The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-14
COWAN HAS
CONCLUDED
Took All Of Forenoon and Part
Of Afternoon
Testimony Of Witness for De-
Tense Was Begun


mediately begun.
There Is some talk OF night sessions
now to completes the case as rapidly
as possible but many OF the senators
are opposed. 1t viii be impossible to
keep the journal up to date il three
daily sessions OF any length are held.
Judge cowan's long argument Isl
thought by almost every one to have
been wonderfully effective end to have,
greatly helped his case.
Corrected Statement.
When Judge Cowan began this
morning he announced that he wished
to correct misstatement he had made
yesterday in regard to A. B. Kerlin
being a member of the civic league
at Devils Lake
shortly after the close OF the after
noon session yesterday" the Judge said,
'fMr. Kerlin called my attention to the
error / had made and remarked feel
ingly: God knows have enough to
answer for without being charged with
that And 1 wish to make the COR
rection. If you gentlemen could see
some OF the members OF that league,
you would not wonder at Mr.. Kerlin's
indignation at being called a member
OF it,"
Wo6Id Not Seek Revenge.
The jur1st made one telling point
when he stated: II understand there
is a sentiment prevalent in the senate
that on my acquittal I might endeavor
to wreak vengeance on some of the
witnesses and others who have opposed
| me- I want to assure the members of
this court that should be acquitted,
nothing of the kind win happen. /
win not endeavor to get even with
those who have spied on me and pried
into my past life"
Touching Reference.
"My wife," the jurist continued,
went this holy day to her church and
there around the altar, as she prayed
that I might be promptly acquitted,
she also knelt in supplication and be-
sought her God that my enemies might
also be forgiven"
Prosecution Objected.
/ George "A. Bangs sprang to his feet
i and vigorously objected to the state
ment of the judge as a sentimental
appeal to the sympathy of the mem
bers of the court. He thought it ir-
relevant and immaterial. and wanted
the Judge to confine his statements to
evidence he intended to introduce.
The judge insisted that he had heard
the counsel for the prosecution make
worse statements and that he intended
to produce testimony along the line
of his remarks.
The prosecuting counsel then with
drew his objections.
Discussed Delayed Cases.
The accused discussed at consider
able length number of delayed cases
on which the prosecution has intro
duced testimony. In one of them he
stated that Governor Burke had been
one of the counsel but had never COM
lpleted the case. which was one cause
for delay. s-
Appeal or Square Deal.
In concluding his case. Judge Cowar
stated that he had nothing against the
members of the Impeachment cour'
and didn't suppose that any Of then
had anything personally against him
He announced that during the pro.
! ceedings he had heard the statement
by some Of them. had seen their ex.
pressions, so that If he was selecting
; a jury to try himself. some of them
might be left off.
Relied on Their Manhood.
! But he concluded. II rely on tht
} manhood OF the members of this cour
7 and expect I will receive fair treat
ment and justice.
III ssNo member OF this court shouls
} read the newspapers to see in then
: 1.-THE verdict he imagines he is to brdni
: at the conclusion of this hearing.
/ want verdict rendered in Justice ant
fright, and on the testimony"
After Four Editors.
The accused said politics had stroni
influence In the impeachment proceed
ings in the house and that four paper
had been instrumental in securing hi
Impeachment. They were The Crane
Forks Herald, The Devils Lake Jour
\ lnaI. The Valley City Times Record AM
The Fargo Courier News. The editor
we're called scoundreIs and the speake
told how he had In the past been In
strumental in thwarting some Of thei
schemes, which accounted for thei
antagonism.
Proud of Friends.
The Judge paid high tribute to tn
stand taken by his friends who ha
: rallied to his support He told hos
Y many had voluntarily offered to testif
: and he asked the court to conside
I. their testimony, coming voluntarily
and contrast ii with the malevolen
!, EFFORTS Of the opposition.
: He cited others who claimed to b
] his friends and insisted on his I'm
I peachment that he might clear him
] self. This he regarded as peculiar. 9
7 he was supposed to be innocent unit
proven guilty, and 1t was not his plac
to make the proof of innocence, BIZ
that Of the state to make the proc
i Iof his guilt
Other AFrisnds"
= The Judge said he hoped none
4 the senator's could ever be cursed wit
i the kind OF friendships some o9 h
+ had proven to be. Some claiming
i be his friends had traitorously spie
4 on him and borne false witness.
No Sacrifices.
Il "Don't offer me as sacrifice ID pull
e llc clamor, exclaimed the Judge. acsis
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