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KRONER'S JURF'RNS
VERDICT AFTER rlOURS
: OF CAREFUL DELIBERATION
Lz'jJi Was Killed on Pacific Highway by Gunshot Wounds In
. flicCed by Persons Unknown, Jury Reports; Wording
i - Carefully Studied.
TEXT Or VERDICT.
. 'a the undersigned jurors
1 to appear before Morril E.
tar, coroDer of Douglas
' taty. Oregon, on the 15th
f of July, 1921, to Inquire ln
ttim rmiBo of the death of an
own person, having been
j sworn, according to law,
t having made such inqulsl-
l, after Inspecting the body
I hearing the testimony ad-
ed, upon our oaths each and
do say that we find the de-
aad Is named V. Dennis
well. Is a native of Douglas
nty. Oregon, aged about 44
ft, that he came to his death
the 13th day or"July. 1021,
a point on the Pacific high-.
f about one-half mile south
- his residence near Dole in
. -aclas County, Oregon, by
aahot wounds, Inflicted by an
mown person.
' All of which we duly certify
M this inquisition -In writing by
. Sinned this 20th day of
, 1921, at Roseburg. Doug-
County. Oregon.
, BARTON HELLIWELL,
' Foreman.
4 T JOHN THRONE.
4- .' ROBERT KIDD,
V PAUL BUBAR,
-4 ' O. C. BAKER.
4 NAPOLEON RICE.
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After two hours of careful delib-
tini and study over the evidence
a-a testimony Introduced in, the in-
; 4 aver the headless and charred
f found In the wreck, df the
1 nfleld auto on Wednesday night.
i ,.y 11. the coroner's Jury returned
t a shore verdict, finding the body
t Le that of W. Dennis Russell,
4 that he met his death on the
' 1 lc highway one-half mile south
f i residence near Dole and that
sv 4 was caused by gunshot wounds
fe-o.ietad by a person unknown to the
The Jury retired from the coiirt-
raoan at E o clock yesterday arter
MN. At 6 o'clock the Jury was
take, to dinner, returning to the
TOXIAM DENNIS RUSSELL, MUR
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NIGHT OF JULY 11. (From
court house at 7 o'clock, the verdict
being .returned at 8 p. m. Once the
jury asked for Instructions regard
ing the form of the verdict, .ques
tioning the coroner as to whether or
not it was ' necessary to follow the
regular form. The Jury was In
structed to prepare the report In its
of. words, and after careful study
the verdict was rendered In the
above form.
The Jury unanimously agreed on
the verdict and the only question
was In the- form of the wording,
which was carefully considered and
worked out before the verdict was
brought back into court.
In spite of the hour, there was a
large number of people waiting for
the return of the jury. The report
was read by Barton Helliwell, who
was appointed foreman, and was
then turned over to Coroner Rltter.
"We have endeavored to give a
fair and impartial Inquest," Coroner
Ritter stated, following the Jury's
report "All of those concerned In
the case laid aside their personal
feelings in the matter and .the testi
mony and evidence was weighed
carefully. The fact that the jury
took plenty of time to make Its re
port shows that It was extremely
careful In Its verdict, and I believe
that nothing further could be dose
to bring about a fairer and more Im
partial decision."
"The state has done everything
within Its power to secure a fair ver
dict In this case," District Attorney
Neuner stated. "Every bit of evi
dence which might be thought to
have a bearing on the case was in
troduced. Naturally .there was some
information In the hands, of the offi
cers which could not be Introduced
for apparent reasons, but there was
nothing neglected which would
throw light upon this case or the
identification of the body."
The inquest was concluded late
yesterday afternoon with the taking
of the testimony of a number of
identification witnesses.
W. M. Moore Testified.
W M. Moore, of Dole, stated thai
he had known Dennis Russell for a
xood many years. He was well ac
quainted with him and knew of his
appearance. "Mr. Russell had square
shoulders, stood erect," he said.
"His hair was gray." when shown
"s.
saw-' "w
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iWlIM OF DENNIS RUSSELL
Japs Not To
Discuss Problems
(By AaaoCUtaO TMS).
TOKIO, July 21. The Japanese
cabinet, says Nichi Sbumbun, de
cided to participate in the proposed
Washington conference with the gen
eral program of not discussing prob
lems affecting the sovereign Tights
of the participants nor the Shantung
and Yap questions, which it Is held
were decided at the Parts peace
conference.
Irish Conference
Still Up In Air
(By Halted Press) ''
LONDON, July 21. "The . basis
for a formal conference has not been
found," the official government com
munique annouueed shortly follow
ing the Lloyd George-De Valera con
ference on the Irish question lasting
an hour. De Valera goes to Dublin
tomorrow and will communicate
with Lloyd George later.
