The Dickinson press., 1912-05-25
SON. Mr.. Murtha prosecuted and T. D.
Casey defended.

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The testimony of state witnesses was
substantially as indicated above. The
girl, Dora Joslyn told a reasonable
story and apparently told things as they
were OF as she thought they were She
said that she would be IS in August,
that she had been with her mother and
brother in the country near Steel, that
she Eave birth to an Legitimate child
on May 4th, that she got up from her
bed about the 18th, that Blake took her
baby and that she beloved he had been
appointed her guardian. She was taken
before Judge Winchester in Bismarck
on Monday, etc. She testified that
Blake introduced her as his wife in a
drug store at Bismarck and at the depot
there he told her there would be less
talk if she wen as his wife. At Dickin-
son she wal introduced to the hotel clerk
as Blake's wife. She said Blake
had never made any indecent proposals
to her and he had always been very
good to her.
VIM. Blake. on the stand, told how
he had visited the girl in company
with the county judge of Kidder, etc.,
corroboratine the girls story in most
particulars. He said her surroundings
were not good at home and he was
taking both her and Mrs. Wilson to the
| Grill restaurant in Dickinson for en-
ployment. He had q letter from the
proprietor which bore out the statement.
He had procured four tickets for the
| charles from the Burleish county au-
thorities. Mr.. Blake admitted intro
ducing the girl as his wife in the drug
store, but said it was for a joke and
that he vas always passing off his
charges as his daughters. sons. sisters
and brothers. In Bismarck he said the
people all knew him and knew his wife.
At Dickinson he did not remember intro
ducing the girl as his wife. He would
not say that he did not. He said he
didn't ask for a double room and he
didn't tell anyone around the hotel that
he was going out for the night. He
thought it was none Of their business.
He said he always left his grip with
the children he had along. He had
already found homes for II u%nfortunates
and thought he had had some experience
and was surprised that people would
question what he was DOING. He said
he always registered as Blake and
family and had been advised to do so.
There were often reasons why he
should. He said he gave the girl the
key to the room and told her to lock
herself in. Blake said the girl was
mistaken as to what she said about his
conversation at the depot. He denied
having any beer or liquor in his grip
and said he knew nothing about the
bottle found in the ROOM. He was not
sure that he saw it at all. He admit
ted drinking with Schw ader.
The other evidence that was intro
duced. was not material. Justice Folsom
showed q disposition 10 admit every
thing and to get at the facts and the
counsel on both sides worked along the
same lines. The girl said that she had
talked with both MIR. Murtha and MI.
Casey before the hearing. Both ap-
peared to be searching for the truth.
In summing up the case Mr.. Murtha
laid much stress on the fact that Blake
had introduced the girl as his wife,
that he had not told anyone around the
hotel that be was going out, that he did
not ask for q double room and had not
spoken to Mrs. Wilson. an elderly
woman, about keeping a motherly eye
on the Joslyn girls ROOM. etc. He be-
lieved that Blake had deliberately
planned to commit q serious crime and
that he should be punished.
The burden Of MI. Casey talk was
that an outrage had been committed in
the arrest Of Blake. himself an officer
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