The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-02
This Afternoons Proceedings

witness after the noon recess. said he
mad known Martin Behan for about
years; that he had known him in
HIDING. He admitted having driven
Behan and Davis from the cemetery
10 Puposky on June 16. When shown
photograph of Mike Davis he said:
THAT looks very much like the man
with Behan, but can't say positive
ly." Adams was not cross examined.
There was some delay at the open
ing OF the afternoon, session. owing to
the absence of John Benner called as
witness by the state. The court
warned that unless the witnesses
were on hand when wanted he would
order them confined.
John Larson on Stand.
John c. Larson, owner of the sa-
loon where it is alleged the Puposky
crime was planned, called by. the
state, said that he had been engaged
in the saloon business for himself for
six years. He said he had known
DR.. Dumas for 8 years; that he also
| knew Behan, and Smyth. Shown a
picture of Mike Davis he said he
thought he had seen him. Mr.. Lar
son told of seeing DR.. Dumas in his
saloon on June IA and that the doctor
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| could sit down and he told him yes
Also saw Behan in the saloon. The
witness described the rooms in his
saloon as feet wide and feet long.
He described the rooms as being par
TALLY dark.
Cross examined by Mr.. Lane, the
witness described the location of the
windows and in answer to a question
as to whether Behan had been drink
ing, Mr.. Larson said he could not say.
DR.. Stanton Tells His Story.
+ Dr. d < L. Stanton, the Bemidii
dentist, was the next witness. He
said he had been IN Remidjirsnree
years and that he had know Dr.
Dumas for four years. He said he
saw DR.. Dumas in the parlor of the
Commercial club rooms on Wednes-
day. June IA, at about 1880 in the
evening. DR.. Stanton told of man
across the street waving his hand at
Dumas, saying, Hello, DOCTOR"
through the open window. DR..
Dumas wanted to know if Stanton
knew him and Stanton said "No,"
whereon DR.. Dumas said he was one
of the greatest crooks in the country.
Cross examined briefly, DR.. Stanton
said he did not consider the incident
remarkable at the time.
Cashier Tells of Draft.
H. N. Harding, was the next wit
ness called by the state. Mr.. Hard
ing said that he has lived at Cass
Lake where he is cashier of the First
National Bank, for Z years. He told
of having sent a telegram to "Jack
Black" of Citizens Bank of Oshkosh,
Wis, on August Is. He said his bank
paid the Oshkosh bank $50, at the
request of Pat Kennedy of Cass Lake.
John Benner then took the stand.
He said he had lived here Ia years
and is a brother of Allen Benner at
one time chief of police. He said he
has known DR.. Dumas 4 or 5
months.
Benner Accuses Dumas.
On August Is last he was in Osh-
kosh. He had talked with DR.. Dumas
on the lake shore here just before go
ing to Oshkosh. He said DR.. Dumas
wanted him to go to Oshkosh. He
said Dumas said to him:
81 want you to go to Oshkosh and
if you see Behan get him out of the
country"
Benner said DR.. Dumas also said
he was to tell him he was 'full of
snow"
What Full of Snow" Means.
| Asked what full of snow meant,
Benner said he didn't know, but sup
posed it meant 'sfull of cocaine
Benner also told of conversation
in DR.. Dumas Office at Cass Lake
when he said he didn't believe Behan
was in Oshkosh but if he was there
to get him out of the country. He
said DR.. Dumas gave him $50 at that
time. ~-. -s...
Benner Posed as Jack Black"
Benner told of sending telegram
from Oshkosh to Pat Kennedy, bar
tender of the Tedford saloon in Cass
] Lake. He said he arranged with the
1 doctor that he was to wire Kennedy
i if he needed any money. Benner
identified the $50 draft on the Osh-
kosh bank as well as the receipt
which he signed when he obtained
1.-THE money, ,'sing the name OF Jack
Black.
Mr.. Benner said he did no see
Martin Behan. He said he did, how
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