, considerable evidence will sell, is tbe statement made by J. T. be necessary to convince a Jury re Russell, a brother who has twice gardiug the Identity of the remains, viewed the body in an effort to make as a great deal binges upon the out posltlve Identification. Identification j come ot the verdict. There will be is chiefly based on the small por-1 a large number of witnesses to ex of the Brumfleld murder esse in their headlines this after- noon. Nearly every newspaper in the United States Is carrying 4 the story today The entire news was wired from the News- Review office this morning to the Associated and United Press agencies snd they hsva kept the wires hot throughout O the day. Mas. J. A. Freeman will leave to morrow evening for Newport, wherj she sponds her summer vscstlon an nually. After the summer months, Mrs. Freeman will leave for rtrltij'i Columbia, where ber daughter resides. whether she committed suicide. yet been offered. Had Plenty of Money. Dr Brumfleld evidently bad plenty of money to make a get-away. On July 11, he horowed IOO from The Douglas National flank and a like sum from the I'montia Valley Bank. Tor a number of weeks. It Is stated. tie has been obtaining currency an I whenever possible currency in ex change for checks. It Is believed that ha has at least 12.000 on his person. Japan Asks For More Information (By A. L. Bradford, U. P. Cor.) WASHINGTON. July 1$. Japan ssked for amplification of the pro posed discusalon of the Pacifio f ro blems and information on the pro posed disarmament conference. It was learned authoratlvely today. This request for information was Included in yesterday's acceptance reply. The United Slates ia under stood to not he adverse to similar questions regarding the conference purpoaee prior to the issuance for In formation. Hughes Is understood to he forwarding a reply to Jnpan, out lining this country's attitude, altho B. R. Rlchter, of Camas Valley. spent tbe dsy In this city attending to business matters. - Harry Hatfield, who was arrested near Dlxonvllle yesterday, was re leased today .when the relatives fail ed to make ut a complaint against him. Hatfield formerly was In con siderable trouble and moved to Coos county, taking a position with the llfesavlng crew at Coos Head. He re turned to the county a few days ago to settle up some claims, he states. The relatives feared he would cause more trouble and secured his arrest, promising to swear out complaints against bin. Upon tbelr failure to do this, be was released. tlon of hair on the corpse and the extra piece of scalp found near the scone of tbe wreck. Mr. Russell is positive that the hair on the scalp Is that of his brother, while the few torn streamers of flesn ' bearing small portions of the hair from the bock of tbe neck also resembles that or his brother, Hr. Ruasoll states. The body in every otber way re sembles that of the hermit laborer, the height and might, aa eatlmated. comparing very closoly with that of tne isDorer. Hair Positively Identified. "I am positive that the hair la that of my brother, Dennis," Mr. Russell slated this morning. "I would know that hair any place. Dennis alwaya wore his hair long and the color was rather peculiar.. It was slightly grayer near the ends where it wss short and I am sure that it is. his body. "Ot course, it is bard to be sure. The body is burned so badly that I would hesitate to identity it posi tively. I will not hesitate to identi ty the portion or sculp, however, for I know that It is his." Mr. Russell also identified the watch and pipe and other personal effects found near the wreck, aa be ing those belonging to his brother who he Is positive has been killed. The clothing worn by the dead man. was very similar to that belonging to bis brother, he said. . . To Take Finger Prints. Coroner M. E. Hitter stated this morning that finger prints will be taken from the baud of the dead man and these prints will be com pared with prints It is hoped to ob tain from articles handled by both men. It ia expected that It will be an easy matten to obtain finger print at the Russell cabin and also from Dr. Brumfleld's borne or office and this will form a link In making a positive Identification. It Is be lieved that a good print can be ob tained in spite of the fact that the hands are burned. One of the hands Is in fairly good condition and the