The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-04-14

iHeu III tne arIlcleS OF lmpeachment,
this vote being cast at noon today fol
lowing bitter fight that occupied the
entire morning session. 1t was ON the
question of whether or not these cases
should be allowed, and was inaugurate
by the filing OF an application to that
'effec thy the board of managers, and
concluded after the oposing counsel
and senators had taken an active part
in the discussion. In the course of the
fight Chairman Homnes and Member
clared that o. P. Jor.lal, chairman of
vestigation before the house, lad will
had refused to obey a subpoena of the
testimony, or produce the records Of the
earlier Investigation The close of the
fight came at noon when the vote Of
twenty-four to eighteen against admit
ting the unspecitied cases was east,
roll call being as follows:
against admitting unsreciiird cases
Allen, Baker, Carter, Duncan,
Gannsle, Gronvoll, t'unlerson. Hook
way, Jacobsen, K'.nrcdy, Kretchmar,
/ Linde, Martin, M:l'onal:l, Mclean.
Syvcrtson, Stevens, Talcott. Thorcscn,
Trimble, Walton, ;Er!> and Young.
For admitting uas:cciti,d d casrs-
Bessessen, Casha., Davis, DHis, llkin,
ell, Overycn, Pla;n, Putnam, Steele of
Stutsman. Sterile &c Renvill,, !'u"ntr.
Welch, W!lit:hcr and Williams.
Today's brilliant finish opened short
Ily after the morning session had been
called.
In report made Monday afternoon E::
H. Griffin, chief clerk of the House of
Representatives and against whom w.
S. Crowley of Devils Lake has filed
afiidavits charging attempt to influence
testimony, such affidavit being in turn
filed by the board of managers with
President Burdick, was completely ex-,
onerated Of actions as charged. Rel
port shows there was absolutely no.
| foundation in. fact for complaint, and
evidence taken by special investigating
committee, consisting of Senators
Krechmar, Cashel and Mclean, was
submitted to the impeachment court to
bear. out it's report. The senate Adopt
(! ed the report unanimously.
In this evidence taken Friday night
from accused, Griffin, and the maker
of the affidavit, Mr.. Crowley, it is
shown that they had two conversations
in the lobby of the Grand Pacific hotel.
In the first of these it appears that
Griffin, not knowing Crowley, had made
statement to the effect that druggists
| tcstifying in the Cowan case charging
4 Cowan with making purchases of liquor
would incriminate themselves should
they testify that they had sold liquor
without causing the jurist to sign up
drug permit.
The second conversation was shown
to have been operied by Crowley, he and
Griffin having become acquainted upon
occasion of first conversation, at OPEN
ing of which they wer not acquainted.
In this second conversation i: was
shown that Crowley had asked Griffin
if it was fact that witness testify.
ing that he had sold liquor to Cowan
without requiring his signature to the
book would incriminate himself, and at
that time Griffin stated that he SO un-
derstood the law, adding "a word Of
warning to Crowley.
Crowley admitted in the testimony
that at the time he did not think hat
Griffin was trying to influence tcst;-
mony, but that he had afterwards
thought about it in that light. and
hence his complaint.
On the witness stand in the impeach-
ment case Crowley swore that he had
sold liquor to Cowan, admitting at the
same time that he was aware that he
was violating the law in so doing.
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