The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-25

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claimed that Cowan came to his room
and spent the night with him.
The prosecution after determining
accounts of the Moellers had been left
with Sem for collection asked Sem
II such accounts were true and cor
rect, to which the defense made OBJ
lection on the ground that the prose-
cution had. failed to establish the
competency Of this witness to testify
on that score. AS usual the argument
over the question involved George
and Tracy Banks in a tilt Of their
own.
The first witness on the stand was
Bruegger of Williston, testifying with
relation to the case of Cartier VS..
Bruegger Mercantile company, one of
the delayed cases. It involved the
deed to the land in the western sec
tion Of the state.
That Judge Cowan is to be subject
ed to just as severe rebuttal evidence
upon the part of the prosecution as
was introduced on direct now
appears practically certain, and fur
! lIthermore it also appears that it will
Eak ruire more than two or three days
~ As,ich to complete such rebuttal.
The>T ccipal purpose of the prose-
cution>oc, very likely be to i'm
peach thete tnesses Of the defense
and explains 'in features that
Devils Lake witnesses are here
again In full force and among those
whom it is expected will go on the
witness stand are Mr. and Mrs. w. A.
Godward, ]. M. Kelly, ]. H. Bloom and
several others of Devils Lake who
have been prominent in the fight
against the accused jurist.
Following Sem, B. Howard of
Rugby was placed on the stand for
the purpose of introducing the rec
crds of the Hotel Cramond in evil
dence. These records show that
Minkler registered in the evening of
June 10, remaining till Sunday and
that he then checked out. There is
nothing to indicate that Mr.. Minkler
was there earlier in the week. Mink
Ter, in his testimony, stated that he
had not registered on this occasion.
The cash book Of the hotel does not
show that there was any payment
for the room on the night in ques-
tion that it has previously been tes-
titled that he was Ill.
The books also showed the pres
ence in the hotel of Scott Rex Of
Grand Forks during the period in
question.
There was an hours wrangling
this afternoon before the books Of
DR.. s. Moeller, formerly of Rugby,
were admitted in evidence by the SEN
ate, the vote being % to 16, before
such evidence was allowed. The de-
Tense fought the Introduction on the
grounds that the prosecution had
failed to- establish that the accounts
I'm question were in fact true and cor
rect accounts kept by those physci-
ans. Olaf Moeller is the physician
supposedly attending Minkler.
The entry in the books indicates
that the service In question was per-
formed on the morning of June 20,
1903, instead Of the morning Of June
II, as has been testified to previously
by Minkler. This would put the ILL
ness on Sunday morning, instead of
Thursday morning.
Senator "A. r. Movius of Richland
county, heretofore absent from the
sessions of senate, was today sworn
in as a member of the court and will
remain till close.
In the vote on the question of ad-
mftting the Moeller, books in evi-
dence. Senators Baker. Carter, Dun
can. Ganssle. Gronvold, Hookway.
jacobson, LaMoure, Martin, Mclean.
Movius, Simpson, Stevens, Syvertson,
Trimble and Waited voted in the
negative.
Means Next Week.
Failure Of the court to hold a ses-
sion yesterday afternoon precludes all
possibility of the completion Of the
trial this week, and will continue it
over till at least Wednesday of next
week. Yesterday afternoon found the
senator's quite unwilling to return to
their labors after the short vacation.
and many Of them failed to arrive in
the city until after the hour appointed
for the convening.
It will take at least until Thursday
evening for the completion of the in
PRODUCTION Of evidence, with possibil-
ity that It will extend over till Fri
day. Should it not be completed till
Friday noon or evening, then the op-
posing attorneys doubtless would be
compelled to ask that time be granted
them till Monday before they proceed
ed with the arguments.
Arguments opening Monday would
allow the voting to commence about
Wednesday morning.
The time limit that has been fixed by
the senate, only five hours for each
side. Is now deemed insufficient in
which TO cover the ground, and re-
quest doubtless will be made for more
time. about ten hours being consid-
cred as more near enough to sum up
the case. In the Cox Impeachment
case in Minnesota, there were ten
days Of arguments.