Inside portion Is scarcely damaged, making It possible with earful man ipulation to secure a fairly good fin ger print Inquest I-atrr. No definite time bas been set by Coroner Rltter for an Inquest, but It will probably be tomorrow aa It will become necessary to dispose of the body shortly. He Is waiting as long as possible in an effort to secure all possible evidence which ran be amine and tbe Inquest will doubtless take considerable time. It Is pos sible that tne inquest may be bold toulght, but it is more probable that It will be delayed until tomorrow. Was Born Here. Wm. Dennis Russell, whose body Is believed to be held by the coro ner, was about 44 years of age. . He was born In Douglas county and spent practically his entire life as a resident of the locality. During the post few years he haa been living at tbe Will Moor place near Myrtle Creek, where he had charge ot Mr. Moore's sheep. He spent consider able time working on the highway, and was in the employ of Harry Hll deburn, road contractor, for several months. Mr. Hlldaburn Inspected the body, and says that without doubt It ia that of Dennis Russell. The deceased lived in a small cabin on the Moore place. He was a day laborer and had little money . and a very small amount ot posses sions. He was never married, living the life ot a sort of reeluee. Father is 108 Years Old. His father, who is very aged, is In a very serious condition as a re sult of the shock. The father ia 103 years old, and resides with J. T. Russell at Boomer HIU. There are two brothers, J. T. Russell, ot Boomer HIU, and Ed. Russell, ot Dlllard. Dennis Russell, during his life haa had a great-deal ot experience in handling powder and was an expert powder man. He has handled powder under praottcally all conditions and this led to his being employed by Dr. Brum(leld to blow out the stumps on his farm. He was a good hearted, generous man, and was well liked by all who knew hlra. He was frequently doing favors for neighbors and friends and had a large number ot friends and acquaintances. Another Brother Talks. Ed. Russell, younger brother of the murdered man, this morning positively Identified the body in the morgue as that of Dennis Russell. He Is certain thst the hair on the Pieces of scalp is that of Dennla Russell. Was No Hunter. When asked whether or not his brother liked to hunt deer, Ed. Rus sell ssld, "No, my brother disliked hunting and as far as I know he never killed a deer. My mother al waya ssld he waa marked owing to (Continued on pass 4 Marshfield Attorney Flies To Roseburg to Try Case In Local Circuit Court The practicability of airplanes for commercial use was well demonstra ted this morning when A. K. peck, a Marshfield attorney, had occasion to mske a rush trip to Roseburg. About 10 o'clock lsst evening Mr. Peck received a message asklrg him to be In Roseburg st o'clock this titude. He reports a very pleasant trip except for rather thick clouds In some places. There was only five minutes on the whole trln during which there was not a field In sight upon which he could have made a landing If the necessity demanded. Tbe Coos and Curry planes will morning to try a raxe In the circuit 1 ,2 " '. " ' "? " , " " court. In order to have receded here by automobile he would necessarily have stsrted at once snd traveled all night. While walling over In Roseburg, Mr. Iirlggs took up for a short filch t one of his old college Instruc tors lm f...nr ff Tl G,ii4.la nt thei Instesd of doing this he telephoned ! r. ..,-.. .-i..n..-.i c-n.. i. the Coos and Curry Alrrlane Com- ,Pectlng the demonstration farm pany and made arrangements to se-tnear Roseburg core a plane for the trip. With L. M. Rrlgra as pilot, ihev left Msrah-1 am KII1K.T PA.SKKH AWAY field at 7:40 this morning and Innd-; , ed on the local field at : 50, malting Thomas Conshlln. an aged resl- the trip In aa hour and ten minutes. dent of the Oregon Soldiers Home There was a car waiting for Mr.lnnm,ed swsy at 10:50 this morning. Peck at tbe field and he arrived at ' following a lingering Illness. Mr. the eourt house promp'ly at Onshlln wss born In Ireland in o'eI- 138. As fas aa It can be learned. Mr. Brlggs. the nllot, lavs he finds, he has no ro'sMves living in this he loesl field in fine condition, with , cmintir. The funeral will be held the markings visible from a high al- tomorrow from the home at 1:30.