Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-20
Wife of
!. Dentist /
Quiizzel
Mrs. Brumfield, Called
to Stand End Time,
Sticks To Story OF
First Day

(, hOSeDufBs OIss July 1W.-NAaS 20
r. M. Brumfield was recalled to
the witness stand this morning
when the coronsr's jury resumed
the inquest over the headiess
body found beneath her husband 3
wrecked auto last week. The court
room was crowded with spectators
and hundreds were unable to gain
admittance.
District Attorney George Neun-
er questioned her closely regard
ing DR.. Brumfield's activities dur
ing the week prior to his disap-
pearance. She emphatically de-
clared the dentist had said moth
ing to her concerning trip. or
made any intimation that he was
planning a murder. He was per-
fectly- normal on the day Of the
wreck, she said.
Stories Conflict
More witnesses were summoned
this morning in an attempt to
identify the body. Acquaintance
Iof Dennis Russell testified they
viewed the body in the morgue
and that it was the remains of
Russell, for whose alleged mur-
der county authorities have insti-
tuted search for DR.. BrumfieId.
Friends of DR.. Brumfield when
placed on the stand said they were
positive in their Identification OF
the body as his. The Busenbarh
brothers of Melrose, who were ac.
quainted with DR.. Brumfield fol
many years, gave testimony tc
Ghis effect.
]. T. and Ed Russell, brothers
of Russell, testified they examin.
ed the headless body, and were
certain that 1t was their brother
Coroner Takes Stand.
Coroner Ritter took the stant
this morning and stated that tn,
hair found on the scalp clingint
to the body and which was cut BY
him as evidence resembled tn,
hair Of Or. Brumffeld, while th,
hair on another large piece O.
scalp found at the scene of tins
wreck was similar to Russelrs
The coroner carried with him sew
eral large suit boxes which con,
tanned bits of evidence which ht
introduced as being found near
the scene of the wreck. The cyl.
dence was made up of burned bits
of overalls, match, fountain pen
letters, card, a gun, a cooked ear
two pieces of human scalp will
gray and black hair and a vest. In
| the pocket of the vest was found 4
watch and eight pennies. The
watch was the property of Dennis
Russell he testified. The burned
ear was found near the, wreck. A
bunch of keys, those of DIR. Brun.
field, were found in the wreckagt
along with the articles belonging
to Russell. other small articles
were introduced also as the prom.
erty of Brumfield.
Deputy Sheriff Webb was on the
stand at noon. His testimony was
similar to the coroner's, he having
accompanied the coroner on the
trip at the time the body was
found.
Ivan Calhoun, a young man who
has been employed on DR.. Brum-
fields farm for some time and
who is receiving his education in
college from money furnished by
the missing dentist, was placed on
the stand. He said he had been
in swimming with him seyeral
time and in comparing The ply
sique Of Brumfield with that oi
the body he found they tailed al.
most exactly. One main mark OF
Identification was a corn on the
small toe. Calhoun introdut ed as
evidence a pair of high top shoe.
belonging to Brumfield. The shoes
! will be compared for size with tn,
burned ones taken from the dead
body.