The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-29

again In the district court Of Ramsey
county later.
Took Up Charges.
He outlined the manner of taking
up the issues of the case. He said
he would first figure on the various
acts of public intoxication. next the
unspecified instances of drunkenness.
after which he would go into the ha-
bitual drunkenness, the false certifi-
Gates and the delayed cases.
Rugby Incident.
He began with the Rugby incident
June II to 20. 1909, declaring that
Cowan had attempted to deceive the
senate in his opening address as he
stated he would personally go on the
stand and show he wasn't drunk on
that occasion.
Sinkler claimed that Cowan didn't
dare go on the stand and place the
sanctity of the oath behind such state
ments, but brought such men as
Minkler, who perjured himself, to boil
ster up his unsworn statements
The speaker declared Minkler per-
jured himself merely for the purpose
of impeaching witnesses Scott Rex
and Paul Campbell.
Sick Friend.
Sinkler referred to Cowan's pre-
tense of attending a sick friend all
night as the cause for his sleeping on
the bench the next morning while the
court was in session.
eff those were facts" cried Sinkler
I'VE would say, my God, any man "a
justified for going to sleep in court
and we would pat him on the back
saying, well done. But those were not
the facts"
Hotel Register.
The counselor then dramatically
turned to the Cramond hotel register
on the table near by saying that here
was the silent proof, which spoke
louder than hundred witnesses" t:lat
Cowan was drunk on the night ct
June II, 1909.
Here Is his own signature in q
quivering hand" he shouted. "The
drunken hand OF John F. Cowan wrote
that name. No wonder they tried to
get away with that register. No won
der they tried to suppress this evil
dence"
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He then related the Rex testimony
where the Grand Forks attorney said
"Cowan stank with liquor" in the lobby
of the hotel that night, and didn't rec
ognize him at first.
Sinkler said the defendant had
brought such men as Minkler, a per-
jurer, Palda and Scotland, who were
pretty warm friends of Cowalt. and
interested in the latter" to disprove
those charges.
After two hours, President Burdick
declared a recess until 2 O'clock this
afternoon.
Bloom Retraets.
When the court reassembled this
afternoon. a communication was re-
ceived from J. III. Bloom, editor OF The
Devils Lake Journal II was in refer
ence to the recent scare head article ia
The Journal rejecting on Senator
Gibbons of Towner county. Bloom
stated that after full investigation
he was convinced there was no ground
for the charges made In that article
against Gibbons and he wanted to re-
tract them
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Attorney Sinkler then resumed his
address. He said there was no poll.
tics in the case except that injected
by the defense. The claim was made
that the impeachment grew out Of the
investigation of the conditions al
Devils Lake. for which he held Cow
an responsible. Ii was all pure and
unadulterated reform, not politics.
Discussed Testimony.
Then Sinkler took up the testimony
of Maurer and Branchflower and in
sisted they could not be mistaken when
they said that Cowan was drunk and
slept on the bench.
The testimony OF Flynn and Duggan
was next referred to. The hearing OF
the motion In the Vanderhoof hotel
the appointments of attorneys by Cow
an to defend prisoners, George Ham
cocks testimony and the postoffice
controversy between Cowan and Rev
Mr.. Burr of Wolford was reviewed.
The Brennan- Cowan conversation on
the street and the testimony relating
thereto was Quilted The speaker was
thereto was outlined, The speaker was
for the defense along this line.
Heroic Daniel.
The speaker then told what q great
hero Dan Brennan was and how proud
Brennan's friends should be OF him for