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EVIDENCE AT DR. RUXTON'S TRIAL

:

HOUSE STAFF TELLS OF BLOOD STAINED

CLOTHING

Further sensational evidence was given when the trial of Dr. Buck Ruxton, charged with the murder of his wife, was resumed at the Manchester Police Court.

At the Police Court proceedings, Ruxton was also charged with the murder of his housemaid, Mary Rogerson. Contrary to expectation, only the charge referring to Mrs. Ruxton's death was mentioned in the indictment when the case came before the Manchester Assizes this week.

The prosecution alleged at the Police Court proceedings that Ruxton damembered the body of his wife, and that human remains found in ravine at Moffat were those of Mrs. Ruxton.

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The accused is pleading not guilty at Manchester Assizes. Mra, Mabel Smith, charwoman, for; Mrs. Kerwan. "Dr. Ruxton said he merly employed by Ruxton, resumed was going to stay up all night. evidence when proceedings re-opened. Bald he could not sleep because Mrs, On the following Did you notice anything unusual in Ruxton was away, the house that day?-When I was day when I got there at 8.30 a.m. Koing upstairs I noticed a horrible went into the yards. I swept up a lot of burnt material. It was under Kineli.

Mr. Smith aald who went to the neath the doctor's surgery window." Mr. Paling: What art of material house again on Monday, Sept. 23, at two p.m. There was a dirty linen was it? There was a piece of blue basket kept on the top landing, and it material and a plece of red material. The red material was similar to the was emptied mostly on Mondays.

dressing-gown that Mary Rogerson wore.

the

Did you notice anything in lanskot? Yet, I saw a silk nightgown with blood on the right sho

shoulder. What did you do with it? I washed it, and then put it up to

to dry in the cailar with the other things,

Did you over to it again?--No. Have you over seen Dr, Buxton in the yard of his house7-Yes.

What was he doing there?Mostly making firos.

When was that?Continually from when I wont in on September 17.

Mr. Paling: What about the blue material?It was the name as tho cant she used to wear,

Two exhibita in the cane-two berets, one a light blue and the other a darker blue-were then handed to Mr. Kerman. "It was like that one," Bho

up the lighter sald, holding

coloured beret.

at morning

"

Dr. Ruxton Mrs. Karwan stated that she put heard the knife click. some of Mrs. Ruxton's clothes on went to his waiting-room door. Ho the doctor's bod in the apare bed- came back and said that he had no which previously had been knife. I said to him, Yo, you have,

because I heard it click.

room, locked.

MRS. RUXTON'S CLOTHES

Mr. Paling: What sort of knife was 17-It was a white knife, but

I cannot say what typs.

The next morning," continued Did you make Dr. Ruxton's bod Mrs. Kenwan, "he said that he had when you were employed by him T sorted the best clothing for Mrs. | Yes.

Ruxton, and he asked me to put Did you find anything in his bed?. them in a case, I did so. When 1-Yas, went into Dr. Ruxton's room I found What was it 7-A revolver. that the clothes were sorted, the beati Whereabouts did you find it 1-It being on top of the bed and the was under his pillow.

Was this only on one occasion or others on the floor."

For nearly 25 minutes Mrs. Ker-more than onef-On one occasion. wan sat identifying articles, of wo- About when was that?-I did not men's clothing which she said she take any notice of the date, had packed.

Do you think you would know the Mrs. Korwan stated that after she rovolver again?I do not know." had packed who clothes the doctor Mr. Paling handed to Miss Hunter said that she could have, thoso ona heavy Service-type revolver, and the floor. The doctor went out for she said that it was similar to one a shave and when he returned she which she found under the doctor's asked him if he was going to take pillow. the suitcase with him to take to Mrs. He replied that he Ruxton's later. could not be bothered. He left the house, and did not take the suitcase Once she was having breakfast in the kitchen: with Mrs. Oxley, when Mrs. Smith went in. The doctor was reading a newspaper and remarked: "Thank goodness the Moffat crime is a man and not two women."

Mr. Slinger asked that the photo- grapli of Mary Rogerson with two children should remain in the handla of the magistrates' clerk. This was agreed to.

