Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-14

John gentlemen of the Senate 1t needless for
under the Of this say that am but i'll pre-
pared present would defense in these
n has been deemed better that should do by counsel for
that ought be intimately acquainted with the
incidents that have occurred in life during the past ten or
years investigation before than has
but what that and YET at the
gentlemen of the Senate sitting jury in
though be the defendant these proceedings, find that
but prepared Of You
see yourselves gentlemen this follow. Since the 9Th day
February last have been the rack before either the house, the
board managers senate constantly continuously have been
up high Of impeachment doing all the
has done and God knows that hasn't been
little Since this high court of impeachment aid
of verv very capable able kindly
gentlemen, with the strain that has been with the
terrible charges that have been laid against me-
sequences impending that not i'll shape to do what
should have been done this and yet from the very nature OF the
ITSELF from the period OF time covers from the vast scope OF
testimony side of this could be we'll
equipped perhaps the fact myself and with that
idea mind before to 90 the best can II should tan
Particular gentlemen deficiency
overlook weakness the presentation of the matter would seek to
this defense
Now them gentlemen has often been
repeated during this trial. that this not case OF any
ordinary been spoken of here to whether
criminal criminal The law OF Our land and the law
that relates to the whole history proceedings mpeach
brands criminal and not only that but criminal
Of the highest with the terrible consequences following
OF its history, and gentlemen, that
certainly criminal all and is regarded such
and quoted such by writer who writes negen upon the
subject and by who speaks it, and who speaks upon
with his subject being considered the future authority
Now, being the gentlemen look
which certainly all its nature to
gentlemen that stands the greatest criminal tried
the State of North Dakota Were trial for murder would have
greater prosecuting than the the county, and
would for trial in that and be prosecuted maybe
DEATH That isn't the here What do find here We find
the whole machinery the State Of North Dakota invoked isn't the
County of Burlegh for murder it isn't the County OF
Ramsey trying for murder, the State of North Dakota
impeachment proceedings, WITH not the power OF single
county, three counties invoked but the of all
OF the of the involved and all Of the machinery of
the State Of North Dakota and all its ptd against
with all its ability and that be gathered in the shape of legal
and board That is what have contend with in
coedng with the states attorney county
Now then gentlemen of the jury may you many
you the that has often been asked
do fight such case? Why do to the
making case? have had who we'll
meaning houghtnes ask such questions say
gentlemen, that maintain this fight for all there in life That
practice profession which probably would nave
doing within at the utmost under the most
adverse verdict this body find against can readily see that for
make this fight Why do
make this fight? make this fight for nae gentlemen make tins
fight wife, and the family and make this
gentlemen the sake of friends that have stood
by nobly through lifetime that have lived among for long
and gentlemen that saw me lay down IN
fight what this
have made in this state whether be good or bad
what wife, what to two boys and what 1t
girls and what means to friends am here to
fight dnih whether lose wn and will take what this
like citizen of this state like man that is able to
fight willing again while ft lasts That is the
resign, have suggested and give
myself, family and friends am here fight for the
right and until the last moment of l until death calls me- should
will still maintain right this instance although
differ from of and verdict may lind me
private li and know public life, as
life of that sit right here
this assembly Gentlemen will show that have been
like have
played the galleries. stood the street corners calling myself
pure will show the life of
both private public those
evidence that
life have ved and am gong
ask you as laying your prejudice and all passion
all alterations and all your Arguments
and all desires, | gong to
ask take evidence the between man
and man. and say me guilty guilty. Judging
as be Judged under like evidence, and l
want YOU to do that gentlemen jury with perfect confidence
gentlemen going back to this question OF I'M
parchment and certain that am line WIN INC
of that impeachment is
removed from barbaris IT IS
something that will out of the history of our country ana
and gentle
single the face OF this earth
except that thinking of invoking We have adopted into
mother And Great Britain
country the 1906 and