Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-04

what term counsel had designated the
league, contending that that was the
name given, it by blindpiggers, and he
got laugh.
"You know" responded Bangs,
| never have been in one of those
places, so yield to your superior
knowledge"
Il might suggest that you got in.
formation a little nearer home" re-
piled Brennan.
The visit was terminated shortly,
however, Brennan making the state
ment that he had contributed money
toward the employment of the detec-
tive.
Brennan also admitted that he had
been a participant in sending out on
the night prior to election of circu-
lar directed against CoWan's interests,
such circular relating to religious
matters. He also declared that this
matter was in answer to an article
published in the Rock hake Ripples
which claimed that Cowan had the ed
itor of that paper under his thumb
and that he was responsible for the
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that the article in that paper was an
editorial and that Cowan had no in
terest in the publication.
N. A. Way of Devils Lake, formerly
active in Minnesota's liquor zone fight
was next called, stating that he had
lived in Devils Lake for twenty years,
and admitting that he had once been
convicted in Ramsey court for blind
plugging. serving years sentence. He
claimed to have seen COWan once dur
ing the term of the federal court in
Devils Lake last year when he was
drunk. and also that he saw Cowan In
the June election.
Objection was made to the examina-
ton OF witnesses as to charges of de-
layed cases on the grounds that no
corrupt, fraudulent or improper con-
duct was charged. The objection was
not carried out but will be taken up
later
F. P. Mann was next called, stat
ing that he had seen Cowan intoxi-
Gated April 4, 1910, on city election
day, at the Sevflla hotel, and also on
November s, 1910, fall election day.
On the latter occasion he said Cowan
was very drunk, while in the first in
stance he could not swear that he was
intoxicated.
On cross examination Mann admit
ted that he had been defeated in the
April 4 election for alderman by Avery
Johnson, the candidate brought out
the night before and running on stick
ers. That he had not been in any or
ganization for law and order prior to
that time, that he was member OF
the Devils Lake city council when the
saloons were operated openly under
city license or fine of $50, and that he
supposed such procedure within the
law in view of the city ordinance.
The question was raised as TO- who
drew this ordinance, witness being
asked whether NJ. H. Brennan, then
city attorney, had drawn it, and Mann
replied that this view had been dis
puted. Mann also admitted that at
one time as member of the city coun-
Gil he had received severe reprimand
from Cowan because of such open
saloons. He admitted that he ould
pay his share in counsel fees neces-
sary at impeachment proceedings be-
fore the house, and that he had inter-
viewed witnesses with reference to
their evidence before the court of i'm
parchment, that the Civic league had
been in existence only short time
when the plan to impeach Cowan was
preached, being in fact. discussed
prior to last November's election. His
interest in the movement had not been
in evidence until after the CITY elec-
ton of last year, and said that he had