ALLEGED SCENE IN BEDROOM.

Vera Shelton, n domestic servant, who was employed by Mrs. Ruxton Mrs. Kerwan added that before as a maid from the middle of May the doctor was arrested she saw last year to July 15, stated that she him in a recess in the yard. "He slept in the same room as Mary When she had been thera had an axe in his hand," she went Rogerson. on. "Ile was scraping round the three weeks or a month ahe heard sink and he said that there must Mrs. Ruxton calling her about 11.30 not be any signs of blood or the one night. police would be saying that there had been a murder," An axe; with a handle 2ft. long and a large blade, was identifled by Mrs. Kerwan as the one she had seen Dr. Ruxton using.

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"I was in my bedroom," she added. "When I went. I found the doctor wan Mrs. Ruxton In Mrs. Ruxton's room. told me to get the docter away from her. I could not see where he had got hold of her, because I was so flustered. I thought he had hold of her arm. The doctor ran out of the TOOM"

Asked by Mr. Paling If Dr. Ruxton said anything, Mins Shelton said that he used an objectionable expression regarding his wife.

"After he had gone" proceeded Miss Shelton, "I shut the bedroom dour. On the floor in the bedroom was the telephone, which was broken. Mrs. Ruxton's nightdress was torn She showed me a bruise on her arm,'

Mr. Paling Did you hear him call her anything else at any other time? -Yes, ane Sunday afternoon the doctor said that Mrs. Ruxton had one of his felters and she raid that she had not.

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ALLEGED KNIFE INCIDENT Mr. Paling: Did you see anything! else in the yard?Yen, nome cotton

Miss Eliza Hunter, who was wool with blood on it. You saw free there all that week 7-} Mrs. Kirwan sald Dr. Ruxton went ployed as a domestic servant by Dr.

front

1934 July

until down

to the yard. Ruxton You.

What was the doctor actually doing? where she was "awilling" the car- April 1995, said that she shared a bedrooms with Mary Rogerson. Mra. -He was just watching the fires. I peln.

Mrs. Kerwan said that when she Ruxton slept in a bedroom with the did not notice in particular what he was doing. I. was busy with other first saw them the carpets were ly-three children.

ag "all in a heap.

Mr. Paling: Why did you leave 7 things.

Where were the firea?-In saveral

Mr. Paling: Did you notice any- My health was down owing to the tising places, at the top and the bottom of fact that they were wet I-Nothing.

about them apart from the doctor's conduct.

What to you mean by the doctor's the yard.

Mrs. Kerwan stated that the conduct?-Mrs. Ruxton and he wore Did you do anything to the fires? following day, Sept. 10, she made the for over quarrelling. -Yen." -Onco I saw a fire smoulder-doctor's bed in Mrs. Ruxton's room Do you remember one occasion lag, so I got a broom-handle and the room where the children slept. when Mrs. Ruxton left the house 7 opened lifted it up a bit. I noticed a large During her work she went into the Yea

Did she take anything with her?— He shouted to her, though I can- DELICIOUS piece of wadding smouldering in the lounge and also into the bathroom.. fire. It had blood on it. It was

not really say what he was saying," Mr. Pallng: Did you notice any- Yes, all her clothes, searched when I first saw H. and thing unusual? Yest, I noticed a MIKA Hunter was distressed as she said. Miss Shelton. "Afterwards I heard the doctor down the stairs, and subsequently the re burnt it up. nasty smell coming on the top floor gave evidence. Had you seen fins in the yard, next to Mrs. Ruxton's room, and Mr. Paling: About how long was he said something like 'I will shout

square. You are NO WASTE-NO RIND before that week?-No.

faces the door of Mary Rogerson's that before you left 7-About two round the

cheat. You are opening my letters." DR. RUXTON 'RATHER ANGRY' room.

Did you go into that room: Yes.

After she had left the house did After that they went out in the car Did you take some clothing away

together." from the house?-Yes, on Oct. 9. Hind you been into the room before Dr. Ruxton say anythink to you ?——

Mrs. Paling: Were you discharged 7 said Mrs. Ruxton would-No, I gave in took the clothing from a chair in the that week 7-No, because the door Yes. le

my notice partly was locked. The drawing-room door not kitchen. I was told I could have it.

because of the rows and because my bring her back to the mortuary.

mother wanted me at home.

