The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-25
N. D. man DOPED
BY A SINISTER
DAN RUSSELL or DICKINSON HAS
AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
Man Who Learned Of the Fortune
Awaiting Russell In the East Got
Into HE Good Graesa and almost
Ended His life.

Dickinson, N. D., May 25.---A tale in
cluding the heights Of dramatic inter-
est was unfolded this week upon the
return of Mr.. and Mrs, Daniel b. Rus
sell. accompanied by Mr.. Russelfs at
torney, l.. A. Simpson, from Mime
apolis. The melodramatic. feature of
the scenario include two deep dyed
Williams lurking in the shadows, a bit
tie Of dope, silence, secrets, a night
trip on a fast train, the lights OF a
great city, the signature Of papers in
lawyers office, degradation. re-
morse and the tinal and happy state of
announcement, the confounding Of the
william and the ultimate victory OF
truth and light
Some Of it happened in Dickinson,
When Dan Russell came to town la
den with the tidings OF having found
himself a possible heir to half the
estate left by his father, his friends at
once became legion. Dan Is the kind
of a man who believes everyone is his
friend. He Is a big. whole-souled
westerner and can't believe that any
one would do him. After two or three
days prominence on the street he fell
from sight and kept within the four
walls Of his room or walked alone up
on the hills. Many noticed his lassl-
tude and Dan said he was sick.
Dan now comes out with the state
ment that one H. c.. Whitmore, had
secured an acquaintance with him and
with promises Of all sorts got into his
confidence in spite Of the advice OF
friends, and acting as lure, enticed
him to Minneapolis without leaving
word as to his destination. Just be-
fore his departure Dan managed to
evade his companion long enough to
tell William Ray that he was off for
the cities. Dan got a doctor in MIN
neapolis to give him a prescription,
this prescription. so he alleges, was
torn up by .Whitmore who claimc he
knew a better remedy and soon pro-
vided Dan with a bottle from which
he took a swallow.
When the Billings county heir came
back to himself again he found him
self in possession Of an interest in
road. machine, a patent for Which has
not been granted nor does the stock
certificate for $4,000 bear The number
Of the patent. However, the company,
when it gets started, Is to go under
the title OF the Minneapolis Road &
Ditch Co. Also Dan found that he had
made a will, by the terms of which he
had made the attorney who took him
to Boston his heir and administrator
| Also he had allowed his attorney, fol
| the work of securing his fortune, the
sum of $4,000 and expense money ad
lib. The attorney could have taken
the whole estate for expenses had he
SO. desired. He also learned that he
had promised so he says. TO ship his
cattle from his ranch. in Billings
| county TO Minneapolis, sell them and
place the funds so secured in the bank
in the name OF H. G. Whitmore.
When Dan got back from Mime
apolis and Boston and Melrose it be-
gan to dawn on him that he had been
stung. He took the matter. up with
Atty. L. A. Simpson and it wasn't
long until the two were In .Minneapo-
lis and getting down to rock-bottom
facts. The parties to. the various
documents got the real original scare
Of their lives, surrendered the manu-
scripts which might have meant a
good deal TO them, and declared
everything off, 80, -.t-f-. .'-- .
The dove of peace fiuttered back
upon the brow of the heirzw smiles
and. calls it good and says he will
hesitate before again undertaking the
spending Of his money at least until
he gets possession of IL,
The doctor who hooked after Russell
told L. A.. Simpson that Judging from
the stuff which. came out of hin
(Russell). something must have, gone In
calculated to jar any ordinary cast.
iron constitution. 1t seems that Dams
the real rough case-hardened kind.