Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-18

, like to know what Jordal did say.
He said that the statement that
counsel was going over the state to
J., collect evidence was not true. Tracy
Bangs replying that such counsel had
come to his office looking for evidence
while on the way to Devils Lake.
George Bangs continued by stating
that he was sometimes ashamed OF the
heat of the arguments made bit COIN
sci and the board of managers, he sad,
had been goaded on by vicious insults
of respondents counsel, distinguished
or otherwise.
George Bangs also said that because
of the action of the senate III turn
ing down the proposition of expenses
for the house board of managers, he
had been compelled to put his own
money into work.
He also took occasion to compare
witnesses for the respondent with the
state, especially Sergeant Way and
John Anderson, and urged the court
to probe the Cramond hotel register
matter, sift to the bottom the Mink.
Ter story, and ridiculed the idea OF
Dan Brennan driving Cowan, Nc
Glory and Cuthbert out of Devils Lake,
declaring the idea preposterously ab-
surd.
When the proposition of adjourn
ment had been threshed out at length,
President Burdick made rather in
teresting statement to the effect that
if the senate was to adjourn, that ne
wanted to know now, and if such ad-
iournment was to be taken, it would
be for the court to name new pre-,
siding officer, as he declared he could
not afford to continue under those
conditions.
Executive Session.
At noon the court of impeachment
went into executive session and there
considered the adjournment question
for a half hour, finally voting against
any adjournment Decision to that ct
feet was almost unanimous, only three
or four members voting against the
action.
This decision means that the case
will continue uninterrupted till the
close, except possibly for brief res
pite of day or half day at the con-
clusion of defense, which should be
some time this week, according to
Counsel Tracy Bangs.
In view of the fact that no adjourn
ment will be taken it is deemed likely
that the entire case can be closed by
a week from next Saturday or very
shortly thereafter.
With the court giving over so much
of its time to discussion and settle
ment of the adjournment question,
very little evidence was introduced,
Arthur Dickson of Rolla, being the
only witness.
Dickson was a member of the ia
nous Hansboro automobile party in
which Judge Cowan was accused of
becoming intoxicated. and while so
intoxicated, driving with the party in
to the town of Hansboro, where new
outside shirt was purchased for him,
with the toilet being completed in the
automobile on the public street of the
town. Dickson's evidence bore out the
statement of Judge Cowan on that
question.
On direct examination he said that
the party made trip from Rolla to
Hansboro, that their machine broke
down, necessitating delay, and that
while so delayed Judge Cowan and
Charles Taylor engaged in wrestling
match as result of which the jurist' s
shirt was torn. Later they went to
town, the shirt for Judge Cowan was
purchased, and the same was put on at |
point about half mile from the city.
On cross examination the witness |
was asked as to the condition of the
commissary, stating that he did not re-
member how much beer had been TAX
en-. He was also unable to state as
to whether the larder had been replen-
ished at Hansboro.
More on Auditors Ofice.
Additional evidence for the defense !!
was introduced yesterday afternoon |
on the question of Cowan's sobriety |
upon the occasion of the receiving Of |
election returns in the Office of the |
county auditor in Devils Lake the
night of the last general election.
Ole Ohnstad, present that night.
said that he saw Cowan in the ONCE
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