Mrs. Smith identified a jumper and two pairs of shoes as being among articles she took from the house,

Mr. Paling: When were you first seen by the police-before or after the doctor was arrested?-About a work before,

Dr.

Did

you go one morning to Ruxton's house after you had been seen by the police? Yes, the follow ing day.

Mrs. Smith said that she went into the kitchen. Mrs. Kirwan and Mrs. Oxley were Users having breakfast. Dr. Ruston wont in while they were Lalking. He asked her if she had been interviewed by the police and she re- pilled,

"Yon."

Mr.

and the dining-room door were also

Jockol.

SCENT TO TAKE AWAY SMELL

months.

back alive. llo come

would

Do you know if he said anything| to Mary 7-Yes.

MRS. RUXTON'S SHOUTS

On the Friday, Sept. 20, Mrs. Kerwan said Dr. Ruxton told her

What did he say to Mary in your that the previous day he had been presence 7-He said, "Mary, will you to Blackburn to some offices which he mother to my children from now Mrs. Ruxton had taken. He had an been to see, he said, if he could find Did Mrs. Ruxton return?—Yes. anything of Mrs. Ruxton, and that How long afterwards—The he walked up and down where the offices were. He could not see any day Had Dr. Ruxton left the house?

thing of her, so he went back.

A brass syringe was handed to Mrs. and she stated that she Kerwan, bought it at an ironmonger's shop in Lancaster on Sept. 20,

"The doctor said that there was a nasty small in the house, and that the house smelt stuffy," added Mrs, Kerwant. "I had to get a bottle of

Yes,

BRUISE ON ARM

Mins Charlotte Smith, who had been employed as a charwoman by Dr. Ruxton, recalled a Sunday about the end of November or the begin- ning of December in 1933 when the doctor and Mrs. Ruxton had

quar-

rel. "He accused her," she said, "of next inking men out in his car and she said she did not. She said she would 30 home, He replied: "You won't mother to have them."" Like my children. You are not a fit

When he left the house did he say anything 7-Ife said he was going to Edinburgh for Mrs. Ruxton.

Mr. Paling: Did Mrs. Ruxton show you anything?She showed me her When did he come back? Early left arm, which was badly bruised. in the morning on the same day that Miss Bessie Philbrook naid she had Paling Did he say anything then? He got rather angry.

Mrs. Ruxton returned. What did be say?-He referred to

Do you remember being in a bed-rssisted Mrs. Ruxton at different nocial functions. Occasionally she the house and the doors always being

room once when you heard a noise? had taken the children out for a open, and that we all went in and out

Yes,

it was about three or four walk. On Friday, Sept. 20, Dr. Rux- as we plounod.

Dld be say anything else?-He handed the syringe and the scent to did you do?--I heard Mrs. Ruxton she could take the children out for

eau de Cologne with the spray, 1 months before I left.

ion went to hor house between 4.30 When you heard this noise what and 6 p.in, and wanted to know if stated they were trying to draw him Dr. Buxton."

call me, and I went into the room. into Mrs. Smalley's affair. He said, "Thank God that the other person Mr. Paling: Do you know whether It was the doctor's bedroom, and Dr. an hour or two while Mrs. Kerwan wont shopping. She did so After- found in the Mofat affair was a man, or not the syringe was ever used?and Mrs. Ruxton were there.

wards Dr. Ruxton said that Mrs. What not a woman, or they would say next Yes.

were they doing?-Dr. Ruxton and Mary Rogerson were in Ruxton had Mrs. Ruxton down on Scotland. He alão naked her if she the bed. Mrs. Ruxton was shout knew Mary was pregnant. Sho said ing in strangling voice. When 1" don't know because I have not went in he let her up off the bed, seen Mary for a while." and he said it was not my affair

I had murdored my wife and Mary," Who used it?-Dr. Ruxton.

Whereabouts 2-Ho WOR coming down the staircase when I saw him Mrs. Elizabeth Kerwan was the with it.

