The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-27

and at no time had he seen the ac-
cused under the influence Of intoxicat.
t ing liquors. Governor Burdick stated
| however, that he did not wish the
! senate to understand that he thought
| that Mr., Greenleaf lied about his testi-
mony, but he (Burdick) believed that
Greenleaf was mistaken and thought
that Cowan was intoxicated On ac-
count of the difficulty that arose about
the car load horses that had been
purchased by the Judge.
Another strong witness for the de-
tense at the close was States At
torney DUEL of Ramsey county. Mr..
Duell is a total abstainer and during
cross-examination came in for severe
Sruelling at the hands of George
Bangs, leading counsel for prosecu-
ton.
In direct examination It was
brought out that witness Duell had
lived in Devils Lake 81 years, has
held the position of County Judge
for number Of years, deputy clerk
of the United States court, State Com
mander Of the G. A. r., ant present
states attorney of the present limelit
scene OF the controversy. Witness
had known Cowan for 81 years, and
lives across the street from sCowan
at the lake town, had seen him al
most every day, while in town, and
at no time had he ever seen the &C
clsed under the influence Of liquor.
In the examination of witness, gen.
eral review Of the evidence covering
the past two year incidents at Devils
Lake was gone into and much Of the
testimony of the prosecution as given
by Godward, Traynor, Civic League,
Serum gaard and others were denied.
In cross-oxamination, the fine sy'
stem as previously used at Devils
lake, for blind piggers was again re.
hashed, and witness stated that the
same system was in vogue when Ser
umgaard, Brennan, Cuthbert and Nc
Glory were states attorneys of the
county, also bringing out that the
present Chief Executive, was City At
torney of Devils Lake, at the same
time, and that he DuelD and Burke
worked very tremendously together
at that time. Attorney General Mill
er's name was brought into the case
during the examination of witness
DUEL. The Attorney General having
been up to Devils Lake to conduct an
investigation since the present pro-
ceedings Of Impeachment began.
Rebuttal testimony commenced this
morning with John Bruegger of Will
liston, Democratic candidate for Unit
ed States Senate in 1910, and warm
personal friend Of Gov. Burke; as
filst witness for prosecution, Mr..
Bruegger testifying to delayed case
Of Carter VS.. Bruegger Mercantile
company brought in 1899 and decided
in 1908. Mr. Brennan was again
placed on the stand and denied state
ments of Morrison, also denied state
ments made by witness Bassford, who
stated that Brennan had offered him
$50 to work for Wehe, in politics,
and also denied that he had shown
Bassford any affidavits concerning
Cowan's private life, but stated that
the affadavits that he did show were
the reports of the detectives that he
had engaged and said that he told
Bassford that they contained enough
to send any man to He'll.
B. H. Bradford of Minot, and law
partner of Arthur LeSueur, one of the
witnesses Ter the prosecution; took
the stand relating to the Minot
stockyards incident and stated that
Burdick must have been mistaken as
to Cowan's condition, saying that
Cowan was "Teed up" his face was
flushed red, and thought that he was
under the influence of liquor. Wit
ness did not remember seeing Bur-
dick at the horse sale and did not
recall ever seeing him until this
morning, but did remember seeing
Palda, Major Murphy and Senator
Kennedy there, also Greenleaf, who
has testified that Ccwan was intoxicat-
ed and exhilerated. Last witness OF
morning was A. H. Sem. who has
charge Of books of DR.. Moeller, the
purpose Of his testimony being to
1mpeach the testimony of banker
Minkler, who testified as to the sick
room incident at Rugby.