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December 21, 1919
Tombstone Epitaph
Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona
What is this article about?
Appeal filed in Arizona Supreme Court for Ben T. de Woody, convicted of murdering partner George W. Rumfield in a dispute over their store and farm in Rillito.
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Arizona Railway Man Asks Murder Case Be Appealed
PHOENIX, Ariz. Dec. 16.—Appeal was filed in the supreme court of Arizona today in the case of Ben T. de Woody, convicted in the superior court of Pima county, at Tucson, of murder in connection with the killing of George W. Rumfield, September 11 last, at Rillito, where de Woody was a railroad section foreman.
According to testimony in the trial in the Pima county superior court, the killing was the result of a dispute between Rumfield and de Woody, who were partners in a small store and tract of farm land.
PHOENIX, Ariz. Dec. 16.—Appeal was filed in the supreme court of Arizona today in the case of Ben T. de Woody, convicted in the superior court of Pima county, at Tucson, of murder in connection with the killing of George W. Rumfield, September 11 last, at Rillito, where de Woody was a railroad section foreman.
According to testimony in the trial in the Pima county superior court, the killing was the result of a dispute between Rumfield and de Woody, who were partners in a small store and tract of farm land.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Murder Conviction
Court Appeal
Arizona Killing
Business Dispute
Railway Foreman
What entities or persons were involved?
Ben T. De Woody
George W. Rumfield
Where did it happen?
Rillito, Pima County, Arizona
Story Details
Key Persons
Ben T. De Woody
George W. Rumfield
Location
Rillito, Pima County, Arizona
Event Date
September 11 Last
Story Details
Ben T. de Woody, a railroad section foreman, convicted of murdering his partner George W. Rumfield in a dispute over their store and farm; appeal filed in Arizona Supreme Court.