The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-29
DUMAS JURY NOW COMPLETE.
Mcdonald Explains Court What Is Expected be Proven Against C Lake
Mayor Telling in Detail How Smyth Is Alleged to Have Made
Bargain to Have His Puposky Store Burned for $500
bEHAN READY TO TESTIFY; SMYTH THE FIRST WITNESS

At 1880 this morning, after or1y
five men out of the special venire of
20 had been examined, the Dumas
! jury was completed and when court
convened at 1880 this afternoon, At
torney E. E. Mcdonald began outlin-
ing the case for the state.
Mr.. Mcdonald took up the charges
| against DR.. Dumas, said tn, state
| would show that the Cass Lake may
or had planned with Davis and Be-
han to burn and rob the postOffice at
Puposky; told how R. F.. Smyth had
become acquainted with Dumas as a
patient and had learned from him of
notorious crooks and how bis build
ing could be burned at financial
gain.
Attorney Mcdonald said the state
would show that Dr. Dumas had writ
ten to Ed. LeClare, a noted crook;
that he had knowledge of the Shev-
lin bank robbery and The burning
of many buildings. He told how the
Puposky building was to be burned
for $500, that 5000 check was writ
ten in the Rex here as part payment,
and that the remaining 500 was to
be paid in marked bills.
Martin Behan, captured at Pupos-
KY was in court ready 20 testify.
DR.. Dumas father is expected to-
morrow morning.
When court opened this morning
Coroner 1bertson returned the names
of but eighteen veniremen, explain
ing to the court that eighteen were
all that he could get in the tim; that
had been allotted to him. The coun-
sci for the state and the attcl neys
for defendant agreed to accept the 18
and to proceed with the examination
for jurors, from the list submitted by
the coroner. all being farmers from
the southwestern part OF the County,
as follows: Ernest Parks, Nels Sor-
renson, Peter Peterson. Fred, Peter
son, Jacob Sorenson, lAinot Penny,
James Ward, George Duffy. R. F..
English H. A. Fredenburg, join Des-
jardins, Town of Jones; Edwin sumo
rud, Charles Lindgrean, Lewis King
er, Gust Johnson, Andrew Larson,
John A. Thoren, Town of hammers.
Peter Peterson, a farmer of the
town of Jones was the first man to
be called to be examined for jury SER
vice when court opened this morn
ing. Attorney A. A. Andrews con-
tinued to ask the questions for the
defense and E. E. Mcdonald for the
state. Peterson admitted that he had
heard something about the case and
that he had lived in the town OF
Jones for Is years and that lie came
| from Ottertail county. He had read
! an account of the affair in the Week.
! ly Pioneer. After several minutes OF
questions and many objections, 1t I'm
ally developed that Mr.. Peterson
| probably would not do as a juryman
under the objection of general dis
qualification. Such words as 'felon-
iously," ':council," 'induce, pro
cure" respectively, and so on were
not easily defined by Mr.. Peterson
and he was permitted to be excused
from jury service.
Andrew Larson, we'll known TAR
mer of the town of hammers, was
next called. He said that he lad read
some and talked a little about the
Dumas case but that he never had
known the facts of the case.
"Do you know Sheriff Hazen?'
asked Attorney Andrews.
| 81 do" responded Mr.. Larson.
sDo you know any of his depu-
ties?"
{ s:Well, I know Mr.. Helmer. l met
him in the sheriff's Office where l go
| now and then when I am in town.
"Do you know Sherm Ialley!
asked Mr.. Andrews.
eyes, I know him."
! GLOW long?"
"Well, ever since he was chief OF
police"
ssDid he ever stay at your house.
persisted Attorney Andrews.
"Well, yes, he did stay at my house
one night last fall when I had a
deer there"
Mr.. Larson indicated that he be-
lieved that if an indictment returned
against man by the grand jury that