The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
FRAUD CHARGES ARE, MET
BY PERJURY ALLEGATIONS
Experts Contradict Experts and Claim That William Rus
sell Is at Bottom of Deep Conspiracy Is Coun-
tered by Similar Assertion.
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p the behest Of his attorneys and as a
witness in his own behalf, that William
Z. Russell appeared IN court
The opening sessions Of the hearing
Fere dull enough. Senator Simpson put
Eitness after witness on the stand. Al
if them former residents Of AIelrose.
estided that Dakota Dan was Daniel
Blake Russell
On the testimony Of thirty-two OF the
i0TTDeT friends Of the real Daniel Blake
Russell, Senator Simpson rested his
ase.
respondents Open
Their Heavy Batteries
And then came the unmaszing Of the
batteries Of the respondents
This man who claims 10 be Daniel
Blake Russell declared Attorney Ma
ION, outlining the case for the respond
iuts TO the court, is none other than
lanes D Rousseau, or Rusaw, a form
tr resident Of Messina, y Y as the
dependents are prepared 20 show by
he testimony OF his parents, brothers.
Ind sister, and letters he has written
. then
The mine had been sprung. the SUP
sorters OF Dakota Da:'- were dazed
b the sUddenness Of the attack
But not Senator Simpson
Il had expected something like this
aid he The respondents haven't
ieenAscouring the country with Pinker-
nns for nothing
The Russell viii case had changed,
rom an undressing. prosy case, to
/ cause ceIebre betEeen two days
shaIges Fly
thick and Fast
From that time charges few thick
Ind fast Witnesses from all parts OF
he COUNTY fatty contradicted each
tther. Senator Simpson charged IN open
loJrt, that q vast conspiracy, involving
be forgery of Letters the CONTRIBUTING
Il postage stamps the subOrnatlon Of
seriJ1rv. and other ramihcatiOns extend
hg through many States, had been
Ratched 10 deprive his client OF his
sights.
secret Service men made their sp-
tearance about Boston and began to
york on the case A Government ex-
sert- Dr. Albert Hamilton, took the
ltand for Dakota Dan" and testified
hat forgery had been committed
The r1nor gained ground that one OF
De attorneys for the respondents would
Ehen the court case closed, be placed
Inder arrest by the Federal authorities
The cost Of the trial increased enor-
housIy- The lawyer fees for the re-
kondents alone had been over SLUG
week and now handwriting experts
Is the expense Of additional detec-
ives and witnesses from all over the
tountry entered into the case
Claimants Mother"
Identifies Her "SOn."
The. AGED mother OF James Rousseau
,rouzhr on from 8Iessina- y y, oy
he respondents, took the stand
Is this your SOM" she was asked
s. Attorney Mason
cit is" she replied
.-pallo-a Dan" folded his arms and
lulIed co1LemDtuoysly- 4 rev days
lfter. when he took the stand IN his
sy-u behalf. he broke down and wept
-rsn a lock OF hair ne Identified as
his ..,1other's'' was handed to him.
The father, brothers, and sisters,
poor folk all of them, took the wit
hess stand and Identified Dakota
Dan as James D. Rousseau
Then. came even greater sensations
Photographs of Rousseau were sub
B7itted as exhibits. Letters appar-
entity written by Dakota Dan 10 the
Rousseau family were made EXHIBITS
IS well The brothers, sisters ana
parents Of Rousseau testified that
hey received these letters and photo
Eraphs through the mail
Senator Simpson, in rebUttal, placed
handwriting experts on the stand,
EhO svore that the letters were for
Eeries, that the addresses were writ
len on the envelopes after the can
teIinzy mark Of the postOhice had been
bIaced thereon, and that the stamps
here cOunterfeited.
Experts Start
Another Sensation.
Even pOstOfice experts took the
ttand and testified that the CanceIla-
don marks on the letters were placed
here before the addresses were writ
len in
The second great sensation OF the
rial had been sprung!
On the testimony OF Dakota Dams
Experts the charges Of conspiracy
made by Senator Simpson appeared to
Be substantiated-
Then came the turn Of the respond
lnts. Experts were produced who
testified that It was impossible 10 de-
lermine in any case which mark was
irst put on the envelope
A pOstOffce stamping machine brought /
into court by a pOstOffce emplcye .
smashed ''Dakata Dams charge In
bpeE court the postofhce employe wrote 1
md addressed and then stamped the en- 1
-Felope-
Examination proved that the writing
booked as II II had been put on the~en- /
reIope last It was thus demonstrated /
fhar the darker imprint frequently ap-
bears 20 be on the TOP OF the lighter i'm
preston
Respondents Play
Another Strong Card
The respondents then played an
BtEer card They. produced the original
duplication ID writing Of Dakota Dan /
Tor membership IN the Woodmen of the /
NoEid-
Il appeared that in the blanks left
Tor information regarding the appli- /
rants family, Dakota Dan had writ 1
ten the history not OF the family Of I
Daniel Blake Russell. aut that OF James
Rousseau
In the proper places L was set forth 4
that the applicant had three brothers /