The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-05-12
JUDGE GOES FREE
SENATE DECIDES THAT cowAN
70 NOT GUILTY ON CHARGES
PREFERRED.
MAJORITY ON ALL VOTES
sallotins Proceeded Rapidly and on
No Ballot Was There an Adverse
vote-Tisd on One spsci6.
cation Only.

Bismarck.-When the voting began
thursday on the charges against
Judge Cowan 1t was soon seen that the
majority Of the senate believed the ac-
cused guiltless of the charges preferred
against him.
One Of the charges the prosecution
fought hardest to prove-that of habit-
ual MISUNDERSTANDING got only
three votes for guilty. The members
OF the senate who thought John Cowan
was an habitual drunkard were-Gar-
den Of Bottineau, WEIGH Of Rurleigh
and Whitcher Of Barnes.
Thirty-nine other senators voted he
was not guilty.
+ There were seven absentees.
On Specification 1 Of Charge p
known Ga. the sleeping in the court in
cfdent at Rugby-eighteen believed the
judge had slept in court while twenty
eight voted he had not.
On Specification 2 Of Charge 2
Known as the Hotel Cramond Incident,
VI which 1t was alleged the judge was
sas drunk at the hotel-eighteen voted
he was guilty and twenty-eight that
he was not guilty.
Specification 2, Charge s-The Ness
drug store-twenty- three to twenty
three.
Specification 3. Charge 3-Bond drug
store-twenty- one to twenty five.
Specification 4, Charge 3-The Green
drug store-twenty- guilty and
twenty-f four not guilty.
Specification S, Charge 3-The Van
derhoof hotel, all for not guilty.
Specification 6-The Moran drug
strug store-thirteen for guilty and
thirty three not guilty.
Specification z, Charge wander
hoof hotel-forty-six not guilty.
Specification 8, Charge 2-vander-
hoof hotel lobby-sixteen guilty and
thirty not guilty.
Specification 9, Charge 2-Drunk
during Mckee Haley case-fourteen
guilty, thirty one not guilty.
Specification 10, Charge 2-court
room in Devils Lake in August, '98-
sixteen guilty and thirty not guilty.
Specification II, Charge 2-primary
election day-thirteen for guilty and
twenty-three for not guilty.
Specification IL, Charge 2-Postoff1ce
incident in Devils Lake, all voted not
guilty.
Specification 10, Charge 2-Insulting
lady attendants in Devils Lake court
Foom-seven for guilty and thirty-nins
against.
Specification IA. Charge 2-Twenty-
one guilty and twenty-five not guilty.
Specification Is, Charge County
auditors office election night-seyen-
teen for guilty and twenty nine for not
guilty.
Specification 16, Charge 2-The Cor
don livery barn charge-thirteen for
guilty and thirty-one for not guilty.
Specification IS, Charge 2-The FAM
GUS Hansboro auto ride-two for guilty
and forty-four not guilty.
On the ballots OIL the first fifteen de-
iayed cases the ballots ran from one
guilty to forty-five not guilty up to
twenty for guilty to twenty four not
guilty.
In no case was there majority ball
lot against Judge Cowan.
It required two-thirds ballot to
convict.
The first roll call came at 1850.
o'clock. After the roll had been called
it developed that four senators were
absent. Roll call Of the senate was
asked for and granted just as the four
senators walked in and took seats.
Roll calls proceeded rapidly, with Sec
rotary James Foley calling the roll
and Assistant Secretary Richard
tombstone reading the charges and
specifications. At 1880 o'cock the last
specification had been discharged by
President Burdick.
Immediately there was accorded the
acquitted jurist demonstration that
lacked nothing in warmness and spon-
taneity. His counsel and friends
gathered around him, and after rap
ping in vain for order President Bur-
dick announced a recess, during which
the acquitted jurist was surrounded
by friends, and received congrautla-
lions. There were tears in the eyes
Of not q few Of the warmer friends
of the Judge. but the Judge himself
did not show weakness with the ter
with his friends in the manner which,
has made him so popular as a cam
paigner.
Then followed an effort on the part
Of Senator Simpson to have the SEN
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thus 60 on record. The motion was
put and carried, and a vote on one
charge was taken.
On the second vote several senators
refused to vote. and called attention
to the fact that the trial Of John
Cowan was ended. and that further
voting was superfious.
This was. the opinion Of President
Burdick, ana motion to suspend
the proceedings was carried.
The majority Of the members Of the
senate left for their homes at the con-
clusion Of the case.
Tho expense OF the trial to the
state has been nearly $4,000.
Probe Just Begun.
Columbus. o.. May s.. The Franklin
county grand Jury today resumed it,
session following the indictments VI
fve members Of the Ohio legislature
on Q charge Of bribery soliciting and
the, Indictment OF an omcer Of the leg-
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