The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-10-03

At this afternoons session Sher-
if A. B. Hazen went on the witness
stand in the case against DR.. Dumas,
mayor of Cass Lake, charged with
attempted arson.
In reply to a question from AS
sistant Attorney James the sheriff
said he had talked to Mr.. Lane, one
of the attorneys for the defendant,
| about Behan's testimony in Henry
Funkley's office here. .,
81 was called down to Mr.. Funk
ley's Office, said the sheriff, "and they
asked me if Behan went to sleep
and l said he did, but I didn't know
where. Since that time I have re-
membered where it was.
AT this meeting Mr.. Lane said 4
might be of some benefit to you, later
on"
On cross examination Attorney
Lane said:
"Now, Mr.. Sheriff, do you mean to
give the impression that something
was done that ought not to be?"
Eyes, I think you was trying to
get something from me you ought
not"
"Oh, I thought you meant to create
the impression that we were to pay
you money or something like that"
came back Mr.. Lane.
"No," said the sheriff.
Other questions along the Funkley
conference lines on cross examina-
tion were:
"Now, who started the conversa-
ton about Behan?" asked Attorney
Lane.
'Funkley."
'Now, then, Mr.. Hazen, didn't
Funkley put it to you cold off the BAT
that Behan was asleep at Larson sa-
loon and asked you who was with
you at the time ~Behan told you he
was drunk?" $ o. -
'No, SIR
Don't you remember stating to
Mr.. Funkley that Behan told you he
was drunk and went to sleep?"
"Thats what you wanted me to
say but I didn't say it,"
This tickled the crowded court
room so much that Judge McClena-
han sternly raped for order.
"Why, Mr.. Hazen, did not Funk
ley ask you who was present when
Behan said he was drunk?"
"No.''
Didn't say to you it was of ut
most Importance to the defendant
here that we know the truth about
this matter?"
"You tried to get me to say that he
went to sleep there, see!.'
This brought renewed laughter
from the court room and brought an
indignant protest from Attorney
Lane. who said:
IL ID Hoy OC WY ANAAJ w SON'
but it is not to me-"
Turning to the sheriff Mr.. Lane
said:
"Do you understand the meaning
of an oath?"
eyes, I do"
Mr.. Lane started to ask another
question, but before 1t was put the
sheriff was saying something, and AS
sistant Attorney General James said,
"Lets get that" and the sheriff said:
II mean all 1 say
Resuming, Attorney Lane said:
"Now, this was after you had asked
me to say a good word for you?"
The examination then drifted back
onto the question as to whether Be-
han had said he was drunk at the
time of the meeting between Smyth
Mike Davis. Behan and DR.. Dumas.
ct remember now that Behan said
he had been drinking, and that at
Puposky he went into the woods and
laid down and went to sleep, and that
Davis called him down for going to
sleep when he wanted to use him."
swell, you filled him up with
whisky in the county Jail, didn't
you?"
"No, gave him brandy three times
day as ordered by the physician.
The sheriff insisted on. giving in
voluntary testimony and was eau
toned not to ego off half cooked"
"Well, you gave Behan all the
booze you wanted under the direction
of the doctor, didn't your" insisted
Mr.. Lane.
eyes, but Behan didn't want no
liquor"
On redirect examination in re-
sponse to a query from Mr.. James,
the sheriff said the conference with