The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-04-28
Both Sides Have Rested in
CoWan Impeachment Case
Closing Arguments to Begin Saturday
Morning and Decision will Be Reach
ed by Tuesday--One Senator Ex-
cused After Voting.
Newspaper Investigation.

Newspaper Investigation.
A special session of the senate was
called last night to probe why certain
articles Of a derogatory nature appear
ed in the Devils Lake Journal issued
Monday, the purpose Of the session as
stated by Burdick was to take the tes-
timony of Bloom, Brennan and Mann,
Brennan and Mann having given the
interviews and Bloom publishing the
articles. @
The senate decided on Senators Simp-
son and Bessessen as interrogators.
President Burdick in opening stated
that the articles in the Journal cast a
erfection on the honesty and integrity
of Senator Gibbens, who had been ex-
cused from attendance on account of
his large farming interests and the
statements of Brennan and Mann cast
reflections on every member Of the
senate.
Bloom was first called and his at
tention called to an article which ap-
peared in the newspaper of which he
is manager and has small block Of
stock in. Bloom admitted writing the
article. Simpson attempted to draw
out the past life. Of Bloom.
The witness stated he had been res
iident at one time in South Dakota but
did not state what business he was in.
Bloom sseats.
Asked where hssdsme from prior to
sounth Dakota, Bloom mumbled for a
while and with large beads Of sweat
pouring from his forehead he glibbered
out "I refuse to. answer, that ques.
tion. = Pressed for a reason for his
refusal to answer Bloom replied s.I re-
fuse to answer that
Reliable Source.
Bloom stated that he was not ac-
quainted with Senator Gibbins, that he
had never seen him in his life, and that
he obtained his information from what
he now believes to be reliable source.
The story was brought to him by Mat
tie Kelly, a sixteen year old reporter,
Kelly obtaining the incarnation from
hsi uncle, Jack Kelly, one of the wit
nesses for the prosecution, who admit
ted on the stand yesterday that he was
drunk at the time Of the Bisbee Incl.
dent.
Relating to the charge that he had
made that the senate had been fixed,
Bloom stated that he had obtained the
information from G. H. Baker some
ten days ago. When asked why he had
not published such an important story
at the time Of receiving it Bloom ans.
wered: ssI was not ready
Read Courier-News
Bloom said that it was common talk
at the Lake that Cowan could not be
convicted and from reading the Cour.
ier-News and hearing the general opin.
ion had come to the conclusion that the
senate was fixed. He admitted talk.
ing with Witnesses Mann and God
ward and had obtained an opinion
form them. Bloom was asked why he
had not talked with Kelly as to the
veracity Of the statement about Glib
bins, the answer to which he evaded.
He was asked if he would be willing
to answer for the truth of the Gibbens
information, but when asked as to his
familiarity with the libel law and the
liability of such articles the witness
again refused, to answer.
Courier News Again.
Referring to the tsman higher up'
incident, Bloom attempted to saddle the
responsibility onto what he had hear6
and read in the Fargo Courier-News
and did not take any steps to inquire
whether the item discriminating Gronna
was true or not. Pinned to the clotf
Bloom admitted that he had absolutely
had no personal knowledge as to the
truth or untruth Of the articles that
,ted. After Bloom had lef1
the stand he was subjected to a severe
chastizing in the corridors at'the hanas
Of Landlord Patterson, who in no, few
words resented the dirty, disgusting
inference made by Bloom in what Pat
terson termed his "Rotten yellow
Sheet
Brennan Called.
Dan Brennan was next called to tes
tify as to the veracity Of the inter
view that he had given Bloom, which
was published in the journal, stating
that a pact had been formed SO that
Cowan could not be convicted. Bren
nan admitted giving the statement il
substance to Bloom, but instead Of us
ing the word "pact'' called it {
frame.up, !" and on examination stat
ed that he thought no had good rea
sons for making the statement az b.
did. Il .!ss s5 li5s s,sI
Brennan gave y rambling statement