Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-20
Senate Objects to CoIored Re-
ports Published
Still More Evidence Offered
dy the Defense
BurdiCk Presented With q
Photo 0f.the Senate
Untrue Newspaper Reports.

! Untrue Newspaper Reports.
False and misleading accounts OF
the proceedings of the court of i'm
parchment, published by the Fargo
Courier-News and the Valley City
Times-Record, the former carrying an
untrue statement with reference to
the action of Presidenv Burdick on the
question of adjournment, and the lat
ter being to the effect that members
OF the senate were signed up for &C.
quittal regardless of evidence, are be-
ing investigated by committee COM
posed of Senators Talcott, Duis and
Plain.
The matter was brought up late yes
terday afternoon by Senator Davis
! who declared such report, mention.
| ing that in the Couriar-News, to be a
reflection upon the senate and mis-
leading to such an extent as to de-
mand from the court of impeachment
a statement as to the exact truth in
the matter The Courier-News state.
ment was with reference to that re-
mark OF President Burdick on the
tuCoIIou VI q l1C" ~ OulCC1, DC-
ing to the effect that this statement
from the president threw damper on
the plan Of adjournment in face of the
fact that the senators were favorable
to an adjournment.
President Burdick briefly discussing
the question, said that he had been
informed by H. II. Cooper, represent
ing the Courier News that he had not
written the statement in question. He
also stated that someone had asked
for colOred report of the statement
with view to- lining Burdick up for
u.s." meaning the prosecution.
The president declared that when.
ever it came to a question OF lining
up, that it would take more than news
papers.
McClory on Stand.
Attorney p. J. McClory. mayor of
Devils Lake, occupied the stand for
some little time yesterday.
That there was not word of truth
in the statement made on the witness
stand by Geo. Hancock of Fargo to the
effect that he had seen Cowan on the
bench when he was so drunk that he
was "dribbling at the mouth" was the
statement of Mr.. McClory, present as
an attorney in the case that was in
progress at the time.
He also questioned at length with
regards to the licensing of blindpigs in
Devils Lake in the early days, brought
out when F. P Mann was on the stand.
Mr.. McClOry said that he was states
attorney portion of the time, but
that he had no personal knowledge of
the practice at that time, not learning
of 1t till Judge Cowan was on the
bench, and then, while sentencing q
blindpiggeE, asked him whether he had
any statement to make. This violator
of the law said that he had supposed
himself immune from punishment, and
Judge Cowan then inquired into the
affair. Subsequently he said that
Judge Cowan was censured in a reso.
luton passed by the city council for
interfering in the matter.
Mr.. McClOry was also asked whether
or not the grand jury in Ramsey
county, recently called was not called
for the. purpose of having such jury
fail to report indictments against the
several persons charged with viola.
tions of the prohibition law. He de-
clared that such was not his under.
standing Of the situation, but that in
stead, it was to determine whether
or not there was any truth in the
charges that had been lodged, and in
the reports that had been published.
The witness was also asked with
reference to his presence in the court
room during the Mckee VS.. Haley case
replying that he believed that Judge
Cowan had taken a drink or two dur
ing the day, but that he was not in
toxicated.
Case Was Dropped.
r. A. Stewart. a practicing attorney
of Minnewaukan. was the last witness
on the stand yesterday. He said that
in the Ziene vs.. O'Conpell case, in.
volving liquor bill of SIS, that the
motion had been dropped at the time
it was tried by the attorneys and liti- |
gants, after it had been appealed
from the Justice court, there being no
case when the evidence was submit.
ted. Absolutely nothing else was done |
with the case, Mr.. Stewart said, after |
the evidence was introduced, as a con-
dition was found showing that there |
was no need for further considera.
ton. !
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