The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-04
had an of1ce In the capitol building.
The same answer was given.
secrstarys Of States OfFica.

Inc same answer was given.
seerstary's Of States Office.
Where was it." insisted Mr.. Bangs.
that you performed your editorial rro-
Navigation, wasn't II largely prepared
in the ONCE Of the secretary OF slater
Before Mr.. Brennan could make his
negative response heard all over the
chamber, George A. Bangs entered an
objection, which was sustained from
the chair.
Didn't Call cowsn Beast
The editor denied having referred to
Judge Cowan in his editorial columns
as beast, but said he had likened the
situation at Devils Lake with the stu
alton in Denver, known SO widely
through Judge Lindsey's Beast and
the Jungle. He further denied having
had his paper sent to Bismarck for
distribution during the time the i'm
parchment resolution was pending be-
fore the house of representatives dur
ing the recent legislative session. III
his paper had been sent here, he SAID
it was without his knowledge
Beyond this he denied having told
Norman Morrison, member of the
was after Judge Cowan and would get
him sooner or later, If he had to work
three years to accomplish that end.
Il told Mr.. Morrison" said the edi-
torial witness, that three men in
Devils Lake would have to leave public
life, and that they were P. j. McClory,
the mayor; F. w. Cuthbert, the cts
attorney, and Judge Cowan."
There was a great burst OF laughter
at this, as all three men were seated
directly in front of him, the accused
and two of his counsel Tracy Bangs
made a side comment which also added
to the nirth Of the moment:
I'm glad ] don't live in Devils
Lake"
The witness also testified to having
made the same remark to a travelling
man by the name of Freeman and to
Fred Bashford.
Hedges About Detsctive.
Tracy Bangs then asked the witness
IL he had been partially instrumental
about bringing the detectives to Devils
Lake last fall to watch Judge Cowan.
There was considerable hedging on the
part of Mr.. Brennan, and for a long
time there was verbal parrying that
was quite interesting to listen to.
Then Mr.. Bangs said:
Now, Dan, you've been through the
university; you studied some law ana
you write editorials, so that you're a
pretty fairly intelligent boy, aren't
you?"
The witness smiled with the rest of
T. sStNo F,VII ,.P
you understand English; suppose
you try to get yourself together to
answer in straight manner. Were
you a member of the combination or
party of men that employed the detec-
tive to watch Judge Cowan last fall?"
Mr.. Brennan replied that the jurist
was not under observation all the fall,
but only in the latter part of Decem.
Der.
Now you want to be fair and you
can be fair. so answer that question, 50
insisted Mr., Bangs, and the witness
finally admitted that practically all the
fall Judge Cowan had been under sur
VIGILANCE. He denied the statement
that Joe Kelly financially backed his
lnewspapera@lant or that Mr.. Kelly
had ever held any of his notes.
And you thought Judge Cowan was
drunk because he said he liked your
asked Mr.. Bangs. There was no an
swer, but a great deal of laughter.
| And that because the deputy sheriff
nudged him and the judge grunted he
was drunk?'' Mr.. Brennan acknowl-
edged this was not sufficient evidence,
and then gave a demonstration of how
Judge Cowan crlmpled up election
ballots. When he was through, Mr.
Bangs said, wittily:
| II did that election might myself"
Other Witnesses.
The other two witnesses were un.
important. They were Mrs. Ia A.
Hopkins, who has lived in Devils Lake
but year and ten months, and Mrs
Godward, wife of the superintendent OF
| city schools, who testified earlier in
| the afternoon. Their testimony was
largely a reitteraion of what the hus-
| band Of the latter had already said
Mrs. Hopkins stated one of her rea-
sons for concluding Judge Cowan was
/ drunk, though she admitted she had
never seen him before, was that he
thundered.
HE Numbered? ?" asked counsel for
the defense.
| Yes was the prompt answer.
ANY lightning?" he asked, and Their
excused her from the stand.