Willard Ackley
Is Married
Announcements hare bees re
ceived by friends in Roseburg an
nouncing the marriage of WUlard
Ackley and Miss Dorothy Woodward,
at Homer, New York. The wedding
took place on July 10th. Mr. Ack
ley was a student at the Roneburg
high school and was a prominent
athletic star. He was popular among
the younger set. who are much in
terested in the news of his marriage.
It Is understood that they are. to
make their home in New York. '
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Mlsa Adeline Stewart returned to
her home in Riddle last evening, af
ter spending the day here shopping.
the hair on the piece of scalp, he
said. "That s Dennis Russell a hair.
He examined the burned sboea ana
said tbey were like the ones Russell
wore. "His hands were not rough,
continued Mr. Moore. "His fingers
were long."
Tom Scott As Witness.
Tom Scott, of Melrose, a neighbor
o the Brumflold's testified that he
examined the body in the morgue.
Me would not swear that It was Dr.
Brumfleld, but said he thought it
was his body.
II. I. ftmn TeMlflea.
H. D. Conn, a Melrose man. atated
that he knew Dr. ' Brumfleld. He
was asked to examine the hair In
evidence. He aald the batr did not
look like t'ao color of Brumfield's
At about 9 o clock on Wednesday
ninht I heard a blast report." ald
Mr. Conn, it came from tne uuw
tion of the auo wreck."
J. T. Fry Tenure!.
I was well acquainted with Den
nis Russell." said J. T. Fry. who was
employed near the Russell cabin. "I
viewed the body in the morgue anu
Identified the toenails. The toenails
were very peculiar and from exami
nation of the dead body I would say
it was Russell. The shape of tne
body seemed to be similar to that of
Russell, and the hair on the scalp
looks the same afr-that of Dennis."
t. K. Rose Talks.
J. E. Rose an acquaintance of
Russell, was the next witness. His
testimony was similar to that of Fry.
The toenail Identification was the
main liolnt of the testimony.
J. B. rntrirK on manti.
J. B. Patrick, brolher-ln-law of
rr. Brumfleld. took the sund and
ilated that he bad viewed the dead
body in the morgue. "It appeared to
m that of Brumfleld." the witness
said.
I.ymon ftprnrrr Callea.
l.vmon Spencer, of the Imperial
rieaners. said he had meRsnred Dr.
rtrumflHd for a suit of clothes on
September 27. 1920. The ehest
easurements were -given as as
Inches over the vest All the suit
measurements were given In detail.
The waist measure was 17 Inches.
Mr. Fp?ncer viewed the body at the
morgue and he said he did not be
lieve It was Dr. Brumfleld. He said
he wan certain the hair did not cor
respond with that of Dr. Brumfield.
A. J. Carman Tnwmre.
A. J. Carmon, 8. P. conductor.
stated that he wns on train No. 12
rH -1111, i,iu, r,m " mmrt --
Brumfleld a car enroute to Koseourg
st about 40 miles per hoer on the
straight highway beyond Dlllard
This was at 2:10 p. m. He room
aot tell who was In the car, he aald
J. H. Hocaa Tmtlfiee.
J. H. Hngan. a brakmaa who wsi
on train No. 12 on July 11. said h
s-.w Dr. Brumfleld at Myrtle Creek
on the afternoon of that day. He saw
Mm walking along the side of the
Myrtle Creek station towards hit
snto and spoke to him.
Dr. Brtunfisld's white Paatna hat
was Introduced as erldenee. The hat
was found la Brumfield's oftVe ,
Amount of Reward
Increased To $1,000
With the murder theory estab-
llahed by (he finding of the
oorcner's jury the county court
this morning increased the
amount of the reward offered
for the capture of the murderer
of Dennis Russell from ' $200
to 11,000. This with the $1,000
offered by the state gives a re-
ward of 13 000 to be paid to
the person who locates the ruur- 4
derer. The county court held
that the original award was too
small but delayed Increasing
the amount until it was defi-
nitely held by the jury that a
murder had been committed.
Officers SearchLbcates Man's
Hand and Woman's Foot
On Trash Pile.
ARE WELL PRESERVED
Portions of Human Bodice Found
When Officers Investigate Htote
Made By Chimney Sweep .
Had Been in Solution
For Long Time.
A man's hand and. forearm and a
woman's foot and ankle, found a'
short distance below the scene of the
Brumfield auto wreck caused con
siderable excitement this afternoon.
