Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-14
JUDGE C0wAN IS:
CONTINUING ! HIS
Defense: /: TODAY.

mediately upon rising, .uat after ad-
journment yesterday his attention has
been called by a. fellow citizen to a
remark made yesterday which he
wished to correct, such remark being
to the effect that 4. B. Kerlin was
member Of the Civic League in
Devils Lake, and in: masking Cowan to
make such retraction 1.-THE jurist said
such request had been made) Cowan
said Mr.. Kerlin had remarked that
he had enough sins to answer Tor any.
way.
These remarks brought from Coun-
sci George Bangs for the prosecution
the query as to whether or not men,
bership and papers of the civic league
would be allowed as evidence, but
was informed that the matter would
be treated in it's proper order.
Another tilt came when Judge Cow
an stated that it had been intimated
to members of ne senate In the last
few days that dire consequences
would result to those who had been
responsible for these impeachment
proceedings at the hands of himself,
but he declared that life was too
short to waste time "getting even,"
and that he would harhor no such feel
ings. 81 say to these men and women
who have spied and spotted upon my
private life," began Judge Cowan, but
he was interrupted by George Bangs
who wanted to know ii any evidence
to show such conditions would be sub
mitted, at the same time asking Cow
an if he felt that such statements
were admissible in connection with
the opening statement of the defense,
Cowan replied that he felt that they
were.
Senator jacobson proposed that an
adjournment from tonight till Tues
day morning, but 1t failed to carry.
There was more, than one tear
wiped away this nfd.sning when Judge
Cowan, speaking of his own feeling
toward those who were fighting him,
alluded to the fact that this was a
holy day. and spoke of prayers offered
by his wife at the alter of her church
both for himself and for those who ap.
posed him:
II say to the men and women who
have spotted and spied upon my pri-
vate life that they might bring me and
my family, my Christian wife, bring
my poor boys and innocent girls down
in degradation at their hands," said
Joudge Cowan, 81 say to these gentle
men, that they, today or hereafter need
never fear the spirit of revenge either
from myself or from my wife. know
the fact to be that on this holy morn
ing, my Christian wife's prayers have
been offered at the alter of her church
to her God, for their forgiveness as
well as for my safety and success,
and leave this question with them.
with her, and with my fellowmen."
It was not till afternoon that Cowan
his address. Almost the
entire time was given over today to
delayed cases and speaking of them,
he declared that it was for prosecu.
ton to show wherein he had delayed
those decisions for corrupt purposes,
for personal gain or for gain of this
Or that litigant, before such delays
we're made impeachable offenses.
Each of the several cases were taken
up in its order and thoroughly dis
;ussed.
During his adress this afternoon
Judge Cowan gave particular atten-
lion to consideration that should be
given by the senate to the evidence
hat will be introduced on his behalf.
He said that this was a case in which |
evidence and evidence only should |
govern the decision of the senators.
Politics, he said, had entered into
he impeachment by the house, sug.
,esting that several politicians threw
'Ome unusual curves on the political
,all ground in the other house at that
ime.
Friends would come and testify for
lin, and he asked that the senate
i've very careful attention to the tes-
imony those friends gave as com.
jared with the testimony that had
'een given by the friends who had
lready testified against him.
o. P. Jordal, chairman of the house
he spoke briefly as a man
t iron nerve, who had the strength of
haracter to come out and stand for
that he believed was for the right.
He also bore down on the question
whether or not a man should be
npeached if he should be guilty of
ne or two shortcomings, saying. that
he constitution and statute only pro.
ided that man might be impeached
/ such cases. but that it di not neces.
arily follow that he mu"t be i'm
cached.
The adress was concluded shortly
tier 2:3O o'clock.
First Witnes for Defence.
John Anderson of Churchs Ferry,
as the first witness called by the E
efense and stated that he was with {
le Judge at the time Of the alleged {
hurchs Ferry incident in 1909 and ,
lat Cowan was not drunk at that
NE. He stated that he was with '
m at the time in 1907 when the '
dge was alleged to have been drunk I
Id that COwan was ober at that time
so. On the cross examination An
.rson become somewhat mixed in his il