The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-04-21
Strong Defense introduced :
Before Impeachment Court
Witnesses Positive in Their Statements
that Judge CoWan Was Not Intoxi-
Gated on Occasions Claimed
by Prosecution

consideration Of the motion by the
prosecution for an adjournment of two
weeks came up at this mornings ses-
sion, to give them ample opportunity
to fully prepare certain allegations
made on the stand in regard to the La
kota and Rugby incidents.
Heated arguments made by Bangs
brothers, bitter. insinuations flung at
prosecution and respondent, occupied
the attention of the senate. The ques-
tion was put by President Burdick for
the proposed adjournment, which
brough forth long list Of arguments
pro and con by the Senators.
Tracy Bangs said the former counsel
for the prosecution had made thor
ough trip from one end Of the state
to the other searching for evidence,
that his brother g statement about be-
ing unprepared was remarkable and
that he had no right to question the
jurisdiction of the senate, that matter
hving already been decided but that
each man must decide for himself on
the final vote on specifications. Said if
the counsel for the prosecution had
been as busy preparing the case as in
looking up biographies Of witnesses for
the defense no such excuse would be
made for continuance.
i He announced that the cry for addi-
tional time meant neglect of duty by
the board of managers since the day of
appointment, that the counsel admit
ted that he had no assistance, so that
the board must be ornamental, and that
it was wrong to. keep the accused on
the, rack and take up his time and
cause additional expense to the state.
elf you want to know the cost to the
board SO far" he said; ego look at the
record g in the auditors ofice.''
Mr.. Bangs said that Cowan had to
travel over the state at his own ex-
pense to get the right proof Of each
incident, and that if he hadn't he
would have "been lied into hell long
ago." and now the prosecution wanted
to send out corps of detectives and
pussyfooters to be able to introduce
more evidence and turn their newspa-
pers loose once more. ''They know
there is nothing to rebut," cried Tracy
Bangs, "Their witnesses are not truth
full, so they must bring I'M new ones
in the case." If adjournment had to
be taken he urged it now, so no more
"bought witnesses" could be procured.
George Bangs wanted to know if
counsel insinuated that he bought wit
nesses. Tracy declared that he had
not, but that Dan Brennan, Joe Kelly,
Fred Mann and others had, if he want.
ed to know who had. He said that
he knew his brother had nothing to do
with that, that he was merely trying
the case with an aim 70 victory.
Tracy then compared the witnesses
of the prosecution Of those Of the de-
fense, saying he would leave it to the
senate which looked honest, and asked
if his clients witnesses were of the
type of Dan Brennan, who would drive
Cowan, McClory and Cuthbert out of
Devils Lake. He said that the re:
spondent hadn't offered anybody $50
per day for purposes Of spying on them,
as the counsel for the defense had been
spied upon. He declared that he had
talked with no witnesses without hav-
ing to take precaution against being
"pussyfooted" on, that he never look
ed out Of his room at the hotel but
what someone Of the clique was hang
ing around at the other end Of the hall.
"Let us stay and 60 home, either &C.
quilted or convicted.' he said.
George Bangs said MS chief source
Of regret in the case was the bitterness
Of the arguments of the respondent,
that the house board and their counsel
had been insulted continually in IT,
rade voiced by the only tongue in the
state which could give it sharp sar-
casm.
In. referring to Jordal's statement
refusing to. turn over evidence to the
house board, he was interrupted by
Senator Simpson, who said that Mr..
Jordal's language was nothing like
that which Mr.. Bangs was using. Mr..
Bangs then said he would like to know
what Jordal did say. He said Tracy
Bangs was not correct about the coun-
sci going over the state to collect evil
dence. He; said he was sometimes
ashamed Of the heat of the arguments
made by the counsel and the board had
been gosded op by vicious insults Of
the respondent Is counsel, distinguished
or otherwise.
He spoke Of thesenate g jurisdiction,
but was interrupted by President Bur
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