The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-05-05
JUDGE I. COWAN
IS ACQUITTED

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for such actions as is asked by this
board of managers?
Ono, gentlemen, there is not,'' he
cried. "And you should not convict
him. If 1 am correct, and I Believe I am
correct in my construction of the law,
it is necessary that you should find that
he has been guilty Of these facts to
such extent that he has! become unfit to
hold his Office, and when ], say that this
investigation is to determine whether
he is unfit to hold this office, mean
unfit because Of proofs Of the acts
enumerated in the articles of impeach-
ment.'
After citing the night of the sing
ing in the Vanderhoof hotel, Mr.. Bangs
called attention to Dan Brennan. He
passed over the youthful editor of The
Devils Lake .Inter-Ocean lightly, cali
ing him mere fgurehead in the case,
despite his activity.
''Dan may have danced and pranced
before this senate like a punch and
judy show, :" he said with smile, "but
he was not the real one behind this i'm
parchment trial.
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+ "The man behind is he of the !.
+ one time golden beard" and he +
+ stroked his own clearly shaven 4
i. chin as he said this. "The man +
+ with the easy tread, who speaks I.
+ in low tones. You have seen him +
4 in the foyer Of the chamber at j.
+ every session. You have seen the +
+ face Of Joe Kelly anxiously look :.
+ from his station back there to the +
+ board of managers to see how his +
+ prosecution is being put and car y
+ ried out.'' i
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All through the discussion he made
it apparent that most of the blame in
these so-called delayed cases, specified,
rested on the shoulders Of Governor
John Burke before taking public Of
flee, as in the case of Bruegger VS.. Car
tier, when John Bruegger testified that
he had waited purposely before having
the brief filed with Judge Cowan on the
advice Of his counsel, Governor Burke
from June, 1901, until August, 1903.
The requiem he sang over the testi
mony and demeanor of sPaddy" Nor.
ton was scathing
Bangs said the look on the secretary
of state 3 face was so dark with hatred
even Sinkler couldn It see through it.
The recollection of the senate was
refreshed with the s'near lie,'' almost
passed out to the accused from the wit.
ness stand when Secretary Norton re-
membered where he was after saying
"you re a -----'' to Judge Cow.
an.
"Did those of you who sat near him
humble names so low, vile and OBJ
scene,' asked Tracy.
He came into court to take advan
tage of man while on trial, speaks
Of dirty deals and mumbles names
which call forth that which he so rich
ly deserves. -
"Thc man who don It dare to tell you
what was in his bank at Hettinger
who didn It dare tell you that part 81
his conduct as secretary Of state.
eff you are seeking men who are iii
to hold public Office" he shouted
(which man would you choose, the mar
who sat at the table for the defense
or the man who occupied the witness
box fearful to answer questions as t
his own honestly"
He asked if there was dirty dea
on whose part was the "damnable dirt,
deal9" Was it Paddy Norton, who
grabbed the land in the famous Powell
VS.. Norton case, testified to by Free
Traynor and H. G. Middaugh, both Of
whom said they prepared no fna
briefso
Then Paddy Norton said he went *
Cowan, asked for decision mentioning
dirty deal and Cowan said, "tush
tush,' an expression the judge never
uses.
Going further into the delayed case.
Bangs said:
"Another popularity about these de
layed cases is that they all bark back
to John Burke, when he was practicine
law, showing his neglect, yet they want
you to impeach Judge Cowan because
these papers were not in his hands OF
were lost. From Burke, Middaugh &
Cuthbert comes majority of the de
layed cases, some Of which were drop
ped after Burke came to Bismarck
Extracts from the report of the al
dress of F.. T. Cuthbert.
'tThe eulogy my friend Mr. Sinkle,
paid to-, Dan Brennan.' shouted Mr.
Cuthbert, "was magnificent. So far as
this case is concerned, Dan don I
amount to that and he snapped his
fingers.
"Except to be the tool Of Foxy Joe
Kally,' he continued. "I don It know