The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-25
REBUITAL
TESTIMONY

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opinion that the proceedings in their
entirety would not require more than
three weeks.
Already four weeks have been spent,
and still there is the rebuttal of the
prosecution to be listened TO. A large
number of witnesses have been sum-
moned for this purpose, though wheth-
er all will be used on the stand cannot
be foretold.
Investigations.
Newer developments have appeared
since the trial began in the newspaper
Investigations and the consideration
of what some have called contumacious
stories and editorials on the part of
certain editors of the state, aside from
other purported charges concerning
high state officials, land retractions
which have been demanded from the
leading counsel of the defense.
These features may take up further
time when the reports of the commit
tees are made, though some OF them
meet with the same fate as the af-
fldavit of one of the witnesses of the
prosecution who claimed he had been
tempered with by Chief Clerk Grimm
of the house.
President pro TEN Plain of the sem
ate was interviewed by The Forum
representative yesterday In regard to
the statements made about Senator
Gronna and he permitted his name to
be used in the absence of President
Burdick in a statement that he knew
nothing Of the lieutenant governors
appointment of a committee to in
vestigate the matter.
eff such a committee has been ap-
pointed said Senator Plain, Il know
nothing Of it. AT least it was not
made officially while the senate was
In session"
A number of other members of the
| upper house were asked IL they had
received any communication from
Senator Gronna In Washington per-
tanning to the impeachment OF Judge
John F. Cowan, and all who were seen
stated they were not recipients Of any
such alleged epistles.
| None Of the "side light" sensations,
with the exception OF the comments
on the newspapers and the purported
interview of Editor Dan v. Brennan,
have taken any definite form on the
floor OF the senate chamber. Nothing
has been heard further of the public
retraction demanded Of one of the
leading counseIs in the case, so that
1t cannot exactly be forecasted as to
just what will be done.
More Delay.
1t was thought Friday night when
the senate adjourned until o'clock
| yesterday afternoon, the proceedings
would be completed next Saturday at
the latest, but as no progress was
made at all Monday, IL is feared the
trial will last over until the early
part Of next week.s "A longer delay
was requested by the prosecution, but
the disposition OF the senate was to
hasten matters as much as possible,
to save the state further expense, and
save the time of the senators them
selves and that OF the respondent and
counsel on both sides.
Rumor has had IT that neither side
will offer arguments, merely sub
hitting the case on the evidence at
the close of the rebuttal, but this
story has since been refuted by the
unconfirmed report that the two
brothers in the case will each take adj
vantage of the FIVE hours allowed each
side for the final appeal to the sena-
torial court.
RebuttaI Witnesses.
The witnesses for the prosecution
are daily arriving to testify this week
| in the rebuttal so that the incidents
brought out in the trial and which
were made perpIexing by the direct
refutations of the witnesses for the
respondent, will be revived for con-
sideration this week.
1t is understood interest will be
conferred on the Lakota. Rugby and
Minot stockyard incidents, which have
been chiefly under discussion here
since such strong witnesses went on
the stand for Judge Cowan and testi-
fed that he was sober on two Of those
occasions and not present at the time
when the third allegations was sup
posed to have taken place.
1t is understood the witnesses who
arrived in Bismarck yesterday to tes-
tify for the prosecution in regard to
bell. who has already been on the
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| Merchants bank, Ed Wilson. night
clerk at the Cramond hotel, George
Howard, day clerk at the Cramond,
III. B. Sem, 7. A. Toner. Lars Ber-
dahl and r. E. wengel.
other witnesses for the prosecutions
lrebuttal are: John Bruegger b. III.
bradford. Lars Birdahl, II. r, Baird,
Charles e. Greenleaf. d. @. Greenleaf,
Martin Hoghang, william Howard,
John r. Maddox. ]. A. Minkler. Allan
| Martin. ole seremgaard, G. w. Twi-
ford, A. Tuft. r. Warren, Alfred zuger,
Mrs. Prosser, Henry Hale. John w.
Mayer. j. A. Haig. Charles Smith, L.
Smell, w. A. Godward, Mrs W. A.
Godward. c. w. Kelly, Dennis Kelly,
j. H. Bloom
Has Already Cost $4,000.
On the question OF expense, the ex-
penditures of the state up to this aft-
ernoon in the trial OF the case is ap.
proximately $4,000, while UP to Sat-
urday evening there had been paid out
by the state auditor the sum OF SIS, :
629es The average daily expense Of
the trial is si.40o to $500, slightly
higher than had been anticipated The
total cost Of the trial win be approx
mately $4,000 unless 1t should come
to close earlier than expected.
The average amount paid 70 the wit
nesses that are subpoenaed is between
$40 and $50, some going as high as SIS.
This is accounted for by reason of
the large amount Of mileage that Is
paid. being cents a mile each way
| by the most accessible, shortest route