Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-14
JUDGE JOHN F.. C0WAN MAKES OPENING
ADDRESS IN THE IMPEACHMENT DEFENSE

matter as this thing brought
and know wasn't the of sitting down. you are sitting
judgment voting against think
members haven't heard themselves
proposition go right truth
fully history past days. it will tell
judgment like the Of grand and that
what that board was there nothing grand
jury sitting grounds for finding mpeach
other words indictment against John Cowan and to
sent him to this body for trial thereon JUST grand jury sitting
whether indictment should be found against John
F. he should be brought into this before the trial
court to tried for the crime Of murder Now those were the proceed
back minds and how the thing
the history that and am going
subsequent proceedings That grand jury
complaint there against and that
remember by people who signed it, and made
charges that could made against covering the
and call attention the fact
the witness stand testify the
horrible things they lodged against and the House. for instance
FRIEND Mann, FRIEND Godward, and friend Brennan
carrying burden they have carried and
Out of'the House MEMBERS consisting Of
appointed meet and investigate my
character and committee OF seven was chose OF wno hao never
life until here the day the charges against and
through much Of the testimony that you have gone through
and six Of those came back and reported against md'ctng me- ana
the subsequent of that House. after they had
that committee not the act OF grand jury
of grand jury will not what the influence
that House, that animated the outside of
that House influence words, their
for? TO influence, drive, compel
grand peac That the history so far OF this
and this Indignation that arose III tour corners OF this
Grand Forks in Fargo in Valley CITY and IN over
weng carrying of Representatives of the State
and instead of paying attention the
the evidence heard by the committee to the
considered by the committee and heard with the great
ignored what that committee reported turned their backs
me- meetings four of which spoke Of
Indignation and they reported indictment against
and trial here before
Now h gentlemen refer the history just
consideration of this much of the
kind of around this state that went on when
that my faith in this Senate and
he much of too much OF
gentleman much for the oath he has taken
juror he will from personal spite from motives
political disregard the high duties of his office and do to
criminal and the de-
trial the district of this state But you
gentlemen that this matter Of impeachment as have already informed
big fake and bound to be because its origin
its history has been origin POLITICAL and that is
history of this 1t originated political movement tor political
purposes has been carried through ana sent " 20" out %
purposes distract attention from things of political nature in this
overreachng and OF far greater to
the people of this than the impeachment OF John r. Cowan Now
friends this and call attention to this for the
purpose that the today being tried by large part not
large part part press Of this tried in that
persons influenced the indignation meetings
already today doing their best indignation
around but feel gentlemen the jury that stand in the presence
of the law of impeachment do and feel that my
be fair and just judges and believe that you ae and
will carried by indignation meetings. by
what should do what should not do,
but that will stand like like American citizens and
like citizens from the State of North Dakota and do duty
the State of North Dakota and and that in doing that will
do according the evidence this and according
conceived notion had some newspaper comment
have what ought do Try this by
the evidence and by the evidence alone and do that will be
satisfied with your verdict.
charge having 1901 continuously ha
,l ntd ndr orr law as said am the first CHARGE
having abtua drunkad other words, drunk
ard for and much has been laid that proposition by
They have
that have simply been
dmkard for dwell long that drunk
history we'll understood In
looking this that of least that
have arrived middle have beyond and know that the
history that the experience who has lived North Dakota
along about that PERIOD until that period life has taught him
thing about what drunkenness An abiua drunard simply
rges time period Of drunkenness and makes continued Now,
have said, charged with being habiual dmkard That
taken books that speak of drunken
that have become addicted the of smulate drinks
drugs that have impaired intellect extent at least, and that
have lost control of body least Now, simple
language drunkenness That is what drunk
ard That what habua drunkenness That have been
stimulating drink ALCOHOL spirits. malt.
drinks giving similar effect that have impaired
intellect that full of the of intellect
with which God almighty have endowed and that
have lost body. That
going counsel here have suggested that
that respect exhibit behalf of the defense and that
If friends the other
table good friend Mr. snker they will