The evening times., 1911-04-04
D. y. Brennan
WITNESS: N THE
IMPEACHMENT
oowan Was Kept Under Oh.
servation Of Detective For
Some Time />
blINDP|G PROSECUTIONS have -.
An INCIDENTAL AIRING TODAY
Efforts to Clean Them Up Led to the
Shadowmg Of Judge, According to
the Witness Story-Been Fighting
C0wan.
III. D. Pau,son.)

Bismarck, N. D.. April d.-Further
examination Of Dan v. Brennan tend
ing to prove or disprove personal bias
or prejudice upon his pert toward
Judge John Cowan was brought about
at the opening Of the impeachment
court this morning, Brennan resum-
ing the stand when President Burdick
made q ruling that the prosecution
could continue the examination Of the
witness as to facts tending to dis
prove personal animus that might
appear to have been elected upon
cross-examination.
The question Of why Judge Cowan
had been placed under observation
by q number Of Devils Lake men who
employed a detective was the one
propounded and in response witness
declared that the detective had not
been brought there originally to make
such observations, not doing 80 until
he had been there about two weeks.
Brennan first made answer that Cow
IN had been placed under observa-
ton when reports came from the de-
tective that the Judge had been seen
drinking in drug store but later
gave the time as two weeks in the
direct answer to the question pro-
pounded.
It was notorious fact, Brennan
claimed, that there were about thirty
beer selling establishments in Devils
Lake Is we'll as several, disorderly
houses which. he said we're In the resi-
dence district. The elimination of the
sentiment, he claimed, came when g
daughter Of a we'll known resident
was insulted on the street, several
men deciding at that time to employ
q detective to investigate the situa.
ton, among whom we're Fred p. Mann
and Siver Seruhgard. 1t was either
q case Of doing something or turning
the town over to law-breake.s, Bren.
nan declared.
This detective worked thirty days
with Cowan under observation during
the latter part Of that period. Blu,
he claimed the detective had not
been brought there for that purpose
He said he had no personal feeling
toward Cowan, nor toward Messrs
McClory and Cuthbert, although ad'
hitting that it was hard to divorce
personal feeling in a political fight
He said that he believed they were
opposed to law and order.
He claimed that in the raids thai
we're made conditions in Devils Lake
were so bad that they went to Stark
weather to secure warrants and q
the hearings found City Attorney
Cuthbert acting for the defendants
"But Attorney Cuthbert said a few
days ago that he was not so engaged,
said George Bangs.
Gle was," answered Brennan. Ask
ed as to whether his evidence had IL
any manner been altered by reason
Of the fight at Devils Lake, he de
clared 1t had not.
Then Counsel Tracy Bangs for tn
defendant, and witness proceeded t
enjoy a short visit, as did the re
mainder Of those attending.
Tracy Bangs asked the witness 1
he had at any time asked City Attor
ney Cuthbert for warrants against tn,
alleged blindpiggers and he said tina
he had not, the same, answer beint
given In response to such question
as to Mayor McClory. He went to tn
acting states attorney. Fred Traynor
he said, on the third question alonl
that line. Traynor was one Of tn
men in Bismarck making the f1gh
against Cowan before the house o
representatives..
Asked as to whether or not he hat
been at starkweather at the time tn
cases were in progress. the witness
said he was not, nor had he see1
Cuthbert acting as attorney then. Tn
report had been made to him, he said
Nov. this little band Of goo
Samaritans," started Tracy Bangs
but objection was made as to the man
ner Of question and sustained.
II withdraw" he followed up, "
was entirely mistaken"
"Now this Civic league nclude
Fred Mann. A. B. Kerlin, Silver Serum
gard and number Of Others" sal
Tracy Bangs.
"Not all," said Brennan. "Kerlil
was not q member"
The Witness then wanted to kno,
by what term counsel had designated