The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-27

authority for making such a state
ment and the witness told him IL
was partially gathered from d CONVEX
sation he had had held with the sen
ator from Stark county himself. At
that time Brennan declared Senator
Simpson stated that III he were hand
ling the case for the defense, he would
not offer any testimony but would
move to dismiss the case.
Senator Simpson seemed surprised
at this announcement and asked the
witness IL anyone was present AZ the
time OF the purported conversation. but
Brennan could not recall any except
those who were passing to and fro in
the lobby of the hotel in which the
conversation took place.
A second conversation he statad
vas held with Senator Simpson to
which Mr.. Cooper OF The Grand Forks
Herald and formerly OF The Courier
News, was party. Brennan said
that Senator Simpson told him one OF
the conversations was confidential, but
the senator himself denied this. and
said:
mo. ! never said anything didn't
want quoted"
Sinpson's ATTITUDES.
He declared it was Senator Sfmp-
sons general attitude and several
things he said and the way he acted
made him think the evidence didn't
make much difference. He said certain
senator's seemed voting solidIy time
after time though he didn't want to
charge any certain ones with being in
frame-up.
Senator Simpson inquired IL because
certain other senators seemed voting
solidly the other way each time did
it also indicate q franae-up. or was
that just coincident. Senator Stevens
suggested that II was because great
minds moved in the same channel
Wish Is father TO the thought" said
Senator Simpson. ''and you wanted 10
think that. Now name one senator
who Is In this frame-up in justice to
the one who Is bold enough to be In a
frame-up.
Senator laMoure Named.
Then the witness related a CONVEX
sation repeated to him and which he
said was held between Atty. Guy Dfvet
or Wahpeton and Senator IaMoure.
Wherein the latter was supposed to
nave said that IL the impeachment
matter ever came to the senate, Judge
Cowan would never be convicted.
That was when he first began TO
get the idea OF a. frame-up. Then no
stated other evidence had come to him
since the trial started, one being that
Howard Boyce of Jamestown had told
him that Mr.. Patterson Of The Forum
had told the Jamestown man on the
evening Of the day Judge Cowan I'm
ished his address TO the senate that
two votes had been made that day.
that before that time there were TWEEN
ty in CoWan's favor.
quired Senator Simpson.
mo second handed" replied the
witness.
Then he referred to a converse
ton with Senator Movius. wherein he
SAID the senator told him OF taking
two rooms in Bismarck and about his
ill-health recently. and that he spoke
of his apparent healthy condition and
that 1t was generally thought he want
ed to shirk his duty and get out of
the affair.
He thought Senator jacobson be-
iOhsed 70 the same crowd. This caused
considerable laughter, as the jovial lit
tie senator from Hettinger asked him
II he thought he was one OF those in
the frame-up. Brennan said he "be-
lieved he was"
Mann's Testimony short.
Fred Mann's testimony was hrIef
He simply testified in regard to in
spring the writing OF story in The
Devils Lake Journal claiming the pact
or lineup stating ne was responsible
for IT as he had told Mr.. Bloom about
1t, that ne had been told 1t In the first
place by c. Fl. Baker in the Grand
Pacific hotel.
He said Mr.. Baker told him there
were nineteen votes to acquit Cowan
and that before the end of the trial
there would be twenty four. Mr.. Mann
made the statement that an attempt
was being made to ''Jar those fellows
loose" referring to certain senator's
who were supposed to have voted the
wrong way on various questions which |
nave arisen during the trial,
He said Joe Kelly had talked with
several senators, and that Baker had
made the statement, in reference to
getting enough IN SInr,or$ a. 49,.