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J. H--D. Paulson.)
Bismarck, N. D., April 28.-Today,
fust one month from the date Of the
opening Of the John F. Cnwan i'm
peachment case before the state high
court OF Impeachment, "the beginning
Of the end" so long looked for, is In
eight, and tomorrow morning when
the opening argument for the prose-
cution in closing the case is COM
meuced by Attorney e. R. sinkler,
the final act in the dramatic trial will
be staged, although there will be a
shift Of characters four times before
counsel for the board of managers
and the respondent finally rest and
leave with the court the verdict of
whether or not Judge Cowan is
guilty of any of the several charges
that are lodged against him and on
which he has been tried during the
last thirty days.
It is doubtful If any, week in the
history Of the Impeachment case has
been 80 full of interest as has the
present. Every day since Tuesday.
when the rebuttal Of the prosecution
was commenced, there have been
new sensations sprung, and 80 far as
the hotel lobbies and capitol corri-
ders are concerned, the excitement
end interest has undoubtedly been
ut greater pitch than at any other
time since March %. .,.<...
The closing arguments In this case
bid fair to be tremendously interest
ing at every stage. The bitterness
that has been So evident throughout
the trial cannot but be reflected in
the arguments that. are just about to
be commenced; but Just how far the
opposing counsel will go In this Or
that direction remains to be seen.
That the defense will, continue its
position that the entire case is the
outcome Of q bitter factional war in
Devils Lake, is certain, and 1t is in
dealing with that feature of the ques-
ton that the most interesting por-
tion OF the arguments will be reach
ed. The prosecution, Of course, will
not overlook this question either, and
doubtless will have something to say
on the proposition Of alleged witness
tampering, aired from time to time
since the court convened and the TAX
ing Of evidence was oosnmcnced.
City is Well Filled.
Even now, with the time for using
witnesses passed. the city is crowd
ed with visitors who will remain till
the close Of the case. These include
the active partisans In the case to q
very large extent, although there
may also be at the same time those
here who have no personal interest
In the outcome either one way or the
other. For the most part, however,
:it must be admitted that those in the
city expressly for the Cowan case
have marked prejudices.
lnsthe galleries and corridors dur
ing the progress Of the arguments
there doubtless will be found large
crowds. Every day Of the trial has
found large numbers of persons
present, and the ladies of Bismarck
have taken no little interest in the
proceedings and have been found in
the galleries almost daily.
As to the Evidence.
) TO determine the merits or de-
merits Of the evidence that has been
introduced one way or the other in
the case is at the least a difficult
task, and the writer would hesitate
to go into that feature of the case,
When It Is considered that the court
has devoted practically twenty-five
full days to the receiving of testi-
mony alone, some slight conception
;of the magnitude Of that record may
be gained. The senate journal at
this time includes approximately
;2.300 printed pages, being far great
or than the complete Journals of
either house Of the last legislative
assembly.
1he closing arguments and ballot
ing, together with the other proceed
ure still to be carried out, will in
crease the size Of the journal by at
least 500 more pages. All told the
record will be almost as great as
that Of the Cox Impeachment case in
Minnesota, requiring three volumes.
Both the prosecution and defense
express their satisfaction at the evi-
dence that has been adduced, especi-
ally with reference to the drunken
ness charge, against which the re-
spondent has at all times directed
his energies.
Law On Delayed Cases.
The question Of impeachability so far
as the delay of decisions in cases
tried in the district court over which
he presides will be one Of the propo-
sitions entered into at length in the
closing arguments by the defense