The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-04
C0WAN ACQUITTED WfVEY CHARGE IN IMPEACHMENT BY BIG Mh0RTE
HIGHEST HIGHEST VOTE CAST CAST AGAINST Him ON ANY SPECIFICATION
WAS TWENTYT1RREE TEN VOTES SHORT Of CONVICTION

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I Fifteen guilty and twenty-nine not
guilty.
Specification 10 charged that the de.
cision in the case of i. E. Herman VS.
E. S. Rolfe, Benson county, was de.
layed from June "a, 1904 to October
25, 1909.
Thirteen guilty and twenty-three
not guilty.
Specification II charged that the
decision in the case Of Kitsy Burdich
VS.. John Denoyer, Benson county, was
delayed from December /, 1906 to
December. 1907.
Ten guilty and thirty-five not guilty
Specification 12 charged that the de.
cision in the case of Ole l.. UglanC
VS.. Chas. S. Kold, Ramsey county
was delayed from April IA, 1905 till
October %, 1909.
Six guilty and forty not guilty.
Specification 13 charged that the
decision in the case of Joseph Cartier
vs.. John Bruegger. Williams county
was delayed from March 4, 1901 till
August Is, 1906.
Eighteen guilty and twenty-sever
not guilty.
Specification IA charged that the
case George H. Kilgore VS.. H. A
Smith, Benson county, was submitted
August II, 1905 and that it has moi
yet been decided.
Twenty guilty and twenty-four no.
guilty.
Specification Is charged that the
case of A. NJ. Powell vs. p. D. Nor.
ton and the International Harvester
company, Ramsey county. was sub
mitted August. 1905 and that it has
not vet been decided.
Twenty-one guilty and twenty-five
not guilty.
TOday's Story.
Bismarck, n. D., May All wat
uncertainty with the court of i'm
peachment which took recess al
noon today so far as the method o.
casting ballots in the Cowan case was
concerned. Counsel George Bangs
for the prosecution concluded his ar
gument shortly after II o'clock, wher
the senate took UP a brief discussion
of the question. becoming involved II
debate and adjourning shortly after
wards till 1880 this afternoon t
again take up the question.
The matter to be settled is that o
the plan in voting on the Independent
specifications and charges. There ar.
eighty specifications and with the
question of Judge Cowan's fitness fol
office as the keynote. the senators
point out that 1t would be difficult
| to properly pass on that subject b!
voting independently on the specifi
main charge the same result coult
be reached in much shorter period
In his concluding arguments this
morning George Bangs devoted prac'
tically his entire attention to the ques'
tion of delayed cases. He took ur
one case after another and charged
in many of them that the delays upor
the part of Judge Cowan had beer
for the benefit of his personal friends
and that therein lies the corruption
The George Bangs address was the
longest of any of the concluding ar
guments. occupying nearly clever
hours. He spoke at three sessions
Yesterday, last night and today, last
nights session not coming to a close
till IL o'clock when request for ad'
ditional time this morning was made
and granted.
The early portion of last night's
arguments were made unusually in
teresting to the exceptionally large
crowd present by reason of the fire.
quent Interruptions OH the part o.
Tracy Bangs. such Interruptions be-
! ing relative to statements made by
the prosecuting counsel as to the
facts adduced by the testimony, ant
several times the two brothers We're
found engaged in serious tilts, bu
without any special results.
George Bangs Argument Closed.
The argument that was presented
to the court of impeachment OH be.
half of the prosecution in closing the
case finally so far as argument fol
counsel OF either side is concerned
was ended this morning. Like the
three other attorneys who spoke or
the subject. al entire day of three
sessions--lnOrning. afternoon anC
evening was given over to the prOpo
sition.
All day Yesterday the voice o.
George Bangs was to be heard in thu
court chamber. Clear and forceful
the court could not but be impressed
by the mastery effort that was made
in the final presentation Of the cause
on behalf of the board of managers
At times bitter words Of sarcasm. a
times harsh words of condemnation
at times brilliant flashes Of oratory
but always there was the constan
drilling into the minds Of the mem
bers Of the court the guilt of tn,
respondent as contended to be es
tablished by the evidence on behal
of the prosecution, of acts which
were declared impeachable under tn,
constitution Of the state, and under
the laws of morality.
To show the court the vast import
ance of the proceedings, the magni
tude of the task that has evolved up
on them. were features that wer'
cc :c -o, ,,on H.