The Dickinson press., 1910-01-29

died he wanted his body sent home to
Melroee.
In response Berg sent him a clipping
from a newspaper. showing that Daniel
Blake Russell wal heir to $500, 600.
Berg would have sent this earlier but
did not know his address. .
Berg used to live in Melrose but
Russell did no know him there. he
said. They mel in Malone. where they
married sisters. He said he left home
when IL or 10 years of age because his
father used to whip him, also that he
kept up a correspondence with his
mother, addressing her as Johanna
Hague.
THE claimant told me he left home
at night, that he went to Lowell, then
to Albany and from there to New York
City and then to Malone N. Y.
Il told the claimant that I had q
friend Mr.. Wing, the president of the
First National Bank of Boston, and that
| would write t him. told him that
if everything was alright l would get
the necessary money, and if necessary
would 60 to Melrose, if he would invest
$50, 600 of the money he expected to get
in my patent. The next morning l
made an arrangement to furnish the
money and 60 with him. on condition
that he would invest in the patent.
''He at once said. I've got some good
news. l have met Frank Morton, who
has told me all about Melrose people"
Morton said that the way he had met
the claimant was that he had come tc
Dickinson to see a man named Russell
about some insurance that at the hote|
he had heard of a man of that name
that after he had zone to bed some one
came to his room and said he wal
Daniel Blake Russell from Melrose. an6
that his voice seemed like one from tie
dead, it was so much like his ole
friend's-Daniel Russell.
"At Minneapolis. to which he re.
turned from Melrose on May 7, he told
Treas. Jones of the bridge company
that he had met a lot of people who
identified him, mentioning his aunt
Hannah, Mr.. Buttrick, Mr.. Coburn.
and others, and said he would have
no trouble in proving his identity BY
them.
Il saw him at Traxler's office or
May 10. He came in and handed
Traxler a paper and said he wanted 6
will made out in such amounts as hi
had named heard the draft dictated
to the stenographer, say an unsigned
original. heard the final reading. saw the
will executed and received a copy.
Il was present when, after the claim.
ant had returned from Melrose, a new
contract was made between him and
Lawyer Charles j. Traxler. l heard it
read. believe it was made at the
same time that the will was made. ant
was signed the same day; I am no
positive. The contract in which Russell
agreed under certain conditions to inves
$50, 900 in the road building contract
was drawn up by Mr.. Traxler on April q
at the same time that the other paper!
were executed"
Samuel Dickson, landlord of the Maj
este hotel, Minneapolis. was called t,
MI. Proctor and testified in part:
THE claimant came to my hotel las
spring in company with Mr.. Whitmore
who asked me to make it pleasant TO
him because he wasn't feeling we'll
He was there from April Is to Apri
20. In conversation with me he said h
had left home when he was IL years old
and that while away he wrote to hi.
mother through a second person.
MIR. Whitore wanted me to take hol,
of the case. but l told him that if thi.
was the right man he had better 8,
down to Melrose and his broher woul,
be glad to see him.
AFTER he came back from Boston h
said he would have no trouble whateve
in proving his Identity
Cross-examined by Mr.. Simpson
Dan did not tell me that his faher'
will said that he left home IL year
ago. When the claimant came BAG
from Melrose he told me his brother wa
doing to do the right thing by him."
Warren L. Potter of Ogdensburg, N