Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-17

O. Did Judge Cowan preside during all OF that day? =.
A.. Yes, sir
O. Were you i'll court during Of the time that trial was in progress
was was the only counsel that took active part
You NAV also state you Judge Cowan the hotel that
A. did,
O. During hour:
have no independent recollection but surely did because
the court house together
O. You saw him and in the court house that day.
A. did but have independent recollection
on the when walked down from the hotel the court
O. You may state Judge palda cown that me
and at any time during under the influence
OF liquors.
A. best judgment, didn't see him take drink
and didn't notice anything
O. Did you anything about his actions or conduct that would 'nd
that he was intoxicated?
A.
O. Then your Judgment and opinion that he was not?
a. Absolutely
O. DO you remember what done that night?
recollection worked might oo so" .nt s Sssf ss,
the first night there or the second n'gnt
O. Do you remember taking automobile trip?
A. Yes took out to Brynjolfons potato PATCH He
had large patch show how he planted his potatoes
and treated them and his system and everything else
@ also had cabbage:
A. Yes sir.
You haven't any independent by which fix that
particular night?
No. but it was either Friday Saturday. but it t., that
it was Friday night I wouldn't be positive to that
Were there any there that occasion from your con-
during Of the time that you observed %
during holding there Friday Saturday and
Monday the courthouse hotel elsewhere OF MS beng uhoer
influence of intoxicating liquors to any degree!
A.
O. Do you remember what day first day of the
to being warm or cold!
A. very distinctly
O. What kind OF a it?
A. extremely and sutry the and particularly
had no ventilation there
O. What by and jurors AaI Others in the
court room?
A. One of the Jurors sitting along spoke about how
dsagreeae and and made request about ter eleven
morning that be allowed to take coA off and the
and everybody took their coats on except the Judge
and did business in our shirt sleeves
O. There testimony this the effect that the
Of that Judge Cowan went to sleep on the bench will
the Senate, please any Reelection that you
have Of that
A. have recollection and into
argument foundation for certain testimony and
Mr. Rex asked question objected proposed that
he books lay the focnda-
ton, withdrew the objection and remember right Judge
Cown then had his head on his hands
question was and informed him that had objection
ranspred Mr." Scotland back with the
that Judge Cowan asked what the question The
incident didn't fix itself mind and wouldn't haze remembered
hadn't been that Mr. Scotland had remembered it, and reading
testimony by Mr. Rex didn't charge mind with or
memory.
O. insignificant that didn't impress i mind
a all?
remember, however, this question AMI ": Rex send
Scotland his books lay foundation oc r.! question:
O. you idea how long he might
lad on hands?
A. 1t might l can't whether
the 'l while
O. testimony this the Mr. Camp
there discussion back aud forth
beard the lion his den who
awake the judge; anything of
kind?
No. might have had that his head, Blu: there
nothing Of kind happened there aal