The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-29

o1smaFCk, ". D., April 29.-Several
OF the charges contained in the articles
OF impeachment against Judge John
F. Cowan, upon which the prosecu-
ton has introduced no evidence, were
at the opening Of the court this morn
ing dismissed upon motion of Coun-
sci Geo. Bangs for the board of man
ayers. The particular incidents
dropped today follows:
Specification Of charge 2, .charg-
ing drunkenness in the court room at
Minnewaukon Nov. 10, 1910.
Specification 6 Of charge 2, charg-
ing drunkenness in the court room
at Minnewaukon Dec. 10, 1907.
Specification IL Of charge 2, charg-
ing drunkenness in the clerk Of court
Office at Rugby June Is, 1909.
Specification Of charge, charging
that he frequented Otto Chiostri's res
taurant In Devils Lake, alleged to be
q blind pig. =. -
Specifications / and 2 81 charge
4, relating to the soacailed Edith Nc
Donald incident at Minnewaukon
about Dec. 1, 1909. s.
Specification of charge S, alleg-
ing an assault upon Miss Nellie
Shultz in clerk of courts office at
Rugby about June 10, 1909.
This does away entirely with the
fourth and fifth charges, leaving five
charges out Of eight on which the
court will pass Judgment on Judge
Cowan and under those five charges
there are a total Of seventy-eight
specifications. Several Of the speci-
fications under the sixth charge were
previously dismissed.
Immediately after dismissal Of these
several specifications, e. R. Sinkler,
associate counsel for the prosecu-
ton, opening arguments for the board
of managers. He began his address
shortly after 10 o'clock, continuing
till noon, and resuming again after
dinner with the probability that he
will finish between and 6 o'clock
this afternoon.
In opening Sinkler thanked Presi-
dent Burdick on behalf of the board
of managers, George Bangs and him
self for his absolute fairness through
out and he also thanked the senate for
its kindness during the progress Of
the case. Many things about the
case had been unpleasant, he said,
still the trial had progresses to his
satisfaction.
1t was unfortunate that the case
has arisen, but the blame for the
proceedings was placed by Sinkler
upon the shoulders of the respondent
himself. To be called together for
the purpose Of passing upon the fit-
ness of a fellowoitizen to hold public
ONCE is an unpleasant duty which has
fallen to the members of the senate.
The statements that had fallen from
the lips of the accused in his opening
statement and from Attorneys Cuth-
bert and Tracy Bangs Of unfairness,
Of underhanded work and of bribing
were attributed by Sinkler only to the
zeal and enthusiasm of the defense,
and he denied that at any time has
the board Of managers or counsel
taken anything other than fair posi-
tion, holding no personal feeling or
enmity toward Cowan. In the prose-
cution no faction, party or person has
been recognized.
No Prejudgment.
He did not believe that any member
Of the court had pre-judged the case
nor that there was lineup as had
been charged, but that the members
of the court would pass judgment as
men, not as Republicans, stalwarts,
AASuA 6SAto VI ACnAOSAuI0s I1O Ulu Uc-
lieve that there we're some men In
the court to whom the duty of pro-
nouncing John Cowan guilty would
be the hardest act ever performed by
them.
Senator Hookway's action Thursday
in casting his vote was scored by
Sinkler as illegal. his decision having
been made before the case was in fact
closed. Sinkler quoted a supreme
court decision in which he and Hook
way had been attorneys. involving a