The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-31

Boston American: Hermann Dud-
ley Murphy, instructor Of drawing at
Harvard and one of the leading por-
trait painters in the country, today
declared Dakota Dan, the original
claimant for half OF the fortune of
the late Sen. Daniel Blake Russell OF
MeIrose, is in his opinion, the long
lost son and legal heir.
Mr.. Murphy, who is a recognized
physiognomicaI authority reached this
conclusion after a most carerul n
painstaking test along strictly scten-
ti1c lines. He says the test salts
fed him beyond doubt that the late
Daniel Russell and Dakota Dan came
from the same stock and are father
and son.
He sums up his deductions with the
very expressive phrase, "unmlstakaple
family resemblances," but asserts ne
failed to find the slightest resemblance
in Fresno Dan. he claimant from
Put Question to Camera.
AS a painter who has reproduced on
canvas many Of the prominent men
of the country and their families and
whose works have been exhibited at
Parts, Mr.. Murphy, by long experience,
is peculiarly fitted to rank as an ex-
pert on head and facial characteristics.
But he did not depend on his own
skill entirely.
a Comparative strip Of photographs
Of the two Dams and the senator. pub
lished in The American some Gays
ago. attracted the attention OF Mr..
Murphy. He was impressed with what
he considered the striking similarity
between the pictures of the cad man
and Dakota Dan.
The idea developed a theory which
Mr.. Murphy, at no little sacrifice OF
time, pursued to a satisfactory con-
clusion. He had Dakota Dan posed in
precisely the same light, under iden-
teal conditions, and in the same stu
do as Senator Russell was photo
graphed in twenty years ago. Even
the same photographer took the pic
ture at Norman's, on Park sIreeI
Artist to BE Witness.
Attys. william r. Scharton and
| John H. McNally, counsel Tor Dakota
Dan. have been so deeply impressed
hv MT Murphy's findings that they
will INTRODUCES him as an expert at the
will hearing In East Cambridge.
This will be the first time that ex-
nert testimony OF this nature ever
| has been offered in probate litigation.
In addition to submitting this novel
line of testimony, Mr.. Scharton pro-
| poses TO resort to the BertlIlon sys-
tenn OF measurements: & Dan
| finger prints already have been taken
and he will have his head and feat
Ires measured. Mr.. Scharton will
| demand that Fresno Dan be subjected
to similar measurements.
Mr. Murphy first entered the case
| to satisfy a personal whim, but ae
he proceeded he felt that II he could
assist in any way as = citizen ne
would gladly do all In his power. de
wishes 1t made clear that this was his
| sole motive and that he expects no re-
ward or favor.
Here Is his opinion:
Certain family resemblances are
passed on from generation to genera
| ton and are most evident when the
type is unusual. That Is to say, q
man with a commonplace type OF head
would not pass on to his children as
marked characteristics OF features as
q man with an unusually shaped head
or with some unusual feature, strongly
The head Of the elder Russell was
| OF an unusual type; moi in any re-
spect commonplace. His head was
long, forehead high, nose large, as
was also the ear. His eyes were
prominent and very full above the
lids.
In ali photographs OF Fresno Dan,
which had been published, there is
no trace OF any of these marked char.
acteristics. Fresno Dams head is OF
a commonplace type and is not dis
tinguished from other commonplace
heads excepting by the unusual angle
Of the Eyes.
No Russell indications.
sThia charactarisffc OF the eyes is
undoubtedly inherited from some one
but there is no indication In the head
Of either Mr.. or Mrs. Daniel Russell
Of any such type of y
Fresno Dams head is different II
shape from that of the elder Russell
THE ear is small and insignificant
and very much projecting from ths
head. The nose is short, the lowe
part having no resemblance to tn'
/ Russell nose. The lines at h corner
OF the eyes 10 not resemble in an,
/ respect the Russell eyes, nor hav.
the eyes the fuiIness OF the lids which
was the one marked characteristic q
the elder Russell which We do no
find in the head Of Dakota Dan. tn
growth of the hair is not IN any wa
Similar, neither is the shape or tn
forehead, nor the neck back Of tn
ear.
In the head OF Dakota Dan, on tn
other hand, the general shape OF tn
head lis remarkably like that Of tn
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