The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-07
had been turned over to Attorney
Cuthbert by Judge Cowan.
D6fonsose WitnesgoY
Attorney

NosSSSees.SSs4b
John r. Haslam, q. Gunnle Gunder-
son. John Jordon, G. Y. Johnson, A. B. |
Kerlin. ]. NJ Kelly, Andrew Kerk-
eide, 9. s. Lyman, Robert Lent, Mrs.
F. P. Mann, F. w. Mortisy, Matt Nc
Carthy, J. A. Minklsr, John Mclean,
G. McGlenn. Ole ]. Nyhus, Ole On
stad. w. o. Pickley, L. ]. Palda, chas.
Rasmussen. Thos: Page. Ed Routier.
Davis Rueben. w. H. Reed, Herman
Rutten, Nels sostrum. A. E. Sheets,
8. Serumgard. Fred Snore, Andrew
Skarston. s. j. Wineman, NJ. Vanos-
del, Nels Sanstron, James Stinson.
John j. Samson, A. Solberg, John d.
Shuttle, NJ Scott, VIM. Snow, r. 8.
Taylor, G. ]. B. Turner and Martin
Tomas.
z afternoon H. @. Middaugh of
pevh H7< was called and submitted
furthefN g ssvits relating to the Ok
sendahl NS,sle case. He said the
papers in b. .S,e had been returned
to the firm b ctvan some time in
1907. Cowan star y hat there was q
point, point Of law on he was un-
Geo. D. Kelly testiasd that the case
Of Montreith w. Goldsmmer was SUBJ
mitted in April, 1905, and not yet de-
cided. Cowan was asked to produce
the papers in the case but did not do
so He also testified with reference
to Depau VS.. Sheets case, submitted In
September, 1904, and not yet decided.
Geo. Howard, clerk Of the Cramond
hotel at Rugby, said that he had seen
Cowan at Rugby Jan. 81, 1909; that
he walked unsteadily. Later Howard
said that he went to Cowan's room in
response to telephone call from the
court house, and that he had awak-
ened the judge, stating that he was
wanted at the court house. Howard
said that at the time he thought Cow
an was intoxicated. A request was
made by the prosecution for the regis
ter of the hotel and the sheet Of the
register now In the possession Of
Cowan. He did not have the register
here and Geo. Bangs made q request
that the court order such register and
the missing sheet to be produced and
this question will be taken up later
in the day. The prosecution seemed
quite intent on getting the register as
a part of the evidence.
After some little parley as to the
producing Of the hotel register and
the missing sheet, President Burdick
announced that he would make an af-
firmative ruling, but that no order,
would be issued till tonight. Judge
Cowan- expreslsd q Willingness to pro-
duce the same.
Tho proceedings Of the day were
very monotonous and the restlesSness
of the members of the court at the
slow procedure was quite evident.
D. G. Greenleaf of Minot was called
and testified that he had seen Judge
Cowan at Minot in August, 1909, and
that he was intoxicated. He also tes-
titled with reference to Ehr W. Jen-
sen case submitted in April, 1904, and
not yet decided.
Unspecified Cases Thrown. Out Again.
At the close of a two and half
hour fight yesterday afternoon the
court of impeachment made decision
by a vote OF 81 to 16 that it would
not hear evidence on delayed cases
other than those specified In the arti-
cles Of impeachment. This ruling was
made by the court upon the objection
made 'by Counsel Tracy r. Bangs for
the respondent when the prosecution
sought to call Scott Rex Of Grand
Forks to the stand to testify on an
unspecified charge.
In the arguments that were made
there was little that was new, the
ground covered several days ago on
the same question when the defend
ant demurred to blanket specifica-
ton charging delay in cases and was
sustained. The proposition involved
in this was exactly the same, except
that the prosecution sought to intro
duce evidence on delayed cases other
than those specified under the specif-
cation charging false certificates for
the purpose Of securing the salary of
the Office.
On the roll call those voting in
favor of eliminating all but specified
cases were the following: Baker,
Carter, Cashel, Davis, Duis, Duncan,
Ellingson, Ganssle, Gronvold, Gunder-
son, Hookway, Jacobson Johnson,
Kretchmar, Kennedy, LaMoure, Linde,
Martin, Mcdonald, Mclean. Ruzicka,
Simpson, Stevens. Syvertson, Talcott,
rhoreson, Trimble, Walton, Welo,
Welch and Young.
Those voting against elimination of
those cases were Allen Bessesen, Eli
ken, Garden. Gibbens, Gilbert. Nc
Dowell. Overson. Plain. Putnam,
Steele of Renville, Turner, Wallin,
Whitcher and Williams.
Absent and not voting were Movius
and Pierce.
Little Evidence introduced.
Very little evidence was taken dur
ing yesterday afternoons session,
Scott Rex being called to the stand
to testify as to the case under the
forty-seventh specification. that Of A.
Departs va. Libby M. Sheets, which he
says was submitted In September,
1904, and in which he says no decision
has been rendered.
Avery johnson, formerly clerk in
the Ness drug store and now a laun-
dry owner in Devils Lake. testified
that he had sold liquor to Cowan in
that store quite frequently. That on
the night Of April last year he was
called to the store by Cowan and there
asked to become candidate for may
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