The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
DAMS BIG DINNER
FlooRED DETECTIVES

lnere were TWO Boston stories about
Dan Russell's Christmas doings. The
bright one runs as follows:
There was jolly Christmas party at
the Parker house when Daniel Blake
Russell entertained at Christmas dinner,
his counsel. Senator Simpson, Mrs. Rus
sell and dozen friends.
Around the banquet board were school,
day friends of the claimant and new
found friends. whs are aiding him in
the court battle. Although they were
eating their Christmas dinner 5000
miles from home. the ranchman and his
wife thoroughly enjoyed the dinner and
were in happy and hopeful mood.
A remarkable incident in the life of
the claimant in the famous hearing
occurred yesterday at the studio of a
Boston photographer. The claimant had
been sought by many of his friends for
likeness of himself. and having two
days of leisure before resuming his tes-
timony in cross-examination, he decided
upon sitting.
Accompanied by one of the Melrose
friends of his boyhood. he proceeded to
the artists rooms, and after divestine
himself of his overcoat sat down at his
ease to await the preparations of the
man in charge, thoughtlessly assuming
one of his favorite positions, with his
right arm thrown carelessly over the
back of the chair. Don't move Mr..
Russell sit lust as you are moment.
l want to take negative of you.''
A proof print was made as quickly as
possible (while Daniel was posing in
other positions before the camera). and
then photoe raph of his father taken a
year or two before his death and sitting
in precisely the same attitude that Dan
had unconsciously taken was produced.
Dan was overwhelmed with surprise
and joy. for the only picture he had of
his father, taken since he left home,
was an old one presented to him by the
firemen of Melrose, who were friends of
Daniel Russell, Sr.. for many years.
Even that is now impounded by the court
| as one of the exhibits.
The other story reads as follows:
Daniel Blake Russell and his attorney,
Senator Leslie A. Simpson Indignantly
denied report that Russell was in
toxicated after t;s Christmas dinner and
was arrested on !. charge of intoxication.
OF the affair Dan Russell said: THE
detectives employed by the executors Of
my father s estate have been making life
miserable for me ever since came to
Boston. rhey have bounded me and
followed me everywhere both day and
night. They wouldn't let me- eat my
Christmas dinner in peace. They
annoyed me at the Parker house by
spying and taking away most of the
pleasure of the occasion.
1 started from the Parker house for my
lodgings at the Commercial hotel and
saw these two Pinkerton detectives fol-
lowing me. asked them to let me alone
on Christmas day. They refused to be
decent when made that polite request
of them. My anger got the best of me
and punched one on the nose and floored
him. then sailed into the other fellow
and knocked him down. The first man
started to renew the fight when a police
man came along and placed me under
arrest. was not drunk or any where
near ii. -
Russell was to have appeared in the
municipal court Monday to answer to the
charge Of drunkenness but Senator Simp-
son preferred to have his client default
as his absence from the will trial would
be serious injury to the case When
Russell resumed the stand Monday he
was cross-examined by Attorney Mason,
representing the co-executors of the
estate. in relation to his friendship for
Hattie Keith. his boyhood sweetheart.
Miss Keith sat with Mrs. Russell as the
claimant told of his early infatuation
for her and showed marked interest in
the story. Russell was further cross ex-
amined about his old home in Melrose
and was asked 10 give the names of the
men employed upon his fathers estate.
He named five that worked there.
On Tuesday the following court news
was reported from Boston:
Startling disclosures were made in
the Russell will case today when Attor-
ney Mason in cross-examination of the
claimant Daniel Blake Russell. read q
will purported to have been made by
Daniel Blake Russell in which legacy
was left to Mrs. Lizzie Vice, who is
referred to in the will as the daughter
of Daniel Blake Russell. 1t is no,
certain that this Lizzie Vice referred
to Is the same one who previously tes.
titled at the hearing but the reading Of
her name created sensation. The
Mrs. Vice who appeared in court is the
daughter of James Rosseau who claimed