Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-19
COMPLETE REPORT OF The ARGUMENT
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night think the board would simply they
uy precued from doing they
cline proceed far
way do not what could do would be ridiculous
take this distance, three hundred miles
operatonsrom here Fargo
Devils aken would be three hundred miles the
on and to take and rebuta the called
attention of this here If
at the seat of the operations then there would be
declaring that be
at least three four at
Bismarck until reply parties &c. may it
please the Senate feel respect that we ought not to be
forced it not that should be expedited Justice
the of the Justice to the Senate and hoard
OF feel respite the pur
OF gathering ourselves properly present case
Tracy Bangs Just word in regard to the statements made Nv
Mr. Bangs want the beginning
presence before but will again statement of
Mr. Bangs that this investigation friendly
Judge Cown Judge Cown acquainted that CON-
mtee when appointed and appointed who
did not disclose his overly friendly relations
to Judge Cowan. friendly this as far
will 60 in that respect.
With the This committee was
appointed and they had fifty attorney en-
ped to travel over this state hunting the evidence present
Bismarck and might before That attorney understand with
the assistance other prepared mpeac.
of these articles
Mr. George A. Bangs had to look them over
from II o'clock.
Mr. Tracy Bangs attempted say was that time he said
he had approved Of these articles they
impeachment drawn by an ATTORNEY mnod nv the private inter-
es that prosecuting John F.
employed by the state John f. Cowan,
statement for that counsel to make that he docs
pared to why these articles and
cannot be sustained remarkable
to make to stand before this
trying John Cowa on articles Of impeachment that he isn't
sustain under the law Isn't it, And then suggested
Senate that we will the question of jurisdiction which
been settled FIRST Let that this Senate sitting high
court of impeachment settle the question jurisdiction
trial of the is concerned 1t the question Jurisdiction
tar the reception of evidence right
and every senator has the final the charges and specifications
contained these articles of impeachment guilty
that the Senate jurisdiction if
his own judgment and his opinion when you
these charges and specifications This pur
sued in other impeachment it the law, is right 1t would be
thing indeed the sitting morning
twenty-five could vote and compel the other twenyiom forego their
own judgment and their opinion when
OF the That cannot be done absolutely impossible
the law stands today know that
gathering up this evidence but would that much the
has been gathering biographies Of
Some of might have been in gathering
and then would have necessary
for continuance He finally suggests defendant has closed
then this will ask additional
know what means? that
the counsel has absolutely neglected their duty from the
day of their appointment because he tells
time the board managers a
pointed have been sitting around here doing absolutely
nothing since the time they appointed work
this court sat and then they ask this
this man to additional him the rack
because they have failed discharge their duty Mr. appointed
about the time the Legislature adjourned
to gather this evidence lie had the assistance should had
stancc OF the pick OF the House. least should have been the OF
the House. They have travelled you
what the cost has been for them and help and
have but to look the records filed
brought here with little notice We have
state behind backs and had
we arrived in Bismarck and John Cowan has been obliged
this state and gather these himself
tar as the testimony the Of the Defense
seen he had travelled he
the men who knew of these that he would have landed
long What do they ask now? They ask John
TINS senate and put all Of his
and then that this Senate adjourn and this board managers
their counsel and their of detectives and their
over the state again and gather few and
the seeding and work has been done and
few more that have been heard before
70 let them IN we will turn our loose Now this is
what amounts
give them opportunity back here with lot of evidence
mind you gentlemen of the Senate have introduced
new evidence we have Simply introduced witnesses deny the evidence
mat tny put As of fact there nothing for them
because we have simply denied their There nothing that
we put We simply With here show that their
nesses were not truthful mary Of these that they have testified
and When they bring What they pleased call rbut unless
they bring they simply bring other witnesses that they
SHOULD have their