Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-04-28


II Us evident from the test imony. Of
the witness the SJGd 81 GoWan
case that q number offS them have, to
use an ugly word lied, and still worse,
they have committed perjury.
Cogswell Enterpris lille it may
BE- true that Judge Cowan violated rs
law when he purchased liquor and
drank IT ia d drug store, he must have
violated his oath Of ONCE when he
granted the permit To the drug store to
sell liquor knowing that it would be
sold contrary to law. N 4
jamestown Democrat: The Cowan
imp eachment case still holds the cen
ter q the stage at Bismarck. Judge
CoWan opened the case ID his own de-,
Tense, last Week, 81 al mpassion1led
speech, IN which he called ali the Wit
nlesses for the prosecut iong lars
and an then some very sdignif1ed language
on the part Of a district Judge
Pembina Pionee Express: Perhaps
no thing has been better proven than
the fact that impeachment for high
crimes and misdemea before a
body constituted AS Is a state senate is
about as poor a method Of; trying a
criminal case as could be planned. Va
jury Of twelve has its limitations but
when it is mad up Of sixty politicians
the results are not and cannot be very
satisfactory q #3 is1s.5
Lisbon Free Press: The newspapers
continue to speculate as TO the out
come Of the Cowan impeachment, but
the record Of votes kept would indi-
cate that q two-thirds majority could
mot be obtained to convict him on the
charges preferred though It seems he
will be subject to the adverse vote Of
the majority on the charges of drunk;
enness, this however, will not be suff.
lcient to convict Judge CoWan. Whatev,
er may be the outcome the voters OF
the Second judicial district will Ger!
Etainly not elect him again to this high
office. .;ss 5s ss lSg2 - Ii ~ ss y.
NJ. Fargo Courier News: Judge Cow.
ans contestant raillery at those who
\ have been standing for law and order
4 in his home town will "a id nothing
favorable to the opinion being formed
Of him BY reason Of the testimony
4 and his own statement. before i the
i high court Of impe chment. From his
own mouth tt is made plain that he
4 does not stand for law enforc cement
4 or for any Of those thing which make
\ for the dignity and honor Of the bench
4 His appeal to the senators was thal
: Of am ma harang uing q mob which he
A sized up as his own ca1iber and. in
Eclination, the intimation5 Of his tall
q being that wv e drinking men mus
stand togethe 3E:;|
The admission that he had dranl
! liquor lin drug stores and that III wa,
Inc discredit for d judgeto drink in til,
!! very stores to which he had granite,
\ permits to sell liquor for medicina
4 purposes only, is q fair sample Of hi
!, viewpoint on moral ethics and make
4 one wonder how such a judge coul,
q beexpected to deal out Justice to thos,
!, before him for yiolation of the pro
y hibition law 35.s .:5s 5.
I'D Omemee Herald: Judge Cowan ha
$ q few political sup orters in Bottinea,
i county. We say "a few because the;
+ represent but 4 a n small percentage %
q the voting population. The /. Heral
\ would like to ask some OF the Judge
! supporters in this county if they at
: prove OF the speech he made in open
ling his "a efense,, before the senate
: 4 They cannot say that: it is an injustic
B to 58yC oWans to measure him BY tina
! speech. He made 1T \ after days an
{ days Of delibe tion, and It was We
4 repaired. Nov, is there an one VII
Il Il will endorse the Judges speech /
q there one who will publicaly ADM
q tha that he likes him because he has q per
~ i: . chant for making speeches Of tina
81 kind I? us ear from some Of then
= Fargo Searehlig ht: In the CoWan III
I lpeachme nt case now on at Bismarck
i some one us lying, and With a grea
& ideal Of emph basis. One set Of 5Witnesse
q for the state swear 60 an kinds Of il
81 toxicatt ton, while anothe set Of mi
I 4 nesses for the ~ efendant swear as it
n the same matter that here was no Il
4 Etoxicati on. ssible, some sof thes
II peop1e. the ones who are telling tn
"a Hes should be rounded up and show