The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1910-03-12

TRUMP

Brodie and Dow There and
Give Some Testimony.
The recent Boston papers have been
devoting full pages to the Russell case.
An issue of the Boston Globe contained
pictures of William c. Russell ON the
street. and in court, drawing plan of
the second floor of the Russell home in
Melrose, also Senator Simpson in his
cross examinations and Dan Russell
within handshakine distance of VIM.
Russell. The artist made Senator Simp
son look much older than he did when
last seen by Dickinson. about the
18th of September, 1909.
The case in the Boston courts is be-
coming more sensational every day as
VIM. Russell, heretofore a perfect re-
cluse. is giving his testimony and
being cross examined by Senator Simp-
son.
VIM. Russell admitted that although
principal in the case. his was not
the guiding hand and that he first
learned Of detectives being employed
about May 20. 1909. II had been told
that their detectives were in Dickinson
as early as May 10.
Senator Simpson caused dramatic
incident in the case recently in the
comparison of the eyes and shoulders of
William C. Russell with those of the
claimant, and in neither case was it
affirmed there was difference between
the two men. The Judge had the men
stand shoulder to shoulder close before
him. ~ '
A dispatch Of the 5th contained the
following:
r ut was old home day at the Common
s wealth hotel when John F. Brodie and
a L. H. Dow of Dickinson joined Leslie
e Simpson and Dan RUSSELL the two men
r who have created the greatest stir that
e old New England has known for years.
n The two men who had been fighting
y alone the most sensational legal battle
Il of the times, received their townsmen
with open arms Both Brodie and Dow
l. will take the stand and tell of Dan
y Russell's great standing at Dickinson
y which has been somewhat wrecked oy
le the reports of detectives.
VI The same day the Boston papers said
1t Senator Simpson drew from William
IL C. Russell today corroborations of many
re vital points in the claimants testi-
Of mony. Link after link he added to his
ce chain of victories. William remem-
ne bered barn with bell on it that Dan
had described, and after parrying SimD-
u son for some time, admitted frankly
ne that his mother had painted at least
It. seven pictures.
of William admitted detectives told him
is claimant had written the Jim
Rousseau letters. admitted his father hat
n built partition in the boys room 81
a that Dan could open the windows, told
a. the same story as Dan about Dan s cut
De ting his leg with knife when a boy. -
ne L. H. Dow of this city was on the
s stand Monday and declared the repu:a.
is tion of Josephine Bennett. the North
IS Dakota woman who testified against
ID Dan. was unquestionably bad. He
r. also said that Dan was drunk during
l. Horace Whitmore's visit 10 Dickinson
in the spring and that Whitmore told
him that Dan had fallen into a fortune
and ''Would be easy money!
= A late dispatch said: Attorney
n Simpson challenged Attorney Thomas
W. Proctor. counsel for the respondents
u today to prove that there was syndi-
cate of North Dakota men formed to
;. finance the contest of the claimant. He
;. offered to wager 81. ZOO that no such
q scheme had been evolved to make
- possible the long legal battle now in
e progress IN the probate court.
That such combination had been
formed last September was insinuated
n by Attorney Proctor in his cross exarni-
:, nation of John F. Brodie of the Consoli-
a dated Coal company of Dickinson, N.
4 D., who-was called by Senator Simp-
q son to testify that Mrs. Josephine
Bennett. witness for the respondents,
bore bad reputation for truth and
veracity.
Answering his cross examiner, MIR.
;, brodie denied that he was financially
interested in the case or that he knew
OF any project to exploit the claims of
the petitioner.
,, Although he had known the petitioner
'or some years he had come to Boston
primarily 10 consult Attorney Simpson
about some land contracts in the west
. in which they were both interested and
. alter stopping at Washington to inter-
view Senator McCumber concerning