New Britain herald., 1915-01-08
NEW YEAR BRINGS HOPE TO RUSSELL
Claimant to For u1e Hopes to Get a Jury Trial Soon.

The advent of new year has
 meant much to Daniel Blake Russell, Ssho claims to have been deprived of 41iis rghtful inheritance, a large for astUne, by the courts of Massachusetts. Tt means that the time is probably Booming near when he can step onto &9tEc witness stand and vindcate him. Sself in the eyes of his friends. Rus sell has been told by the courts of
 the Bay state that he is not Daniel EsRlake Russell. son of Daniel Russell, 1ot Melrose, and in reply he has in
 vited prosecution for perjury and mis- gre presentation in order that he might @bring his case before a jury. He has Invited arrest but he is still free to sgo where he desires. It is the hope sthat the prosecutor in Melrose will Spring his case to trial that inspires
 Russell to keep doggedly to his task
 of securing new evidence to prove that he is the lawful heir.
 Russell has asked the Herald to- send his New Years greetings to all Z his friends and has written the fol- Blowing statement:
 .N Hoping my many loyal friends and Sthe people who have been deeply in terested in my case will excuse me flor the delay in wishing them most iprosperous New Year wish to send Sthese greetings now. have been Heeply engrossed in securing new eVl- dence to reopen my case 1 am ready -~now for battle at a moments notice 4and have a fort that will stand any bombshell the respondent may throw. 8His cry in the past has been: 'To- Smorrow we will throw a bomb that will cause a sensation But that to- 4.,r. orroyy has 0oV,;r come. The only s bomb thrown was the decision handed down by a ring that MT. William J. #Corcoran, while on the stump said he would break if elected county at z torney. He also said he would thresh Y out the Russell case if elected.
 Friends of mine who voted for h1m ' have told me that they would never
 have done so if he had not made such
 a promise Because of that promise 2sJ gave lectures asking the people to q support him that right might prevail.
 MT. Corcoran failed to take my lease up in March, 1914, and he said 8he would try to do so in June. bul again in June he put me off and II went to him and asked to be arrested @so that I could get a jury trial. lie 8refused to have me arrested ana III the following September l was left out Il ter regarding my case but l have neV- Scr received an answer. I have trav- eled the country and have secured @2 900 signers to a petition which Will 4be presented to Governor Walsh ot { Massa chusetts asking him to see that I get square deal. I have also se- cured new evidence and am now ready to reopen my case as soon as it is called. If I am not called soon I will force the courts to give me trial
 I was on the witness stand seventy nine days and I was denounced as a rank imposter and perjurer. But I vas never arrested or allowed to show sthat these accusations were false l was marked as a criminal but was re- fused jury and was kicked out in to the street like a vagrant l won der if they think I am going to stand for such rot. I know l came from good people and I know that I am Daniel Blake Russell. I have been brutally wronged and I will fight for revenge. People wonder what makes. criminals. It is just such treatment as I have received.
 When the proper time comes I will , show who Fresno Dan' is. I have not spent all this time for nothing and he will wish he was back where he was before he was introduced into the case.
 l could write more but I must be guarded in my statements. I hope that when the next New Year rolls
 around we may all enjoy a reunion in
 my old home and that that home may
 be gladdened by joy and happiness in-
 stead of being haunted by dishonesty and a black past of the people who now occupy it.
 DANIEL BLAKE RUSSELL.