The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-01
CUTHBERT
effective
Opening Speech for Accused
Was Powerful Effort
Hot Stuff for Editors Who OPP
posed Judge COwan
Testimony Of Witnesses Bren-
nan and Fitzgerald

Bismarck, N. D.. May IA power
full effort by Fred T. Cuthbert, until
recently a law partner Of Governor
Burke, opened the final firing of the
respondents guns this morning before
crowded audience that filed the SEP
ate chamber.
The imposing figure Of the coun-
selor, resembling in appearance typi-
cal English barrister, with a Joe
Chamberlain fascial contour, added
much to the dignity of the occasion
and great weight to his eloquence and
bitter denunciations of certain news
papers which, he said, savored OF
anarchism.
Famous and Infamous"
He said the Cowan Impeachment
trial was not only the most famous
trial in North Dakota, but declared
before almighty God it was the most
Infamous, that he, personally, was
proud to stand against those men who
are seeking the downfall of John
Cowan. who had three times been
elected Judge of the Second judicial
district, by a two thirds vote OF the
people OF that district"
Politics.
sThe speaker took exception to At
torney Sinklers remark that politics
had been injected by the respondent,
saying impeach- ents were always the
result largely of political intrigue, cit
ing the Warren Hastings, the Julien
Cox and the Cowan trials.
Cuthbert branded Sinkler's statement
oF ln r-frn
Lineup and sign-up."
His plea for fairness was eloquent,
stating no matter what was back OF
the senators, IL they were unfair they
had sunken to the lowest degradation
possible for men to sink.
Certain people and newspapers had
forgotten American rights In driving
the legislature to act on articles which
didn't come from the proper sources.
Spoke OF Newspapers.
The attorney ripped into the news
papers and editors, mentioning John
Bloom, 'tthe man afraid to tell the state
he came from Walter Gushing, George
Winshlp and the lesser lights falling
in line as cheap iniibaeurs.'
'sWhat viii future history say Of
such men, who made such statements
without proof, who said what they
did with the object to sway you sena-
tors, and made you give way to the
crack of the politicians whip%
Senators Lenient.
Continuing, he said: Amy man
from niger to a Hindu, who hasn't
bravery to say here is my proof for
such ALLEGATIONS, does more than call
.aI.n nj
vipar sapping at the fountains OF
American institutions in such a man
ner as to make Benedict Arnold the
object of the highest type of Ameri-
can patriotism.
aNo court" he cried, ''in civilization
would stand for such base accusations
but would throw such men into the
bastile.
He quoted at length Burke's address
IN the house proceedings Of the famous
Swaine impeachment trial in reference
70 letters certain members had receiv-
ed. on the case, which Cuthbert said
"were tame to the letters and the
kilograms hurled over the state In the
Cowan case"
@HireIne" Bloom.
He mentioned men who for "a
stipened were hirelings to drive the
stilletto into Cowan's back" referring
to Bloom, who was trying to fitch the
district Judge Of his good name and
was happy in the doing.
Touched Up Rex.
He declared Cowan In the judges
opening address didn't intend to con-
vey the impression Scott Rex should
get drunk, but meant an occasional
drink of wine would do him good and
iii his blood with red corpuscles which
the sun couldn't bring out.
He called Rex "a good ad for dys-
pepsia medicine"
After "cush."
Cuthbert compared Cushing with
the man who had been brought out
of the gutter by interested friends
and then turned on man who was
in the same condition as he had been
saying he was not like that sinner
Cuthbert thought It wise for him
without sin to cast the first stone"
Line Up Talk.
He declared here was no logic IL
the statement Of the purp0rted Tin.
up for acQuittal because certain
set Of men had voted solidly on GER.
tain eliminations and rulings, tina
with the same process reasoning mel
who voted solidly against the pur
ported "Iine-up' could be accused o.
lining-up for conviction.
He insisted the man who wrote tina
didn't know what he was TALKING
about, and driving senators was vic
lating every rule law OF the Anglo
Saxon race.
The speaker diIated on Dan Brennan
and Jim Fitzgerald, and the latter
statement about going recently witt
Cowan to disreputable houses, whicl
places had been known to be out o
existence for a dozen years,
The prosecutions counsel spoke b
two women being run out OF the state
he shouted, hut why didn't they the,
ask Fitzgerald to tell about his trip
with the judge77
'sThe testimony Of such thing, TO
he has not the dignity OF a man, i
an insult to the senate, Cuthber
said.
Winship, Too. h
He said Winship wanted to pun
ish John Cowan because the latte
had been attorney general once ans
saw now the opportunity to get evel
for certain grudges then.
Senator Plain presided In the alb
sence OF President Bnrdick.
Afternoon Session.
This afternoon Attorney cuthbert re
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