Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-27
Ten Hours viii be Allowed
for Closing Arguments
Hookway Wanted Case Closed
Without Arguments
NiQht Sessions Next week are
a Possibility

Saturday morning will see opening
of arguments in the famous Cowan
impeachment case, decision to that
affect being made at noon today by
the court OF Impeachment after a
lengthy discussion of the question.
Ten hours will be allowed for each
side in making such arguments, being
divided into four days of five hours
each, with slight possibility that
there might be one or two evening
sessions.
f. Il. Sinkler will open the closing
arguments for the prosecution and will
occupy entire Saturday. He will be
followed Monday morning by F. T.
Cuthbert for the Defense who in
turn will be succeeded by Tracy Bangs
for the defense. The closing argu.
ment for the prosecution will be made
by George Bangs and under present
arrangement, will be concluded We'd
nesday of next week.
Then will come arguments by men,
bers of the senate, should they be al.
lowed, after which will come voting
1t will be at least Friday or Saturday
of next week before the court finally
completes decision of the case
When the question of fixing argu-
ments arose Senator Hookway stated
that it would be absolutely impossible
for him to be here next week, and he
suggested that arguments be aban-
doned. but the motion received no
second. There were several motions
for adjournments till Monday or Tues
day of next week, but the Saturday
motion finally prevailed.
Question of arguments on law were
broached by George Bangs and Cuth-
bert, Cuthbert declaring that the ques.
ton of whether or not delayed cases
and drugstore charges were in fact i'm.
peachable, would be taken up extern
Sively, although there was some slight
misunderstanding on that question, it
having been apparently understood
hat such arguments could not be
made. Cuthbert declared that it was
! constitutional privilege well estab-
ished in the courts of the land, and
hat it was right that no court would
'tultify itself to the extent of taking
t from party involved in the action.
Exciting scenes again marked the
progress of the Cowan impeachment
,a>c this morning when, with Geo.
of Rugby, clerk of the dis
rict court of Pierce county on the
stand, the prosecution attempted on
ross examination to bring out mat
er connected with the so-called Nellie
Schultz incident that was so promin-
'ntly urged during the fight before the
louse as grounds for the impeachment
# the jurist.
Charges that Geo. Bangs, leading
ounsel for the prosecution, was en-
|cavoring to bring out indirectly what
e could not bring out directly, were
made by Attorney F. T. Cuthbert for
he defense; the insinuation that the
harge in the articles of impeachment
elating to the Schultz incident could
e proved if Nellie Schultz was not out
+ the state, together with the declar-
ton that possibly Watson could
brow light on the reason for her de-
arturo from the state, 1otly denied by
he witness, together with the clash be-
wecn Senator Leslie Simpson and Geo.
Bangs, served to enliven the proceed
lgS.
Watson had been examined by the
cfen>e with reference to June and
anuary terms of court in Rugby at
;hich it is claimed that Cowan was in
,xicated. and in which he denied any
,tuxication upon the part of the ac-
used. Court records were also intro
uced by the defense, Watson being
rst witness on sur rebuttal, to prove
Tat as matter OF fact the question
+ law raised in the first of the cases
led at Rugby did arise shortly before
oon OF the first day. Records show
lat the jury was excused shortly be-
,rc noon and that arguments on law
Olnts were made.
This witness also declared that J. A.
tinker. of Knox, was in Rugby on
une *. stating that on the afternoon
that day. when court was about to
onvenc. that he himself admitted
tinker to the district court room and
lat Nlinkler, together with his COM
anion>. were carrying several law
ook> that had been gotten on the ques-
on that had been raised Scott Rex.
i Grand Forks. Watson contended.
as mistaken when he said that this
ONT OF law was not raised on noon
+ the day in question.
With reference to the Slavens case,
Watson said that Cowan appeared in
he courtroom on the afternoon of