Ex-Mayor Gould challenges claimant in probate court feud
Levi S. Gould Melrose's first mayor testified in Cambridge Probate Court that Daniel Blake Russell of North Dakota is not the son of Daniel Russell of Melrose. Gould said the claimant’s mumbling replies and vague memories, including denied Masonry, convinced him he is not the Russell boy.
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Melrose
Cambridge
Daniel Blake Russell
North Dakota
Daniel Russell
Gould
Mr. Gould
Masons
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Russell Homestead
Witnesses Describe Melrose Claimant and Household Scene
In Melrose, 66 year resident and former Board of County Commissioners chair Gould testified about the Russell case. He described daily life around 280 Main Street and detailed directions and locations given by the claimant, who claimed schooling nearby. The testimony included maps drawn with an umbrella and references to Coburn house, Pine Banks Park, and a rubber factory. the judge adjourned the case to Monday.
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Gould
Melrose
Board of County Commissioners
Wyoming
Main Street
Daniel Russell
Russell
Morton
Central Grammar School
Pine Banks Park
Coburn
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Sargent
Edward
Joseph Rousseau
James Rousseau
Melrose Claimant Microphone Recalled Schoolmates
Simpson questioned Melrose residents as Gould testified the file did not recall the claimant naming schoolmates. The Mullock woman figure reappeared in the case with connections to Daniel Blake Russell leaving home. The witness suggested the Mullock woman had Melrose ties up to the claimant’s appearance.
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Daniel Blake Russell
Mullock
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