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

StS@Ey SHaTASSs
Referring to the charges OF certain
attorneys and the great Importance
attached to them by the house board
OF managers, that he had been asleep
on the bench. the Judge declared the
attorneys would admit he was gener-
ally too wideawake for some OF their
plans.
Sarcastic on Attorneys.
Ten years of service as judge in
eighteen counties, hearing the remarks
Of some of the brilliant galaxy Of law
yers in the district was sufficient to
make any one sleepy. he insisted.
Brain Not Wrecked
He would show that his brain was
not wrecked by the false charges OF
a decade Of drunkenness, as he had to
get the greater part of his defense from
his own memory
Showed 5urrs Error.
In connection with the testimony OF
Judge Burr that the accused was un-
able to hold court one day in the
Slaven case and that Burr held the
jury over for him, the speaker insisted
the jury was not called for the fore
noon but for 2 O'Clock in the afternoon,
and that on request OF Attorneys Sink
Ter and Christianson he had postponed
the case till the next morning. He
further stated that Burr was not In
Rugby the entire time that day, but
spent part Of the time at Towner.
Woman to Testify.
Il will bring a noble woman on the
stand" said the Judge, who is a mem
Der of the w. c. T. II. she will tes-
tify as to my condition on that day.
II she says was drunk / will stand I'D
here and admit it."
The Dussan Hearing.
Referring to the testimony of Attor-
neys Flynn and Traynor regarding the
hearing Of the motion by Attorney
Duggan Of Grand Forks in a room at
the Vanderhoof hotel late one night.
the speaker said IL ne didn't talk intel
lightly to Flynn on this matter 1t might
have been because Flynn took the other
view Of the case, that their ideas were
not alike. He declared he was not
drunk, not driveling, whatever that
was, and that all witnesses would agree
he walked perfectly straight.
Election Case.
In relation to the charge that ne was
drunk primary election day. June 20.
1910, as preferred by Dan. ". Brennan
and the latter's testimony that Cowan
wanted to form political alliance with
him. the Judge grew quite sarcastic.
He stated that if the senators. after
seeing Brennan, would believe that
Cowan would offer to go into political
alliance with such a fellow, then the
charge OF drunkenness must have been
true The speaker told how he had
seen Brennan grow up In Devils Lake
and how he would rather hts own boy
would be dead than to grow to man
hood with a face stamped with an ex-
preston like that on Brennan.
The Preacher Incident.
The case In connection with Rev.
Mr.. Burr. a preacher of Wolford. was
next explained. The judge stated that
ne went to the postoffice and while
there heard Mr.. Burr telling what a
tough place Devils Lake was At the
conclusion of Burr's remarks the
speaker had asked him If he could
swear to the statements. Burr had
told him OF being a graduate of the
Northwestern university, but was
made to recant his claim when pinned
down by the Judge.
The Coward Charges.
Referring to the charges made by
Superintendent Godward that he was
drunk In the courtroom, the accused
said that Assistant Attorney General |
zuger was present on that occasion. |
and he would leave 1t to zuger
whether the court was intoxicated.
The Livery Barn.
The judge denied in toto the
charges about being drunk and Sleep
ing in the livery barn and referred
TO the malicious testimony Of Wit
ness Fitzgerald as being SO rank even
the board Of managers wouldn't put
it tn a specified charge.
Hounds Lake Brennan. AItzgerald
and Pat Norton. was the way he
referred to two witnesses and the
present secretary Of state.
Was untempt.
The judge admitted being unkannt
election day through the stress of the
campaign.
The testimony Of Fred Mann and
Mullough was referred to and ex~
planned
Bet on Election.
The Judge admitted having bet with
a. 3. Kerlin on the election and losing.
He advanced the claim that If he was
as drunk as Brennan and others claim
ed, It was shame for one OF their
confederates, Kerlin. to take advantage
Of q poor, befuddied, intoxicated man
and get easy money on beta
Moon Adjournment.
It was noon when this point was
reached and President Burdfck sug-
gested an adjournment till 2 o'clock.
because of the fatigued condition Of
the speaker. This was done
Another Case Explained.
When the court OF Impeachment re-
assembled this afternoon. Judge Cow
an took up the charge In which he was
alleged to have been drunk ii the Of
fee Of the clerk OF court at Rugby.
He said he and 3 number Of Others
worked In the once until after III
O'Clock The clerk invited them to
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