Sheriff Starmer this morning receiv
ed a telephone message from Co
quille atating that a Roseburg chim
ney sweep had arrived to ere and had
made an affidavit that near the river
below the place where the wreck oc
curred he had found an arm and a
leg. The Coos county officers stated
tiiat the man was sincere In his
statement and that there should be
an Investigation.
The chimney sweep stated that he
found the portions in a can on a
trash pile near the river. He dump
ed them out and took the can in his
camp equipment When he heard
of the murdor case he reported the
matter.
An investigation was made by
Sheriff Bam Starmer and Deputy
Percy Webb and the hand and foot
were located In the place where the
chimney sweep had left them.
Coroner Rltter and District At
torney Neuner were notified and an
investigation was made. The pieces
had evidently been In preserving so
lution for many months and posalMy
for a nnmher of years. Both the
hand and foot had been amputated,
showing marks of having been taken
off with clesn Instruments. They
have absolutely no connection with
the murder case but the officers are
at a loss to account for their pres
ence. The chimney sweep was uncertain
about the dav when he found them
but thought It was tha 12th. The
tra pile was located about two
hundred feet below the nla- where
rtia Brumfleld car went over the
grade.
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Phone Rehearing
Getting Exciting
(Bv AnIte Ps).
ftALEM, July 21. Charges and
retorts exchanged be'.en James
Mott, Astorls att-.neT and Attorney
Shaw of the telephone company, con
cluding with tne statement of (Tialr-
man Fred Williams of the piiMie
service commission that tb attorn"
general would be asked u s-t'ie the
dispute, occurred at the forenoon
session of the telephone rate rehear.
Ing today. Moll and Khsw got Into
words over Moll's request that h
he allowed to call as a witness an
Astoria telephone comnany emn'ore
Deonly District City Attorney
Tomllnson of Portland. In an argu
ment late yestrdsr detnsnded the
restoration of the telephone rse ss
low or lower than those prevalllnc
before the Increase lat March, made
retroactive, - He urged the readjust
raent of the Oreron rate situation, a
lower basis on the eomosnv's nron-
ertT rMua'.lon and dlrorre is fsr a
noeetble from the American Te'e-
rdione and Telegraph company. Re
charted eoor business management
HAND AND FOOT
found mm
Troops Will Be
Sent To Silesia
(By Associated Press).
PARIS. July 21. France will
send reinforcements to Upper Silesia
whether or not Great Britain Joins
in the movement. The French move
will be made to Insure the safety of
the ten thousand soldiers already on
the ground.
Officers Make
Search In Marsh
BEND, July 20. After an all
night search in the La Pine-Crane
Prairie aectlous. Deputy Sheriff Sto
kle and State Officer Nixon learned
that a car answering the description
I of that driven by the supposed Dr.
Brunlfleld turned off on the road to
Sellers Alarsh. which Is 70 miles
south of Bend and la not properly a
marsh at this time of the year. The
road turns off before reaching Cres
cent from La Pine.
The two officers are In pursuit to
day. They learned definitely that
the fugitive is not between La Pine
and Croscent
Kt. Helens Has S us port.
ASTORIA. July 20. Astoria po
lice are on the lookout for a auspic
ious woman character, seen In St.
, Helens Monday and believed by wit
nesses to be Dr. Brumtlold. sought
In Roseburg. in dlagulse. The wo-
: man was large and well dressed and
would not have aroused suspicions
, had It not been for "her" pronounced
blonde hair, beneath the edge of
which hair could be seen protrud
ing. When sought later the "wo
man" could not be found. Lower
Columbia river points have all been
warned to scrutinize auspicious fe
male characters closely.
Clearing Decks
; For Big Conference
By A. L. Bradford
" (t'nlted press Htaff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, July 21. Tho
great nations of the earth are olear
liiK decks for the Washington dis
armament and Pacific conference.
Japan's acceptance Is regarded as
certain, although the Mppons foar
he discussion of the far eastern
problems may effect the Asiatic pos
ition such as negotlrtng with China
relative to the return of Shantung to
China, attempting to compromise tbe
Yap situation with the United States,
the discuaslon of the Slbertan-Cblnn
government, the possibility of the
Japanese military from Siberia and
possibly from Manchuria The otner
nations will consider with the United
atoa to make effective a agree-'
St.
nieut on a limitation or armament"
to Insure the peace of tho world.
