The Dickinson press., 1910-02-19
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Daniel Blake Russell petition. in
order to get all the facts. means
that the trial will probably be pro-
beyond the adjournment of coI-
Dress and the Massachusetts legislature.
such extreme duration is improbable,
however, although the time cannot be
taF aa>f ~ 'i9a 90!
The Globe spoke ofs various people
who were to testify and continued:
Then will come. q lot of people
whose testimony is expected to be
reasonably brief, and after them the
mysterious respondent, William c.
Russell, oftern termed the recluse,'
and about whom there is as much
curiosity as has been exhibited toward
the claimant himself.
"After that will come the PLAINTIFF
answer to the rebuttal and %surrebuttal
Of the respondents. and some new
court names will have to be invented
for Mr.. Simpsons s%urrebuttal, and
the subsequent turns at the helm by
the two sides until both have exhausted
all their resources in contrivine to open
up new elements-that is, if they ever
should become exhausted.
THE remarkable interest in the Rus
sell case is fully IS apparent around
the courthouse as at any time since
the hearings begun. Even the crush
of people in attendance on the Glover
will case all of last week caused no
~perceptible diminution in the numbers
who crowded into or were unable to
gain admission to the Russell heer-
ings." g.
Another Boston paper of about the
same date gives a double column
picture of Sentor L. A. Simpson as he
appears while cross-examining Miss
Sarah E. Almy, a cousin, who declares
that our Dan Russell is an imposter.
A word picture of Daniel Blake Rus
sell. the long missing brother, as
given by Miss Amy. is as follows:
Slender, small-boned.
Light, pink and white complexion.
Shy, difident.
Delicate, refined, sensitive; looking
the student, with all the intellectual
qualities of a a
Large head.
Forehead. broad.
Face tapering to a narrow chin.
Small hands.
Light hair.
Pleasant. musical voice.
The deadly parallel which the
Boston Daily gives as the description
of Dan Russell. claimant, as he appears
in court. is as follows:
Stalwart, %big-boned.
Swarthy.
Self-assertive..
Rugged. witty but not showing evi-
dence of much education.
Large head.
Forehead. broad.
Heavy jaw. big chin.
Big hands.
Dark hair.
Heavy voice. s..
The following is from a Boston paper
Of February 18th: y
Mrs. Angus. Ladue of Messina. N.
Y, a slim, pretty woman. who says
she was the sweetheart of James Russell
years ago. appeared today in the Russell
will case and declared the Dakota
claimant is not Daniel Blake Russell.
but is her old sweetheart.
Attorney Simpson IN his cross ex-
animation drew forth her admission
that Detective Fielding, who induced
her to come here to testify, pointed
on, the claimant through the door and
told her there is James Russell
Il didn't recognize Jim until then.
she admitted in answer to questions.
She admitted she was only IL years
old when Russell courted her and wrote
the lines in her album. I received
two letters from Jim after he wen,
away. One contained q tintype. ]
first heard from him. from Menominee,
Mich. l did not know that Mr.. Field.
ing has testified that claimant hat
pictures taken at Menominee.
II never told any one about the
album until the detective came to my
home. Yes, I came on the promise Of
S. per day and expenses
':In direct contradiction to the state.
ment that he had never attended {
commercial college before going west,
Charles E. Conner. a president of thai
institution. swore late today that Rus
sell had gone to his school. Come,
produced q students record book show
ing that Daniel Blake Russell has regis
tered as a student on September %
1879, and had attended for six months.
COLLEGE NOTES.