The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-20

to interpose an objection but the Wit
nesses' answers were made before
objections were interposed.
Captain c. j. Atkins Of Cando was
also called, being an old acquaintance
Of Judge .Cowan. Objection was made
to any questioning along the line of
questioning Olson and the ruling of
the court was to the effect that these
questions must be limited to the same
period that the prosecution was lim-
ited to, namely since Jan. 1, 1909.
Atkins declared that he had never
seen Cowan intoxicated, evidence as
to whether he had ever heard OF
Cowan being drunk being ruled out as
heresay. 4 d
The Climax. "
It was when Alex Currie Of CAM
was on the stand that the interesting
point of the morning proceedings was
reached. He had testified that at no
time during the last two years had
he seen Cowan under the influence of
liquor.
"Do you know of Judge Cowan
ever refusing q drink" asked Tracy
Bangs for the defense.
Eyes, sir" responded Currie. 1T
was during the December term Of
court In Caudo. had been In Cow
ans room and after finishing our
business I suggested that had a
bottle Of Scotch up home, and that
we go up and go have some. He re-
piled that he was not drinking"
"The bottle was at your home, Mr..
Currie," asked George Bangs for the
nronon,,$}oh
"Yes. sir" replied the witness.
But 1t was Scotch. wasn't it," re-
piled Tracy Bangs. and the members
of the senate evidenced their ability
to appreciate the situation.
In addition to Alex Currie, Chas. H.
Doyon Of Doyon, 9. ]. Lord. W. F.
Garfield, P. Forrest Of Cando, and
John Daeley were on the witness
stand. Each Of them declared that at
no time within the last two years
had they seen Cowan under the in
fuence Of liquor. They are all
prominent business men Of their re-
spective districts. On cross-enamina-
ton Messrs. Doyon and Can4eld were
shown to be interested in suits in
Cowan's court.
Untrue Newspaper Reports
False and misleading accounts of
the proceedings of the court of Inn
peachment, published by the Fargo
Courier-News and the Valley City
Times-Record, the former carrying an
untrue statement with reference to
the action Of President Burdick on
eqnsstion bf adjournment, and the
latter being to the effect that mem.
bers Of the Senate were signed up for
acquittal regardless Of evidence, are
being investigated by q committee
composed Of Senators Talcott, Duis
and Plain.
The matter was brought up late
yesterday afternoon by Senator Davis
who declared such report, mentioning
that in the Courier News, to be re-
Election upon the senate and mislead-
ing to such an extent. as to demand
statement as to the truth in the mat
ter. The Courier-News statement was
with reference to that remark of
President Burdick on the question of
a new presiding officer. being to the
effect that this statement from the
president threw q damper on the plan
Of adjournment In face Of the fact
that the senators were favorable to
an adjournment.
President Burdick, briefly discus
sing the question, said that he had
been Informed by H. H. Cooper, rep
resenting the Courier-News, that he
had not written the statement in
question. He also stated that some
one had asked for colored report of
the statement with q view Ito lining
Burdtck up for us" meaning the
prosecution
The president declared that when
ever 1t came to a question of lining
up, that 1t would take more than
newspapers.
MClory on Stand
Attorney P. J. McClory. mayor of
Devils Lake. occupied the stand for
some little time yesterday.
That there was not word of truth
in the statement made on the witness
stand by Geo. Hancock Of Fargo to
the effect that Cowan was 80 drunk
he was "dribbling at the mouth" was
the statement of Mr.. McClory, present
as an attorney in the case that was in
progress at the time
LAC "S10 UAoO NuO6lkOA4VN az 1Ou6LA
with regards to the licensing of
blindpigs in Devils Lake in the early
days, brought out when F. P. Mann
was on the stand. Mr.. McClory said
that he was states attorney a por-
tion Of the time, but that he had no
personal knowledge Of the practice at
that time, not learning of It until
Judge Cowan was on the bench and
when. while sentencing a blindpigger,
asked him whether he had any state
ment to make. This violator of the
lew said that he had supposed him
self immune from punishment, and
Judge Cowan then inquired into the
affair. Subsequently he said that
Judge Cowan was censured in reso-
luton passed by the city council for
interfering In the matter.
Mr.. McClory was also asked wheth-
er or not the grand jury in Ramsey
county, recently called, was not call
ed for the purpose of having such
Jury fail to report indictments against
the several persons charged with
violations Of the prohibition law. He
declared that such was not his un-
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