Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-01
HOUSE REVERSES':! ITSELF
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him responsible for his production in
court. This Cowan explained by stat
ing that there was a delay in opening
the permit cases, and in the meantime
the sheriff had called his attention to
the condition of this prisoner and the
danger that other inmates of the Jail
would be infected, and this was his
reason for taking the matter up at
that time.
Cowan testified with regard to Fran
kie's place and said that he knew the
general reputation of the place, but said
that frankie had gone to the Klondike
about twelve years ago. He swore he
did not know Nellie Schultze, the Rug
by girl whose affidavit stated that he
had tried undue familiarities with her,
but that he had gone into room where
a young woman was working while he
was at Rugby and that he had engaged
her in conversation, telling her that he
was quite. sure she had a bad temper,
but that nothing of the nature testified
to by Nellie Schultz had occurred. Just
before going out of the office he had
dropped his hat and both he and the
young woman had stopped for it.
Cowan's story of the torn shirt incl
dent was that on trip by automobile
from Rolla via Hansboro to lake over
in Canada one of the machines broke
down, and while they were stopped he
and Andrew Taylor had engaged in a
wrestling match, and Taylor had torn
his shirt. When they arrived at Hans
boro Taylor had procured him new
shirt and they went about half mile
outside of town and there he put it on.
Taylor, Axel England and others of
the party corroborated this testimony
and also the statement that on that trip
they had only ten or fifteen bottles of
beer along.
A. ]. Kirkside had testified that he
had known Cowan for long time, had
known him to take an occasional drink,
but not to the extent of intoxication.
He also told of case where a Juror
had been taken i'll and Cowan had TAX
en- him down to his room and given
him drink. He said that all the
charges presented to the committee had
been brought up against Cowan in the
last election, and that in spite of them
he had won oft by large majority.
John Mclean, sheriff of Ramsey
county, denied that Cowan had been
drunk on election day, 1910.
John q: Schultze, J. T. Ockler and
VIM. Anderson were other witnesses
who teseifed as to Cowan's habits,
denying that he drank to excess or was
immoral in habits.
Five affdavits were produced from
attorneys in Cando, denying charges
made with regard to his drunkenness
there. These were signed by J. J. Ke-
hoe, H: D. Skinner, James v. Brooke.
w; F. Mosely and J. S. Moothart.
lhere was a near-sensation over i'm
Piled charges that Governor Burke had
taken hand in the case and that either
by him or with his knowledge an afr
davit had been tempered with. This
was in regard to the Nellie Schultz af-
hdavlt. yordal stated that the word
January had been changed to June in
the affidavit; that the committee had
received telegram from the affiant to
keep the affidavit out, and that a letter
to have come. from the af-
6ant stated that Governor Burke had
called her up by telephone and told her
that mistake had been made in her
affidavit and that Cowan was there in
J une and not in January. Jordal stated
that his inference was that the affidavit
had been tempered with, and the men,
5ers could use their own judgmene as to
who had done it"
Doyle of Foster questioned Jordal
closely as to the alleged letter" to Wat
SON, clerk of court of Pierce county,
and as to whether the change in the |
affidavit had been noticed by him when |
the said affidavit was given to him BY |
Attorney Divet.
Jordal said that he had noticed that !!
he change had been made with a pen.
Later, during the argument on the
resolution, Doyle called
attention to the questions he had asked |
|ordal and the answer thereto, and then
stated what the facts were regarding the
Schultze affidavit. He said that Wat
'on had come into the governors office
md asked if he had received an aff-
lavit from Nellie Schultz, and the gov
'rnor replied that he had not. Watson
that he believed if he would
'pen his mail he would find that it had
lrrived. Governor Burke opened some
etters and found the affidavit, which
Watson took and stepped into the 9TH
r room. On returning he said there