The Dickinson press., 1913-05-10
Russell Case
Near Close
Testimony Completed. Arguments
Start May e. Attorney simp-
son Thinks Dan Mas Good
Chance 10 Win.

The testimony in the famous Russell
will case at Boston was concluded last
week and the attorneys will start their
arguments on May 10Th.
1t is about a year ago that Attorney
L. A. Simpson went to Boston and
secured continuance in the Russell
second trial. The case was put over
until July 10Th since which time it has
been going on until few days ago.
In some particulars the counsel for
Dan Russell have been able to secure
additional evidence which may have
strengthened his case, but in the main
the testimony is what Mr.. Simpson
dug out for the first trial.
The Boston Globe of April 23rd said:
James Mulhair, hotel proprietor OF
Onset, testified in the Russell trial yes
terday that he went to school in Louis
vile, N. Y, when boy with James
D. Rousseau. He is positive Dakota
Dan" is no Rousseau. Mr.. Scharton
wanted the witness to tell CONVEX
sation he had with Joseph Rousseau,
Jim's father, in 1904, as to the lat
ter's belief whether or not Jim was
dead. The question was objected to by
Mr.. Mason and was ruled out.
William Henry Rose, a firearms ex-
pert. was called by Mr.. Mason to testify
concerning the condition of a revolver
which has been identified as the one
left in the Melrose house by Daniel
Blake Russell when he left home in
1885. George W. Harvey an expert for
the claimant. had testified that he
would expect to find the revolver badly
rusted if it lay away for Is years.
Mr.. Rose was asked his opinion
considering that the revolver had been
we'll oiled before it was put away, had
been taken out after few years, fred
again and cleaned. and had during the
past two or three years been handled
considerably. The witness said that
the bright appearance of the revolver
would not be inconsistent with that
usage.
Albert H. Hamilton, the claimants
handwriting and microscopic expert,
was further cross examined by Mr..
Mason. He contended that in a picture
which was identified by the Rousseau
family as that of Jim and Louis Rous-
seau, head of Dakota Dan had been
placed on the body of some one else sit
ting alongside of Louis and then the
product rephotographed. He offered to
show how the deception could be sue,
cessfully performed. The picture he
produced in court was copy of the first
exhibit with the head of Leslie A.
Simpson, Dakota DAMS former
counsel, placed on the head of Louis
Rousseau.
II think" said Mr.. Hamilton,
handing up his composite effort to
Master Pevey. that did a better job
on this than was done on the other.''
The Boston Post of April 25th inter-
viewed Fresno Dan'' and said in
part:
A legal battle for sons slice of the
remnant of the $500. 900 Daniel Blake
Russell fortune is being planned by
Fresno Dan. the estates accepted
"long missing son and heir" who, for
three years has been pitted against
Dakota Dan" in an effort to convince
the Massachusetts courts that the latter
is an imposter.
Fresno DAM yesterday broke his
reserve and in an exclusive inveryiew
to the Post, announced his utter disgust
at the enormous expense of the prolone-
ed RUSSELL trial, and at the mann er in
which he had been treated by the
''brother Willie" (William C. Russeil.)
he took occasion to emphatically de-
clare his disaDproval of the manner in
which the estate had been conducted.
For three years have been hanging
around Melrose and Boston. decidedly
against my will. Hostility from parti-
sans OF the other side has not tended to
make my lot comfortable. And what
nave ! been getting from this enforced
stay IN the East? Not enough to pro-
vide man with meals in an ordinary
hash house. The money given to me
during that entire time is about So. 600.
That certainly is some contrast to the
benefit that others have. reaped from
the Russell estate.
These persons have lived like
princes while have been glad to eet
half square meal.''