The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13
COWAN DECIDED TO
MAKE ADDRESS

Bismarck. N D., April 13.-When
the prosecution rested yesterday after
noon it was announced that Judge
Cowan himself would open the adj
dress of the defense to the senate to-
day. Such an event will be unprece-
denied in the history of impeachment
proceedings, though not uncommon
lately in the attempted removal of
United States senators.
All were glad to know that at least
half the Cowan impeachment trial is
over and that it will now be only a
few more days until all the charges
will have been answered and put up
to the senate for the final decision
Until this week Judge Cowan did not
personally show the hard strain under
which he has been working, but within
the last two days there have been in
dications that he is beginning to be
fatigued with the number of times the
prosecution tried to bring in the
charges in the unspecified cases.
Many of the senators are tired of
hearing the monotonous testimony day
after day In regard to delayed matters
of litigation, which in the opinion OF
many outsiders was not so very con-
demnatory nor glaring. The attorneys
on both sides appeared to be laboring
under hard strain. so that the end
of the charges came as welcome news
to all concerned in the case.
4 Just what Judge Cowan said today
on the floor of the senate was wholly
impromptu, as no outline was made
of his address In advance last night.
Not much time was given for the
preparation of any lengthy discussion
or answer to the various charges, and
after the accused and his counsel had
been excused from the senate chamber.
yesterday afternoon. all repaired to
their headquarters at the Mckenzie
hotel, where the balance Of the day
was spent in the hurried preparation
of all the details in connection with the
trial
Judge Cowan, assisted by his counsel
and an able corps Of friends and sew
eral clerks. delved deep into work,
which they had not been permitted to
do until now on account OF their en-
tire time being demanded at each hear
ing Of the trial and the preparation
Of certain arguments to be given be-
fore the senate in support of demur-
rers and objections.
It cannot be exactly foretold just
how much longer the trial will con-
tinue. though 1t is generally conceded
that the hearing Of the testimony OF
the defense will require at least q
week In such an event the whole
Impeachment proceedings viii have
been completed by a week from Sat-
urday.
Sewenty-eiglt witnesses have been
summoned for the respondent. though
all OF them may not be called to the
stand. However, 1t is felt that because
many of the witnesses summoned by
the prosecution were not put on the
stand, 1T does not follow that those for
Judge Cowan will be served like treat
ment. as his list was not made out
until after the charges were nearly al
in. In the case of the prosecution
those witnesses called for the unspeci-
fed cases could not be used, SO that
the full number ordered to appear in
Bismarck never testified during the
trial.
1T was announced last night by Tracy
Bangs, leading counsel for the defend
ant. that neither he nor his associate
counsel. comprising CounRelors cuth-