The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
BEFORE THE SENATE OF NORTH
DAKOTA IMPEAcHED ~
THE HOUSE.
1OHfAR MANYWITNESSES
Prosecution Issued Nearly Two Hum
drsd subpoenaes-RuIss Adopted
and Witnesses are Now
Testifying.
Wednssd ay-Seeond Day.

Wednesday-Seecno Oay.
The house board Of managers was
busy today checking in all witnesses
prosecution. The secretary of the
board, Mrs. Alice Nelson Paige of
Grand Forks, announced this morning \
that nearly all were in the city and
ready to be called to the stand just
as soon as preliminary procedure was
over I'm the senate and the high court
Of the trial had been completely estab- |
lished. A few witnesses have been
notified to be in readiness TO come on
telegram.
At 3:25 the senate resolved itself into
a high court of impeachment.
Thursday-Thlrd Day.
This was virtually the first day that
much was done In this case. Imme-
diately after the senate convened the
charges against Judge Cowan were
read by the clerk and consumed forty
five minutes. Then the point was
raised by the defense that the house
was not in actual session and a num-
Der OF reasons were given that the pro-
ceedings were Illegal and a dismissal
Of the case was asked. Considerable
, debate followed this request and some
OF the senators wanted longer time
for consideration, but on reconvening
in the afternoon these were turned
down and the actual trial began.
Friday-Fourth Day.
The fourth day OF the trial as we'll
as nearly all the preceding ones was
one OF words on the part of the law
yers. Both sides had scored points the
previous day, the prosecution when the
, senate sustained the objection to the
demurrer filed by the defense, and the
! defense scored when the senate set
aside specification l of charge 6, re-
lating to habitual neglect of duty on
, the defendants part.
! The fight on this day was on the
, demurrer to charge s, and the two
, Bangs brothers, one of which repre-
scented either side. waNed eloquent In
|, explaining the different Views OF the
|. matter. In the demurrer II was point
ed out that at no time was there
specific charge of wrong doing made
erated-the charge was too general
, The senate by vote OF % to 1s sus-
: tanned the demurrer
. Saturday-rifth Day.
Testimony was taken today regard
r fng the charge of drunkenness on the
v part of Judge Cowan.
j. IL. fulhtTsOH was iiSN
= and swore that he saw the judge some
n time in the summer of 1909 in what he
& thought to be an intoxicated condi-
= ton.
c. d. Stansbury was the second wit
ness and corroborated the testimony OF
FulkersOn.
d The testimony OF the other witness
E. es was along this line and o. l.. Sande
II testified to seeing the judge stand up
m in an automobile wearing an under
" shirt and believed him intoxicated al
? the time.
IN There were lively Tits between the
IT opposing counsel at times.
III Monday-Sixth Day.
IL The testimony of today was a con-
" tInuation of that of Saturday relating
to the charge of drunkenness.
The first witness was George Ding
man OF Penn. His testimony related
W to seeing Judge Cowan asleep in cour
U and from surrounding circumstance:
considered him drunk.
p l.. ID. Maurer of Starkweather wa:
'' the second witness and his testimon,
was to the effect that he heard a mum
.n Der of men singing in a hotel at Devils
" Lake and recognized the voice OF Judg'
q, Cowan.
o' Frank Freye was the first witness
of the afternoon and testified to see
ing the Judge asleep In court durini
. the trial OF n case.
+. +. Flynn. an attorney OF Devil
Gu Lake, was also a witness to the fac
au OF seeing the incident Of the Judg
- asleep in court.
n Tuesday-seventh Day.
ut. Tho session opened with Dan v
G. FREEMAN OF Devils Lake on the stand
cs His testimony was along the line o
others before him regarding the In
toxication of Judge Cowan and tn
cross examination brought out the fac
Ok. OF the bitter partisan feeling existing
ne In Devils Lake. He testified to tn
q. employment OF a detective to watc
p the Judge during the fall OF 1910.
o. other witnesses of the day wer
he Fred Mann. once acting Mayor @
lr- Devils Lake. and told of the conditio
of things when he managed that oftic
and of the understanding regardin
the sale of liquor.
1T. James Fitzgerald testified to seein
FER Judge Cowan asleep in a livery 3arI
his with a blanket thrown over him.
IL Albert Roberts told of seeing Cpwa
az In the Gordon livery barn and Aver
Ter Johnson testified that liquor was sol
there.
T. J. Kersten testified to seeing III
Judge drinking in a drug store. bl
ie- did not know what he was drinking.
ng The testimony OF Fred Duggan, Al
N torney Traynor. G. W. Mullough. an
her Attorney Campbell. was along I'll
lines of seeing the judge when the
thought he was intoxicated.