The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-04-28

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= BISMARCK, y. D.,~April 27.- =
= Both sides rested at $50 this af- J.
= ternoon and the closing arguments :.
+ will start Saturday, meaning that \.
4 the trial will be over about Tues +
+ day.
~ Following the announcement +
\ that both sides had rested Sena- +
+ tor Hookway made the following +
4 statement: Some time ago +
4 + gave notice to the senate that it +
~ would be impossible for me to =
- serve as member after April !.
- goth on account Of pressing busi, 4
- ness interests which have been =.
n sacrificed. T therefore at this +
- time believe that owe it as my =
= duty to the Senate and The State \
= Of North Dakota to cast my vote =
= before I leave this body. l have +
~ attended each days trial, I have =
= heard all the evidence submitted +
- on both sides and don't believe =
+ that the closing arguments will in +
= any way change my decision. l +
= therefore at this time cast my +
y vote "Not Guilty: on each and +
= every specification and charge +
Upon q motion made by Senator 4
+ Dnis, Senator .Hookway was per +
Z manently excused by unanimous !.
= vote: =
= + 4 ss* i ~ 4. 4 = = =
7 BISMARCK, Nd, April The
/, closing scenes Of the rebuttal testimony
was not without its features and the
,sssnear lie = was passed when Secretary
of State Norton was on the stand. Con-
trary to expectations the prosecution
brought the rebuttal testimony to a
sudden close late in the afternoon,
many of their witnesses being sent
home without being placed on the
stand, including Brennan, ST., Joe Kel-
ly, Bailey, Haig, Godward and others.
The last witness called was Norton,
who was examined as to a delayed case
in which he had appeared as counsel.
Norton, stated that he had seen Cow
an several times but could not get him
to make decision. The witness spec
ified the instance and recalled the con-
versation as to when he had talked to
Cowan in which the witness asserts
that he said to Cowan: Collection is
coming on and you have tried to give
me dirty deal and. 1 won It forget it''
Norton told the court that there was
no reason why the case had not been
settled. The cross examination by
Tracy Bangs brought out that Norton
had paid for one half Of the transcript
in the case but he had no knowledge
whether the other part had been paid.
He also stated that he had given the
transcript to Judge Cowan. George
Bangs asked Cowan to produce the
transcript given to which Cowan re-
piled 81 have never received the
transcript from this man or any other
man.
Norton sarcastically turning to the
accused jurist and pale with bitterness,
said: You say that I never gave you
the transcript =
'sYes,. sir, was the reply of Cowan.
DO you mean to say that never
gave you the findings of these factsg''
again asked Norton.
eyes, sir" was the respondents re.
ply.
you are az shouted Norton, but
checked himself before the last word
was uttered.
Norton admitted that he had been
: somewhat active in the present pro.
ceedings when instituted in the lower
house, and also that there was consider.
able feeling on his side regarding the
accused.
Sent Out Reports
When cross-examined as to the activ.
ity he displayed in sending out newspa.
per articles to the Herald and Courier.
News, Norton admitted that he had
sent them bnt denied paying any Of the
tolls. He gave as his reason for sending
the articles out that he was a good
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