The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-22
DEFENSE ENDED
IN C0WAN CASE
Burdick Denied Drunkenness at
Minot Horse Sale-Walked
Corral Fence
OH. D. Paulson.,

bismarck, N. d., April 22-Prepara-
tlon for next weeks work in the John
f. Cowan impeachment case is being
made by both the prosecution and the
defense today, the rebuttal testimony
to be introduced commencing Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, at which time
the senate will convene again. Ad-
journment till that time was taken
by the court yesterday afternoon at
the conclusion of the introduction of
the evidence for the defense.
One of the unusual features of this
| case was that OF yesterday afternoon
when U. L. Burdick, lieutenant gov
ernor and president of the senate,
hence presiding over the trial, was
called upon the witness stand by the
defense to testify with reference to
an incident in Minot at the sale of
horses that has been testified to as
| being time when the accused jurist
was intoxicated.
Both on the first and second days
of this sale Mr.. Burdick said that
ne was in attendance, spending con-
siderable of his time with Judge
Cowan. On neither day was he in
toXicated. He related the circum-
stances attending the sale, such as
the mixing of two carloads of horses,
one purchased Dy Judge Cowan and
how he, (Burdick) and Cowan had
been walking around the top of the
corral fence, looking for the horses
in question. Mr.. Burdick also offered
explanation that he believed, Mr..
Greenleafs testimony as to supposed
drunkenness was caused by reason of
the fact that he had seen Cowan
while engaged in argument over the
horses. Someone wanted to know how
much land Burdick farmer, that SEEM
ingly having been necessary quail
/! f1cation for many witnesses for the
defense.
1mpeaching evidence that was pro-
posed for introduction earlier in the
/ day whom Norman Morrison Of Web
i ster, member of the house of repre-
sentatives, was finally placed before
| the court yesterday afternoon when
he was recalled to the stand. This
evidence is directed at that offered by
Dan V. Brennan of Devils Lake ON
/ the stand early in the proceedings in
behalf of the prosecution.
The question as propounded to
ANVIL lSOu lulS lllllC was dS W WucluCl
or not Brennan had at any time made
the statement to him that there were
three men who had to be driven out
of public life in Devils Lake before
law and order could prevail.
mo SIR replied Mr.. Morrison.
Next a query was directed at the
actual statement made and it was ad-
mitted, over the objection of the prose-
cution, Senator Duis presiding at that
| moment, taking the vote Of the SEN
ate that had been cast when the
proposition was first broached in the
afternoon as the bas. for this de-
cision.
Eve are after Cowan and we will
disqualify him for the bar. We are
going to get the son-of-a-b-,' is the
statement that Mr.. Morrison said Dan
Brennan made to him, this statement
being made in the lobby Of the capt.
tol building at about the time the
fight was on before the house of rep
resentatives.
'If he had done to me what he did
to my father. would take club and
hit him over the head" is another
statement that Morrison declared
Brennan made to him with reference
to the accused jurist.
The cross examination Of Mr.. Nor
rison proved rather heated He was
asked whether or not this conversa-
ton did not occur elsewhere than
where Mr.. Morrison said that it did,
but declared that it did not He
wanted to know If Morrison had not
started the conversation: If Brennan
had not said to him that he was sur
prised at his (Morrison's) stand in |
the impeachment matter. and said that
such was not the fact. He also was |
asked whether or not some charges
Of crookedness were made against the |
elder Brennan and said that they had
not. Mr.. Morrison was also asked if
he. himself, was not opposed to the
law and order movement in Devils
Lake, to which he replied in the mega
tive.
On redirect examination Mr.. Nor
rison said that while talking to Bren-
nan, that some statement to the eff
feet that Cowan was crooked was
made, to which Morrison made reply
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