The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-28

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without power to enact mandatory
legislation directed at a coordinate
branch Of government.
With that indication OF the trend of
the argument Of the defense, it can
be readily seen that the subject is
one that has great possibilities, and
one that can be spread over q whole
lot Of time.
Then there is also the question of
whether or not the charge of fre-
Quenting drug stores is impeachable,
and that one will also be entered into
at length by the defense.
Still Discussing Cowan's Address.
The prosecution is giving no little
attention to the statement by Judge
Cowan at the opening of the defense.
IN that statement the accused jurist
made a remarkably complete detail
OF the various features of the case,
and now the prosecution charges that
defendant has failed, in many par
ticulars, to introduce evidence tend
ing to prove the remarks that he
made.
Jack Kelly lnterrogated.
Former State Senator Jack Kelly
OF Towner county was interrogated
yesterday afternoon by the .impeach-
ment court as to whether or not he
mad made statements to the effect
that Senator Gibbens had been bluff
led into remaining away from the
trial, either to Editor Bloom of the
Devils Lake paper or his reporter. an
l8-year-old nephew oC Mr.. Kelly, and
Mr.. Kelly replied that he had not.
He said that while at j. NJ. Kelly's
home In Devils Lake, latter being
his brother and father of reporter on
Devils Lake Journal who is supposed
to have gotten the story on Gibbens,
he had made the statement that it
had been told to him that Gibbens
had made up his mind which way he
would vote, and that he was not
coming back. This statement, Kelly
declared, had been made to him by
j. McCanna Of Cando.
RESOLUTIONS also passed the court
yesterday afternoon roundly con-
demntng an attack made upon Sen
ator Bessessen In the Golden Valley
Chronicle. This attack an editorial
In Its nature, and In the resolution
adopted the impeachment court ex-
pressed its highest regard for the
integrity of Mr.. Bessessen. There
was more or less argument as to the
wording OF the resolution, but 1t wac
finally sent through with only one
dissenting vote. that Of Senator
Trtmble OF Bottineau county, whose
objection was to the feature relating
to copies Of the paper In question
having been mailed to members of
-,
Hookwsy's Unusual Statement.
The statement made by Senator G.
w. Hookway of McHenry county yes
terday afternoon that he was now
prepared to cast his vote of not guilty
to each and. every one Of the speci-
ncations In the articles Of impeach-
ment against Judge Cowan, caused
no little comment. Mr.. Hookway
had stated some time ago that it
would be impossible for him to be
here after April %, aud he left this
morning for his home, and he will
be recorded as voting not guilty
throughout the balloting, the senate
granting him unanimous permanent
excuse for the remainder Of the ses-
sion.
Want Burdick's Expenses Paid,
Another unusual feature of the ses-
sion late yesterday afternoon was the
adoption Of resolution providing
for daily expense account for Presi-
dent Burdick of the senate of SO,
This expense allowance was made by
the court on the theory that the Of
fice pays only $1,000 per year. not
even mileage being allowed, and that
expenses en- occasions Of this nature
can be allowed in the identical man
ner that expense accounts are al
lowed to state officials.
President Burdick, at the time the
matter was brought up, said that he
could not accept allowance for serv-
ices. Only two members of the court
voted against the proposition, Ste
vens and Gunderson, who contended
that. the court was without power to
make such provision.
Gunderson's Statement
Here Is the statement that was
made to the impeachment court yes
terday by Senator Gunderson of Nell
son county, the same being self-ex-
planatory.
Mr.. President: -.
I would like to explain briefly the
article in yesterdays Fargo Courier
News. attempting to charge me with
being on still hunt to find evidence
to help to defeat Justice.
After testimony had been introduc-
ed by the prosecution to prove the al
legged charge Of drunkenness at La
kota on July II. 1910. it occurred to
me that I was there at the hotel, at
the time Of the day it is claimed this
took place, my attention being also
called by certain party to the fact
that L was there. To fully satisfy
myself as to whether i was there or
not. wrote to the hotel for a copy
Of the register on that and the fol-
lowing day. Instead of sending me a
copy, Landlord Peterson tore out and
sent me the pages containing these
dates. Shortly after receiving them.
! informed Mr.. Geo. A. Bangs, lead
ing counsel for the prosecution, that
I had sent for copy of the register
containing these dates, but instead
had received the leaves Of the reg
lister, and asked him II he had any
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