Great Britain would revise tho Jap
anese relations to accord- w'th the
people's wish for more cordial rela
tions from the United 8tates. France
Is willing to trado the armament
Imitation for Insurance of safety
against further Oerman attacks and
taly will continue In close co-opera
tion wltta the I'nltcd States. Chins
csn remove Japan's menace.
o
Young Man Faces
Very Grave Charge
SALEM, July 21. Richard Bur
ton, about 24 years of axe. who, of
ficers say, offered to marry Miss
Prsnkle Edwards during her term In
jail here, was today held In Corvallls
prison charged with a statutory
rrlme, pending the arrival of Con
stable Walter Deling of SSIem, who
was responsible for his arrest.
It was from Miss Myrtle Ennis
15 year old Sslem girl, said to hare
been a close friend of Miss Edwards
that the Information, causing Bur-
ion's arrest, was elicited by officers.
The complaint, charging Burton with
rane. was signed by the district at
torney. Aerordlng to officers. Burton re-
en'ly has been residing at Cor
vallis where he Is thought to have
en driving a Iruek. While In
alem he was an employe of a state
Invitation and resided at the home
of the Ennls gtrl.
Al'hourh Burton's arrest came
In ronner'lon with the case of Miss
Knnls. officers said that Burton of
fered to marry Miss Edwards "to get
hr cot of trouble." when she wss
lulled following ber elopement with
flev. Fred Koyston, Ralem minister
who Is st present held In Portland
on a federal warrant charging him
wl'h violating the Msnn act.
Burton probsblr wilt be retnmed
'rem Corrallls br Cnn'Uble De Lone
this evening He will he arraigned
before Judge O. E. I'nruh, In the Jus
tice court. ,
James I fwirt, of Corvallls
Vnt yesterday la this dry ea busi
ness.
CHAIN OF CIRCUMSTANTIAL
EVIDENCE THROWN AROUND
THE MURDER MYSTERY CASE
Testimony At Inquest Told of Dr.
Day of The Wreck-Was Seen In
On Road In
Inmplte of the fact that the de
capitated body In the morgue was
last night adjudged to be that of
Dennis Uusaell by the coroner'a in
quest Jury, the mystery case has by
uo means been completely solved.
The search for the murderer of Den
nis Russell continues and will con
tinue until the wan la found, dead
or alive or some cleur explanation of
Kussall a death van be obtained.
Public opinion seuuis to coincide
with the Jury's verdict and It is gen
erally accepted that the mutilated
form found in the wreck of tbe
Brumfleld car on the night of July
13th is that of Russell. Expert tes
timony Introduced at tbe hearing
Ing yesterday afternoon continued i
the belief that he met bis death by
murder.
Sheriff S. W. Starmer holds a war
rant for the arrest of Dr. R. M.
Brumfleld, the missiog dentist, and
the owner of the wrecked auto. Of
ficers from all sections of the state
are on the lookout for a man ans
wering Brumflold's description and
many reporU have been received to
the effect that the man has been
seen. Little credence can be placed
In these reports and the mystery will
remain as deep as ever unless the
man for whom tiro warrant has boon
Issued is located.
Sworn tosttmony taken at the
coroner'a inquest proved beyond a
doubt that Di Brumfleld was on the
highway botween Myrtle Creek and
Dlllard on tbe afternoon of July 13,
tbe fatal day. No testimony was In
troduced by any of his friends or
relatives to the effect that the doc
tor had planned any such trip. J. II.
Hogan, brukeman on train number
12, testified Hint lio saw Dr. Briim
fmld at the Myrtlo Creek station on
Wednesday afternoon at 1:48 o'
clock, Mr. Hngan was on the rear
of the train and waved a greeting to
the dentist as the train passed thru.
He sold he did not know If Dr.
Brumfleld answered him but said he
turned and looked at him. The doc
tor had Just come out of the station
" w,alk1'I"t ,ownr(1" hJ E,B,n
car with the disc wheels, which wan
standing a short distance away.
A. J. Carmon, who was also on the
'a me train with Mr. Ilncan. staled
that he did not see Dr. Brumfteld In
Myrtle Creek but raw him on the
long stretch of paved highway near
District Attorney Neuner
Issues Formal Statement
Concerning Mystery Murder
In a statement Issued this after
noon l)ltrlct Attorney Neuner. asks
that friends of Dennis KurhcII anil
Dr. It. M. llrumfleld exercise pa
tience until the mystery surrounding
the sensational case can be cleared
in. Although Attorney Neuner de
clined to state his theory of the case,
It Is quite evident that he has a def-
Inlte and fixed opinion In regard to
the affair. Mr. Neuner Is being high
ly commended for tho fair and Im
partial manner In which the lnque.it
was conducted, particularly for his
courtesy In sllow:ng the attorneys
representing Mrs. llrumfleld to r"r
tlclpata in the examination of wit
nesses. "f hare not had time to really n
Taln my normal equilibrium," At
torney Neuner said In a fcrna! sta'o-
nent. Issued from his office this af
ternoon at the request of the News-
Itevlew. "As you Know I prrlve-t
"tere the morning of July 18. and
Ithln a few hours whs taking t- -
'Iniony st the Inquisition, and while
the testimony wss voluminous, the
oroner's verdict was absolutely Jus
tified br the testimony adduced at
the hearing.
