Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 10, 1911, Page 14

JANES TELLSJURY WHY IT SHOULD SEND MAYOR DUMAS TO PRISON Continued from Page 14. service at Grand orks. This man sents the government in the postal testified that this letfter bore the re- turn card of the defendant and that he returned to the dcfendant this letter. “Would He Take LeClare Home?” «“And who is Ed LeClare? A fine gentleman, a fine gentleman that this defendant should associate with, a gentleman that he wculd take to his: home and introduce to his wife and one that he would take to his fath- er’s home and partake of his moth- er’s smile? “The counsel for this defendant has| shown the exact type of man that Ed LeClare was. “When Chief of Tolice Wring of asked if he did not use his influence to get Ed LeClare a job. said,“He wasn’t a very bad man than was he chief?’ to wkich Mr. Wring replied: ‘I thought at that time that he was a very high class gentleman and that I was getting # good man to work for the city.’ Gambler and Short-Change Artist. “And what was he? Wring admit- ted that Ed LeClare was a gambler and a short change ar'ist, and that he worked Eveleth, Hibbing and to the knowledge of tlie witness, Winni- peg, Canada. Now, that is the man that this defendant was addressing his communications to; the man he was writing his letter to. This man, the product of the schools of this state. This man, the mayor of the city of Cass Lake. This man who has the faculties to attract to him- T Clare and the contents of this letter Counsel | and its purpose stand absolutely un- denied and I think that it was in the same conversation with Smyth that this defendant told him about his own home and how he had cleaned up on the deal $1,005, and.I believe that it was Ed LeClaie, the efficient Ed LeClare and the efficient Mike Da- vis, as stated by the defendant that |they were efficient men, who did the job. The defendant told Smyth how it was done and how people thought, as he told him then in Cass Lake, that it was his enemics he had made over some liquor troubles. Discredits “Enemies” Assertion, “The counsel will lead you to be- lieve that this man ras untold ene- mies. That his enemies would burn his buildings, that his enemies would |drag him into co1irt unjustly and time of the fire h2, the defendant, and his wife, were in Minneapolis. “Bert Smyth told you that the de- fendant told him that at the time of the fire he was in Minneapolis. That is not much in ijtself but it showed you another thing, that marks it as; truthful as- everything that Bert| Smyth told you. This letter with- out another bit of evidence in this case, we think, has in the minds of you men already convinced this de- fendant of thé crime charged. It stands here absolutely undenied. Smyth Asks Hurry-up Job. “Now, then, Smyth comes back andf tells his story again to the officers of | call up Billy Munhall and see if he could not get some men for him, as he was in touch with those men. You saw Billy Munhall. Isn’t he just the type of man that would know these men? “Now, then, there isn't any bar- tender in this business, gentlemen. He had no interest at this time al- though he had been at one time ad- ministrator of Mr. Tedford’s estate. He had no more interest, gentlemen, than you had. He was discharged on | February 27 and this was in the month of June. Must Not Blame Smyth. “Smyth told you that he called for a meeting. Smyth says, “When you get your man phone me at Pu- posky and tell me that you will meet me there at a certain time at a cer- tain place and I'll know what you mean.’ “The state knows all this. If Bert Smyth is blamed for anything he has done, gentlemen, into that same cat- agory stands the officers of the state of Minnesota, stands the attorney general and Mr. Keller the chief of the fire marshal’s office. Side by side with Bert Smyth they stand and if their voices could be heard in this case they would be proud of the fact that they have been able to accom- plish what has been accomplished in the state, reported to the attorney! Munhall at Bemidji but could not get| pis case. general of tne state and to Mr. Kel- him. Central was told to phone | iler, through Mr. Fullerton, and theyidown to the Bank Saloon and send | !send Smyth back there again andiout a gentleman for him. There, Smyth goes back there and sends ajgemlemen, is evidence you cannotthe 15th of June. 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