The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-05
DEFENSE HAS CONCLUDED ITS
DIRECT TES1IMONY-A1.
TORNEYS WRANGLE.
KEEPS SENATOR'S BUSY
Newspaper Reports Of the Trial Anger
Some Of the Men,bers-End Of
Famous Case Not
Far or.
Friday-Twen.y-S Second Day.

Bangs and Cuthhert regarding the in
PRODUCTION of evidence by the defense
10 impeach Dan V. fireman., one of
the strongest witnesses for the prose-
cutlon was OF such Il nature that it
resulted in a recess Of the senate to
look up the status of the case.
After converting the senate denied
the request of the defense on the
ground that proper foundation for i'm
peachmcnt of the witness had not been
laid.
Atty. J. F.. Mccarthy of York testi-
fed that he judge was sober at Rugby
at the time the prosecution said other
wise.
NJ. l.. Hubbard of Anoka. Mimi. one
Of the DroprietOrs of the Ninot horse
sale at which the prosecution said the
Judge was drunk. testified that the sale
to which they referred was in October
instead of August as named by the
Witnesses.
Saturday-Twenty.thir Day.
RMS was a day of excitement and
the defense finished its direct exam
nation of witnesses. An adjournment
was taken until Monday morning and
some of the senators left for home.
The witnesses of the day comprised
Lieutenant Governor Burdick and Hon.
Norman Morrison. a member of the
house of representatives. Mr.. Morri-
son was put on the stand to testify to
certain incidents connected with the
testimony of Dan V. Brennan, a wit
ness for the prosecution Objection
was made to this testimony and an ad-
journment was taken for a short time
t9look up the authorities on the meth
DDS of proceedings.
When the senate convened and a
vote was taken on the question it was
decided to hear the testimony. 1t re-
lated to sensational statements said to
nave been made by Brennan.
Neutrality-suspicious. Day.
Another adjournment was taken in
the Cowan case this afternoon. When
the senate court Of impeachment was
called to order at . o'clock there was
not a quorum present, only twenty
three members responding to the roll
call
An adjournment was taken to $50
tomorrow morning.
Senator Plain say he knows moth
ing of the alleged appointment OF any
committee to investigate the report
that L. S. Senator GrOnna has at |
tempted to influence members Of the
court in behalf Of Judge Cowan.
Tuesday-Twenty- Fifth Day.
A denial of the statements made by
l:epresentatiV" Morrison to impeach
Witness Brennan IN the stand last Fri
day was made this morning by Mr..
Brennan, the third witness called.
He also denied the testimony of Mr..
Rassford. q witness for the defense in
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office.
B. II. Bradford Of Minnt testified to
the horse sal" incident and said he
thought "tead up" would describe the
judges condition or that occasion.
Senator Movius, who has been iii for
some time. made his first appearance
today.
Geo. D. Howard. clerk of the Rugby
hotel, produced the books of the hotel
showing that Witness Minkler paid
$3.50 on June 90, n there was no re-
cord Of payments on June II. Is n 10.
Wednesday. Twenty-Sixth Day.
h big scrap Of the day came when
Andrew Tuft of Rugby was put on the
stand to testify to an unspecifeh Incl
dent that n" had seen Judge Cowan
stagger on the Rugby streets during
the Slaven trial.
Counse for both sides and the senate
as well were drawn into a lively debate
and the defense finally withdrew its
objection ald allowed the witness C
testify.
The question again arose on admit
ting the testimony Of -. K. Grconlcaf
and a vote of the senate WAS necessary
to det"rmin" tn" matter The evidence
was admitted, the vote standing % to
80.
Scott Rex WAS 'hr first witness and
10 the Hotel Grace incident in
LHkuta ana named the date as July II,
lylo.
Thursday-Twenty-S Seventh Day.
This was a day marked with no,
roastS passing between the attorneys
for both sides.
Senator Gundcrson made an explain
"atlon of the newspaper charges made
:'bout him alleging he was unduly ac-
tive in the dcfcus. Of the case.
George Watson Of Rugby. clerk OF
the district court for Pierce county,
was called To the stand to show the
court minutes regarding Il trial in
which a legal dispute arose and which
testified 10 by Minklcr and after
ward rcfut"d by Rex and Campbell.
The record showed the controversy in
question and that an adjournment
had been taken.
The prosecution tried to introduce
some additional evidence and was
turned down by the senate, the vote