The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-29
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Forbes. n. d. April is. 1911. sen.
Frank Walton. Bismarck, NJ. d. Dear
Sir For some time / have been fol-
lowing the trial OF Judge Cowan. Re-
Gently ! have seen your name among
those who have voted not to receive
certain evidence. / do not know
what your motive or that OF your
colleagues may have been in not
wishing to receive this evidence. In
fact that makes little difference, for
there has been enough evidence in
trodnced ten times over to show Judge
CoWan to be unworthy OF a Judge
ship In this state. When the final
vote comes, Dickey county wants to.
see your vote cast in accordance with
the evidence and In support of order
and decency in our courts. Yours
truly, Ralph r. Fulton.
bismarck. n. T., april IL 1911.
Rev. Ralph T. Fulton. Forbes, N. D..
Dear Sir: Yours OF April Is, evil
IDENTIFY intending to condemn me for
my actions in the Cowan case, is at
hand, and fully noted
To say that am surprised at
minister of the Gospel in any way
undertaking to influence a Juror in
50 important case as that against
Judge Cowan Is expressing It mildly
wish to assure you that my only
motive and only desire Is to see justice
done in the matter and do not in
tend to be influenced or frightened
into doing other than my conscience
dictates.
It Is regretted that there are a few
in like positions as yourself who are
condemning Judge Cowan. and some
Of you had him convicted in your own
minds before there was any evidence
introduced. /, however. am willing
to hear the other side before making
a decision in the matter and, If the
evidence as disclosed, is sufflcient un-
der the law, / will vote for conviction,
otherwise my vote will be cast for
acquittal regardless of what anyone
may think.
know that the writer has many
faults and in the eyes of some have
perhaps been exceedingly wrong in
voting against allowing the prosecu-
tion to bring in charges against Judge |
Cowan Of which he had no notice and
against which he was not prepared to |
make defense. 1t appears to me |
that if the prosecution were unable to |
convict him on nearly 100 charges, !
as specified in their complaint, that 1t |
would be useless expenditure of the |
states funds to permit other charges |
that were not specified and Of which |
there might be no limit
Further than this. I was not in |
favor of allowing the prosecution, be- |
hind which stands the whole state of |
North Dakota, any undue advantage |
over a single individual in a fight, |
which, If settled to the satisfaction of |
some who pose as reformers, would |
mean more than death on the
gallows.
! hope that ! may close my eyes in |
death ere / become so depraved as 20 |
find pleasure and satisfaction in TIE |
downfall of others. God int lded |
that we should do unto others as we |
would be done by and, If there was |
more Of the milk OF human kindness |
flowing through the veins of those to |
whom we naturally ought to look : ir |
things that are good, those who speak |
to use of the scripture and tell us r.
peatedly of the crucifixion OF Christ. |
would have a better standing with
the good people or the world and
would be better qualified to pass
peaceful eternity.
There is so much good in the worst
of us and so much bad in the best of
US, 1t hardly behooves any Of us to
speak i'll of the rest Of us" The
author Of the above quotation was
one who had a true connection of
humanity and undoubtedly had a
heart and disposition to deal kindly
and fairly with his fellow man.
Trusting this will explain my posi-
ton to your satisfaction, / am, Yours
truly, F. M. Walton.
Dickinson Recorder Post; 1t is a
ten to one shot that the farce comedy
that has held the center of the stage
at Bismarck the past month will, when
the curtain falls, be declared a fiat
failure in every way-except the act
in which the expense account figures
II testimony goes for anything there
will be no impeachment. The state
failed in every case to prove its charges
by unbiased witnesses.
jamestown Alert: According to the
advocates Of the conviction of Cowan
whether the testimony shows him to
be guilty or not, anyone who ventures
an opinion that the prosecution has
not made out an improbable case, is
described as someone who Is anxious
to have the course of justice thwarted,
Senator Gronna is the latest prominent
man Of the state to be thus arraigned
by the press agents for the prose
cution.
Fillmore Herald News: The unevia-
Bile reputation that Dan Brennan has
acquired during the Cowan trial, and
the many things brought out in his
testimony and the testimony of others
should be enough to keep him thinking
for years TO come,
sour baby cries for Cnamberlain's
Cough Remedy" writes Mrs. 7. B.
Kendrick Basaca, Ca. 1T is the best
cough remedy on the market for