The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-02
STATE SPRINGS NEW
| DUMAS CASE THRILL

Witnesses were putSon by the state
in the Dumas case this Afternoon in
an effort to prove that DR.. Dumas had
planned to get rid of Martin Behan,
Who was captured at Puposky and re-
leased on bonds, as witness at the
present trial. ~.
John Benner was brought out as
the man who had been delegated to
do this. Benner said he had a con-
ference with DR.. Dumas on the lake
shore here in August and that he also
met him in Cass Lake. ~ .2s-
On cross examination Benner ad-
mitted that he frequently has been
intoxicated. "Pretty much all the
time, the last two weeks he said.
Other Witness of the Day.
Other witnesses of the day were
Assistant Fire Marshall Fullerton,
Chief of Police Ring of Hibbing; Fire
Marshal Charles Keller, William
Munhall, the BemidjI bartender;
doc" Adams, who drove Behan and
Davis to Puposky; DR.. D. L. Stanton.
who said DR.. Dumas had pointed out
Mike Davis to him; N H. Harding,
the Cass Lake cashier, who swore to
having wired $50 to "Jack Black
who in poolitu woo Jobn Do,,o, 20,
Pat Kennedy Of Cass Lake; and he
was followed by Mrs Meyers, sister
of Martin Behan, -..
The courtroom is crowded with
men and women, the latter being es-
pecially numerous this afternoon, and
the corridors of the building are filled
with witnesses on both sides of the
case, who have been excluded
Assistant Attorney General is to-
day conducting the examination of
witnesses for the state and Freeman
P. Lane continues for the defense.
Fullerton the First Witness. "
Mr.. Fullerton was the first witness
today. He told how he had learned
ofsthe alleged conniving Of DR.. Dumas
to- commit arson and that he had
taken the matter up Vsith ssatate Pre-
Marshal Keller and Attorney Gener-
al Simpson. Under cross examination
Mr.. Fullerton barred his political re-
cord which he said dated back to the
year 1885.
Mr.. Fullerton testified to having
been present at Cass Lake when the
safe of DR.. Dumas was opened and
six sticks of dynamite found.
,''When the dynamite was taken
OUT" swore Mr.. Fullerton CDR.
Dumas took, a stick and broke it, SAY
ing, it is harmless, we feed it to COWS
here.'" ..-> :
Explains smyth's Appointment.
Mr.. Fullerton explained that h.
had appointed Robert Smyth deputy
fire marshall and had dated his ap-
pointment back month.
Mr.. Lane attempted to have the
witness answer the question if he had
any authority to milk the state of
Minnesota" by dating an appointment
back. Mr.. James objected to this
term an dthe court said it is "un-
happy" Mr.. Fullerton said the ap-
pointement had been dated back. be-
cause Smyth had previously been
working on the case, and that there
was no attempt to milk the state"
Chief Ring told of searching the
doctor after his arrest at Hibbing and
he identified some of the papers TAX
en- from him at that time which
have been offered by the state as evil
dence. Mr.. Ring said that he knew
Mike Davis but he could not posi-
lively identify his photograph. He
knew Ed LeClare for several years;
also his family. He did not know
that LeClare was safe cracker but
said that he had teh reputation of
being a gambler and short change
artist. .....%~-- --~
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