The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-05-05

Beginning last Saturday the ,argu-
ments in the Cowan case started with
Attorney Sinkler for the prosecution
the first to deliver an address.
Monday Attorney Fred Cuthbert Of
this city delivered splendid talk,
which has been most favorably COM
mented upon by all Of the dailies Of
the state.
Tuesday Tracy Bangs, chief counsel
for the accused, closed for the defense
and on Wednesday Geo. Bangs closed
for the state.
All of the arguments were we'll de.
livered and the evidence in the case
was thoroughly gone over hy the
learned attorneys. Personal animosity
entered into both sides and witnesses
for both the state and the defense re-
ceived ''trimmings" at the hands OF
the speakers. .i.:s
Extracts from the report Of, the ad
dress of Tracy Bangs:
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+ jority of the witnesses for the 4
!. prosecution az. related to or have 1
): tiis:uesa rel. tic ,s with the 'soft- i
\ MEDAL president Of the Farmers !
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The first head to fall under the blade
of his sharp guillotine was Druggis
Crowley Of Devils Lake. Mr.. Bang
had only to open the senate journal a,,t
read the affidavit that witness signet
and which was filed by the house bcar'
of managers with President Burdicls
stating he had been tampered with, tt
show the falsity Of some of his state
1nents on the stand.
The. affidavit, printed later in TIL
senate journal, openly asserting tina
Chief Clerk Griffin had approached hin
with the intention Of tamperine wit
him and cautioning him to be particu
lar about what he testified to agains
Judge Cowan, was made to serve a
its own boomerang on Mr.. Crowley.
J The report Of the Investigation com
4 mittee appointed by President Burdic
completely exhonorated the chief cler'
and showed where Crowley virtual
retracted every statement made in hi
affidavit. This was used to good ad
vantage by Counsellor Bangs in hi
impeachment of that witness.
Disproves Branchfower's Story.
: The counsellor then proceeded t
puncture the story of Monroe Branch
!, flower, who was called "the student o
Wehe,' by Mr.. Cuthbert in his addres
the night before. Branchtlower state
he was an attendant in the courtroom
one day and saw Judge Cowan wal
in, and right up to the judges bencl
announce there would be no court ant
without sitting down, walk right ou
again.
He said he noticed the judge as "h
;, walked right in, turned right arount
3 and walked right out again. that b
: was under the influence Of liquor. NJ
: Bangs recalled the introduction Of Il,
: court records as evidence and exhi!
. its and sad they showed there had nt
been an adjournment during the who
!. term Of court, and that portion {
that term was held by Judge Kne'
? shaw.
> s"These records alone. show II
; facts,'' said Mr.. Bangs. "Mr. Brancl
flowers g story must have been based 9
. the records in Mr.. Wehe IS Office. -
s Judge Cowan's Record.
Tracy Bangs thought it was a erin
to endeavor to; charge such man ;
g Judge Cowan with dishonesty or co
Q meet his name with an effort to pc
+ petrate a dishonest act on the state
n North Dakota.
t He declared the prosecution was u
{ able to show, in the matter Of fall
e certificates, the least trace Of di
honesty in his career in the last twel