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

Denies Request From Dumas to Settl,
1 would write to LeClare at Crane
would write to LeCiare at Crane
Forks
Eyes SIR
"You saw the letter?''
Eyes SIR
"You saw the address,
eyes Sir, but 1 can't say whether
it was sent in care of the genera
delivery. I can't, swear that the
letter was even mailed.'' -....,i
sThe day before the saloon meet.
ing in Bemidji, you had a phone
message with Dumas
eyes,
"Did he not ask you to meet him
to settle as he was building new
house,"
"NO." ..
well you don't mean to say you
gave DR., Dumas SIS every time you
called on him."
Eyes"
"Where did you get the money
"Had some income from saloon
of Nebish.''
what other Independent source
had your 49,. ~-s..
81 don't remember. Might have
got some from CEDAR
"Where did you keep your money!
SIN the First National Bank OF
Bemidji."
did you write out a check to pay
DR.. Dumas"
"Why, Yes?"
"Have you the checks?"
HNn didn't urito anu cnooio11u for
the doctors SERVICE
"NOw, Mr.. Smyth, when you went
to DR., Dumas, didn't the doctor say
it would take months to cure you?''
"No."
"Never was any bill rendered by
doctor?"
mo Sir"
About the Saloon Meeting. e
"Now then you came to Bemidji
in June to meet DR.. Dumas?"
eyes. l met him in front of the
Rex HOTEL
what was said?''
''He said, give had a piece of good
luck. Mike Davis came in yesterday
! on a freight. He is one of the best
of inside men,
well, l am not detective?
What is an 'inside man.
It's a man who goes after the
safe and does the inside work.
swell what happenend them"
| "We departed at the Rex to me 1t
at P. M. in Larson's saloon"
do you know that you both were
being watched?" ..,.=
"No."
when you went into Larson s
you were directed into rear room?"
well, l discovered the room -
Mike Davis Enters. -.
"How long had you and DR.. Dumas
been there when some one else
came"
about minute?"
'Then Mike Davis entered"
yes
And you were introduced 4.
"Yes.''
"How long before Behan came?"
about 5 minutes"
"Who let him in?"
"The doctor I think"
'Now Mr.. Smyth don't you re-
member that the doctor asked who
Behan was so as to introduce him
to your"
"No.''
,"Do you mean to say, DR.. Dumas
introduced him right off the reel"
Eyes,
WAS Behan 1ntoxicated?"
"Behan was a little worse for
liquor, wasn't he?"
SP0rh9nc -
'W|ell, now as matter Of fact,
didn't Behan drop over on his arm
and go to Sleep"
mo, he didn't. I know for would
have seen him, if he had."~
what did he say?"
"Said he wanted some tools, a
monkey wrench, wood chisel and
brace and bit.''
"He said to Mike we must make
a sure job this time or the stuff is
all off with me?"
what else did he say?"
Nothing that l remember?'
Surely he said something about
money!"
"No, l think not
"Well, a few minutes after you
met Behan, you began discussing the
Things that were to be done to COM
mitt this crime"
"Then within 80 minutes after
you met Behan you were planning
a crime?"
yes"
"Where did you first meet Mike?"
AT the saloon.?' 49,
About the Puposky Plans.
'Who opened the crime CONVEX
sation?''
"The doctor did. He said smyth
has building he wants burned. You
did a poor job the last time. This
must be a good one The doctor said
the proposition is this: Smith is 60
ing to give us $500; 500 now, and
the rest later After that told Mike
That l wanted the safe bowed and
him postal pictures of Pu-
oosky. told him there were $165
II government money which he could
nave. Mike asked for two old grips
20 load up with provisions to be
eaten while they were getting away
asked me if there was gasoline and
said no. Kerosene? Yes. Also
'ome turpentine. I then showed him
/ map of station, store and tool
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