Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-03
OPENING ARGUMENT FOR Defense
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some then are telling the truth Oh gentlemen the
something nothing. make
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Judge Cowan intoxicated that Judge Pad that he
was there he walked down from the hotel on that v with Judge
When
door locked they into the Office and after
a clerks Office they
Campbell Mnck Watson let them
referred the record that read in the
called
questions Court
toned the Jury Court adjourned until oo Ill., 0i-' hon ohn r.
Cowan presiding Nick Leonard interpreter Witness
until o'clock m attorneys argued point
Court opened All court officers present Mr.
beth mistaken about that Now this self
day, possible mistaken If it is, then
and Mr. Non the day. he
about that He Cowan through the
he doing they said
holding the day before The fact held the day
before but Cowan Friday
that Iverson day. you
and Judge Pa and Judge Cown walked by
geher and the testimony only they
together Friday
SOBER and and he banker and
he was oeriurer too We will Just add little more There
the Sosom do remember Sosom Sostom
honest the day long, see in feature He comes
the he him he him
and Sorom tells Cowan perfectly sober he
jmer But will that You will remember the wit
ropnes the he Cowan and he
him him and observed him he sat
thex tells you thing that Cowan perfectly
What do with Of that kind which
t ~ Ird and 1nevvs,rd w 60 absolutely dcre'ted
considered 1t had this Turf here,
he didn't that taking the Springs but he
didn't know but what he would and he had this far ticket
book The bad things about this thing that when undertake
in nice records nice records won't lie unless some liar had been
making have heard said that won't lie but liars
will they down here and mpeach Mncker
show that Mncke paid thing for this night he slept this
could they know he didn't anything: Howard
he checked eng all the this night but they had
open What does Mnckler tell about all
night Mnker he in a sick and he this friend he
years DO think Mrs. Craond would take Mncker
the she had KNOWN for there suffering with this
say, Mncker, sign
No. Mrs. Caond Mrs. Stevens the women brought here not
the of that the prosecution brought You do find
the hend look of hatred their and he tells that Mrs
Cramond, of Cramond room,
stayed there that night and that the night that Judge Cowan
in and night with him. smker he did not do because
did that know? Turn
to Friday the 18th day of June 1909 and do not find Mnks
there Why should there? If he didn't register he would do
Judge Cowan did at akoa would and eat and throw half
dollar They do there anything about the method
of doing the hotel business Lakota but show that
from their book that they did business that Rugby Friday
the 18th day june 1909 The last made reads meals
$63 About three four times collected from the
If Mncker walked there and threw down half dollar where would
go? couldn't find Mincklcs register
he would in the sundr of meals and and that night
into the for that the $2l6
day. June 10TH there $22s5 in the and June
2ot $780, 2st $75 the2nd $685. 25h
$7o looks did something this
that does call for single the book at ALL Now
thing you every
put
deed Now the register and show the of John
Cowan On this 18th day June the hotel register shows John F.
Cown Lake, say you gentlemen you
find the of John Cown that book isn't there isn't there
What appened Why simply the general sales something of
that When you prove register
book when you undertake prove from register book
kept in country hotel that wasn't in Of the hotel
undertaking something absolutely absurd
the books offered evidence by the this matter it,
there can't about it. haven't to discuss this
particular incident much longer, but important and
gentlemen, proved you
enough evidence could under
this could under circumstance he satisfied beyond
reasonable have proved beyond doubt day they
+.
number of but by respectable that there nothing
the which tell The anywheres proved
the they tell that Friday Judge Cowan his and had
after dinner that probably afterwards did walk down the
with Judge Pda Why, Snk that if he had with
friend all night that would him though he
did drop sleep the day gentlemen of
the that this which far that
they performing kindly friend
Do believe that John Cowan would do it, believe he
that would and help friend? They he saved senator's