The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-09-10
Is Told That There Will Be No Fur
ther Efforts Toward Delay in
Now Famous Case.
FALL COURT TERM Is OPENED
Judge Stanton To Be On Bench
many Out of Town Lawyers Pres
ent to Fix Calendar.

LIT. u. f. Dumas, convicted of an
attempt at arson, will appear before
Judge McClenahan at p. m. this
afternoon for sentence. DR.. Dumas
and his attorney, George H. Spear, of
Grand Rapids, are expected in the
city On the $3.50 Great Northern
train. They will go at once to the
court house where sentence will be
passed.
Sam Y. Fullerton, who is in Bemid-
j today IN connection with the Du-
mas case and also the burning of the
Rogers store at Wilton, is authority
for the statement that DR.. Dumas
has closed up his affairs in Cass Lake,
has sent his wife and family to St.
Paul, and is preparing to go to Still
water and start serving his sentence
at once.
When it was learned today that all
proceedings Instituted to overthrow
or delay the case were to be aban-
doned, few of the attorneys who were
in the court room would believe that
Dumas has given up and is to serve
his sentence without further trou-
BILE. The general opinion seemed to
prevail that his attorneys were pre-
pairing for a master stroke and that
the doctor is still long way from
the state penitentiary. = y
The fall term of district court was
opened by Judge Stanton this morn
ing and an unusual array of legal
talent was present in the court room.
The time was spent in checking over
cases and preparing the calendar.
The civil calendar for this term is
larger than usual as LOG cases have
been placed en- it to date. The GRIM
inal calendar will call for the trial
of but few cases. --.-s -
Owing to the fact that but fifteen
members of the grand jury put in an
appearance this morning, that body
was unable to meet. One petit juror
answered the grand jury call but the
error was found when the jury had
been installed in the grand jury room.
Owing to the fact that it did not have
enough present to do business legal
ly, it could not adjourn. The men,
bers present left and will meet again
this afternoon. The petit jury will
be called Thursday morning.
An Unusual Case. ~
An unusual case which will come
before the court at this term is that
of Albert Martin, of Wilton, against
A. A. Warfeld. 1t seems that Mr..
Warfield and his wife were coming
I'D the river in their launch one day
last June when they saw man
standing on the bridge at the out
let. When the launch passed beneath
the bridge, the man is said to have
jumped in without asking permission
or otherwise saying anything.
When he landed, he hit Mrs. War
efild. Mr.. Warfield ordered the man
out of the launch and when he re-
fused to go threw him out into about
three feet of water. The man turned
ont to be Albert Martin, of Wilton.
Mr.. Martin is suing Mr.. Warfeld for
$4,000 for alleged injuries incurred
when he was elected from the boat.
Among the attorneys in the court
room this morning were Attorneys
Andrews, J. L. Brown, M. J. Brown,
simons, Mcdonald, Fisk, Gibbons,
Torrance, Russell, Clark, Bailey,
Campbell, Scrutchin, Funk1ey and
Crowell from Bemidji; Bum I. VIII
son of Blackduck; George E. Erlck-
son of spooner; A. R. Middleton OF
Baudette; Charles C. Haupt and Alex
ander James Of st. Paul; p. S. Oakley
and Sinclair of Duluth; w. b. Rowe
and Charles Loring, of Crookston.