The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-27
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lead Of Minot In which the latter took
exception to the remarks made by
Burdick with reference to the evil
dence Of Greenleaf. He asked that
the senate ignore his remarks on that
occasion and allow the two state
ments of drunk" and mot drunk"
to remain as given in the direct evi-
dence.
George Bangs said that his re-
marks In the argument some time
since. on the question of allowing sx-
penses had been misconstrued to
show that court had placed obstacles
in way Of the prosecution by net al
lowing expenses, which construction,
he said, wes not based on fact, the
court having acted faultlessl7 in that
score.
Another matter brought up was by
Senator sinpsp asking that certain
unresponsive ~ vent made by At
tornsy McCloryc ttness stand re-
latng to P. D. ~ rs father be
stricken out, and s.T equest was
granted, as rejecting ~, the elder
With all the defenses eM in
troduced the court held an MN 3e
session this afternoon, purpose lflg
to continue the several investiga-
uons that have been put under way.
Exciting scenes marked the case
waen with Geo. Watson of Rugby,
clerk Of the dictrict court Of Pierce
county on the stand, the prosecution
attempted on cross-examination to
bring out matter connected with the
so.called Nellie Schultz incident that
was so prominently urged during the
hight before tho house as grounds for
the impeachment of the jurist.
The charges that Geo. Bangs, lead
ing counsel for the prosecution was
endeavoring to bring out Indirectly
what he could not bring out directly
were made by Attorney f. T. Cuthbert
FOR the defense. The insinuation that
the charge in the articles of impeack-
ment relating to the Schultz incident
could be proved If Nellie Schultz was
not out Of the state together with the
declaration that possibly Watson
could throw light on the reason for
her departure from the state, hotly
denied by the witness, together with
a clash between Senator Leslie Simp-
son and George Bangs, served to en-
liven the proceedings. Watson had
been examined by the defense with
reference to the June and January
terms Of court in Rugby at which it
is claimed that Cowan was intoxicat-
ed, and in which he denied any in
toxication upon part Of the accused.
The court records were also intro
duced by the defense, Watson being
the first witness on sur-rebuttal, to
prove that as matter of fact the
question Of law raised In the first of
the cases tried at Rugby did arise
shortly before noon of the first day.
The records show that the jury was
excused shortly before noon and that
|afguments on the law we're made.
This witness also declared that J.
A. Mtnkler Of Knox was in Rugby
June is. stating that on the afternoon
TO reconyene that he himself admitted
Minkler. to the district court room
and that Minkler, together with his
companions, were carrying several
law books that had been gotten on
the question that had been raised.
Scott Rex Of Grand Forks, Watson
contended, was mistaken when he said
that this point Of law was not raised
at noon Of the day in question. With
reference to the Slavens case, Watson
said that Cowan appeared in the
courtroom on the afternoon of jan
uary 25 and that there was nothing
in his appearance to indicate intoxi-
cation. When the cross-examination
was reached George Bangs asked the
witness thoroughly with reference to
other incidents on June 18, as to the
procedure in the court, the manner Of
conducting the case in progress and
other features. The witness was un-
able to give an exact story Of the
progress before the court. He said
that Minkler had been In town on
Monday preceding June IL and that
he also was there at the opening of
the term about June7. After this
point had been passed trouble broke
out when George Bangs asked the
witness II he had any knowledge Of
the interview between Judge Cowan
and Nellie Schultz, the deputy clerk
of court. Objection was made, but
the witness replied that he did not.
Further questions Of the same nature
was sustained by President Burdick
duu NOlcu ukUu ny tuc Seudtc a0 "
16. Then George Bangs asked Wat
son II he had gone to Judge Cowan's
room in the hotel on the evening of
the day and demanded and received
an apology for certain incidents oc-
curing during the day, and it was
! here that the insinuations Of unfair
ncss towards the prosecuting counsel
and Of irsinuations toward the Wit
ness or the respondent with reference
to the absence from the state of Miss
Schultz Were made.
On the vote on the objection, Sena-
tor Simpson voted mo- stating that
no believed the question was proper
for the purpose of testing the credita-
bility of the witness, but when the
senate declared that 1t did not wish
, 10 enter into that question in this
particular manner. ard the second
question WAS asked he asked George
Sangs If this was IN effort to get be-
(! fcre the senate In an indirect man
nor what could not be gotten out di-
rectiy. George Bangs Immediately
took offcnse at the insinuation of un-
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