Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-27
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January ., and that there was moth
ing in his appearance to indicate in
toxication.
When cross examination was reach
ed. George Bangs asked the witness
thoroughly with reference to other in
cidents on June Is, as to procedure in
court, manner of conducting the case
in progress, and other features. The
witness was unable to give an exact
story of the progress of the case be-
fore the court. He said that Minkler
had been in town on the Monday pre-
ceding June II, and that he also was
there at the opening of the term about
June I.
After this point had been passed
trouble broke out when Bangs asked
witness if he had knowledge of an in
terview between Judge Cowan and Mel
lie Scultz, deputy clerk of court. OBJ
lection was made, but witness replied
that he did not. Further questions of
the same nature resulted in another OBJ
lection, sustained by President Bur-
dick and voted upon by senate, 20 to
Is.
Then Geo. Bangs asked Watson if he
had gone to Judge Cowan's room in
the hotel on the evening of the day
and demanded and received apology
for certain incidents occurring during
the day, and it was here that ugly in
situations of unfairness towards prose-
cutting counsel, and of insinuations to-
ward witness or respondent with refer
ence to the absence from the state of
Miss Schultz.
On the vote on the objection, Sem
ator Simpson voted no, stating that he
believed the question was proper for
the purpose of testing creditability of
witness, but when the senate declared
that it did not wish to enter into that
question in this particular manner, and
the second question was asked, he
asked Geo. Bangs if this was an effort
to get something before the senate in
an indirect manner that could not be
gotten out directly. Geo. Bangs inn
mediately took offense at the insinua-
ton of unprofessionalism, as he term
ed it, but Simpson and Bangs quickly
settled their differences and reached
mutual ground of understanding.
1t was while Mr.. Cuthbert was max
ing an argument against the questions
that Bangs announced that he would
withdraw it, and matter was allowed
to drop.
President Burdick, stating the posi-
ton of the senate, believed that the
court did not wish to be placed in the
light of having something brought out
by inference that could not be brought
out by direct evidence, and at the same
time he suggested that if the prosecu-
ton could open the main case on this
particular incident, that there would
very likely be no objection upon the
part of the court to hearing same.
When Geo. Bangs declared during
the ruction that possibly Watson him
self could tell why Miss Schultz was
absent, the witness holly, replied that
he was not instrumental and, followed
it up with remark as to what he
thought of persons making such charge. |
After Watson had concluded the |
evidence he asked to be allowed to ex-
plain Miss Schultz absence from the
state. and did so by stating that she
had been called to her home in Min
nesota by reason of the suicide of some
member Of the family. and that she !
was caring for the family.
George Bangs then asked Watson if |
it was not a fact that he. Watson, was
getting divorce from his wife. and
that Miss Schultz was partially re-
sponsible for the trouble. Watson
again replied that he was getting a d.
vorce but that Miss Schultz was not in
any manner responsible, and following
the assertion up by suggestion that
an apology was due from George Bangs
for such statement.
Another interesting feature of the
morning session was the statement by
Senator Gunderson relative to charge