"I had no theory and had reached
no conclusion si .o the details of th
unfortunate affair as th rtoaili w t
not given In the .ress of California,
ind consequently I had only a gut
rul pres report sn I my sincere ile
Ire ws and now Is to ret the tru't
if the nrr. and If a person l
tiilltv of the crime that be . be
brought to Justice
"I am not making sor statement
for publication as to my theory or
Brumfield's Activities On The
Myrtle Greek In Afternoon
Evening
the bridge south of Dlllard. The
train hud stopped, Mr. Cannon said,
and bo saw the Brumfrald car speed
along the pavement towards Roae
burg at a rapid rate of speed. He
remarked at the time that the Brum
fleld car waa "hitting it up" pretty
lively. Other local people passed
the cur on the highway. It was said.
The objoct of Dr. Brumfield's trip
to Myrtle Creek has not been made
known. In his telephone message to
Mrs. Urtimfiold at noon that day he
said nothing of the trip south
Tbe doctor waa next seen In Rose
burg on the same artoruoon by Mil
lard Meredith. Mr. Meredith la ex
act to the minute In the time he
talked with Dr. Brumfleld. He stated
that he also talked with the dentist
on Wednesday evening at about T
o'clock. Dr. Brumfleld said nothing
to Mr. Meredith about his trips.
The next testimony introduced be
fore the coroner's Jury waa to the ef
fect that the Brumfield ear again
made a trip south on Wednesday
evening. Severul witnesses testified
to seeing the car, and while soma
were not positive that Dr. Brum
field was driving, others were of tbe
opinion that the dentist was at the
wheel. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ournea
letititted that they passed Dr. Brum
fleld in his car at about 7:45 Wed
nesday evening. The Ourneea were
enrouto to Roseburg and passed Dr.
Brumfleld driving his red car near
the aviation field. They aald the
doctor waa driving about 20 miles
per hour. Both Mr. and Mrs. Gur
nee were confident the man driving
wns Dr. Brumfleld and described his
clothing accurately. The Brumfleld
car Is next seen on the pavement op
posite the Booth orchard. Walter
Bowman and others In his car testi
fied that the Brumfleld car waa
stopped In tho middle of the road
ahead of them. As 'Mr. Bowman
drove up to it and stopped, a man
Jumped hurriedly Into the car, rip
ped the gears and xig-zagged four
'lines across the road .and then
struck out in a bee-line and disap
peared from view around a : curve
ahead of them. Mr. Bowman said
that Dr. Brumffold was the driver.
Ho said the limn bad turned and
hmked ai him and In the lights he
was positive of tho Identification.
Two feet were seen dangling from
(Contlmifd on Page 6.)
opinion as to the guilt or Innocence
of any person connected
with the
murder of Dennis Russell. It is evi
dent that some person committed the
deed. While 1 hsve other evidence la
my possession tt would Pot be public
policy at this time to make a detail
ed statement of sll that we have.
"I sm very thankful to the pre
nnd officers throughout the state for
tho cooperation given the', focal of
ficers and sincerely hope that with
in the next few dnvs something will
develop thst will throw a clear light
ujxn the sub'eet.
"Knowing Dr. Brumfleld as I did
and my association alth blm. I en
ure late the feeling of his warm
frlnds In the matter bnt I hop they
will to patient ss well as the frlen.ls
and relatives of Dennis R'i"ll and
n;i cooperate, and I am sure that tha
truth vl'l out. That Is all I ask and
will expect noihlng less."
KLKH KNTKHT.m TOMCHT.
The Klks will entertain their la-dl'-s
this evening at the club rooms,
ind tin nsn.il nol t(ne will be hid.
as at the previous soclsl evenings,
'inn ing and other amazements will
form the entertainment of the even
nt. All Klk and their families sre
'nvlted to participate std help make
'he evening a success.
Mr. rn'-her sr-t Mr Pollard, well
'"own F'dd'e re'tdei's. returned o
.lr homes last trenlng after spend
ing the day In this cltr attending to
Important business matters.
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