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THE POLICE BELIEVE4-^- ?} V'HJ(Continued from page l) )Wthat runaway had taken place The horae and rig \^ere Identified a* belonging to Mr Sam Grumraett. i No Trace Could 8e Found Search parties were organised and the alarm spread over the country that Sam Grutoraett was missing, but a! though every possible effort was made to find the mislsng man, no trace what— lever could be found of him. Inquiries ™ were instituted at all the places where he would be likely to go, but fromMchno*»«» October until Monday, nothing had — come to light which would indicate what had happened to the much soughtno.ru-12 JOF?0JSt.aleib-SiyL-JfarmerOfficers Heard of Family Trouble^ According to the story told by IV-^MonroeArrow!ective Foater Monday night, both he lf4 Provincial Constable Ros . ot Virden. did not let their effort* rest with the seeming failure which met all efforts to locate ?am Gruramett. The officers commenced to make in* tufries as to the actions of the late Mr Grummett just previous to hf» lisappearance. and dlsigvvered that 'te had visited Rapid City some time previous to the 50th. and had there cold someone in conversation that things at the farm were not what they should be. According to Detective Foster. Sam Grummett is said to hare made the statement that “he could not uand the nagging of the wife of his son, and that she bad refused to cook for him so that someone would have to leave the farm and it wouldn’t be him.** Returning home no moro was seen of him. It was this information, according to the detective, aided by some clever deductions that led the officers to believe that the farmer who had disappeared had not left the farmer that he and Constable Roslt;* wentiverthe case with Ruben, pointing out ertaln feet* which did not look *f if he truth had ail been told and in a mnat**. Rubon Gnitnmttt brakeiown and confessed to them that he .tad murdered his father on th*vnight of the 30th of October.at all.Broke Down Under QuestioningCOLLARCLUtl I • PEABODY-• Co cfCa.n*paL»m.Vecordingly they went out to Petta-piece on Monday and to the farm whichhas since been occupied by the son, Ruben It is stated bv Detective Fos-Killed With Shot GunHi* story to the police officers as told by Detective Foster to a Sun representative was that sain Orummett nad come home from Rapid City and ogether they had gone down to the bam. There had been some words as to the proposed suggestion that Ruben And his wife should leave the farm, in ?act the father ordered the son off the place, according to his reported concession to the officers. Ruben is then said to have grabbed a shotgun which, was kept in the barn for shooting wolves and shot his father once. Not completely finishing his job and seelnj him still living he again raised thi gun and tired a second time, killing him. Then he dragged the body ant' buried it in a manure pile. To covet up his crime he hitched up the hort to the rig, drove it down he road tGlInlmabeidisceignablelldistrmce. fastened the reins over thlt;_MEN REQUIREDFor Scavenging Departmentdashboard and started the horse at i run. After he made this confession Detective Foster says that the mar broke down completely but said tha be was relieved to get the mat tar of ; his mind, as it had worried him ferriblj lately.Son Placed Under ArrestThe officers then placed Ruben Grom-onjnleignonir3ttvbvaj1lt;metr under arrest for the murder ofhis father and brought him iu to the Brandon gaol where he now lodged He, was remanded until Wednesday morning at ten o’clock when ho will come up before Magistrate Fraser. Mr.Men who can handle teams or men who Hhve their own teams, are required for scavenging work ofG. R. Ooldwell. K.O., is acting for the prisoner.The body will be recovered today anj an inquest held in Rapid City.m'XIf•VIeafrlt;vaahthgrfupilerotil4.1 __*4_— ...
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Brandon Daily Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Tue, Jun 03, 1919
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