The Archive · 1935

DOCTOR CHARGED WITH 'MURDERS

London, Nov. 5.

Appearing on remand at Lancashire! to-day, Dr. Ruxton, a Lancashire medical practitioner, who was arrested on October 13 and charged with the murder of Mary Jane Rogerson.

20-year-old girl, threw the court into an uproar when he was further charged with the murder of his wife, Accused loudly protested his inpocence and eried out: "My religion would not allow me to. commit murder!" He refused to be quieted and the case was adjourned, Dr. Ruxton's arrest followed the discovery, on October 1, of a number; of parcels containing the remains of two adults, which were recovered from the bottom of a ravine ata} point two miles from Moffat, on the main road from Carlisle to Edinburgh, 'The search for the missing remains continues in © Dumfriesshire, 'The complete right fore-arm of a woman' thas just been found, but the vital parts stil! missing include the torso, fo) sets of fingertips and fo0t—

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