The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-07
BEFORE THE SENATE or NORTH
DAKOTA IMPEAcHEp RY
THE HOUSE.
.10H ! { Il M!l.AINYWlTNESSES
Prosecution Issued Nearly Two Hun.
dred subpoenaes-Rules Adopted
and Witnesses are Now
Testifying.
nssday-seeond Day,

Wednesday-Seeond Day.
The house board Of managers was
busy today checking in all witnesses
prosecution. The secretary Of the
board, Mrs. Alice Nelson Paige Of
Grand Forks. announced this morning
that nearly all were in the city and
ready to be called to the stand just
as soon as preliminary procedure was
over in the senate and the high court
of the trial had been completely estab-
lished. A few witnesses have been
notified to be in readiness to come on
telegram.
At 1925 the senate resolved itself into
high court of impeachment.
Thursday-Third Day.
This was virtually the first day that
much was done in this case. Imme-
aiately after the senate convened the
read by the clerk and consumed forty
raised by the defense that the house
Der Of reasons were given that the pro-
|
Of the case was asked. Considerable
debate followed this request and some
Of the senators wanted a longer time
for consideration, but on reconvening
in the afternoon these were turned
Friday-Fourth Day.
| The fourth day OF the trial as we'll
as nearly all the preceding ones was
one of words on the part of the law
yers. Both sides had scored points the
previous day. the prosecution when the
senate sustained the objection to the
demurrer filed by the defense, and the
defense scored when the senate set
aside specification 1 of charge 6, re-
lating to habitual neglect of duty on
the defendants part.
The fight on this day was Oh tho
demurrer to charge s, and the two
Bangs brothers, one of which repre-
sented either side, waXed eloquent in
explaining the different views of the
matter In the demurrer it was point
ed out that at no time was there 4
specific charge of wrong doing made
Or rather no individual act was enum-
erated-thc charge was too general.
The senate by vote Of % to 10 sus.
tanned the demurrer
Saturday-rifth Day.
Testimony was taken today regard
ing the charge of drunkenness on the
part of Judge Cowan.
J. Fl. Fulkerson was the first witness
and swore that he saw the judge some
time in the summer of 1909 in what he
thought to be an intoxicated oondi-
ton.
G. d. Stansbury was the second wit
ness and corroborated the testimony OF
Fulkerson.
The testimony Of the other witness
es was along this line and o. l.. Sande
i testified to seeing the judge stand up
in an automobile wearing an under
shirt and believed him intoxicated at
the time.
There were lively tits between the
opposing counsel at times.
Monday-sixth Day.
tinuation Of that of Saturday relating
to the charge Of drunkenness.
The first witness was George Ding
man Of Penn. His testimony related
to seeing Judge Cowan asleep in court
and from surrounding circumstances
considered him drunk.
L. D. Maurer of Starkweather was
the second witness and his testimony
was to the effect that he heard a num-
Der of men singing in a hotel at Devils
Lake and recognized the voice of Judge
Cowan.
Frank Freye was the first witness
Of the afternoon and testified to see
ing the judge asleep in court during
the trial of a case.
! Z. F. Flynn. an attorney OF Devils
Lake, was also a witness to the fact
of seeing the incident of the Judge
asleep in court.
Tuesday-Seventh Day.
The session opened with Dan v.
Brennan Of Devils Lake on the stand.
His testimony was along the line of
others before him regarding the in
toXication of Judge Cowan and the
cross examination brought out the fact
/ Of the bitter partisan feeling existing
In Devils Lake. He testified to the
employment Of detective to watch
the judge during the fall Of 1910.
Other witnesses Of the day were
Fred Mann. once acting Mayor of
Devils Lake, and told of the condition
Of things when he managed that office
and of the understanding regarding
the sale of liquor.
James Fitzgerald testified to seeing
Judge Cowan asleep in livery oarn.
with a blanket thrown over him.
| Albert Roberts told of seeing Cowan
in the Gordon livery, barn and Avery
Johnson testified that liquor was sold
| there.
T. ]. Kersten testified to seeing the
judge drinking in a drug store, but
did not know what he was drinking.
The testimony Of Fred Duggan, At
torney Traynor, G. w. Mullough, and
Attorney Campbell, was along the
lines of seeing the judge when they
thought he was intoxicated.
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