Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-09-02

rel with his father The first claim
ant, who came from Medor. N. d.. and
was popularity known as Dakota
Dan," did not meet with the approval
of William C. Russell and his cousin.
Ferdinand b. Almy. who asserted that
the mans real name was James ID
Rousseau or Russaw, and that he had
familiarized himself with the history
OF the Russell family before putting
his claim forward Photographs OF
Rousseau were introduced In EVIL
dence; there were exhibits of letters
alleged to have been written by "Da-
kota Dan" to members OF the Rous-
seau family. and there was. of course.
a battle" of handwriting experts.
each contradicting the other And
Dakota Dan" brought witnesses to
show that the letters were forgeries,
and that the addresses had been writ
ten on the envelopes after the post
office cancellation marks had been
stamped thereon.
To these letters we're added an APP
plication form for membership In the
Woodmen of the World. This con-
tanned the family history of Rousseau
and said that he had three brothers
and two sisters living and that an
other brother had been killed in
railroad accident. All OF which was
apparently true. Dakota Dams" ex-
perts asserted that the answer had not
ben written by him, but had been
filled In by others at a later period.
his handwriting having been initiated.
Thereupon the Russell lawyers showed
that the paper had remained In the
archives OF the Woodmen of the
World until the court ordered Its pro
duction.
The trial dragged on for several
months and as II was nearing the end
a second Daniel Blake Russell. who
was to be called Fresno Dan" came
out from his fruit ranch in Fresno.
Cal Out there he was known as
Henry Johnson. but In Melrose, the
home of the Russells. he was recog-
nized as the missing Dan" by the re-
sponsible citizens. He seemed to be
we'll informed as to the details OF Dan
iel's early life in Melrose, but Dakota
Dan" declared that his rival had been
brought on to cheat him out of his
rights. Judge Lawton, before whom
the tedious case was tried, finally de-
cided In favor OF Fresno DAN" and
that night the Judge was burned In
effigy by an angry crowd of Dakota
Dams" supporters. If the case is car
ried to a higher court little may be
InfN If ha he Hff0aftnTN hQa
already cost huge sum.
In the many efforts OF Albert r. Pat.
rick TO free himself from a life sen.
tence for the murder OF William
Marsh Rice, an aged recluse, people
have almost forgotten that Patrick
was first charged with forgery in con
nection with the old mans will. Pat.
rick. a lawyer. had learned OF Marsh's
wealth and his weak state o, mind
through a suit In a Texas count, and
he, gained the confidence of Charles
+. Jones. valet TO the recluse. Jones
becoming the lawyers tool.
Rice. in fact. never knew Patrick.
although the latter posed as the mil.
lionaire's attorney. always working
through Jones. who confessed that he
killed his master at the lawyers In.
stigation. Motive for the murder was
held TO be desire on the part of Pat.
rick TO obtain control OF Rices for
tune by means OF a forged will. and
the murder was accomplished by
Jones at Patrick's command. chloro-
form being the death medium. Jones
was allowed TO go free. while Patrick
was sentenced to death. This was
In 1902. Governor Higgins commuted
the sentence TO life Imprisonment. and
since that time Patrick has made 20