The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-07-28
ONLY THREE MEMBERS OF SEM
ATE VOTE HIM HABITUAL
DRUNkARD.
VOTE FAVORED DEFENSE
No Adverse Majority on any Ballot
Only Two Believed Him Guilty
in Hansboro Incident
Crowds Cheer Verdict,

Bismarck, y. D., May 5.-When the
voting began on the charges against
Judge CoWan it was soon seen that the
majority OF the senate believed the ac-
cused guiltlcss Of the charges preferred
against him.
One of the charges the prosecution
tough hardest to proVe-that of habit
ual drunkenness Charge got only
three votes for guilty. The members
of the senate who thought John Cowan
was an habitual drunkard were-Gar-
den of Bottineau. WEIGH of Burleigh
and Whitcher OF Barnes.
Thirty-nine other senators voted he
was not guilty.
There were seven a~bsentees.
On Specification 1 of Charge .
known as the sleeping in the court in
cident at Rugby-eiShtcen believed the
judge had slept in court while twenty
eight voted he had not.
on Specification ? Of Charge .
Known as the Hotel Cramond Incident.
in which it was alleged the judge was
was drunk at the hotel-eighteen voted
he was guilty and twenty-eight that
he was not guilty.
Specification ,. Charge 3-The Ness
~ 10 SUI l ~ lNclllS
three.
Specification >, Charge Bond drug
Store-twenty-one to twenty five.
Specification 4, Charge 3-'The Green
drug store-twenty-two guilty and
twenty-four not guilty.
Specification 5. Charge 3-The Van
derhoof hotel, all for not guilty.
Specification 1.-THE Moran drug
cfrlv Stnrn-thirtoan for 0,,i1tN and
thirty-three o guilty.
Specification !. Charge 2-Nander-
hoof hotel-forty-siN not guilty.
Specification S, Charge 2-Nander-
hoof hutel lobby-siNteen guilty and
thirty not guilty.
Specification .. Charge 2-Drunk
during McKee-IIaley ca~se-fourteei
guilty, thirty one not guilty.
Specification 10. Charse 2-court
room in Devils Lake in August, 'sS-
sixteen guilty and thirty not guilty.
Specification II. Charge 2-primar!
election day-thirteen for guilty and
twenty-three for not guilty.
Specification ~, Charge 2-POstoftice
incident in Devils Lake. all voted not
guilty.
Specification II. Charge 2-Insulting
lady attendants in Devils Lake court
room-seven for guilty and thirty-nins
against.
Specification IA. Charge 2-TWenty-
one guilty and twenty-five not guilty,
Specification -. Charge 2-County
auditors office election night-seven-
teen for guilty and twenty-ninc for not
guilty.
Specification 16, Charge 2-The Cor
don livery barn charge-thirtecn for
guilty and thirty-one for not guilty.
Specification is. Charge 2-The fam
Gus Hansboro auto ride-twO for guilty
and forty-four not guilty.
ON the ballots on the first fifteen de-
layed cases the ballots RAJ from one
guilty to forty-tive not guilty up t.
twenty for guilty to twenty-four no.
guilty.
In no cast was there n majority bal
lot against Judge COWan.
1t required i tNO-thirus ballot t.
convict.
The bal'Oting on the different spec
itiCat:OnS was finished at 4:3O in the
afternoon ard when it was announced
thai Judge roWan had been cleared on
every charge. pandemonium reiGned
for a time, the vast audience cheering
time anG gain.
Presi int Hurdick rapned repeated.
" - order out W"S unable to restore
ii "rl iiT: lIN ave up the attempt.
The II ~, ritN nf the members OF the
senate" lcft lpr t|lcir homes at the con-
rli'Eiun of the case.
The expense of the trial to the
state has been nearly $3.50, 900.
National Peace Conoresa.