Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1916 — CRAZED BY, GRIEF HE SLAYS FRIEND [ARTICLE]

CRAZED BY, GRIEF HE SLAYS FRIEND

Bereaved Son Shoots Girl Neighbor While Returning From Burial of His Mother. Spencer, Ind., April 16.—‘Miss Fern Brumit, 18, was shot and instantly killed and Harry Dyer, 40, was shot and injured seriously tonight while waiting for a train to return from the funeral of Mrs. Martha Dyer, mother of the man, at Farmers, Ind., 13 miles east of here. Dyer is alleged to have done the shooting. There is no known motive unless he had suddenly gone insane from grief over his mother’s death. Miss Brumit lived with her parents next door to the Dyer home. She accompanied the funeral party from Indianapolis today. While waiting for the train to take them home Dyer and Miss Brumit walked away from the party and in a few minutes four shots were heard. When others in the party rushed in the direction of the shots they found Miss Brumit dead, shot once in the forehead and twice in the mouth. Dyer was lying close by, shot once. His condition was such that he could not be moved to Indianapolis tonight. Miss Brumit’s mother in Indianapolis had prepared supper for the members of the funeral party and was waiting for them to return home when she was informed of the shooting. Memlbens of Miss Brumit’s family could give no reason for the tragedy. Miss Brumit and Dyer were said to be friends only. Dyer was very devoted to his mother.