The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-07

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.DUMAsIO KNOW. If ON
MONDAY; EVIDENGEi ALL IN
Mr.. Crippen on the stand and de-
scribed the stump stop" saying it
was merely slight depression. He
identified a small bunch of millet, of
fered by the state in evidence, as the
one taken from the stump spot.
Attorney Mcdonald renewed his
reqeust that the Crippen photograph
be admitted and the court permitted
this introduction but said it must be
understood that they were only to be
considered with other evidence by
the jury as to what may have been
the conditions at the Ferguson home
in June. u. x
Good AID for Itasca.
In offering the grass bundle as evil
dence, Mr.. Lane said, "There's no OBJ
lection on the part of the defense
it's a good ad for Itasca county, :
In cross examining Mr.. Helmer,
witness said he had gone to Fergu-
sons place to serve warrant on
Ferguson and that he was shown
some depression as if something had
been taken out. ..
Taking up the bunch of grass, Mr.
Lane said: "Now, Mr.. Helmer
take it you hunted for the tallest
daisy in the bunch"
"No, that's right out of the CEN
ter of where he said he had blown
the stump" replied the Witness
III Martin Flint on Stand.
Martin Flint. another member OF
the grand jury, was called and was
asked by Mr.. James as to Ferguson s
testimony in the grand jury room
Mr.. Lane objected but the court per-
mitted the witness to answer, and
he said that Ferguson swore that he
''took the dynamite home the same
day.
Mr.. Lane on cross examination
wanted to know of Mr.. Flint, as he
did of Mr.. Cell, what was going on at
the conference in the courtroom this
morning and Mr. Flint said:
''There was conference all right
Three or four members of the grand
jury were there. We were just re-
freshing our memory"
"Who did the refreshing who was
the refreshment committee?"
well, James was there all right
Not Ashamed of His Face.
The witness sat with his hand tc
ais face and Mr.. Lane said:
"Please take your hand down
| very much want the jury to get
this
''l'm not ashamed of my face" said
the witness.
Mr.. Lane insisted that the witness
disclose what happened at the con-
terence at the rear of the courtroom
this morning and the witness said the
only object was to have the grand
jury members try and remember the
Ferguson testimony.
The State Rests.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Flint's
testimony, Mr.. James announced,
The state rests"
The court ordered a recess of ten
minutes after which the Judge said
it was agreed all around that the
time was too short to make argu-
ments today and that while he was
sorry that he would have to keep
the jury over Sunday, he would have
to do so and then excused them un-
til 9 a. m. Monday.
Yesterday Afternoon Session.
After recess yesterday afternoon.
following the testimony of Harold
Lydick, Attorney Lane explained to
the court that Judge Frank Ives, pub
Usher of the Cass Lake Times and
Rev. Father Kornbrust, pastor of the
Cass Lake Catholic church, on hand
as. character witnesses in behalf of
DR.. Dumas, wished to be heard that
they might return to Cass Lake.
Judge Ives was called and said
that so far as he knew the reputa-
ton OF DR.. Dumas was that of a law
abiding, peaceable citizen. On cross
examination Judge Ives was asked if
he knew of DR.. Dumas chasing Steve
Knott around Cass Lake with a re-
volver after the poker game.
Lane Objects to Question.
Attorney Lane objected to this
question and was sustained by the
court, who the moment following al
so sustained an objection to- a aues-
ton from the state asking as to the
doctors reputation as drinking
man. Judge Ives said the only time
he had heard DR.. Dumas reputation