The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-21

what Hubbard had been drinking were
made four times by the defense and
each time sustained.
Finally Tracy Bangs suggested to
George Bangs that they get out Of the
justice court for q while and was re-
piled to with the assertion from
George that he had been trying to get
out for some time. Brothers, be
charitable" suggested Senator Simp-
son when the clash appeared rather
heated for moment.
j. G. Curtis, editor of the Hampden
Guardian, the next witness, had seen
Cowan in Lakito July IL and on the
train from Lakota to Derrick and
stated he was not intoxicated. On
cross-examination Curtis said he had
fixed the date by looking up the files
Of his paper and finding that he had
zen with Cowan that date and hav-
o. recollection of the same, he in
AS~ ,ed the defense of the fact.
\e Sbard, asked by George Bangs
wh\E,r or not he had not stated to
him\a \ conversation last night that
CowaA p as intoxicated on the night
in queA e., said that he had not. The
redirectN >ught out the fact that
Hubbard been brought here by
the prosecS q, and when they heard
his story he~ 8 dismissed.
Judge D. o. Duell of Devils Lake,
states attorney of Ramsey county the
last term, proved an important wit
ness. He was present at several drug
permit hearings in which Cowan ia
ooo,,ood ~ hoin0 infNvioofoH
On the first hearing October "a, he
On October 81, the next date set for
the hearing, several women came to
his Office, including Mrs. Hopkins and
Mrs. Godward who have testified
against Cowan as to drunkenness and
unseemly conduct in the court room
in the examination Of prisoner suf-
fering from loathsome disease and
Of looking for quarrel in the court
room.
Judge Duell said that when the
ladies were in his Office he informed
them Of the adjournment, called up the
Judge and affirmed such adjournment,
at the same time asking that this
blindpigger be arraigned. The ladies'
were informed by Duell that he would
notify them of the date of time of the
hearing but when he came into the
court room shortly afterwards they
were there.
The examination Of the prisoner by
the physician attending, was con-
Quoted in the ordinary manner and
not loud voiced OF ina boisterous
manner. He added that the ladies
were certainly mistaken in that re-
spect or on Cowan's drunkenness
then.
Judge Duell also declared Cowan
to be absolutely sober November 10,
ON which the prosecution also has Of
fered evidence Of intoxication.
The REORGANIZATION Of Duell
was strenuous, bringing the Bangs
brothers together frequently, with:
the suggestion 40 to decent methods
of conducting the examination Of
witnesses.
sI.a4A Thursday Afternoon.
r Chas. Taylor, court reporter III the
Second judicial district, occupied the
witness stand for the last portion Of
Thursday afternoon. His testimony
was with reference to the several in
cidents with which his name has
been previously connected.
He declared that ever since Judge
Cowan was on the bench, he has at
tended every term of court, and that
at no. time has he seen Judge Cowan
drunk on the bench.
He described the Hansboro Incl
dent about as it has been narrated
by other witnesses, adding that Andy
Taylor had secured the beer for the
party at Hansboro, getting only six
bottles.
The Bisbee incident was testified to
along the same line as by Mr.. Ege-
land, being to the effect that Ege-
land, Blackorby, Cowan and the wit
ness had gone into the hotel late at
night, lighting their way upstairs,
and that Gill. who has testified for
the prosecution, was nowhere about.
During the hearing of the several
drug permit cases, the incident Of the
examination Of DR.. Cutbert as to the
condition Of two prisoners in the
county Jail, the Duff-Egeland case,
and one or two other incidents were
touched upon, and all of these, Mr..
Taylor declared, were performed
while Cowan was sober
His cross-examination was lengthy,
George Bangs going into many de-
tails In connection with the several
parties that have been brought
prominently to the front in the Inn
peachment case.
HARMON BOOM