The Dickinson press., 1910-04-16
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Tracing Dan Russell from Melrose to
his present home in the west. Simpson
showed the court record of James Rous-
seau who was in Jail in northern New
York when Dan was working at Grand
Rapids and Alma. Wis.
Il am willing. as I said when this
court opened the case. to discharge all
evidence but that of Dan Russell and
his brother William. The evidence
alone will prove his CASE"
Simpson denounced the detectives who
bounded Dan Russell in Melrose and
who called upon his friends and tried
to find out what they knew about him.
Showing the court the handwriting of
Dams mother on a card which she gave
him in q record book when he left
home. he pointed out that no evidence
had been introduced to dispute it. Simp-
son will finish his argument Monday
morning.
The Fresno faker has thus far found
few friends in Boston and is being kept
closely guarded
BOSTON. APRIL ii.
The final day of the Russell will con-
test was marked today by two startling
developments. The first was the state
ment of Judge Lawton that he would
hand down his decision in open court
tomorrow as to whether Dan Russell has
proven his claim to the name and for
tune of Daniel Blake Russell. The second
and more spectacular was the demon
on the streets of Melrose against
fresno claimant who was recognized
and neatly mobbed. footing and hiss
ing this nan and shouting ''faker,
9 big crowd of Melrose citizens chased
and his lawyers through the street.
Only a quick getaway saved a possible
threshing Of the man who is trying to
come Between the Dakotan and his
heritage.
Senator Simpson wound up his case
a final burst of oratory this morning.
His voice broke before he finished. but
with all the energy that has electrified
the court room for even months. he
again flayed Dan Russell's opponents.
While none are able to forecast Judge
decision. Senator Simpson
and Dan Russell are in a high pitch of
Their opponents are equally
confident that the Dakotan will be de-
;lared IN impostor. A prominent
said tonight that he does not
the contention that the ranch
nan is Jim Rousseau will be substan-
lated in the decision. Whether Simp-
ION has sufficiently proved Dan to be
he missing heir i'll view of the oppo-
of his own brother apd cousins, |
le declared, is the only doubtful ques- |
ion today.
In closing today, Mr.. Simpson said:
"A man like that" pointing to Will
lam C. Russell, could be an absolute
:ool in the hands of a scoundrel-in
he hands of Ferdinand Almy.'
Drawing a verbal picture of William.
Who has fought the ranchman from the
start. Simpson declared that Miss Sarah
Amy slammed the door of the Russell
lone in his client face when he called
l year ago to see his brother. He de-
cared the elder Russell called William
Master Willie" until he was twenty
seven years old; that William never
voted and that he was a stranger to his
own n%eighbors.
There is something WRONG with the
makeup of a man like that. and
your honor, l speak more in sorrow than
in anger.
THE claimant told that he had but
one interview in the law Office of Berry
& Upton last year with William c.
Russell. The virtuous Upton. who took
notes of this pantomine interview. says
there were three such interviews. I
say to your honor that they never took
Although Simpson strenuously objected
Attorney Mason was allowed to speak