The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-05-11
JUDGE GOES FREE
SENATE DECIDES THAT coWAN
Is NOT GUILTY ON CHARGES
PREFERRED.
ON ALL VOTES
eaIIotins Proceeded Rapidly and on
No Ballot Was There an Adverse
vote-Tied on One specii.
cation Only.

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Bismarck.-When the voting began
Thursday on the charges against
Judge Cowan it was soon seen that the
majority of the senate believed the ac-
cused guiltless of the charges preferred
against him. "0 :.
One of the charges the prosecution
fought hardest to prove-that of habit
ial drunkenness-Charge 1-got only
three votes for guilty. The members
of the senate who thought John Cowan
was an habitual drunkard were-Gar-
den OF Bottineau, Welch of Burleigh
and Whitcher of Barnes.
Thirty-nine other senator's voted he
was not guilty.
There We're seven absentees.
On Specification 1 of Charge q
known as the sleeping in the court in
cident at Rugby-eighteen believed the
judge had slept in court while twenty
eight voted he had not.
On Specification 2 of Charge p
Known as the Hotel Cramond Incident,
in which it was alleged the judge was
was drunk at the hotel-eighteen voted
he was guilty and twenty-eight that
he was not guilty.
Specification 2, Charge 3-The Ness
drug store-twenty-three to twenty
three.
Specification 8, Charge 3-Bond drug
store-twenty-one to twenty five.
Specification 4, Charge 3-The Green
drug store-twenty-two guilty and
twenty-four not guilty.
Specification 5, Charge 3-The Van
derhoof hotel, all for not guilty.
Specification 6-The Moran drug
strug store-thirteen for guilty and
thirty-three not guilty.
Specification Z, Charge 2-Vander-
hoof hotel-forty-six not guilty. .
Specification 8, Charge wander
hoof hotel lobby-sixteen guilty and
thirty not guilty.
Specification 9, Charge Drunk
during McKee-Haley case-fourteen
guilty, thirty n not guilty.
Specification 10, Charge 2-court
room in Devils Lake in August, '9S-
sixteen guilty and thirty not guilty.
Specification II, Charge 2--prima1y
election d~ay--thirteen for guilty and
twenty-three for not guilty.
Specification IL, Charge 2-Postoffce
incident in. Devils Lake, all voted not
guilty.
Specification 10, Charge 2-1nsulting
lady attendants in Devils Lake court
room-seven for guilty and thirty-nine
against.
Specification IA. Charge 2-Twenty-
one guilty and twenty-five not guilty.
Specification Is, Charge County
auditors office election night-seven-
teen for guilty and Twenty-Five for not
guilty.
Specification 16, Charge 2-The Cor
guilty and thirty-one for not guilty.
Specification 10, Charge 2-The fam
ous Hansboro auto ride-two for guilty
and forty-four not guilty,
On the ballots on the first fifteen de-
layed cases the ballots ran from one
guilty to forty-ive not guilty up to
, guilty.
lot against Judge Cowan.
It required a two-thirds ballot to
convict.
The first roll call came at 1850.
o'clock. After the roll had been called
absent. Roll call Of the senate was
asked for and granted just as the four
senator's walked in and took seats.
Roll calls proceeded rapidly, with Sec
rotary James Foley calling the roll
and Assistant Secretary Richard
tombstone reading the charges and
specifications. At 4:30 o'cock the last
specification had been discharged by
President Burdick.
Immediately there was accorded the
acquitted jurist a demonstration that
lacked nothing in m and spon-
taneity. His counsel and friends
gathered around him, and after rap
ping in vain for order President Bur-
dick announced a recess, during which
the acquitted jurist was surrounded
by friends, and received congrautla-
tions. There were tears in the eyes
of not a few of the warmer friends
of the judge. but the Judge himself
did not show weakness with the ter
Fible ordeal over, but shook hands
with his friends in the manner which
has made him so popular as a cam.
paigner.
Then followed an effort On the par
of Senator Simpson to have the sen
ate vote IN each of the charges, an6
thus go on record. The motion wa
put and carried, and a vote on on
charge was taken.
On the second vote several senator:
refused to vote, and called attention
to the fact that the trial Of Johl
Cowan was ended. and that furthel
voting was superflous.
This was the opinion Of Presiden
Burdick, and a motion to suspend
the proceedings was carried.
The majority of the members Of tn
senate left for their homes at the con
, clusion of the case.
. The expense Of the trial to tn
state has been nearly 100000.
Probe Just. Begun.
Columbus, o.; May 5.-The Franklin