The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-03
HAZEN GOES ON STAND
AGAINST DR. DUMAS
CONTINUED from first page).

of having arrested Mike Davis early
in March. @s
w. G. Hunt. powder and dyna-
mite expert, from Washburn, Wis,
was called by the state and gave some
dynamite. Incidentally the state has
six sticks of dynamite, taken from
DR.. Dumas safe in a satchel locked
in the clerk of courts vault at the
court house.
Mr.. Hunt explained that the COM
ponent parts of dynamite, and said
he had inspected the six sticks taken
from the doctors safe. Mr.. Hunt
said there was 80 per cent of nitro
glycerine in each stick marked 60
per cent dynamite. He said that II
ounces Of nitro-glycerine can be ex
tracted from four of these sticks. He
explained that dynamite can burn
without exploding but he admitted
that he would not want to try the ex
pertinent. He said that nitro glycer
inc could be removed from dynamite
by pouring cold water over it and al
lowing it to expand, or by pouring
warm water over it when the nitro
glycerine sinks to the bottom of the
water. On cross examination he said
that o-glycerine was made from
two acids. and that burning nitro
glycerine was extremely dangerous.
II know that no one with any
sense would attempt to burn it,"
The witness objected to explain
| ing the trades secrets, but was told
| by the Court that he must answer,
and he said the materials used con-
tanned such things as sawdust, wood,
cornmeal, pulp, etc.
Charles Swedburg, clerk in the Pu-
posky store at the time of the alleged
attempt at arson, told of seeing Da-
Wis and Behan while the officers were
hidden in the building. He identi-
fed a photograph of Mike Davis. He
said he got information of what was
coming off ten days before it hap
pened. He identified a pick axe, a
maui, and piece of iron as tools
found in the store in the morning
after the raid, but on cross exami-
nation admitted he could not be sure
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shown to him in the court room.
Two announcements we're made by
attorneys.
"We expect to put our last witness
on the stand this afternoon said
Attorney E. E. Mcdonald, special
counsel for the state.
eff we ever put any witness on
the stand. DR., Dumas will go him
SELF was the significant comment
of Attorney Freeman P. Lane of
counsel for the defense.
John G. Oman of Cass Lake testi-
fed that he was member of the
baseball team which DR.. Dumas took
to Hibbing the night of the Puposky
raid
"While on the train rode with DR..
Dumas" said Oman, land I made the
remark that it was a bright night
and the doctor said, 1T would. be
poor night to pull anything off, 80
Edward Miskella, Cass Lake un-
dertaker, said he had known DR.. Du-
mas for three years and that recent
ly had boarded at the same hotel
with him. He started to tell OF
conversation with DR.. Dumas relative
to dynamite and nitroglycerine when
Attorney Lane objected.
Assistant Attorney James argued
that witness for the state had tes-
titled that in the original agreement
in the Puposky plans the doctor had
proposed that nitroglycerine be used
to blow the safe which would cover
up the burning of the building and
the arson plot would appear as yegg
job.
Attorney Lane objected on the
ground that this method of question:
ing was not germaine to the issue in
the case in that it attempted to con-
meet the doctor with robbery when he
was being tried for attempted arson,
and this objection was sustained.
Other witnesses at the morning
session testified to minor details.
Despite steady rain the court room
was filled, many women being pres
ent
The Beltrami county grand jury
reconvened this morning and attor-
neys for the state told the court that
representatives from the attorney
generals office desired to take up
other matters, presumably relating
directly or to the Dumas case, but
that the matter could go over for a
few days.
All members of the grand jury
we're excluded from the court pro-
ceedings of the Dumas case.