The evening times., 1911-04-04

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Way Testifles
N. A. Way of Devils Lake, formerly
active in the Minnesota liquor fight.
was next called, stating that he had
lived In Devils Lake twenty years and
admitting that he had once been con-
victed in Ramsey court for blindpig-
ging, serving years sentence. He
claimed to have seen Cowan once
during the term of the federal court
in Devils Lake last year when he was
drunk and also that he saw Cowan
in the Gordon livery barn the night
before the June election.
Objection was made to tie eNamina-
ton of the witnesses as to charges
Of the delayed cases on the grounds
that no corrupt, fraudulent or Inn
proper conduct was charged. The OBJ
lection was not carried out but Will
be taken up later.
F. p. Mann q Witness
F. P. Mann was next called, stat
ing that he had seen Cowan intoxicat-
ed April 4, 1910. city election day, ct
the Sevilla hotel and also on Novem-
Der s, 1910, the fall election day. On
the latter occasion he said Cowan was
very drunk, while in the first instance
he could not swear that he was In
toxicated.
On eros examination Mann admitted
that he had been defeated In the April
election for alderman by Avery
Johnson, a candidate brought out the
night before election and running on
stickers; that he had not been in
any organization for law and order
prior. to that time; that he was g
member @of the Devils Lake council
when the saloons were operated open
" under a fine Of $50, and that he
supposed such procedure within the
law in view Of the city ordinance
The question was raised as to who
drew this ordinance, the witness be.
ing asked whether NJ. H. Brennan
then city attorney, had drawn it, and
Mann replied that this view had been
disputed. Mann also admitted that at
one time as a member Of the city
council he had received q severe
reprimand from Cowan because ot
such open saloons. He admitted that
he would pay his share In counsel
fees necessary at the Impeachment
proceedings before the house, and that
he had interviewed witnesses with
reference to their evidence before
the court Of impeachment, and thai
the Civic league had been in existence
only short time when the plan te
impeach Cowan was broached. being
in fact discussed prior to the last
! November election. His interest II
the movement had not been In evil
dence until after the city election o.
last year, and he said that he hat
made no complaint to the mayor Of
city attorney with reference to the
alleged violations. He also claimed
that liquor was served over the sods
fountains in Devils. Lake. Mann wal
also asked whether or not he hat
at any time sold liquor over the sods
fountain at the Chautauqua grounds
and declared that he had not.
In Devilis Lakes open days, sa'
looms were run wide open with bars
beer being sold across the bar. Thil
period, he claimed, was ended by thl
action Of the state enforcement
league. but he admitted that practi
cally all the violators were brough
before Cowan and convicted. Th,
witness had not made. complaint q,
to the bawdy houses in the. city. al
though admitting that they had beer
present long time. He also ventur
ed the opinion that the last election
was on the policy Of q wide open o.
closed town and that McClory let
the wide open contingent. This view
he claimed. was generally accepted
although he admitted no statement o.
platform to that effect had ever beer
published. McClory was elected oyel
Fred Traynor, one Of the active par
ticipants in the fight against Cowan
The witness was also asked as Il
the actual condition or state Of in
toxication Cowan was under on cit,
election day, responding that tn,
Judge had quite a capacity ant
guessed" that. he. could put hin
(Mann) under the table,
Dan Brennan On Stand.
Dan Brennan, one Of the signers o.
the charges against Cowan and one
Of the active partisans in the fight II
Bismarck at the time Of the impeach'
ment by the house, was placed on thu
stand yesterday afternoon shortly
after o'clock. He said that he hat
seen Judge Cowan the evening oi
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