The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-30

the building; how Dumas was to get
two men to do the job for whic., he
was to receive $500; how h., met
Dumas in Bemidji, had gone to a
saloon where he had met Mike Davis
and Martin Behan and had there
agreed to the Puposky arrangements
which lead to Behan's capture on the
night of June 16; how he had paid
Dumas with a 5000 check and 500
in bills and how Dumas had said
that he would furnish gun to Davis
and the nitroglycerine.
On Cross Examination.
On cross examination the defense
established the fact that Smyth told
Of his plotting with DR.. Dumas to
Sherman c. Bailey. Bemidji game
warden and that Bailey's. brother
married Smyth's sister.
"You want the jury to understand,
Mr.. Smyth, that it was on January
9, 1911, when you telephoned from
Puposky to DR.. Dumas to send you
some more medicine, when he asked
you in April where you were engaged
in business and expressed surprise
when you said Puposky?" asked Mr..
Lane.
The witness gave an evasiye reply
Another question from Mr.. Lane
was:
"Do you mean to have the jury I'M
destand that in Cass Lake in t he
middle of April, without any sugges-
ton on your part, Dr. Dumas sug-
gested that he could get someone to
burn the property for your"
eyes, sir" responded Mr.. Smyth.
When Court Began Today.
When court opened this morning
Attorney Mcdonald asked for modi-
fication of the order excluding the
sheriff and Lee LaBaw from the
court room. No objection from the
defense resulted in modification.
Robert Smyth was recalled to the
witness stand.
In reply to questions from Attor-
ney Mcdonald that at the time he
had talk in Andy Larson's saloon,
there was in his Puposky building a
stock of merchandise and safe.
"What was said in Larson's saloon
relative to the safe?" Smyth was
asked
The objection by Attorney Lane
was overruled.
Continuing, Smyth said:
Talked Over the Telephone.
81 got some old blankets and a pail
of water for use of the sheriff and
his party in the back room; did some
work around the building and came
to eBmidji, afterward buying ticket
to Duluth. While in Larson's saloon
it was agreed I should be in Duluth
while the building was ---
Davis said I needn't buy an auto
there. But I said I would. DR..
Dumas said should go and ----
for one. I went to Duluth and reg
istered at the Mckay hotel. That
evening 1 went to Superior to look
up Phil Cannon. In Larson's saloon
Mike Davis told me to go to Gan
mons saloon and tell him what Davis
was doing. 1 didn't find Cannon
and went back to Duluth.
II got a telegram from S. G. Bailey
at Bemidji and talked with home
over the phone. I talked to DR..
Dumas over the phone twice that day.
The doctor said he did not know
what was done at Puposky but would
find out; said men wouldn'e back out
would go through with deal. In
the last talk with DR.. Dumas bell
boy was in the booth. ~
s'I saw DR.. Dumas on the platform
at Cass Lake when Smyth was going
to Duluth. The doctor said then
that Mike Davis and Martin Behan
was on the edge of town at Bemidji;
had some trouble in getting dyna-
mite. Smyth hung around Duluth
until Saturday night, returning to
Bemidji Sunday morning. 49,.
'When an attempt was made to
reach William Munhall on the phone,
DR.. Dumas showed Smyth a letter.
The letter was from Custer, Mont,
and ran as follows:
"Dear friend Doc: l am out here
on big job. Be here some time.
Send me the clothes l have there
and prepay the charges. Give my
regards to the Johnson's.'
An objection by Attorney Lane at
this point was overruled by the
court.
! "In the wine room at Larson's,
| Mike Davis told DR.. Dumas he had
planted a watch in the ear Of the
Endion hotel and for him (the doc
tori to get it.
Attorney Lane offered another OBJ
lection which caused the court to
tell the jury not to take into account
attempts to cast aspersion on counsel
| for the state.
| mike Davis said they had better