The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-22

toxicated. / want the senate to un-
! derstand that l do not think Mr.
Greenleaf was telling any falsehood
about that, but the reason he thought
| he was intoxicated was because Of the
difficulty that arose about the mixing
| of those horses and the lengthy argu-
ment that took place between Judge
/ Cowan and Mr.. Carroll / wouldn't
want to go on the stand and testify
that Mr.. Greenleaf had lied about It,"
Criticism from Witness Brennan.
At the conclusion of the testimony
of Lieutenant Governor Durdick 1t was
decided that recess should be taken
until Monday afternoon in order TO
accommodate the counsel for the
prosecution to prepare for witnesses
summoned for the rebuttal which will
begin next week. Two however, who
were present were asked to take the
stand to testify in regard to some mi-
nor evidence pertaining to the. Cra-
mond hotel register. Mr.. Peterson of
Rugby did this and was Immediately
excused.
Senator Simpson stated before the
senate went into executive session his
attention had just been called to a
copy Of The Devils Lake Journal
which some interested person had
sent him. At the bottom of one of
the columns of the first page, the sem
ator from Stark county said was an
/, item, which purported to give an in
| terview from one who had been a wit
ness in the trial for the prosecution.
in my Judgment" he said, THE
item is contemacious," and he felt that
the senate should send the paper to
the appropriate committee already APP
pointed to investigate the various
state newspapers who had printed
such resentful stories about the SEN
ate's purported attitude on the Cowan
| trial.
| He stated he resented the insinua-
tion and the charge. Senator Gunder-
son requested that the item be read
| aloud, and Senator Simpson carried
it with the enclosed wrapper to the
| secretary, who read it to the senate.
The substance of the item was to the
| effect that Editor Dan V. Brennan of
| The Devils Lake Inter-Ocean, had
/ just returned from Bismarck and said
that he thought the Cowan impeach-
ment trial would be finished inside of
another week, but that there was lit
tie hope of conviction of Judge Cowan,
as the senate was so lined up as to
prevent a necessary two-thirds vote
regardless of testimony or evidence.
"Dirty Insinuation."
| Senator jacobson thought the item
was dirty insinuation," and the SEN
ate should take some action on IL.
! Senator WEIGH, however, felt that the
] senate was doing wrong in giving so
many cheap newspapers" such adver-
| Using.
This sentiment was echoed by SEN
ator Stevens, and he said so far as he
was concerned, the newspapers were
privileged to print anything derogatory
about him as they chose, and he would
take pleasure in writing up a history
of all the bad things he had ever done
in his life.
IF they're not content with this
he continued, "I'll write them an obit-
uary of my political death in North
Dakota and I'll give all of them steel
cut of myself to adorn their pages
with the face of one of the handsomest
men in the country"
The senate had good laugh at this
at least, but the motion was carried
to refer the purported Brennan inter-
| view in The Devils Lake Journal to
| the appropriate committee already des-
ignated by Senator Davis at President
Burdick's request.
Burke Got Along Well.
During the redirect examination OF
Judge ID. G. Duell, who made a strong
witness for Judge Cowan. he was
asked about his negligence in enforcing
the law in regard to certain piggers,
which have been insinuated by George
Bangs on the cross examination.
Ibid the democratic governor carry
Ramsey county," asked Tracy Bangs.
II believe he did, answered Judge
DpueH.
about how mueh?"
-Four or five hundred. think"
do you remember whether he was
city attorney at any time during the
time you were finding these violators
that have been spoken of by the coun-
selor?' again asked Mr.. Bangs.
| Il think Burke and worked to-
| gether very tremendously" was the
answer, which seemed to serve as a
boomerang on the prosecution, who
had attempted to show that Judge
DUEL was guilty of neglect of duty,
and when cross examined by his own
counsel, 1t was proven that the city
attorney, now governor of the state.
was just as much implicated in such
| neglect, IL there was any, as the wit
ness.
Adjourned Till Mandoy.
At the close Of the testimony for the
defense an adjournment was taken till
Monday when the prosecution will sub
nit rebuttal testimony. 1t is under
stood about forty witnesses have been
subpoenaed.