Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-02
81 Slp|El.l..
The Judge Charges Gov. Fan.
cher With lnstigating I'm
Re achment Plot.
The Minneapolis Journal says:

uO Gs1AO uC0keyIkC OOUCU0l 03yOs
Since the publication Of the fac.
that impeach,nent proceedings we..
threatened ayains Judge Glaspell. of
Jamest0 wn, the Journal has been en-
deavOrinx to secure o statement from
the judge himself as to the charge
made. He has been away from James
town holding court in Fessenden. and
it was not until today that this reply
was obtai ned. 1t is us follows:
To THE EDITOR OF The JOURNAL:
It has uever before occurred to me to
! be good policy to answer Newspaper at
tacks, but 1t IL my official position 40
judge Of the fifth judicial district, IL
seems due to the bench and bar OF this
state that should answer the threat
of impeachment and charges made
against me in the Fargo Forum and
the Journal. Inasmuch 10 I will
never have any opportunity in court
Of impeachment t., make defense ar
to meet any accusers, it appears that
my only means of exposing the falsity
aud animous Of the charges made
against me IL to speak out in the same
newspapers which have seen fit to lend
their columns 60 my political enemies.
There will not be any impeachment
proceedings initiated, nor Ia any con.
temDlateu by Governor Fanch-r, who
ia the mla behind the lying Charges
and destinations made ag:iiDs, me.
and who IL tn. author thereof H. it
IL who has eau s,.l lies to b.. published
against 1ne i,.t:ius., al his spit, ani
snaltce itgoinst one who IN, ,,.-ver
hesitated to chartctnrize him f,r the
political fraud .hat he has ever b,e,,.
Because Mr. tancEer was ths mist
di~credit.d candidate un the r.-p,;,Ii-
can state ticket and ecciyca the small
est majority vi all the cInaiu.tt,s.t
he has seen tit to excuse his own want
Of worth Dy charging his failure to
appear as IA popular candidate. tt, my
opposition.
During TIN. campaign notice Was
served ON NE that / must cease up.
posing Mr.. Fanci,-... or could never
hope I'D D.. Il candidate again. Soon
after the election, Ed Allen. Of Bis
mawk. Informed ne at St Paul that
Fanc'ler WAS arranging to have m.
impeached because was not 4 good
republican.
My character and conduct as Judge
Of the Fifth judicial district will stand
Investigation. aud I court such an
inquiry. If there we're any prospect
Of my getting within reach 1T the
cowardly ours who are barking at me
from safe hitting places, my defense
would be reserved for the proper
fOrln.s
l will gladly meet Mr.. Fancher and
his creatures on the floor of the state
senate. He will be y witness and If he
lies ON the witness stand Us he has lied
in the ears of the newspaper men
then he will witness the spectacle of u
witness impeached.
In conclusion be. to apologize to
the people of the state for dragging
p rsonal matters into The public press.
My justification is that I have been
unjustly, falsely and maliciously at
tackled by a coward, who threatens
impeachment when none Is intended.
1t is supposed that the political pull
of the governor will enable him To In
jure and defame me. and that | will
neither ignore the matter or will fail
to secure newspaper space for II de-
Tense.
have no newspapers at my COM
mand, and it may seem foolharJy to
rush into u newspaper contest with the
insurance commissioner, but my cour-
age is braced bv the conviction that
my judicial career, will stand the
closest scrutiny, and again / invite it,
and l here ana now challenge my
enemies to appear in the open.
s. l.. GLAsPELL.
Fessenden. N. D.. Jan. q.