The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-04-21
Special to The World:

Special to The World:
Bismarck, N. D., April 20.-The tes-
timony this afternoon was taken up
with Charles Taylor, stenographer to
Judge Cowan, on the stand. His tes-
timony covers a period Of ten years,
and is in direct refutation of the tes-
timony Of the prosecution as to the
drunkenness charges at Rugby, Churchs
Ferry, Hansboro and Devils Lake in
cirents.
The witness was under cross exami-
nation at the adjournment this evening.
Soon to Close.
Most of the evidence of the day was
given by old pioneers of Ramsey county
and adjoining territory, men who have
known Cowan from twenty to. thirty
years. There will be some Testimony
on Friday as to delayed cases and the
testimony of the defense will be closed.
Cando Witness.
C. j. Lord of Cando has known Cow
an since eighty-five and has been on
intimate friendly terms. At no time
has he ever seen Cowan under the in.
fuence Of liquor.
Promises Sensation.
A sensation is promised and Senator
Davis asks for an investigation. The
Courier-News of Fargo may be cited
for contempt Of court. Davis made the
statement: 81 notice from reading one
Of our daily paper: of the last issue
that there is an article purporting to
give the proceedings of this body dur
ing the trial yesterday. It states that
President Burdick used his influence
to prevent an adjournment This is
wrong and I do not believe it fair to
this body that such statement and mis-.
information should be spread over the
state, and 7 feel that it is only proper
to advise the people of the state and
let them know what has been done and
set the attitude of tGis BODY in the right
light. That xtts ,na:tar may he :N.tst.
igated I move that this matter be re.
ferred to committee Of three to in.
vestigate and report, and take it up
with this paper, the Fargo Courier.
News.
The committee appointed was sena.
tors Duis, Plain and Talcott. After
the appointment Of h.. committee Pres
:Burdick made the following statement:
SIN this connection let me say that
yesterday-before you finally decide to
go on and finish the easel made re.
quest of the senate to take some action
on the adjournment, because if an ad
journment was taken for two weeks
I was going to have someone else sit
in my place until the conclusion Of the
trial, because, on account of business
matters it would be impossible for me
to come back. That was at a time
when there was no motion before the
senate. 1t was made at a time VIII,
there was no motion before the
senate in the action about to be taken
and you will find when you read the
report that I got up and made state
ment which squelched the whole bust
ness, and the senate voted 81 to tc
take no adjournment, and suggests that
before T. said anything you were practi
ca]ly unanimous for having an adjourn
ment. Now it is not reflection on me
as much as it is on the senate. want
to say that Mr.. Cooper, this sturdy
young. fellow here, is not reporting a
thing except what is transpiring in
this trial and he is reporting it correct
ly, and will say that I can spring q
surprise, if you want surprises in this
trial. I will not do it at this time be-
cause I think it will injure the one
side or the other.
:. Cooper Approached.
"But do know that Mr.. Cooper
will take the stand this afternoon and
testify that he has been approached by
a man connected with this trial, who
came to him yesterday and said: Mr.
Cooper, you fix up your. report to indi
cate that Burdiek controls the senate
fix this up against him because he cor,
trolls too many votes and he must be
lined up, and you clear your report in
that direction. Mr.. Cooper will go be,
fore this committee, and I will GO he
fore the committee and will show you
the evidence in this case, if you want
surprises behind this law suit
Refused Drink.
An amusing incident of the morning
session was when Alex Curray, a far.
mer and merchant at Cando, testified
he had not known Judge Cowan even to
take drink during the last two years
and knew of one occasion when the ac.
cused refused to imbibe He said lie
called, on the judge while holding court
at Cando last December and invited
him to go to his residence, and have