The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-04-21

some Scotch whiskey, but Cowan thank.
ed him but said he wasn't drinking
now.
"But the whiskey was at the
housef" asked George Bangs on cross.
examination, to show why the accused
jurist had not accepted the invitation.
The witness assented.
"But it was Scotch,'' addel Tracy
Bangs, quickly indicating that anyone
must have made positive resolution
to "swear OFF, in order to resist such
a temptation.
Doyon on the stend.
c. H. Doyon, a farmer banker of Dov-
on, N. D., another witness called gave
much the same line Of testimony. lie
stated in long acquaintance Wit, the
accused he had never kno VII him to
be drunk, and never saw him IN that
condition though he admitted on cross
examination that he possibly had seen
the respondent take an occasional drink
at social affairs.
The other witnesses giving corrobora-
tive testimony in regard to Judge Cow
ans condition during the last two
years were Richard Dae'ey, w. F. Can
field, both of Cando. Both have known
him well for two decades or 20, meeting
him frequently and attending trials
in his court occasionally, so their th:
servation Of him at vSrious times in
the last twosyears Mss sufficient 10
judge whether he vas hatituslly drunk.
Neither had seen him under the ini.u.
ence Of liquor, thoagl they stated lie
/ might have taken drink now and
then. ,,.s4 *
+ Mrs. Stevens Testifes.
No more convincing evidence, either
for the prosecution or the defense, has
been laid before the court of impeach.
ment before which Judge John +. Cow
an stands as respondent, than that Civ
en- this morning when Mrs. Jean Nc
Naughton Stevens of Towner, super
intendent Of penal and reformatory
work in the North Dakota Woman g
Christian Temperance Union, who ap-
|peared for the defense. She denied
any intoxication on the part of Judge
Cowan during any portion of the trial
:of the Slavens case in Rugby during
January, 1910, through which she re.
mained in the court room the entire
time as the companion and friend of
the young lady upon whom Slavens was
accused Of having made an assault.
81 was there just to help the girl, y
said Mrs. Stevens on the stand. "There
was no other woman to go into court
with her. +" II.
/ She had only known the girl week
\ or two before the trial commenced.
Each day she had shook hands with
Judge Cowan. On the first day that
she was in court, the afternoon on Jan
uary 26, a short recess in the proceed.
ings was called few moments after
she had arrived and Judge Cowan then
descended from the bench and greeted
Eher, talking to her several minutes.
His demeanor was fne,'' she respond.
ed to question as to whether or not
there was anything during the entire
trial of the case to indicate that Judge
Cowan was intoxicated. He was sober
throughout the hearing of the case, and
at no time was there any indication Of
any drunkenness. Mrs. Stevens was in.
formed that it had been testified in the
case for the prosecution that Judss
Cowan had gone to sleep on the bench
and was asked whether or not such wa,
the fact. She replied that Judge Cow
an at time sclosed his eyes, but that
whenever an objection was made at any
point in the proceedings, his rulings
were prompt and decisive. Asked ul-
rectly whether at any time she saw
Judge Cowan when he was ac:uany
asleep during the trial, she replied with
a smile, "I think not. !"
There was. no cross.examination and
mrs. Stevens was Immediately: excused d.
/ Explaining her acquaintance with
Judge Cowan she stated that it dated
from an occasion in 1894 in Towncr
when there was an attempted lynshing
and when Judge Cowan came to the
rescue of an accused negro and served
through the trial of the casa without
pay.
Mrs. Stevens is president of Rural
Department of North Dakota Educa-
tional association, former grand chap.
lain of the North Dakota grand lodge
Of the Eastern Star, formerly superin-
tendent of schools in McHenry county
and is eevn now engaged in teaching in
Towner.
Bismarck, April ls.-Progress in the
Cowan trial was iapeded today when