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mett Confessed Killing His FatherCONFIRM OFFICERS BTORYOther Evidence — Young Man Taken To Portage To Be Held For Triali; *B p {lv e3pas ^ Siand E = i *•i f j( * ii5Ruben J Orummett vu coraniittedi for trial Thursday afternoon and will come up at the Fall Assizes to be held in Minnedosa, The son of the murdered man was given a preliminary hearing at Rapid City on Thurs-d;» afternoon and after .Magistrate ( hixton had heard seven witnesses, he formally committed the prisoner for trial/It was brought out in the evidence of John Shanks, an uncle of the pri-uif*r, that Ruben Grummet! had confessed to the murder of his father, muel Grummett, to him last Sunday * n Shanks had paid a visit to the j prisoners cell here Peter Kahler, an uncle by marriage, also said that Rube/i Grummett had confessed to him (hat he had murdered his father, tin* aid confession being made on the day of the inquest To all this evidence the counsel for the defence strenuously objected, but tbe witnesses were heard.Thomas Shanks was called to identify ftae body of the murdered man as j v a. also Is sac Hunter. Dr. Gorrell, of Minnedosa, who held the post mortem told of his flndinft aud his theory of how the murdered man was killed Tom Butchart, of Rapid City, identified a gun belonging to Ruben Grummet t as the one which had been left at his place to be repaired, while Detective Foster said that he had got the gun at Butehart’s He also told of the confession that had been made to both himself and Constable Ross by Ruben Grummett. George Short, who found the horse and^rig a short time after Samuel Grummett disappeared, also gave evidence.Tht prisoner had nothing to say, and after alt the evidence was in, was formally committed to appear at the Fall Assizes to be held in Minnedosa. Th» prisoner was brought back to Brandon Thursday night, but was taken this morning by Sheriff Smith, of Minnedosa, to Portage, where he will be lodged for safe keeping until his trial comes up.tuns ...»u pFrom the in the varii ties this i have been | ly this moi developed i which, how The South escaped rn of writing ing for ho hoping it asked how great, just is soaking the wheat j barle^ fiav overnight aCIVIC I MAVWhen Nev Will B.A1 thoughing the Ah that the qi ule to be sidered in accordingly until this t ditions and by the Cit;There wi to be discs of a by-la borrow $4* bank of ( debentures the first oSome d’ the propos phones in Mayor Me and possib now doing tin ued. AI
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Brandon Daily Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Fri, Jun 13, 1919
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