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Judge Lawton Decides Identity Case of Daniel Russell Impostor
In a lengthy memorandum Judge George F. Lawton rules on two Russell estates and the 1885 disappearance of Daniel Blake Russell. He weighs testimonies from many witnesses, rejects a wide conspiracy claim, and analyzes whether the claimant James Rousseau is indeed Daniel Blake Russell, noting identity clues, handwriting disputes, and alibi details.
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George F. Lawton
Massachusettts
the Post
Lawton
Daniel Russell
Daniel Blake Russell
Tyne
Melrose
William C. Russell
Daniel Blake Rudsield
Russell
Daniel Blydke Russell
James D. Rousseau
Russaw
Rousseau
Russan
Joseph Rousseau
Woodmen of the World
James Rousseau
Wrio
James Russaw
Weither
St. Regis
N. Y
Pinkerton
Commonwealth
Post Office
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Sfore
Massachusetts
Daniel
Blake Russell
Phi Blake Russell
Melrose High School
Wefors
Boston
Edward Frentz
Frentz
Mr. Frentz
Thayer
William Clifton Russell
William Clifford
William
Clifford
Clifton
Russell House
Bertha Avery
Bertha York
Miss Sargent
Daniel Blake Russel
James Delbert Rousseau
Bombay
Brasher Falls
Wessina
New York
Lizzie Vice
Horace Q. Whitmore
Minneapolis
Mr. Traxler