BURNT MATERIAL

next withena Her address was not During the week beginning Sept. disclosed, but was written on a slip 17 she saw a blanket in a recess in of paper. She burst into tears when the yard. The blanket was in a she took the oath. She stated that bowl.

sho had boon a cook-general for Dr. Ruxton, On Sept. 18 she arrived at the house about two p.m. and saw Mary Rogerson, with whom she had a conversation.

Afterwards Dr. Ruxton went into the room and told her there was noth- ing for her to do that afternoon. Ho asked her to look in on the Monday. She went to the house next on Tues day, September 17,

"STAY UP ALL NICHT"

but his and his wife's.

Where were Dr. Ruxton's hands? Round Mrs. Ruxton's neck.

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Do you remember something hap- evidence that when she delivered

"I wrung it out," she added. "Itpening in the kitchen 3-Yes, it was papers nt Dr. Ruxton's house on

was all stained with blood, and about three months before the inci-Sunday, Sept. 15, she said to him; put it f the washing

Mrs. Smith finished it."

AXE IDENTIFIED

machine. dent

ia the bedroom. Dr. Ruxton "I am sorry to disturb you," and had a knife at Mrs. Ruxton.

in reply he remarked: "My maid is How did you come to see it7-1 away with my wife.”- was in the back yard. Mrs? Ruxton understood him to say in Scat- called me, and I wont into the kit- land," she continued.

Replying to further questions by then Dr. Ruxton had a knife in his

Mr. Paling: Did you notice any-

Mr. Paling. Mrs. Kerwan stated thai kand. Mrs. Ruxton said he had had thing about his manner?-He ap-

Dr. Ruxton told her that Marya knife up at her throat.

Rogerson was pregnant, and that "Then," Mias Hunter continued. “I| Mrs. Ruxton had taken her away to Edinburgh to some young doctor he

"On Tuenday, Sept. 17, I made a knew up there. Rogerson was com nice fire in the waiting-room," addeding, back, he said, after all was over.

After Mrs. Kerwan had stated that there were some curtains on the window between the dining-room and "What happened to those curtains?"

WEEK END the top landing. Mr. Paling naked.

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Mrs. Kerwan: They had blood on the bottom during the first week after Sept. 13. I took them down. I put thêm in a linen ́ basket at the top of the stairs. Dr. Ruxton asked mo where I had put them. I took them out of the linen basket, and the doc tor then tore the bottom off the eur. tains and said that the police would be saying next that he had murdered Mrs. Smalley.

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TSHEKEDI

pearod very agitated.

The bearing was adjourned.

WEDS

IN LOUNGE SUIT,

BRIDE HAS A VEIL

Captetown, Feb. 24.

Chief Tshekedi, head of the Bamangwato tribe in the Bechuanaland Protectorate, and wealthiest native bache- Mr. Paling: When were you first lor south of the Equator, was married to-day to Bagakga-

metse Sekgoma, daughter of his father's half-brother.

noon by the police 7-I think it was Sept. 20.

Mrs. Karwan added: I came back and told the doctor. He seemed very agitated and asked me to tell him everything the police had asked mo

The marriage took place with Christian rites in the mission church in Tshekedi's capital. Serowe.

Did you take some of Mrs. Rux For days native headmen and other tribesmen had been arriv- ten's clothes out of the wardrobe? Ing at Serowe on foot. Until late on Sunday night Bamangwatos Yes, shout Oct. 8. The doctor naked and Masares chanted and clapped in huts and in the moonlight. me to tako Mes.-Ruxton's clothes to Edinburgh the next day.

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Inside the church, packed as close as possible, were natives Mr. Pating While you were doing swathed in blankets, and natives in their Sunday best, consisting that did you notice anything in a of all manner of uniforms. Many carried helmets and top hats. box" there!——Yes, there was " aj

box- In the "wardrobe. "There Was" &

V-shaped ring made of gold; I left

But

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Chief Tehoked drove to church in a motor-car, perfectly

32 in. Mrs. Ruston's room on her groomed in a lounge suit and soft hat. His bride wore a modern

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Yes, on Mrs. Buxton's anger.

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