The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-04
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IN THE COWAN
IMPEACHMENT
Charges Upon Which the Sen
ate Will Try Him on
March %.
IMPROPER USE Of INTOx|CANTs
CONSTITUTED LARGER NUMBER

CUhoIlIUltU lAkGEk Number
Other Charges Are Delay in Deciding
Matters Pending Before Him and
the Use Of Domineering Methods
With Attorneys.
Bismarck, N. D., March 4.-AIarch
2s is the time that has been set by
the senate for the trial of John r.
Cowan. impeached judge of the Sec
ond judicial district. The trial date
was fixed yesterday evening shortly
before O'Clock when the articles, Of
impeachment. prepared by the board
or managers. was filed with the sem
ate.
The scene was unusual, the board
OF managers taking up place at the
secretary's desk with Chairman
Homnes Of the board reading the
charges and specifications. On these
charges the Judge will be tried.
In the trial the board of managers
act as the prosecuting body, having
the power to engage counsel, ETC., and
to perform all other acts necessary
In furthering the states case.
The articles Of impeachment had
received the approval Of the house
just a short time prior to their being
read before the senate. In the house
they were not even read, being an
proved in full, although MIR. Dosseth
MQNntR0n ali hak
should be read and approved, one at
the time. ~. ~
The Charges.
Articles of impeachment filed
against Judge John r. Cowan yester-
day afternoon carry eight charges.
Under the first charge, that of
habftual drunkenness. only one speci-
fication is filed, being that he has
been habitually addicted to the use
Of liquor to such an extent that his
mental faculties and physical powers
were impaired to noticeable degree;
that he has been seen under the in.
fuence Of liquor on frequent occas-
ions when he was unable to control
his physical powers, and that the
periods Of intoxication. have been 90
frequent and at such length as to ma
terially interfere with the perform
ance Of the ordinary duties incident
to said ohice.
The second charge is that he has
been guilty Of offenses against the
laws Of the state, and eighteen in
stances are cited wherein it is con-
tended that he has been guilty Of such
crimes, being as follows:
That on June 1s he appeared in the
court room at Rugby intoxicated.
That on June 1s, 1909, he appeared
in the Hotel Cramond in Rugby, in
toxicated.
That on June 10. 1910, he appeared
in the lobby of hotel in Lakota in
toxicated.
That on Jan. is, 1909, he appeared
intoxicated in court room at Devils
Lake.
That on Nov. 10, 1909, he appeared
in court room at Minnewaukan in
toxicated.
That on Dec. 10, 1907, he appeared
in court room at Minnewaukan in
toxicated.
That on Nov. 1, 1908, he appeared
in the Vanderhoff hotel in Devils Lake
intoxicated.
That on May 10, 1908, he appeared
in the Vanderhoff hotel intoxicated.
That on Aug. Is, 1908, he appeared
in the Devils Lake court room in
toxicated.
That on Aug. 4, 1908, he appeared in
the Devils Lake court room intoxi-
Gated.
That on June 20, 1910, he appeared
at various places on streets of Devils
Lake intoxicated.
That on Oct. 10, 1910, he appeared
in the Devils Lake postof1ce intoxi-
Gated.
That on Oct. "a. 1910, he appeared
in the Devils Lake court room intoxi-
Gated.
That on Nov. 8, 1910, he appeared on
the streets of Devils Lake intoxicated.
That on Nov. 8, 1910, he appeared
in the Office Of county auditor at Dew
Ills Lake in an intoxicated condition.
That on Nov. z, 1910, he appeared at
livery barn in Devils Lake intoxi-
aated.
That on June Is, 1909, he appeared
in the office of the clerk Of the district
court at Rugby in an intoxicated con-
dition.
That on Aug. 20. 1909, he appeared
on tho streets of Hansboro intoxi-
Gated.
Third Charge.
The third charge is that Judge
Cowan was wilfully and wrongfully
guilty Of acts and conduct which
grossly disturbed the public peace
and openly outraged public decency
and was injurious to public morals.
Under this charge there are seven
specifications.
First, that he frequented places
that were notoriously known az
places where intoxicating liquor was
being sold as beverage and that the